The premise for Stripe & Stare was straightforward: a prettily designed, simple knicker that wouldn’t give the dreaded VPL (visible panty line) and which was created using low-impact materials.
The violet is a recurring motif. Sappho used the flower in her romantic poetry, writing of“crowns of violets”. But Medhurst is also interested in Sappho's“afterlives”, as the poet's image was ...