I spent a good portion of my career working for
a robe and sleepwear company that was well ensconced in the Turkish terrycloth market. I know a great deal about this business and have a special place in my merchant heart for this loungewear category whose loudest applause is always around a holiday. I have developed a fair share of bathrobes and given a plethora of them as gifts to … Read More
label, designing and supporting a conscious culture with hand structured loungerie and boudoir accessories. Designer Jennifer Brown utilizes reclaimed, sustainable, and many times vintage materials for each design and entire process. 
Summer yields the end of spring cleaning and the start of vintage selling events like Brimfield on the East Coast. Sunnier climates like California boast year round vintage/flea markets like the famed Pasadena flea market, but the east coast with its lengthier history tends to yield a deeper trove of antiques.
Depending on whether you are a store owner visiting the show to find that unique key … Read More
My mother was a warm, selfless and strong woman whose standard for correct
behavior was off the scales. She had an excellent eye for quality, a fine tuned ear for integrity and a keen understanding of value. A few days ago, my 
brother reminded me that we–including my sister-had a bit of Toledo, Ohio in each of us. How could we not deny that influence on our DNA? She was, … Read More
As the Summer time approaches everyone is looking for that little beauty boost to take their legs from winter white to that summer glow. The legs which are covered from late october sometimes until MAY will finaly have their day in the sun but now without the sun -thanks to SunKiss Fake Tan Tights available exclusivly from TightsPlease.co.uk
The SunKiss Fake Tan Tights are a revolutionary idea, … Read More
COCKTAIL CHILDREN
I don’t have cocktail children.
They do not work rooms
Rely on pop culture icons or speak on the
swell of land bearing waves
Each one stands knee deep in the surf
Holding the ocean at bay by digging in
Toes firmly sinking in wet sand
Not dancing in the spray
Each one waiting, standing strong.
I think I taught them not to belong
To seek passion and … Read More
Last week was a busy one here in New York City. Buyers were in town for Market appointments; and business dinners and other events ensued late into the evening. And it’s not over yet! It seems that the wholesale Market Week is going to last for two weeks this year….. Still lots of appointments on the calendar!
On Wednesday, May 2nd, the Intimate Apparel Council … Read More
