Today’s guest post is by Catherine Clavering of Kiss Me Deadly. For more on stats and bra fit (and why you can’t trust every press release you read), check out one of her earlier articles for TLA: “Bra Fit Science: Why Sampling Methods Matter for Lingerie Research.” Stand back everyone, we’re about to commit MATHS (Or MATH, if you’re in the USA). I know this is a lingerie blog and […]
While I write about both full bust and plus size lingerie around here, over the years I’ve come to identify more with the “inbetweenie” category of body sizes. I suspect I’m not alone in this, as the average women’s clothing size in the US is now a size 14. Just as bras have begun to divide up into ever more specific categories (full bust, full figured, plus size) our ideas […]
TLA’s long love affair with Kiss Me Deadly goes way back. Their retro inspired pieces show up again and again in lust lists and lingerie picks of the week, for good reason. Kiss Me Deadly has such a unique point of view, translating vintage silhouettes in a way that is not only modern but unapologetically strong and empowered. Each season their lookbooks (featuring the iconic Morgana) are hotly anticipated, transporting […]
Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. I’ve been a fan of Kiss Me Deadly’s Vargas Dress for years. I own the very first incarnation, which was a factory accident in turquoise and white, and I’ve made a point of getting every single version of it since then. More than being shapewear (though the Vargas Dress is very effective at the shaping thing), I think it just looks amazing. This […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Every once in awhile, I like to reflect on certain undergarments I wish I’d purchased. There’s so much new lingerie coming out all the time that, unless you have an unlimited budget, some of it is bound to slip through your fingers. Most of what I miss out on, I’m okay with. But every so often, I find myself looking wistfully at Pinterest or […]
