I can’t take the credit for this week’s stunning lingerie discovery. That has to go to Tiah Eckhardt, fellow lingerie blogger and renowned lingerie model (if you’ve seen Dita Von Teese’s latest campaign, then you’ve seen her). Tiah tagged me on Instagram basically saying I had to see this designer, and you know what? She was right. For me, these Lingerie Wishlist features are about showing off the most opulent, […]
One of the more interesting criticisms that’s been lodged against TLA lately is that we don’t focus enough on “practical” lingerie. And while I certainly understand the reasoning behind that point of view (it was one I used to share), one can’t help but notice that some of the most interesting lingerie also happens to be the least practical. Without going too far on a tangent, the notion of “practicality” […]
I’ve spent a lot of time recently pondering the term ‘handmade’; it’s a difficult word to dissect at the best of times but becomes particularly complex in the realm of lingerie. As a lingerie designer, a large part of my brand currently relies on the notion that my products are ‘handmade’. Almost every garment that leaves my studio doors was sewn by me from start to finish. Yet as we […]
As you’ve probably noticed, featuring beautiful lingerie imagery is part and parcel of what The Lingerie Addict is about. A good lookbook tells the story of the brand, and shares everything from their aesthetic to their target customer. Over the past year, our Features Editor has selected dozens of lookbooks to show on TLA, but according to Google Analytics, these ten were your favorites. 10. Ysé Lingerie – This French […]
To be totally honest, I’m not quite sure where to begin with this year’s second lingerie trend report. I’ve been sitting on these notes for months, trying to unravel my thoughts and decide what to say… or, to be more specific, how to say it. As TLA has already covered several times this year, the lingerie industry is undergoing some tremendous changes, and certain tensions or issues are finally showing […]