By Marina Rybak
Caterina’s famous father, comic artist Guido Crepax gave the world a notorious cartoon character Valentina. With the looks of Louise Brooks, Valentina Rosselli was a photojournalist from Milan. This kinky and vulnerable femme fatale grooved to the beat of time on the pages of the mildly erotic comic strip from the mid-sixties to the mid-nineties. Her sensuality captured a wide audience and the character is still wildly … Read More
By Lindsey Borchard
Panache
When us women find out we are pregnant we start planning and preparing up until the day our little one arrives. We decorate the nursery; buy toys, clothes, diapers and a million other things. We prepare our own closets for our ever-expanding belly. But do you take the time to prepare yourself and your breasts for nursing?
This is something I am just learning about myself … Read More
When I was in college, my British born boyfriend introduced me to Bassett’s Licorice Allsorts. Every time I see this confectionery mixture I have a Proustian moment. It forever brings me back to those halcyon days when I was captivated by him and the possibility of changing the world. It was the late 1960’s. We were fresh, earnest and very serious about our futures; we had no idea how joyous … Read More
By Ali Cudby
For the past few years, there has been much talk about innovations in shapewear, whether they are focused on fashion, knitting technologies or cosmetic benefits embedded into shapewear fabrics.
Customers may not understand these innovations, and explaining them can help make a sale – or an upsell. In addition to understanding a product’s features and benefits, it’s both interesting and fun to learn about … Read More
Submitted by Kathy LaMura & Kate LaMura-Thompson: owners of Flannel and Lace LLC.
In the aftermath of hurricane Sandy when we had time to reflect on our lives (in the dark) my married daughter Kate and I had decided we had enough working for others, me as a nurse and her as a receptionist for an orthodontist. We’d had a dream of selling pretty lingerie in our own boutique in … Read More
By Layla L’Obatti
Flash Forward Flash Back – Lessons in Sheer Ruffles from Dottie, Mosh, and Liz Taylor
No matter how many times I look at these images I have to double take, which is vintage?
Flashforward: This Dottie’s Delights authentically vintage “Frou Frou” nylon robe with ruffled hem is a delightful boudoir confection. Whether it’s that nylon chiffon or Mosh and photographer Todd Crawford’s capturing the mood of vintage … Read More
Every once and awhile I like to focus on an artist whose dedication to her vision raises the bar for women. Defying the status quo is difficult in a commercially charged world, but Marlies Dekkers has proven her metal by standing firm in her desire to express her own personal perception of Intimates.
Doing so, she has pushed the envelope of bra design, introducing the concept of brave exposure to … Read More