LGBTQ people often aren’t sure what to do about lingerie. When your gender or your presentation don’t match what’s widely available, it can be easy to get discouraged and not buy much at all, especially if you feel that businesses aren’t interested in selling to you. I’ve recently spoken to a few businesses who are hoping to expand their target market to include queer and trans customers, which is great! […]
In the United States, February is officially Black History Month. It’s also the month for Valentine’s Day, and, in terms of fashion, February also happens to include New York Fashion Week and Lingerie Market. It’s a busy time with a unique confluence of events… which is why I thought it might be fun/interesting to do a blog post dedicated to lingerie designers who also identify as black. Yet there’s also […]
If you’ve been reading TLA for awhile, what I’m about to say is old news, but the lingerie world is experiencing some pretty dramatic shifts in direction right now. Classic, storied brands are struggling to stay relevant while brand new companies are completely skipping over traditional industry methods to success (like tradeshows and retail wholesale), and paving the way through crowdfunding campaigns and direct-to-consumer sales. Even the way we learn […]
Like fashion, the lingerie industry can at times be brutal. Working in the corporate lingerie world is often a competitive, stressful and exhausting experience leaving one with stories that can rival infamous scenes from The Devil Wears Prada! Though it is a smaller offshoot of the fashion industry, the intimates market has been growing and the demand for faster turn around rates and cutting-edge products are as high as ever. […]
As I sit here writing this, it’s exactly 1 degree Fahrenheit above freezing. And even though it’s nowhere near officially winter yet (that’s still over a month away for those wondering), I still find myself already wishing for warmer weather. I can’t help it. Cold weather – particularly Seattle’s version – just seems to drain me. One upside to the cooler weather, however, is all the super soft and cozy […]
