As you can see, Im redecorating -- in purple! Please be patient and let me know if you find anything wonky...
In heartbreaking news, the lovely and talented Lillian Bassman passed away Monday, at the age of 94. Bassman was a fabulous fashion photographer and magazine art director whose beautiful works, a num...
I went shopping at Lane Bryant today. I didnt mean to, really. (Hubby, I swear I didnt! lol) But a friend asked me to come along and give my opinion on her last minute Valentines Day lingerie purchas...
This vintage Vanity Fair half-slip is all lace! Well, one layer is all white lace; theres still a layer of silky nylon tricot beneath it.
Vintage Formfit ad from 1939; via Vintage Ads.
Normally I post the lovely lounging ladies at my other blog, but on the back of this vintage photograph, a lovely little lingerie description: Pale peach satin, hand embroidered, and lavishly trimmed...
1. Via Buttercup Clothings PinupLifestyle Page I found this interesting article: Tattoo Etiquette 101. Which reminded me not only of our discussion about tattoos and lingerie but of how people touch ...
Who wouldnt swim up stream for this vintage negligee and peignoir set from Shadowline? The nightgown has double layers of the the salmon pink nylon chiffon, while the peignoir is a single sheer sweep...
I wish I had found this Princess Elizabeth Bibesco quote when I wrote this post, but in any case, it still applies! It is whats underneath it all -- underneath more than our knickers! You dont have t...
Lovely lingerie and peignoir on Adrienne Ames!
This vintage black open-bottom girdle by Bien Jolie is named "Persuader" -- it says so right on its original sales tag! Made of sheer black powernet, theres a lovely illusion lace front pan...
A signed Bruno of Hollywood photo of Betty "Blue Eyes" Howard -- not this one, the burlesque performer!
A vintage ad for the Whirl-Eze panty girdle with garters from Rivoli Corset Company. This ad appeared n the December 1958 issue of Corset & Brassiere Magazine.
I know whos going to have a fit over this vintage Elmer Batters photo -- plenty of you boys (and girls) will love love love it, but Deanna and SPS might just have a conniptions over the stuffed dog t...
This time I am going to resist all the edible puns and just show you this vintage Van Raalte red and white checked garter belt trimmed in white lace.
Gal pal Deanna (of Kitsch Slapped and others) is back writing at Collectors Quest and there she shows us vintage Jayne Mansfield lingerie! Silent Porn Star was kind enough to include a link to me in ...
Seems the matter of which comes first, the garters or the panties, just wont lay down smoothly. Or stay down, for that matter. Ive gone on record -- twice -- with this subject, not only to say that I...
According to the latest American Express Spending & Saving Tracker Survey, more people are planing on buying Valentines Day gifts this year: This year, more than half of consumers (54% vs. 41% in...
Just before the end of last year, I met another local vintage lingerie enthusiast -- nearly literally bumping into her as we both were eyeballing a round-rack of lingerie at a thrift shoppe. (I was b...
Thats right, I said "Bernette", not Bernadette, because thats the maker of this vintage peignoir (even if it reminded me of that song). However, youd likely need to wear four tops (and bott...
And what lovely stockings they are! A scene from The Lovemakers (1961).
One of my fellow Greedy Snobs, Miss Pinkie Galore, sent in this Valentines Day gift suggestion: One of my fave pieces of lingerie is my emerald green satin bullet bra from Secrets in Lace. Throughout...
The coral & stone triangle bra with the suspender coral and stone belt is stunning enough, but just look at the Triangle body! From the Fall In Love Collection at Miss en Cage.
Look at how sheer this vintage babydoll nightie is! I dont think so much pink fabric has been this light before!
I have to thank a member of my Lingerie Lovers club at Greedy Snobs (more info here) for showing me this vintage ad for the Gay Baby Panty, from Circe Foundations, Inc., which dates to 1948. This pan...
This black vintage Lady Duff nightgown has "I Love You" embroidered in red -- in three places on it!
One look -- one long look -- at these vintage sheer black nylon tricot full-cut panties by Rogers and youll agree its never too early for the OMG vintage lingerie pick! Look at the sheer accordion pl...
This sheer cloud of chiffon petticoat from Secrets In Lace has all the sassy silky layered fun of a vintage babydoll -- maybe even more as this petticoat has 40 yards of fluffy fullness with 120 yard...
Pretty bras from the Aldens Fall-Winter 1953-54 catalog.
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