Purple Boudoir

09/29/2026

Free body confidence workshops for women, one Sunday a month at our West Loop studio. All shapes, sizes, and ages, 30 to 70s+.

You'll learn how to move and pose naturally in ways that show off your best features, and how to quiet the inner critic while allowing yourself to be seen. Then we sit down together, look at our photos projected on the wall, and bond over the results.

No experience needed. 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻. Bring a friend!

Join our free Meetup group, Body Confidence for Women, to see upcoming dates. Clickable link in comments.

07/27/2026

People think bo***ir is about the lingerie. It’s not.

It’s about capturing exactly where you are in your journey right now.. so you can look back one day and remember who you were becoming.

The nerves. The courage it took to show up. The woman staring back in the mirror, choosing to see herself differently.

That’s what stays with you. Long after the photos are printed.💜

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07/24/2026

Watch her see herself through our lens. 💜

Jennifer walked in not fully knowing what to expect. She walked out saying, “I am pretty sexy. I’m a very good looking lady.” That shift.. from unsure to certain.. is everything we do this for.

Jennifer is the founder of And Rise, an organization providing free mental health support to trauma and abuse survivors in Chicago. She spends her days helping women heal.

This time, we got to help her see herself.

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07/23/2026

"When I lost my husband, everything about me changed."

Ann lost her husband in July 2021. And with him, she lost the version of herself she thought she'd always be.

She didn't know if she'd feel joy again.
She didn't know if she could be strong again.

So she started a journey.. not to become someone new, but to find out who she still was underneath all of it.

This session wasn't about a photoshoot. It was about doing something for herself. Feeling beautiful. Feeling powerful. Proving to herself that she could still feel amazing, even after everything.

If you're a widow reading this.. if you've wondered whether you'll ever feel like yourself again.. Ann wants you to know: you will. It doesn't erase what you lost. But joy can exist again, right alongside the grief.

Thank you, Ann, for trusting us with your story. 💜

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07/20/2026

5 signs you need a bo***ir session:

💜 You’re going through a life change.. a divorce, a loss, a new chapter.. and you’re not sure how to see yourself in it yet.

💜 You keep putting yourself last. This is about giving some time back to you.

💜 You hit a milestone and want proof of how far you’ve come.

💜 You look in the mirror and don’t recognize the woman looking back.. because she’s changed, and you haven’t celebrated her yet.

💜 You just want to feel powerful, seen, and beautiful. No reason required 😉

If you saw yourself in even one of these, that’s your sign ✨

Comment “READY” and we’ll send you the details.

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07/20/2026

07/17/2026

Client Spotlight — Ann

“When I lost the we, the me was then different.”

Ann came to us as a widow, carrying a kind of loss that changes everything.. including how you see yourself. She never thought she could feel joy again. She never thought she could feel strong again.

So she decided to do something entirely for herself.

From the moment she walked in, she felt supported, safe, and warm.. she said it felt like hanging out with friends she’d known forever. An all-day experience that felt comfortable and natural, start to finish.

But the real healing happened after.. seeing herself in the photos, and loving what she saw. That’s where the confidence came in. The power. The joy she wasn’t sure she’d feel again.

When we asked what she’d tell other women considering a session, she didn’t hesitate:

“Do it!! It might feel scary, like you couldn’t look ‘like that’ but they will talk you through it. You will not regret it. No risk no reward!”

Ann, thank you for trusting us with something this personal. You are stronger than you know. 💜

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07/17/2026

That’s Ann, reflecting on her bo***ir session with us. She said it felt less like a photoshoot and more like hanging out with a friend.. safe, warm, comfortable enough to feel powerful in her own skin.

This is exactly why we do what we do.

Every woman deserves to feel this way.. not someday, not after some goal is hit, but right now, as she is 💜

Curious what this experience could feel like for you? We’d love to talk!

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07/16/2026

That’s not us talking. That’s her, seeing her own photos for the first time.

Every session, there’s this moment.. the gasp, the disbelief, the “is that really me?” ..and it gets us every single time.

This is why we do this work. Not for the photos. For the reaction.

Want your own “oh my god” moment? Link in bio to book your session.

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07/07/2026

Meet Jennifer Solarte, founder of &rise, an organization that offers trauma & abuse support for women in Chicago.

We love asking clients to sum up the experience in three words — because the answer always says more than a caption could. Jennifer's reaction to seeing her photos for the first time? That's the whole point of what we do.

Bo***ir isn't about the lingerie or the lighting. It's about handing someone back a version of themselves they forgot to look at.

If you've been putting this off, take it as your sign.

📸 Purple Bo***ir | Chicago
👑 Featuring Jennifer Solarte, founder of &rise

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