The benefits of corsets are well documented, from their aid in correcting posture to the way that can flatter and promote the best of any type of figure. However, it would perhaps be fair to say they are not the most versatile of garments, either being...
Lingerie designers must have a rather unique sense of humour. After all, how else would one explain the fact that, upon designing a new type of top for women, they named it a ‘camisole’ – a word formally associated as a term for a straight-jacket....
The mere idea of wearing a corset, whatever your dress size, may fill you with dread. Their reputation isn’t the most savoury, with the word alone often bringing images of slow asphyxiation to mind, as not only can you not breathe but you can’t...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so inevitably people will be looking to find gifts that they can purchase for their nearest and dearest. The bigger gifts will inevitably tend to be electrical items costing upwards of a day’s wages, but...
As one would expect from one of the largest capital cities in the world, you can find everything in London if you know where to look – and lingerie is no exception. Some of the greatest lingerie designers in the world base their stores in London, and...
Everyone knows that one of the most important keys to looking and feeling your best is a good night’s sleep. There are many tips on how UK women can help themselves get a good rest, such as sleep in a darkened and cool room and establish a regular...
Once upon a time, in days of dragon slaying and fair maidens, what men wore under their clothes was largely irrelevant. Yet thankfully, times have changed and now even the most blokey of men are aware that a little more effort is needed when selecting...
The word “stocking” describes a close-fitting elastic garment - much like a sock but longer and (usually) made of thinner fabric. The word comes from “stock”, which in times past used to be the word used to describe the lower...
One of the biggest criticisms levelled at denouncers of thongs is that they are uncomfortable. While it is easy to see why people believe this to be true – after all, the thong as a garment with its placement of material between the buttocks does indeed...
For the vast majority of women, it is unlikely any other garment worn in their entire lifetimes is going to be as important as their wedding dress. From a young age, girls dream of the sweeping white dress which will transform them into a Princess for...

