As a lingerie addict, I feel like my pregnancy was a missed opportunity to delve into the world of maternity underwear. At the time, I wasn’t impressed by what any of the major brands in this niche had to offer. I ended up just wearing my regular bras for my pregnancy. Then rotating between two […]
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One of the longest lasting and most insulting accepted assumptions about the plus-size market is that fat women are cheap. It’s infuriating, both in its underlying assumptions and inferences. Some of this comes from the societal idea that being plus-size is a temporary condition: after all, don’t most diet ads say that we are all […]
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Love them or hate them, there’s no denying that the bullet bra is a lingerie icon. They’re usually associated with the 1950s. Well, that and 1990s Madonna. The style originated in the 1940s however, with Maidenform’s Chansonette bra. What is a bullet bra? We’re used to seeing bra seams go horizontally, vertically, or sometimes diagonally. The […]
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If you are a menstruating human in the 20 through 45 age range, you probably have been inundated with the Thinx period panty ads on Facebook and in your Google ads. They’re cutesy, sort of weird and also totally unavoidable. I have successfully ignored these ads for years until I read a series of environmental […]
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I recently shared a list of online stores selling bra-making supplies in the US and Canada. Today’s follow-up is for our European readers and lingerie sewing enthusiasts, with retailers a little closer to home. As before, this list doesn’t include fabric shops (although some stores listed do sell them). Fabrics are easy to find elsewhere. […]
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