Inspired by our Women in Power: Celestial Queens editorial, here are some holiday lingerie shopping or gift suggestions to help you channel the splendor of a queen, right in the comfort of your own home. In putting together this list, I went for drama, with powerful colors like wine red, emerald green, and rich blue, lots […] 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…
[Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links] Like my post about seamed bras from a few weeks ago, today’s post is in response to some questions I’ve received from friends and fit clients. Since many full-bust women get fitted into balconette or full-cup bras during their first few fittings, sometimes it can feel like the only styles available […] Read more…
There are a LOT of bras out there. Even (and especially!) in full-bust land: the range of options in cup sizes D-K has grown so, so much in the last 10 years. So where do you start if you’re new to D+ bras? I have general suggestions of good full-bust bras I’ll offer to people […] Read more…
So, look, I am the first person to shriek “just because it’s white doesn’t mean it’s only for brides!” A. you can wear white lingerie any time you feel like it, even, brace yourselves, if you’re single (hello fellow singletons!), and B. even if you are getting married, there is no reason you HAVE to wear […] Read more…
You guys. YOU GUYS. Look at this lovely thing. Drink it in. So what happened was I was talking with Erica from A Sophisticated Pair after I reviewed my first Comexim set, and I asked her about her Comexim stock for Spring, and then she put me in touch with Anna Pardal, who designs her own […] Read more…
I love being proved wrong. For as long as I’ve been writing Sweet Nothings (3 years in May, eep!), I have stood firm in my padded-bras-are-terrible stance. Well, they’re generally terrible for me: I’ve worn non-padded bras almost exclusively since I first started figuring out what sizes and styles I liked best. I’ve tried padded […] Read more…