While this is very much the season for comfy, cozy, fuzzy robes, it’s also the season for beach vacations and much-needed escapes to warmer climes. I first saw this robe at Lingerie Market back in February, and I’ve been waiting patiently until it was available for sale. Aesethetically, what I like most about Underprotection’s Anika Robe (apart from the loose, unstructured style), is its painterly abstract print. It reminds me […]
There’s been a lot of talk on the Internet recently about bra pricing. Much of it started with this brilliant piece by Arabelle Sicardi unpacking the pricing of indie lingerie. The debates mostly broke down along two major sides. On one side were people who need bras for health or workplace reasons, asking for columnists and bloggers to discuss lowering prices on items they need. On the other were indie/luxury lingerie […]
This year I had the opportunity to visit the design and production studio of Andrés Intimates, a brand that has been creating lingerie locally here in San Francisco since 1978. This is a brand with a rich history, and it’s heartening to see another space where truly local manufacturing is still succeeding. While touring the studio, I met the design team, flipped through color story and fabric books, and got a […]
Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links Now that we are deep into autumn (complete with the shorter, darker days that come courtesy of setting the clocks to Standard Time), I feel a renewed sense of urgency in making sure I have enough warm and comfy loungewear to last me through the winter. There’s nothing like coming in from the cold, taking off your coat and hoodie (both soaked with […]
The rise of online retail has given lingerie consumers a vast array of options that would’ve been unimaginable a decade ago. No longer limited by what’s in stock at your local department store or neighborhood boutique, it’s now possible to order lingerie from almost anyone who sells it… no matter where they happen to be. The benefits of this brave, new world are obvious. Hard to find sizes now have […]
