Briefs

When I was first introduced to the work of contemporary painter Dana Schutz, I was overwhelmed by the impact of bright fantastical color on her canvases.  I was stunned by the juxtaposition of seemingly discordant hues on a surface that seemed almost free of structure.  Immediately, I thought of the early 20th century Fauves and the shift they ignited in the art world as they liberated color from form.  … Read More


BRIEF ALERT! MovModa

This Week’s Intimate Discovery: Performance Lingerie enters the Intimate Apparel Market

I am very excited about my newest brand MovModa, a Performance Lingerie line that has just been launched from, where else, California.  This collection of multifunctional intimates introduces a whole new category to the Intimate Apparel world with a collection of bandeaus, unisuits and panty shorts designed in Italian maker, Eurojersey’s patented Sensitive® Nylon/Lycra® spandex shaping fabric.  Created … Read More


Several years ago, on a family vacation in France, I took my history obsessed son on an excursion to Omaha Beach in Normandy.  His passion at the time was everything he could learn about World War II and the parent in me felt compelled to give him this opportunity.  Little did I realize the impact this memorial would have on my own familial vision.  Both my mother and my … Read More


This Week’s Intimate Discovery: Airy Soft Panties With a Featherweight Fit

It is no secret that I am always searching for great fitting everyday basic panties.  Recently, I tried the hi-cut brief (834175) from the B-Smooth Collection by Wacoal and I am hooked.   Selling rapidly everywhere,  this underwear is destined to be an inventory classic.  Tagless and seamless, they literally disappear under  clothes, but it is the supple and soothing … Read More


Indulge ~ Fauve

They say that indulgence is the original sin.  I don’t agree.  When I was married, child of the 60’s that I was, I shunned the whole elaborate wedding thing.  I thought it “beneath” my bohemian lifestyle.  Of course, I was in my 20’s and I was absolutely positive that I was right.  I got married in City Hall.  I could not rationalize the point of all the material seduction that … Read More


This Week’s Intimate Discovery:   Leg Dressing, Leg Art

When I was a  hosiery buyer (in a past life), it was all about pantyhose:  Stockings were a business to accommodate my grandmother’s generation.  Not anymore.   That’s why I was really pleased when, recently, I had a chance to review the StockinGirl line, a quality leg-wear brand so diverse, that the assortment can accommodate any occasion, year round.  But it was … Read More


This morning it was the tulips and the bay

Clear inside a crisp May day

Today, I feel clean, like spring

Lifted from the gray wash of yesterday

This balance between the air and water and flower

Is so fragile and holds such power

Within one hour the train will move me away

And the city tide will flow in and steal my day

Shortly after I bought the house … Read More


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