Love U Magazine Power Issue, 2017 | Page 82

empowerment, and body love. While they don’t currently have any change rooms, Neon Moon is a lingerie brand that believes your body makes their lingerie beautiful, not the other way around. Their lingerie is designed with women’s comfort as the primary objective. They never use underwires or padding, so their bras fit the body instead of altering somebody’s natural appearance. That’s what makes this lingerie sexualization-free. Comfort trumps cleavage when it comes to Neon Moon’s bras because women should never be required to look sexy. When stretch marks, body hair, cellulite, scars, freckles and acne would usually be retouched out of photos that are selling lingerie, Neon Moon’s website embraces them. In fact, a huge part of their campaign involves selfies taken by their customers. It’s incredibly helpful to see others who look like us wearing the clothes we want to purchase. Yet another reason to love those lingerie selfies! Curvy Kate’s advertising campaign for their Scantilly collection stands alone as the most body-positive lingerie campaign ever. Curvy Kate has included models with amputations, alopecia, birthmarks, and those using assistive devices like a wheelchair. They have also included women who have recovered from eating disorders, plus-size women, trans women and older women as models in their ethnically diverse campaign. It’s refreshing to see in a lingerie advertisement. Curvy Kate is doing a great job of demonstrating that beauty comes in all shapes, abilities, sizes, shades and forms. Whether you call it a lingerie selfie or boudoir photography, we challenge you to embrace it! There’s power in embracing one’s self and accepting your body for what it is. Just remember that lingerie confidence comes from within -- don’t be afraid to explore! Upper Left: Alexandra Wolf | Photography by Enrique Vega, Upper Right: MsLindsayM | Photography by Samantha Kidd of Crave Boudoir, Bottom: Angie Upton | Photography by Neil Glover