Allison

Finding Alla Prima 21 years ago was a blessing. At the time, I was a woman with very large breasts and they had beautiful lingerie that complimented my shape and offered support.

Along came 2012 and breast cancer. Magie and Yolaida walked beside me through the trauma of that experience. My shape changed as did my lingerie.

Covid-19 is another blip on our human radar.

I arise these days and dress, using my beautiful lingerie from Alla Prima as a focal element to the outfit I put together for myself. What you see in my photo is a crop-top bra from I.D. Sarierri with a skirt worn as a strapless dress.

While sheltering in place, nicely put together and adorned in beautiful laces, I deeply hope that this moment will be a learning experience, teaching us to be kinder to one another and our beautiful planet Earth. We must make a greater effort to heal poverty, and bring an end to ignorance and racism.

Allison Knapp Wollam
Land Use and Environmental Planner
Artist