And suddenly you turn around and it's been six years! Six years of beautiful lingerie. Six years of neighborhood friends and community involvement. Six years of meeting some of the nicest people in Des Moines. Thank you so much for supporting this local business!

I could tell you so many heartfelt stories of people helping people like the woman who tried on someone else's special order and wanted to buy it. It was for a high school girl who had to save up money for her bra. So the other woman bought the high school girl's bra and ordered one for herself. They even exchanged sweet notes to each other!

I could tell you about the woman who came in frustrated: "I am a 40-as-big-as-they-come" and left utterly transformed in a 36G that fit her perfectly.

I could tell you about so many women buying their first set of lingerie and saying, "I didn't know it could be like this."

We get to see people fall in love with themselves. We get to see people take ownership of their bodies. It can be transformative, even magical.

Join us this Friday and Saturday as we celebrate. We'll have lingerie-inspired cookies from Brookies Cookies, a giveaway for a boudoir sitting with the lovely Modern Boudoir, and a collection of beautiful new lingerie in the prettiest fall colors as well as new basics by Natori and Rosa Faia.

Looking forward to seeing you this weekend!

• 40% off printed pajamas
• 40% off select bras and panties in a full size range
• A large selection of 5 for $50 panties

Now Through January 28th

To kick off 2019, we are so happy to be hosting Cari Rosno of Sophron Life on January 17th at 6pm for a dig-deep discussion of self-love, self-care and how to more fully embrace our femininity. This time of year there is a lot of talk of self-care and self-love, but Cari will actually give us some eye opening tools about how to do this everyday. I expect it will be a night to get the gears of your mind and heart turning in a new way. We posted a video (oh gosh!) on Facebook introducing Cari and talking briefly about how we got connected, if you want to see more.

You can RSVP on Facebook, but if you don’t care to tell the world you’re coming, just let us know via email. We’ll have a pot of hot tea from Gong Fu, a little treat for each person, and most of all some fun and interesting conversation to help move you forward in 2019. Cost is $10.

Open Everyday Through December 23!

• Open Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.
• Starting Monday, December 17th through Friday open until 7 p.m.

I often wish I could do something else. I wish I could make music. I wish I could be a doctor or a nurse. I wish I had a head for numbers or scientific theories.

I spent a lot of life trying to do “something important”. Now I’ve realized, you can only do what is in you. And what is in me is a love for people and pretty things. I also love the human body. It can stop me in my tracks everytime I think about my heart and how it beats again and again and I don’t have to do anything. That’s amazing. And. I have a love for philosophy and world religions that are mixed in there too. I thought of going to seminary for a bit.

Through all kinds of twists and turns, I own a lingerie shop in Des Moines, Iowa where I have gotten to meet all of you. Hear about your weddings, your loves, and even your broken hearts. I’ve learned about the struggles that ALL the different and wonderful shapes of women have. I’ve been as frustrated as you when things don’t fit right. I’ve gotten to hold your sweet babies. I’ve met your mothers and sisters and daughters. I’ve toasted with you, I’ve cried with you, and sometimes I’ve missed you when I haven’t seen you. And when I think about it all I feel overwhelmingly grateful.

Our expert from Simone Perele Paris, Emily, will be here in the shop on Tuesday, July 17 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. She'll show us the fall lines, a dreamy bridal collection and just talk all things French lingerie. . .

Simone Perele is one of the most storied lines of French lingerie: "Designed for the modern woman, Simone Perele lingerie is created with passion and precision to achieve superior fit, unparalleled comfort and sophisticated styling."

You can order specific pieces or just browse. Come check out their beautiful underpinnings.