Seduce: La Perla

The first time I put up a post on La Perla, I had assumed it was simply a Victoria's Secret competitor. That is, most girls (American and otherwise) think V.S. when they want sexy lingerie. Would you permit me to say La Perla is a luxury V.S.? Higher priced, as creative or even more creative than V. S...

La Perla advertises itself as European intimate apparel for men and women. Not sure how long they've been out but it's obvious they are now marketing to the US crowd. They've been showing up on American fashion & high fashion magazines. 

I call La Perla apparel "strictly seductive": some pieces leaving ideas to your imagination, others telling you a full story. Here are some pieces from the site. 

Soutache lingerie slip for $788... 85% silk

95% silk nightgown $428

Iconic slip for $505

Below are from campaigns. 

From A Couture Life blog

It's Another Nigerian Wedding

It's painful that I can't write about Nigeria right now without thinking of the plight of over 250 young girls kidnapped and likely being mistreated by a number of unfamiliar men. Unfortunately, occurrences seem to continue cropping up that keep us in a state of stupor over what man does to fellow man. That's in general. With regards to cruelty against women, the free women in Nigeria and other parts of the world must not let these hateful men win.

While some mourn, in the same country, thankfully, real love is consummated through natural marriage for other women: women who get to choose/date their men and don't get sold into marriage. Nigeria is not a place of selling into marriage. The Boko Haram men must not succeed!

A lady wedded her sailor... her pictures tell her story. (Pictures are from BellaNaija.)















Where pain resides, joy still thrives. Let it be so: let joy thrive!!

Lace It Up, Julie Vino!

Dear readers, I still love lace. So, it is no wonder that I like the wedding dresses in Julie Vino's Orchid collection. Isreali designers like Berta, Zahavit Tshuba and Simijan Bozalgo bring lots of softness and femininity to dresses, and play a lot with lace.

Find Vino's dresses advertized on Pinterest. Those I found fun and somewhat tempting are below.

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I love the buttons on this one.

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Other photos may be found on BellaNaija.