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How to Wear Red Accessories: Vintage Glamour à la Diana Vreeland
How to Wear Red Accessories: Vintage Glamour à la Diana Vreeland
Why don’t you match your seams to your lipstick? Inspired by Diana Vreeland, explore the art of wearing red with black dresses, full 1950s skirts and dark florals; from a... Read more...
What Is a Demi Corset? Traditional Structure with Modern Stretch
What Is a Demi Corset? Traditional Structure with Modern Stretch
What is a demi corset, and how does it differ from a traditional corset or waist cincher? We look inside this hybrid design, where a steel busk, spiral boning and... Read more...
Merry Widow vs Waist Cincher: What If We Don’t Make Your Bra Size?
Merry Widow vs Waist Cincher: What If We Don’t Make Your Bra Size?
What is the best alternative when a Merry Widow does not come in your bra size? We compare the all-in-one Glamour Merry Widow with a Glamour Waist Cincher worn beneath... Read more...
Behind Our 2026 Goodwood Revival Photoshoot at County Classics
Behind Our 2026 Goodwood Revival Photoshoot at County Classics
The number 499 was taking Kay Belle somewhere rather special. Go behind the scenes of our 2026 Goodwood Revival photoshoot at County Classics Motor Museum and discover the moving story... Read more...
Billie Eilish, The Bell Jar and a Very Pointed Clue
Billie Eilish, The Bell Jar and a Very Pointed Clue
The costume department for The Bell Jar sourced bullet bras and stockings from What Katie Did—and the first photographs of Billie Eilish as Esther Greenwood contain a distinctly pointed clue.... Read more...
The Invention of the Suspender Belt: From Garters to Six Straps
The Invention of the Suspender Belt: From Garters to Six Straps
Who invented the suspender belt? The answer involves centuries of garters, Victorian corsetry, changing hemlines and a very practical little garment that refused to disappear. Read more...
christian dior pictured with his accessories line, including a waist cincher
The Truth About Waist Cinchers (and the History Behind the Cinched Waist)
What waist cinchers actually do, and where the look began. Read more...
close up of a overlock machine sewing seams on fully fashioned stockings
Behind the Seams: How Fully Fashioned Stockings Are Really Made
hat makes a fully fashioned stocking quite so special? We take a look at their history, the enormous vintage machines still used to knit them and the skilled hands that... Read more...
Corset Fitting
Corset Fitting
Find out how to measure yourself and select the perfect corset for your body shape.  Read more...
Lingerie Tips: How to Store your Lingerie and Stockings
Lingerie Tips: How to Store your Lingerie and Stockings
Do you need some inspiration for how to store your lingerie and stockings? tell you my tips for organizing your collection. Read more...
Lingerie Tips: Washing Your Lingerie and Stockings
Lingerie Tips: Washing Your Lingerie and Stockings
Follow our lingerie laundry tips to ensure your luxury lingerie and sheer seamed stockings stay looking pristine. Read more...
Stockings vs Tights vs Hold-Ups: What’s the Difference?
Stockings vs Tights vs Hold-Ups: What’s the Difference?
Stockings, tights and hold-ups may look similar, but they stay up in entirely different ways. Our beginner’s guide explains which is which. Read more...
How to Wear Stockings and Suspender Belts
How to Wear Stockings and Suspender Belts
New to stockings and suspenders? Learn how to put them on, attach the clips, keep seams straight and stay comfortable throughout the day. Read more...
model wearing a black 1950s merry widow corset with black seamed stockings
What Is a Merry Widow? 1950s Shapewear Explained
The Merry Widow is one of the most versatile pieces of 1950s lingerie, designed to support the bust, shape the waist, and smooth the torso in one elegant foundation. Read more...