What it Means to be a Newly Single Lingerie Lover

Bra and briefs by Myla. Girdle by Kiss Me Deadly

Warning - this is a highly self-indulgent, personal break up post! 
My boyfriend of 4 years and I decided to part ways recently. Almost my childhood sweetheart - we met when I was 16. Now, at the age of 20, I feel like I have a great journey of personal growth ahead of me and I'm feeling fragile, excited, upset, relieved, at a loss and invigorated all at once. You're probably reading this and thinking, 'what on earth has this got to do with me and my panties?!' I don't blame you and I promise I'm not usually one to air my smalls on the internet - well, the proverbial ones anyway - but I wanted to share this because it's actually so relevant to my love affair with lingerie. From the initial spark of, 'well I guess I'd better start buying big-girl panties now that I've got a boyfriend and all...' to the shocking realisation, 'oh my knickers, lingerie shopping is actually damn cool!', my private relationship with - let's just call him Handsome Boy - coincided perfectly with my relationship with undies.

New Agent Provocateur - Do we show our true selves through lingerie?

Agent Provocateur - Whitney

It's a fabulous time in the world of lingerie right now as more and more designers are releasing their Autumn/Winter collections to the public. Agent Provocateur have just released their AW12 campaign complete with the usual raunchy video accompaniment. As ever, AP's collection is dark, sexy and fashion forward with some really exquisite pieces. What really captured my imagination is the campaign's tagline - "Show Your True Self".