One year ago this month, I lost my sister-in-law to Cancer. I had an unlikely friendship with Celeste. She lived a rural lifestyle in the Adirondack Mountains while I sought the global pulse generated by my NYC base. We steered through 35 years of family trials and tribulations together forming a filial bond. But when Celeste was 47, she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and I was confronted with the potential of death. I was … Read More
I wasn’t much of a football enthusiast in college; I never really grasped the devotion of these obsessed fans. But then my son, in his sophomore year at Boston College managed to persuade us that tailgating was a rite of passage and we, as his parents, should take responsibility for abetting this tradition. So for several years, we motored to Boston to take part in the home game revelry nurtured on campus by a contingent … Read More
This Week’s Intimate Discovery: A Gorgeous Boutique Proves the Power of Color in Montreal
I just returned from a quick 
trip to Montreal during which I had an opportunity to visit some wonderful boutiques. I have always been intrigued by the Canadian Intimate Apparel business because in many ways it still mimics the European approach where independent stores still dominate the business landscape. In Canada, the small retailer still reigns supreme. They do not … Read More
We are all feeling the throwback of the current state of politics in the USA. It doesn’t matter what side you’re on, it’s frustrating. Just when the economy seems to be crawling back from the brink, we get front ended by partisan rancor. So, frankly, for me, the CurveNY show held at the Javits Center last week was a welcome respite. Not only was it an escape from the onslaught of nefarious media, but it … Read More
This Week’s Intimate Discovery: Intima Group Hosts Retail Panel Seminar: Impact of Social Media on Business.
I am so pleased to be affiliated with The Intima Group, international publishers of the premiere Lingerie Trade Magazine in the global intimate apparel industry. We all recognize the quality and class of the USA editon, The Best of Intima, just released this week on line and available in print at CurveNY and CurveNV. Therefore, it is with … Read More
Could it be the salty air, ocean breeze
Or the beach
Nearby, I think
More than these things
It is the seagull soaring
She spreads her wings
Softly slips her feathered form through clear, cloudless skies
She is me
Elsewhere
A profile of freedom
I moved to the beach in the early 70’s while my friends were settling in Manhattan. No one could quite grasp why I decided on this hour long commute to work … Read More
I have been ensconced in the Lingerie world for more than 25 years and as a curator of this intimate art form, I have often wrestled with the position of pleasure objects in the gallery of a tasteful boutique. In the Intimate Apparel world, there has always been a delicate dance between elegance and the erotic. It is a woman’s right to experience her femininity no matter what journey her life might take, but how … Read More