By Rhea Cortado
Without a plan and with the intention of “just looking,” I went to the Rose Bowl flea market in Pasadena. This is not a good idea. The Rose Bowl flea market is bigger than any flea market you have ever been to, multiplied by tens and a lot of it is redundant. If you get lost, there is no way someone can find you using descriptions like, “I’m by the booth with … Read More
By Luis Paredes
I’m a guy that works in the Lingerie industry. While that fact may elicit a round of high-fives from friends (who don’t work in the industry), it’s a job that I absolutely love and take incredibly seriously.
I publish the Lingerie Journal, the most popular online lingerie trade publication in the US. We cover all aspects of the industry including the occasional product review. I have a team of writers who take … Read More
By Layla L’Obatti
Fashion is driven by the ebbs and flows of color, silhouette, and fabrication – the components that drive visual style. Perhaps a less obvious and equally as valuable indicator of shifting trends is the terminology describing merchandise. Something to ponder when perusing linesheets and websites is the diction used to describe the same style in two different places is very indicative of the trend and target market. Have you seen the same … Read More
As a child, my dad gave my sister and me a $.25 allowance. We had to divide it up; a nickel for charity, a nickel for savings and the rest, for ourselves. $.15 went a long way back then, particularly at a candy store. We would ride our bikes to DuBrows in the middle of Woodmere Village and spend mega time perusing the nickel candy bars. My target was usually a Sugar Daddy. Here was … Read More
By Moira Nelson
Hey there lingerie lovers! I apologize for not keeping up with the column these past few weeks…. My personal life got in the way of my lingerie life (yes, believe it or not, I have other aspects of my life besides bras & panties!) Nonetheless, I’m back at it and excited to report on the latest happenings in the world of lingerie. Here are a few Intimate Insights for the Week….
Corsetry … Read More
By Ali Cudby
Get a bunch of MBA’s in a room and you might expect them to focus on the next big technology play or Wall Street bull, but in the 2012 Harvard Business School competition for Alumni Entrepreneurs, Knock Out!® panties KO’d the other 130 new companies in the field to take home the championship belt.
Knock Out!®, owned by Harvard MBA Angela Newnam, is the first woman-owned venture to win … Read More
Usually, we highlight an Indie brand in our Design Lab, but after I discovered Lilipiache, I decided to make it a feature. This new collection is the loving creation of three Japanese Fashion School friends who have a reverence for French leaver’s lace, which is the cornerstone of their design aesthetic. Integrated with luxury fabrics, these styles are conceived to emulate the delicate 
underpinnings of an exquisite flower. They are modern intimates; sexy … Read More