Usually when I say, “I’m on pins and needles,” I’m referring to a job interview, a first date, a first fuck, or a great shoot with Richard Avery.  But little did I know that the phrase “pins and needles” could be directly applied to an avant grade, lingerie masterpiece in the form of a bra and panty set.  Artist Erwina Ziomkowska created this stunning work in December of 2010, telling her viewers that she started the work by appropriating a used corset, bra, and panty.  With each piece, she hammered close to 2kg …

The year was 1977 when entrepreneur and lingerie-lover, Roy Raymond, began one of the most renowned and successful companies in the world – Victoria’s Secret.  According to accounts, Raymond felt embarrassedly beset by the department store environment when he attempted to buy his lovely wife some lingerie.  So, like any normal man would do, he opened his own lingerie store in Palo Alto with sparse garments and accommodating staff.  And I suppose you could say, the rest is history.
Now we find ourselves in 2012, about thirty-five years past its birth, …

Dressed in a sequined bodice, matching thong, and a glossy pink wig, Natalie Portman leans into Clive Owen and tells him a something real: “Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off…but, it’s better if you do.”  It was in 2004’s Closer that this interaction between Natalie and Clive (aka Alice and Larry) became legendary.  Not only does the exchange occur in a high-class strip club, but it also involves Miss. Natalie spreading her legs, thong, and vulva for Clive’s eyes only.
But, it’s those …

The concept of lingerie football originated from the Super Bowl halftime alternative television special called the “Lingerie Bowl.”  It draws millions of viewers as a pay-per-view event broadcast annually and directly opposite the Super Bowl halftime show. Playing style is full-contact (similar to other indoor football leagues), and uniforms consist of shoulder pads, elbow pads, knee pads, garters, bras, panties, and ice-hockey-style helmets with clear plastic visors in lieu of face masks.
While I have not personally participated in the Lingerie Bowl, Dick Avery and myself have many mutual friends that …