By Layla L’Obatti
Flashforward Flashback – JCREW channels Jane Fonda is Barefoot in the Park’s sultry look with Masculine Nightshirt
Flashback: Young love personified, Jane Fonda and Robert Redford are NYC newlyweds making the transition to married life. Here she teasingly waves goodbye in Redford’s nightshirt after getting a kiss that she finds less spicy than the ones exchanged pre-nuptials.
Flashforward: Jane’s effortless style translated into a modern Pajama shirt … Read More
By Richard Vincente
Watching the U.S. presidential debate the other night, I was (like so many others) horrified by the steady stream of half-truths, exaggerations, misquoted promises, outdated arguments and other hyperbolic rhetorical devices used by both candidates to slyly smear each other.
I’m Canadian, and while we have our own brand of political gamesmanship up here, the utter mendaciousness of the U.S. campaign is both foreign and reprehensible to … Read More
As one might know by now, I am always ferreting trends, not because I am searching for fashion highs, but rather I can’t halt the merchant instinct that drives me. When an idea continues to re-surface, I take note. One direction gaining real momentum in the Lingerie world is soft bras. Thus, my interest in the Clo Intimo line. First and foremost, I have watched this company grow exponentially over … Read More
By Lindsey Borchard
For the longest time I have never cared about matching my bra and my underwear. I mean who even knows if I am, and frankly who cares?? It’s not like I am showing off my lingerie to the world.
Claudette
It wasn’t until I started wearing lingerie for myself that I started matching. It may seem silly, but I get a certain confidence knowing that I am … Read More
By Marina Rybak
I had the privilege of meeting Frank Blaso Jr. of Hamilton Embroidery when I joined the renowned lingerie company, presently known as Carole Hochman Design Group. I felt like a kid in the candy store, learning the ABC’s of creating embroideries with Frank, which gave me the unique opportunity to dazzle my imagination.
Hamilton Embroidery is located in Union City, NJ about 10 minutes away from NYC. … Read More
By Layla L’Obatti
Maison Close says “Let’s Make Love” like Marilyn
Flashforward: Maison Close’s slinky legging and bralette channel Marilyn’s sex kitten look in a modern way.
Flashback: Marilyn backstage on set of “Let’s Make Love”, despite the title it is not one of her most sexually charged roles. Except for perhaps the scene where she dances to a tune called Lolita, otherwise she plays the sweet and naive stage … Read More
This is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a very important time for those of us who spend our lives dedicated to the belief that all women should have the chance to feel good about themselves. For me, it is a particularly poignant month, the anniversary of the death of my beloved friend and sister in law, Celeste, who lost her life to Cancer. I do not usually use this … Read More