By Margaret Shrum
I’m so curious about what women today are fantasizing about when they are alone or especially when they are with their partners. My sexual fantasies range from romantic, to wild, to perverted, to sensual and even mystical. Back in 1973, Nancy Friday wrote a book called My Secret Garden: Women’s Sexual Fantasies. Her book was the first published compilation of women’s sexual fantasies and basically revealed that … Read More
By Marina Rybak
More than fifty years ago Elizabeth Taylor set ablaze the big screen as the scorching-hot Maggie the Cat in the film adaptation of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Pulitzer prize-winning drama by Tennessee Williams. The moment Elizabeth stripped down to … Read More
From the very first Christmas I shared with my husband in 1976 – he wasn’t my husband then – we would invest in a distinctive ornament for our family tree. It became a ritual and over the years, a quality collection of eclectic shapes and colors formed. In fact, we got a little carried away with the entire process. Gathering hand painted renderings of Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, … Read More
By Moira Nelson
It’s a very busy time of the year, full of holiday shopping, working long hours, year-end meetings, goal-setting for 2013, dinners, parties and other events. And I’m full of anxiety… attempting to accomplish everything I set out to do before the year is over. Am I the only one that’s feeling the pressure? Any good tips for maintaining a sense of balance during this time of the … Read More
By Ellen Lewis
Every merchant wants to maximize sales. Cardinal rule: Add value to a transaction and give your customer not only what they need, but what they want. No one does this as well as Hanky Panky. Case in point, these colorful gift packs. Using their venerable lace thong, widely recognized as a fashion commodity, they have cleverly engaged the consumer in multiple sales. Not only are they … Read More
By Layla L’Obatti
Vintage Strap Bralette & Hopeless Lingerie’s Modern Take
Flashforward: Hopeless lingerie’s romantic ivory knit bralette with strappy underbust detail. Sliders add modernity & fit to a vintage inspired silhouette.
Flashback: 1930’s Kesto’s style bra in silk and lace.
Inquiries: www.hopelesslingerie.com.au
I am not a print person I never wear them, but I do love charismatic colors, intriguing patterns, texture and most of all art that makes me stop and think. When I was in my 30’s, Nicole Miller‘s dynamic conversational prints exploded in the marketplace. It was her ties that first captured my eye; slashes of storied silk that were a man’s passport from boring to bold. There were … Read More