Cora Harrington
Cora Harrington | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | Agnes Scott College (BA) |
Occupation | Writer, lingerie expert |
Years active | 2008–present |
Known for | The Lingerie Addict (website) |
Notable work | In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie |
Cora Harrington is an American writer and lingerie expert. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of the blog The Lingerie Addict. In 2018 she released the book In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie.[1]
Early life and education[]
Harrington was raised in a small town in central Georgia.[2][3] She was a shy child and an avid reader.[4] Her interest in the fashion industry started when she browsed the editorial photographs in magazines like Vogue and Lucky during her childhood.[2]
She received her bachelor's degree with a double major in anthropology and sociology from Agnes Scott College.[5]
Career[]
Harrington began the blog Stockings Addict to write primarily about stockings in 2008.[6] She was inspired to begin the site after she had difficulty finding reviews or recommendations of lingerie on the internet.[7] She later changed the name of the blog to The Lingerie Addict and broadened the writing to focus on all intimate apparel.[8] In 2012, Harrington transitioned to working on the website full-time from her nonprofit job as a crisis line worker.[4][9]
The site "review[s] lingerie and offer informative guides for junkies and casual underwear-wearers alike."[10] Harrington also publishes information on bra sizing and the economics behind pricing of intimate apparel.[10] She has written about inclusion issues in the lingerie industry, including the lack of large sizes at traditional brands and the lack of nude-toned lingerie for women with brown skin.[10] The Lingerie Addict attracts over 100,000 readers every month.[7] Evan Ross Katz of Paper referred to it as "the world's largest lingerie blog."[4]
Harrington was approached by Ten Speed Press editor Kaitlin Ketchum to write a book on lingerie.[2] She released the book In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie in August 2018.[11] The book discusses different kinds of intimate apparel and offers shopping tips for readers. In Intimate Detail includes illustrations of the lingerie rather than photographed models.[8] The book's content is inclusive of readers who are trans and disabled and uses gender-neutral language throughout.[2][8] It was recommended by The New Yorker.[12]
Personal life[]
Harrington is queer.[8] She is married.[2]
Works[]
- In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie. Ten Speed Press, August 28, 2018. First edition. ISBN 9780399580635.
References[]
- ^ Spellings, Sarah (2018-12-03). "A Lingerie Expert on All Her Favorite Underthings". The Cut. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ a b c d e Colón, Ana. "How Cora Harrington Went From Blogging About Stockings After Work to Becoming a Trusted Voice in Lingerie". Fashionista. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ Harrington, Samantha. "Meet The Woman Changing The Way We Think About Lingerie". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ a b c Katz, Evan Ross (2021-07-06). "Cora Harrington Has Some Thoughts on 'Diverse' Lingerie Brands". PAPER. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ Recinos, Eva (2020-02-14). "Inside Cora Harrington's Lingerie Revolution". Bitch Media. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ ""In Intimate Detail" Is the Singular Guide to Lingerie – and It's Queer-Inclusive". Autostraddle. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ a b Clark, Nicole (2018-08-23). "This Author Explains Everything You Should Know About Lingerie". Vice. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ a b c d "This Is the Year You Love Yourself in Lingerie". The Glow Up. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ Branigin, Anne (2019-02-14). "This Is the Year You Love Yourself in Lingerie". The Root. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ a b c "The Lingerie Addict's Cora Harrington On Labor, Bra Sizes, and the Problem with Victoria's Secret". Jezebel. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie | San Francisco Book Review". 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ Nittle, Nadra (2018-09-20). "Lingerie marketing is dominated by the male gaze. A new book aims to change that". Vox. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
External links[]
- The Lingerie Addict—Official website
- Living people
- African-American women writers
- Lingerie
- LGBT African Americans
- LGBT writers from the United States
- African-American founders
- Fashion websites
- Queer writers
- Queer women
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century LGBT people