We’ve seen another plus size breakthrough this week: the gorgeous Tess Holliday is on the cover of People magazine! Tess is an inspiration to many, including myself. She’s gorgeous, a size 22 and incredibly confident. I’ve also talked before about how I don’t see myself in Tess the way some people do — in terms of weight and build, we represent totally different spectrums of the plus size market. Today I […]
Think back to the last lingerie commercial you saw on TV… okay, can you picture it? Now take a minute and watch these. The first ad is the latest TV spot from Addition Elle for Spring 2015 and the second is a similar ad from Lane Bryant in 2010 (Note: the second ad has since been taken down). Both star Ashley Graham, a superstar of the lingerie world. What else […]
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 […]
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 […]
Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. To see a full list of our affiliate partners, please view the lower right side of the blog. Without a doubt, Hips & Curves is a lingerie company that really understands its target customer. I have a lot of respect for this brand, especially regarding the two major ways they’ve differentiated themselves from the rest of the lingerie industry. One, while none of […]
