A time of celebration, resistance, and community, Pride can also be an incredibly affirming experience for folks whose bodies, genders, and styles aren’t represented in the mainstream. What better time to show off some of the fun, glittery, and glamorous lingerie in your wardrobe? Even better if you can support queer-owned businesses while you do it! I’ve included a number of queer-owned and explicitly queer-friendly lingerie companies here. For me, […]
Alexis’ amazing guest post about lingerie and cosplay a few weeks ago got me thinking. Though I’ve never attended San Diego Comic-Con, I do attend Dragon*Con and Emerald City Comicon and Portland Comicon pretty regularly. And while I don’t think of myself as a “cosplayer” (in my opinion, that implies a level of skill I simply don’t have), dressing up is definitely part of how I have fun at these […]
I get lots of questions about indie lingerie designers from plus-size women, but one of the most frequently asked questions is about which designers cater to larger bodies. One of the most obvious barriers to buying a piece of made to measure lingerie if you’re plus-sized is fear: after all, no one wants to feel judged or told that their money isn’t wanted. It doesn’t help that most indie lingerie […]
After the massiave popularity of last season’s Easter egg colored, animal-motif pieces, Knickerocker is back with still more animals (woodland creatures, no less!) and a new garment addition — the crop top. Unlike last season, all the items from Nichola’s A/W 2013 line are made in cotton lycra (the designer’s fabric of choice) and are therefore quite a bit cheaper than the silk items. As another fun fact, all these […]
Disclaimer: I am professionally associated with Knickerocker through my lingerie copywriting business, The Full Figured Chest. I’ve had the pleasure of working with indie designer Knickerocker for the past few months on her wholesale line, so today we wanted to give the TLA readers an exclusive preview of the new pieces! These pieces will be available for sale through boutiques and the Knickerocker website, but not her Etsy shop. Nic originally had […]
