By ESTELLE PULESTON
Based in Anthol, New York, Tensengral is an intriguing bodywear brand that holds appeal whether your interests lie in sustainability, historical fabric-making, or much more modern clothing technologies. Their bralettes may at first look like they’ve been crocheted or knitted, but they’re actually lace. Specifically, a braided ‘performance’ lace that has been designed by brand owner Brad Jamison and produced on 20th-century lace braiding machines … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
Today, we are thrilled to welcome LATTELOVE™CO. into our Spotlight Partnership. This sleep and loungewear line, launched in 2020, is an ode to comfort, class, color, and charisma. The brand was conceived by owner Tim Gu who had his wife and daughter in mind. He wanted to create a collection of casual styles that would support the motto ‘Slow Things Down’. Every piece is easily worn sipping … Read More
This Spring, Simone Pérèle showcases a symphony of color inspired by the lush gardens of Morocco. This exotic and luminous palette permeates eleven collections including Rose, Pia, Marthe, and Eugenie from Simone and Mystic, Destiné, Canopée, Saga, Karma, Delice and Singulière from Simone Pérèle. (Pictured above, Pia)
Marthe
Simone Pérèle’s legacy is, without question, centered on the brand’s mastery of precious design details. Contemporary shapes incorporate exquisite embroideries, French laces … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
Recently, Christie Herbert (Cici PR) sent me some information about the Little Women Lingerie brand, and it sparked a chord, not a lingerie chord, but a literary one. I immediately thought of Louisa May Alcott’s book, Little Women. She was a pioneer when it came to expressing feminine thought. So, I searched on and discovered a 30-year-old British retail store that specializes in Petite Lingerie. The store … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
If you’re a fan of graphic, eye-catching shapes and elastic strapping in your lingerie collection (and beyond it), I think you’ll like Cosmogonie. Based in Paris, the brand was created by designer Julie Mechery Grall, who left a career assistant-directing music videos to launch what she describes as a “sexy, daring and positive” lingerie line that celebrates the female figure.
It’s a brand makes heavy use … Read More
Five years ago, we featured the Henri Rousseau masterpiece, The Dream, in Lise Charmel’s monthly Spotlight. The correlation of the famed artist’s masterpiece to Lise Charmel’s luxurious tropical prints could/ cannot be denied. Today, as we showcase the Lise Charmel Fleurs Etoile collection, I find myself harking back to this post-impressionist tour de force. The artist’s canvas evokes a tropical scene of night blooms surrounding a beautiful woman. Fleurs … Read More
By TINA WILSON
It’s the end of 2023 and I want to crawl back into the womb and be warm, oblivious, unafraid of the future and just beginning, but this is my reality and while very grateful for all that I have, I need comfort.
Swaddling, bundling, wrapping, cuddling, these are all words that give me that comfort. They also remind us of embraces, babies, friends, family and dare I … Read More