Interview: Designer Garo Sparo

In a recent post, I described how many burlesque performers collaborate very closely with desginers, and I named Garo Sparo as one of burlesque’s collaborators. Happily, Garo consented to an interview and allowed me the honor of taking some photos in his studio while he fit me for the “Parade of Muses” in his […]

Velda Lauder’s Military Chic

GMK Photography

The romantic surroundings of Paris must have had a lasting effect on us. We went weak at the knees when we saw this beautiful military corset collection from Velda Lauder. The ‘Peace Warrior’ collection is inspired by British post war films, in particular the film ‘Brief Encounter‘, an absolute favourite of Velda’s. […]

Over the Moon for Wonderbra

Dita Von Teese - Wonderbra
 

Dita Von Teese is putting it on instead of her usual take off. As the new spokesperson for Wonderbra, the burlesque dancer will model the latest collection. She’ll also design her own line based on vintage ’40s lingerie.

Sexy Larger Cup Lingerie This Winter

Sexy larger cup lingerie.

As promised, we’ve found some lovely larger cup bras for you today - don’t bring in the new year in a boring bra! Here are some stunning winter pieces to freshen up your lingerie drawer:
This gorgeous, soft-cup bra by Empreinte $147.40 at BiggerBras or £57 at Amplebosom gives […]

The Do-It-Yourself Bra Fitting Guide

Photo by Figleaves.com
 

The new year is a great time to make sure you’re wearing the right bra size, but it’s hard to know where to start. Knickers Blog does “street-fittings” all the time (and bar-fittings, and bus-fittings…), and have learned to fit without worrying with exact measurements and calculators.