By ELLEN LEWIS
Supporting students, startups and specialty stores has always been important to me. In my opinion, they are the foundation for creativity in the Lingerie Industry. I always try to support new talent because I was lucky enough to have extraordinary mentorship in the early days of my career. So, when Lauren Starobin, recent FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) Intimate Apparel design graduate, appeared on my radar, I decided to learn her story.
Lauren is a dancer with vast experience in Broadway costume design.… Read More
For several decades now, I’ve been writing about fashion—a passion of mine—every aspect of it, from design and fabrication to merchandising, retailing, and etailing. And always I look for the restless leading edge—the clothes (including underwear) that turn away from predictable, cookie cutter styles and capture–or better yet intuit and inform–the mood and needs of the changing times.
In less than two years,