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Ellen Lewis

It Girl Leg Dressing

by Cristina Casciano-King

Whether it’s Selena Gomez in a pair of sexy House of Holland Chain Super Suspenders strutting through Paris with Justin Beiber or Kate Middleton walking the down the aisle of Westminster Abbey in her signature Nude Nylons, Legware is everywhere.

Gone are the saggy blue pairs of Nylons worn by generations of frumpy secretaries. We are at a moment that is Mad Men meets this Millennium … Read More


By Layla L’Obatti

I remember one of the most thrilling moments I had as a student at FIT was when we got to visit the museum and view selected pieces from their archives. If we were lucky we’d get to put on white gloves and handle the garments, and to a designer that ability to turn something inside and out and understand its construction is as priceless as the historical … Read More


Art ~ Chantelle

My daughter Kate’s choice of majoring in Fine Arts at Vassar College has initiated many questions about the necessity of developing “real life skills” during a child’s formative years.  It’s hard to make a living from Art.  But education is much more than meets the eye and her course of study definitely created a provocative thought process.  Maybe it was her exposure to my world as she grew up, but … Read More


by Ali Cudby


 

Consider the technical challenges of creating lingerie.  No matter how carefully a manufacturer designs a garment, as soon as any pattern is incorporated into the fabric there will be differences from size to size.  It’s simply impossible to make a pattern identical when the area covered by the bra elements change between sizes.

That has been the rule, until now.  Technology is changing the way fabrics are … Read More


by Margaret Shrum

Nookies Pleasure Apparel was inspired by an article that suggested women experience increased sexual pleasure when their feet are warm.  The creator, Susie Shina told me that she began wearing socks every time she had sex.  “I wore everything from my husband’s work socks,  to my tennis socks, chunky hiking socks and thin, fashionable socks.  If the socks were warm, they weren’t sexy – if they were … Read More


BRIEF ALERT! Knock Out™

This Week’s Intimate Discovery: Technology Enables A New Brand Of Smart Panties

Several years ago, I began to hear rumblings in the market about a niche panty opportunity that had recently emerged: a product developed  to eliminate moisture and odor issues.  I was fairly certain that this concept would be supported primarily in pharmacy locations and was a bit surprised when I began to be approached, in fact, by … Read More


This is a very chaotic time for me, one of those crazy shifts in life’s equinox that can paralyze or energize, depending on perspective.  For sure it is a crucible of stress.  I am selling my home, full of 40 plus years of “stuff”, and downsizing big time.  There are only a few weeks left to liquidate and the process morphs daily.  I have decided to go greener, eliminate the … Read More


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