This has been a bi-coastal week for me: New York to Miami to Los Angeles and home again today. Staying with friends along the way has its advantages, but complete privacy is not one of them. Sharing space requires a modicum of modesty as well as some level of luxurious escape. I never travel without certain items that would otherwise leave me feeling lost: my perfume, my kindle and my … Read More
Hot! That’s the best word to describe my weekend in Florida attending the Miami Swim Show in South Beach. Everything about the experience helped me to define this mega market; the half-naked people, pulsating street music, gorgeous white sand beaches, lush tropical greenery, color drenched architecture and bold, powerful swimwear that filled four convention rooms and many off site locations. Not to mention the invitation only runway shows that run … Read More
One of my favorite shopping haunts are museum gift shops; in particular, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Several years back I purchased a tote bag designed with this William Morris print. I carried it for a while until my daughter kidnapped it to use as a book bag in college. Her affinity for textiles and the intricate weaving and dying technique developed by Morris was right in line with her … Read More
This weekend, I had to go to the mall; not my favorite pastime. Thus, I commandeered my husband for morale support. Patient as he was, I thought I owed him some reprieve so when he pulled me into the Tesla auto showroom to assuage his male car lust, I acquiesced. I figured I would wait for him to work through his fantasy and then move on. What I didn’t expect … Read More
Nothing says Lingerie, old or new, quite like a Corset. And nothing says Lingerie Briefs quite like an artistic and historical interpretation of this age old intimate underpinning. Today we are very proud to headline two of our writers. First, Michelle Metens creator and owner of Dollhouse Bettie, who takes over the Lingerie That Lingers blog with her introductory column “Everything Old Is New Again”. Here she details corset design … Read More
Last night I watched a short documentary about Highclere Castle, the real life location of my current TV watching binge, Downton Abbey. Since 1679, this has remained a family home, morphing through the decades both physically and functionally. It has sustained its iconic character as an aristocrat’s lair, a military hospital, a war refugee’s haven and now the infamous setting of an award winning television series. Structurally it has … Read More
Being a veteran New Yorker, I have the privilege of expansive exposure to great restaurants, some with very distinct character worthy of note. But to be honest, I am not a foodie, dislike dressing up and find that unless the guests are truly interesting, the whole process feels like a task. When I was invited to attend my cousin’s 50th surprise anniversary party held last Sunday at The River … Read More