By Lindsey Borchard I love it when the season gives you an excuse to buy some pretty lingerie. Well at least it does for me. I love the winter and holiday seasons for lingerie shopping. All the soft pajamas, the sparkly baby dolls and lacey bras make me want to jump up and down with glee. It’s the perfect time to stock up on some rather essential intimate apparel items … Read More
By Marina Rybak
I sketch my designs freehand and as a tune-up attend life-drawing sessions at the Spring Studio in Soho for the pure joy of figure drawing. My college art teachers encouraged me to unlock this artistic passion of mine, emphasizing the importance of courageously placing the “mark” on paper. The immediate, blissful experience of transmitting the emotional energy on the tip of my pencil allowed me to break … Read More
When my son Charlie was 10 years old, a friend of his in his 4th grade class was diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor. I remember how I felt when I was told that July about Elizabeth’s fate. I was sick to my stomach, immobilized by fear, unable to separate my own maternal instincts from the reality confronting her parents. When she died the following December, one week before … Read More
By Ali Cudby
How to Successfully Partner with a Non-Profit
When your company is built on retro foundations – authentic nylon stockings and vintage lingerie, with matching garter belts for every bra and panty set – what speaks more closely to your brand’s “underpinnings” than the PinUp girl aesthetic?
Secrets in Lace, worldwide leader in the manufacture and sale of fully-fashioned stockings made the old fashioned way, has married … Read More
By Layla L’Obatti
Made by Niki Redefines Classics
Flashback: The traditional sweater silhouette was achieved by wearing the classic bullet bra, whose seams created the iconic shape we still see today.
Flashforward: Made by Niki’s alluring collection references the seams, fabrics, and silhouettes, paired with modern styling and fabrics bringing the bullet bra to the next level… Read More
Lingerie Inspiration
Ever since I began writing this blog, I have tried, to no avail, to access the DNA of the Le Mystѐre brand. So many of my readers either wear these bras or sell them in their stores, but for some time now, all I have heard are disappointed grumblings about access and availability of this beloved collection. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel: Komar Lingerie just … Read More