Nipple Fact Friday's.

Nipples actually form on the human foetus before the biological sex of the child can be determined...thats why both mean and women have nipples.

Dear Kate Campaign: The critics have got it all wrong.

• These women won't be taken seriously by male colleagues when they return to their jobs.
• "Posing in your underwear undermines the message that you want to be taken seriously as a technologist"
• This campaign is a set back in the fight against objectifying women.

WRONG, WRONG AND WRONG.

Why should it make a difference if their male colleagues have seen the photoshoot? There is nothing about being able to flaunt your beautiful body in amazing lingerie to a camera that makes you any less intelligent than the men of the office. And there is no reason that it should make you be taken less seriously. After all, this campaign has amazing aims behind it and showing the younger generation and the intimate apparel industry what beautiful bodies really are is surely admirable rather than degrading. On top of this, i can see in no way that this is a campaign that fights for the degrading of women. And nowhere in this campaign do i see scantily dressed females with their pouting seductively with their legs apart in seductive and provocative poses like any other lingerie shoot you will see. 

I really do think critics are picking it apart for the sake of having an opinion; it's the principle behind the campaign that really matters. It's about time brands started thinking about what kind of effect their campaigns will have on the industry as a whole.

Arikia Millikan did a blog post on her experience modelling with Dear Kate which i found really interesting and inspiring, the link can be found here.

New Additions for the Gym Scene.

  I'm so excited to be back in Leicester and start going to the gym again! But before i do that, i think the purchasing of some new gym wear is necessary. Ive been looking around and found some absolute gems.

  I was looking at the Marie Meili bras (as from my previous post i was very satisfied with their gym bras). I came across this £16 gym bra in a hot pink colour. It has the same style back as the bra that i own which proved very supportive, however i thought that the shapes and mesh detail on the front of this bra made it quite a bit more interesting. Although this definitely has a higher neckline than my previous bra, i thought that the v neck shape of the bra made it a little more fashionable and a bit prettier.

 Another bra that found was from Nike. I have never bought a sports bra from there before, however i have heard really positive things. I loved the print of this bra because it was so simple in colour, yet a statement. There really is nothing worse than boring and frumpy gym wear. I also liked the cut of it because even though the neckline is quite high, the binding on the neckline, arms and bottom make it look more like a crop top than a bra. I would definitely consider wearing this alone with some leggings in the gym as it looks merely like a supported gym top.

 Then i was absolutely blown away by Forever 21. I wasn't actually aware that they has an active wear range until a few days ago and this is the first time that i have had a chance to look at it. There is so much choice, but i would say that the highlight for me was definitely the sports leggings. I have been looking for a decent pair for a while now, and as expensive as they are, they still seem to be very plain. However Forever 21's leggings were quite the opposite. These are just a few of the pairs i found on the forever 21 website, ranging from £13-£18. They really are a steal.

Reckless Wold A/W Campaign.

Its finally here. After having to watch at least four teaser trailers for the new Reckless Wolf campaign, the full version has finally been released. It features some of the classic bestsellers from last season such as the Reckless Wolf crop and the 'Prey' bra in black and white, along with some new editions such as the 'Raw' wired bra which is a personal favourite. 

Its definitely worth a watch...

Reckless Wolf Ice Hockey Campaign

L'Agent.

So the last week all i have been seeing on other lingerie blogs is L'Agent posts showcasing their new A/W collection, which if I'm honest I'm really bored of seeing over and over again. So i thought i would do something a little different. Instead of showing you the whole collection or telling you why certain sets are my favourite i thought i would show you which garments have the most gorgeous  back detail. A bit different i know, but here goes....

   The Idalia Playsuit                                     The Rosalyn Ouvert                                     The Esma Slip

 I love a good cut out on the back and you really can't go wrong with an overt back knicker, but i do think that the Idalia playsuit really is the most beautiful piece created by L'agent so far. As well, for £110 instead of the £300+ you would pay for the Agent Provocateur core range you really can't go wrong.

We Are Handsome: The Catalyst.

I guess this ties in with one of my most recent posts that was also about We Are Handsome. I do love a good campaign ad, and this one has to be one of my close favourites so far...

We Are Handsome: The Catalyst

My Parisian Chic Project.

Im going to be starting my second year of university in a few weeks, so just thought it would be nice to share some photos of my favourite project from first year. This set was inspired by my trip to Paris and being the adventurous (and silly) design student that i am i decided to make something as difficult as this. After being new to pattern cutting only this year this really was a nightmare to make, however i was so happy with the outcome and after making it as one of the 25/75 to make it to catwalk with their designs it couldn't have been a better end to the year. I'm now looking forward to my swimwear module next year and living in fear of how difficult corsetry is going to be...