Topic: Lingerie

Please Do Not Spend $6,000 On This Rococo Dessous Bra

Please Do Not Spend $6,000 On This Rococo Dessous Bra

For the love of God, think about what you could do with $6,000. You could pay your rent for months. You could put a downpayment on a vehicle. Or, if you’re a frivolous clotheshorse (and this is where I’d go with it) you could buy the kind of coat, or bag, or watch that you will keep forever and ultimately pass on to your children. Or you could just buy a bra that looks like it came from H.M. and is going to be removed shortly after anyone sees it. Whichever. More »

The Kids In The Bling Ring Stole Miranda Kerr’s Underwear Because Of Porno Culture, Class Resentment

The Kids In The Bling Ring Stole Miranda Kerr's Underwear Because Of Porno Culture, Class Resentment

Underwear thievery might seem like the kind of activity reserved for dirty old men and cartoon gnomes, but try telling that to the acquisitive teens whose activities formed the basis for book (and soon-to-be-released movie) The Bling Ring. As it turns out, these mostly female miscreants stole mad underwear. And not just any underwear: Miranda Kerr‘s underwear. More »

The Daily Mail Is Absolutely Shocked That Victoria’s Secret Is Sexy

The Daily Mail Is Absolutely Shocked That Victoria's Secret Is Sexy

Look, when I think about Victoria’s Secret, I generally think about leopard corsetry. Want to know a secret? A personal kind, though somewhat related to Victoria? I shopped there when I was about 16. I basically thought “leopard skin on everything” was the definition of sexy. I grew out of that. But The Daily Mail is shocked – absolutely shocked! – first, that Victoria’s Secret is sexy, and second that teens are shopping there. More »

Swedish Retailer Introduces Full-Figured Mannequins (Which Immediately Go Viral)

Swedish Retailer Introduces Full-Figured Mannequins (Which Immediately Go Viral)

A Swedish retailer called Ã…hléns recently introduced plus-sized (for lack of a better term) mannequins. A blogger spotted the lingerie-clad mannequins, snapped a photo, the image started to surface on Facebook and Twitter–Women’s Rights News shared it with their half a million followers, etc–and the image went viral. According to one Swedish publication, “In just a few days the picture has received nearly 60,000 likes while shared by almost 18,000 people.” Neat!

So, two things. More »