Happy Independence Day from All of Us at Lingerie Briefs!
Showcasing Lingerie Briefs’ Spotlight Partners – Wacoal, Panache, Montelle, Freya, Coobie, LOU, Hanky Panky, Jane Woolrich, Chantelle, Elomi and LeMystere.… Read More
Move over Dylan’s Candy Bar, there’s a new game in town. Jane & Bleecker opened its doors this spring stocked with an assortment of comfy, cool and colorful sleep treats. The brand is a virtual candyland of coordinated separates rife with quirky prints and patterns. Conceived with a New York state of mind, these styles are perfect for any young millennium. This collection, created by the The Carole Hochman Design … Read More
It’s no secret that I feed on comfort. My entire lifestyle is wrapped around the psychology of casual contentment. To me, this is the ultimate luxury. It is probably a compelling reason why I feel so strongly about the emergence of Easy Wear in the Intimate market. In fact, it is a kind of addiction. I have been waiting patiently for the delivery of Addiction Nouvelle Lingerie’s new micro-modal loungewear, … Read More
Saturday was the summer solstice and I spent it visiting my partner, Shirley at her home in Portsmouth, NH. We really didn’t do much but still, the weekend did not disappoint: perfect weather, ocean sunsets, sailboats, lobster rolls and homemade ice cream. It struck me that the very essence of the New England lifestyle is captured in the local vistas along this coastline. This is the berthing ground of nautical … Read More
Sue Hughes, a traveling lingerie sales rep for the Formfit Company of Chicago, with model checking fit. 1949 Photo by Phillip Harrington accompanied by Stanley Kubrick for Look Magazine.
In our continuing series on Lingerie through the decades, Shirley focuses on post WWII intimate apparel and the glamorous starlets of the 1940’s who created great desire for beautiful undergarments, sleepwear and swimwear…. READ MORE in ‘Lingerie That Lingers’… Read More
As a veteran New Yorker, I prefer commuting around the city underground. I know the subways have a reputation, much maligned in my opinion. It is the fastest way of navigating the urban landscape. The NY transit system has its own cultural identity; a collective of creative synergy that never stops performing. Where else but in NYC could a music program birthed in the metro gain international appreciation? Music Under … Read More
Some years ago, when I was juggling 3 kids and a full time job, my oldest friend and I would take one long week-end each June for a reprieve. She anointed me Secretary of Transportation; my only responsibility was to get us to our destination. She took on all logistics, which was a vacation in itself for the multi-tasking me. I have very warm memories of those brief segues into … Read More