Christine Lingerie
Curve NY was, as always, a 3 day marathon of appointments for me. I missed a few interesting brands and worst of all, lost my notebook containing two full days of notes. Not to worry, resurrection is imminent as I make contact with each company whose input is somewhere in a NYC taxi cab.
Curve is a giant gallery of brands and my preference is to curate trends … Read More
Submitted by Rachel Wentworth and Meredith Donaldson, owners of Forty Winks Lingerie in Cambridge, MA
We decided to open Forty Winks after several disheartening experiences when shopping for lingerie. While neither of us have especially large busts, it seemed impossible to find a bra with a fit that was just right. Meredith was wearing a 36A (she’s a 32B/34A) and I was wearing a 34B (I’m a 32D). No one … Read More
by Jene’ Luciani
I am 32A and I love bras that make me look larger and sexier. What are the best brands that could resolve my problem?. . . Carla
There are plenty of great push-up bras for small-statured girls. The Little Bra Company is one of my favorites. I also love that on BareNecessities.com, you can search for bras BY size in a variety of brands…so if you look … Read More
I had never seen the Grand Canyon except from the window of an airplane 30, 000 feet in the air. The majesty of this view was so extraordinary that I could only imagine what standing right on the rim would offer. It was a major objective to our Southwest quest. Traveling there was a challenge as we confronted an early spring snowstorm for which we were quite unprepared. Naive New … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
If you’re a fan of creative, late 2000s to early 2010s indie brand lingerie, Igor Pacemski is probably a designer you’ve seen the work of, even if you don’t know his name. He founded the edgy and avant-garde brand Yes Master in 2004. Today, he runs Noblesse Oblige, a size-inclusive lingerie label designed for the woman who enjoys wearing understated yet luxurious things on a daily … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Based in Ukraine, Apilat is a luxury lingerie brand with a twist: its designs are heavily influenced by wedding dresses. Though its garments have gotten more colorful over time, rather than the mostly-ivory color palette of its beginnings, the general aesthetics of bridal fashion are still there, as well as its high-end construction techniques and attention to detail.
The brand was founded by sisters Galyna and … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Launched in 2015 by De Montfort graduate Philippa Smith, Pip & Pantalaimon is a fun, heavily retro-inspired lingerie brand made for the modern-day pinup. Contemporary shapewear fabrics come together with iconic vintage silhouettes such as girdles, corselettes and deep garter belts (always with 6 straps!) to create lingerie that has a retro look plus all the benefits of newer fabric technologies.
You’ll also find fan-laced corsets, horizontally … Read More