Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. My adoration for all things Kiss Me Deadly is no secret here on TLA. They were one of the first lingerie designers I discovered (and fell in love with!) way back when I first started blogging, and I’m not ashamed to admit I have every single incarnation of their Vargas girdle dress… including the first, accidental turquoise/white version. They’re just a brand that really […]
I really like viewing lookbooks. We’re never going to be a lookbook-only blog (the consecutive lookbook posts as well as the single posts have to do with my traveling to — and getting stuck in — NYC this week), but I quite like seeing what’s new and sharing what’s new and talking about it here with you all. I really do read every comment and reply (even if it takes […]
I’ve never really done a “year in review” article on TLA before. I don’t know why; I just think it never occurred to me beyond our regular “Best of the Year” posts. But a lot of amazing things happened with the site last year, and I thought it’d be cool to recap them here… if for no other reason than to have a place to look back on it all […]
One of the really awesome things about the lingerie industry today is the comparatively low barrier to entry. While you can go the traditional route with investors and factories and tradeshows, a designer can literally start their own line out of their basement using websites like Etsy and Big Cartel to open a storefront and make sales. I first found out about Chrissie Nicholson-Wild, the designer behind Curve Couture, through […]
If you’re a lingerie blogger who posts lingerie photos online, you’re inevitably going to run into some social situation where somebody asks about it. It’s usually in some incredibly awkward public place, like at a cocktail party or sit down dinner where your fork is already halfway in your mouth when someone starts to say, “So, I heard you’re posting lingerie photos online now? Isn’t that a bad idea?” The […]
