Janira, the fabulous Spanish underwear and lingerie brand also offers a collection of sleek, sexy leggings and skinny pants to wear on any occasion! This season Janira introduces three hot new styles! The fashionable Catherine Skinny Pants (above) features gray woven jacquard with contrasting side stripe and leather waistband plus side zippered pockets. These pants are designed for stylish women who do not want to give up comfort.
New Morgan Leggings are so on trend … Read More
b.tempt’d’s all-time favorite basic is back – in a deep hue so that your autumn transition is seamless. b.splendid’s collection is full of intimate arsenal staples, with colors and silhouettes to match every (and any) occasion.
b.splendid’s underwire t-shirt bra – consider this your everyday t-shirt bra, upgraded. Clothes glide effortlessly over the sleek fabric. And with a back designed to smooth your sides, there’s no way you can go wrong with this one.
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I wonder if C.S. Lewis knew exactly how much his use of Turkish Delight as a provocative ploy by the evil witch in The Chronicles of Naria would become a symbol of seduction. This delectable candy took on a magical connotation as the evil enchantress used it as bait to induce the impressionable young Edmund to her will (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe). This ancient dessert, perfumed with rose petals and dusted with … Read More
Recently, I finished listening to the American Biography, Hidden Figures. It is the story of three brilliant African-American women whose work at NASA served as the brains behind one of the greatest accomplishments in American History: the launch of John Glenn into space. Many of you may have seen the movie, which was extremely well done. But, the book delves far deeper into the lives of these women, the enormous challenges they confronted and the … Read More
The NY Spring 18 Lingerie Market is imminent. We are currently enmeshed in industry trade shows: Mode City, Miami Swim, Curve just to name a few. I go to the shows with great expectations. Are there any creative product ideas with real potential momentum? Usually they emerge from entrepreneurial visionaries: women like Marlies Dekkers. Some years ago, Marlies brought strappy lingerie to the mainstream, by taking a then radical design idea and refining it. … Read More
If you have ever dealt with children with disabilities, you will understand the importance of Mainstreaming. In the world of education, it has been proven to be the x factor in developing social skills. To be part of a group that includes most people prepares students to deal with the world at large. It’s a ‘win win’ situation; fostering tolerance and facilitating self-esteem. I have witnessed this personally as a volunteer at a therapeutic horse … Read More
When my family was very young, we purchased a house in Long Beach, NY which my husband and I always referred to as a “Ozzie and Harriet house” For those of you who are not familiar with the 1952-66 TV sitcom or the era that it defined, this phrase was, to the two of us, a metaphor for a boring, predictable and relatively narrow minded perspective of the American culture. It was, most definitely not … Read More
