adventures in Lingerie Land

Although I've been able to get a solid offer on brickwork repair, I'm still holding off on indulging myself with some pricey, draughty lingerie. I haven't been totally well-behaved though; besides the book purchase, I broke down and bought myself some garden roses at Dr. Delphinium last weekend. Garden roses are more traditional, smell better, and are harder to find. They're one of my favorite flowers next to freesias.

However, this doesn't stop me from cyber-window shopping for bustiers, chemises, and the like. Over the past week I've bookmarked some European and UK brands and cyber-boutiques. Last night I found a French retailer with the goofy name of "Daniela in Love" whose Web site had some truly amazing stuff. However, the boutique can't seem to get it together to sell online. Sigh.

My shortlist currently includes brands Valisere, Pleasure State (great name for a lingerie line, you must admit) and Marlies Dekkers. The heartbreaker is that I found this photo of a rather wonderful Valisere bustier last night, only to find that it's from their 2009 line and no longer available.

Sigh...the search goes on.