Bralettes and athleisure are still massive trends in both lingerie and general fashion, but these soft, usually unstructured pieces can leave full-bust customers wanting more: more structure, more shaping, more lift, and more support. Another major current lingerie trend is bras with an overlay over the cup, like the Natori ‘Feathers‘, which features molded cups […] Read more…
While most of the PR flash around bralettes is starting to fade in favor of, well, just blatant lies from buzzy startups, I still get lots of questions from folks who wear DD+ cup sizes who are curious to see if there are wire-free options that will work for them. Many of us love underwires for […] Read more…
The juxtaposition of light and darkness in the Persephone myth opens up some great opportunities for interpretation via your lingerie drawer. In compiling this gift guide I pulled designs in keeping with a few different themes: light surrounded by darkness (or darkness interrupted by light), traditionally sweet styles with unexpectedly more hardcore elements, and of […] Read more…
[This post contains affiliate links.] Sweet Nothings turns 4 years old today! I still can’t really process my good fortune to have started a project that’s brought me so much joy and has given me the chance to meet such interesting, passionate, smart, talented people, from my readers to designers, retailers, other bloggers, and brand […] Read more…
So, I didn’t do a full recap of August’s Curve show for the Spring/Summer 2016 collections like I said I would. Some of the reasons are technical, as I had multiple photo-related disasters, some of it is because I am but one person and those recap posts are a LOT of work, but some of […] Read more…
[Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links.] UPDATED– It’s 25 now! See final look below. One of the most obvious trends for the Fall/Winter 2015 lingerie season is the color blue. It is EVERYWHERE, across many different size segments, styles, price points, and brands. The wave of blue is so vast that there’s even room for an equally large […] Read more…
This week has been a whirl of lingerie activity as brands, buyers, and press arrive in New York City for the seasonal trade shows. I always get into a weird sort of lingerie-time-zone confusion: it’s hot outside (so very hot), Fall/Winter styles are starting to arrive in stores, I’m looking at Spring/Summer 2016, which won’t […] Read more…
The sun is here! New York City is finally warming up! It’s still light when I get home from work! It was actually *too* warm for one of my jackets this weekend! Hurray! In honor of this marvelous turn of events, and in case warmer weather hasn’t quite reached you yet, here are some super-bright, super-cheerful […] Read more…