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On the 1950s Redux, Bustiers + Sexuality

20 September 2010 • Kimberly

Fashion truly does come in full circle. Or in a figure eight of infinity, rather. It’s amazing, isn’t it, how just a few months ago the world of high fashion—and later its commercialized counterpart—was crazed, obsessing (with exaggeration!) over studs, grommets, the torn, the ripped, the ... Read More

What to Wear: The College Edition

24 August 2010 • Kimberly

This is easily one of my most requested “what to wear” articles, a question I attempted addressing last year on La Couturier as a mere high schooler, and one I will attempt to re-answer. Disclaimer: I’m still unqualified to answer this as I am but a soon-to-be freshman in less than a week (!). I ... Read More

It’s Time to Bring Out the Pretty Bras

11 May 2010 • Kimberly

It's quite controversial, the entire ooh-là-là-darling-I-can-see-your-bra! trend. Is it simply progressive fashion, an avant-garde means of incorporating demure sexiness into everyday wear, and a means of economizing [when air conditioning is much too expensive in the coming summer]? Or is it too ... Read More

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