By Elisabeth Dale
It was hard to miss this week’s big news about a study claiming that wearing bras may be harmful to women’s breasts. Internet news headlines screamed, “Bras Make Breasts Sag More!” Fox News accompanied this piece with a stock photo of a pink-bra clad, cleavage-baring woman, oddly cupping her right breast. Other outlets favored an investigative angle: “Do Women Need Bras? French Study Says Brassieres Are … Read More
Submitted by Jessica Gerard, Owner/Buyer Flirt Boutique
As Flirt approaches her 5 year anniversary, it is interesting to look back over the years and see the evolution into what it is today. I opened the store in 2008 after closing my vintage furniture shop. Being an “A cup,” I didn’t have much experience with bras as most retailers did not carry my size. It seemed as though I was fated … Read More
By Layla L’Obatti
Flashforward/ Flashback – Dottie’s Delights Schools Modern “Bettie’s”
Flashback: Provocative poses made Bettie Paige an icon of sexual revolution. Then there was also that jet-black hair and matching black lingerie set with hi-waist garter with stockings and heels that still make a Bettie today.
Flashforward: If Bettie Paige were alive, she would most definitely be wearing this Dottie’s Delights Millie collection, reminiscent of so many of the … Read More
Palais Royal has a unique flowered embroidery over an exotic animal print, with layers of Swiss tulle showcasing its different shades. The band and straps are made of a lightweight satin. Like the actual Palais Royal palace and garden, it is both historic and modern.
Last fall when Simone Pérèle introduced Révélation to the market, I thought it was an interesting premise, interesting enough to actually write a story about this sumptuous intimate’s collection. This is the company’s first foray into lingerie sized specifically for a full busted woman. I thought it noteworthy that this brand, so quintessentially French in its intent, had finally found a voice for the full busted woman. On a personal … Read More
by Marina Rybak
Pop surrealism of Southern California-based artist Josh Agle, a.k.a Shag seduced ardent collectors and attracted a hipster crowd, nearly a cult following worldwide.
Influenced by the commercial illustration, his retro art is inspired by the mid-century design, the advertisements, slick graphic packaging of the era and the insatiable consumerism of the 50’s and 60’s. The escapist Shag phenomenon dwells in the time warp.
Shag is a storyteller … Read More
