By STEPHANIE HYNES
Stephanie is living in Paris this summer happily shooting art, lingerie and a lot of wine. Paris is her paramour. She can’t stay away ; inspired by almost everything she sees (check out her instagram). She sent me these intimates images of Chantal Thomass (above) and Passionata (below) professing that she can easily re-imagine them as swimwear pieces. I decided to share them here as a ‘petite’ … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
I’ve been writing about the Skin Lingerie Brand almost as long as I have been publishing this blog. In 2011, I compared them to Savage Beauty, the Alexander McQueen retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This was not because Skin, in its ode to simplicity is anything close to McQueen’s artistry, but rather because from their inception, the brand has stepped out of the box. In … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
When I started my career stint in Intimate Apparel 35 years ago, Cosabella was a new brand in the market. They made their mark rather quicklly with the Soire panty housed in a flat white mini pack. It was omnipresent at better retailers; a very cool point of sale statement. These simple mesh panties in a bastion of colors were a perfect calling card for this nascent … Read More
By HOLLY JACKSON
Summer is in full swing here in New Orleans which means the “feels like” temperature is about 109 on a daily basis. Everyone is pulling out their lightest clothing and spending as much time in the air conditioning as possible. Even my dog spends all his time napping on the air conditioning vents! The weather has me dreaming about sheer bras and light as air lingerie to … Read More
I’m bound for the Northeastern USA next week where I will be transferred from the dry, simplicity of the desert into a labyrinth of greenery. For me, the month of July is always reminiscent of the lush forests of the Adirondack Mountains where I spent every summer of my childhood and beyond surrounded by abundant luscious plant life under mile high trees and crystal blue lakes. There is something provocative … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
When it comes to bra reviews, here at Lingerie Briefs, we’re not big fans. Every woman’s body is unique so the fit issue remains partisan. One opinion never tells the entire story. On a personal level, having been a large busted woman from puberty, finding a bra that fits comfortably, supports and is fashionable has always been difficult. As time and gravity have hit home, some of … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
I was a teenager and in college, during the Vietnam War. Our government was submerged in scandal; women struggled with self-image and race relations were buried by an avalanche of outdated social standards. We were disillusioned; looking for a way through the messy politic of the decades that followed the sheer disbelief of the Kennedy assassination. We were all about our long hair, tie-dye t-shirts, and washed … Read More