Intimate Affairs

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by Moira Nelson

Hey there Intimate Insiders!  January and February were very busy months for the Lingerie Industry because of the trade shows and other exciting events taking place around the World…. From Paris to New York, from London to Las Vegas….  It was a non-stop Panty Party!  And then March rolled around and gave us all a moment to recoup.  But now….  We’re back at it!  Lots of good stuff happening in the Intimates … Read More


by Moira Nelson

The Lingerie Designer Showcase and Bra La Mode co-hosted a Networking Seminar and Lingerie Fashion Show in NYC on February 22, 2012.

Combining the best elements of a marketing seminar, a lingerie fashion show and a networking event, New York City’s newest Lingerie Trade Show, the Lingerie Designer Showcase held its debut Brand Affair Event in collaboration with intimate apparel resource site BraLaMode.com on February 22, 2012 at The Producers Club on … Read More


For Curvy Girls

by Moira Nelson as seen on BralaMode

Bare Necessities Launches BarePlus for Curvy Girls Just Like Us!

Today, everyone in the Intimate Apparel industry is familiar with BareNecessities.com.  But I grew up with them.  The company was around long before they were a dot com.  Initially, Bare Necessities was a well established family-run, brick-and-mortar retailer with a few boutiques in central New Jersey.  I remember them as the intimate apparel store you visited if … Read More


by Moira Nelson

On Tuesday, January 31st, 2012, the Underfashion Club hosted its annual Femmy Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street.  The Intimate Affair was hosted by the witty and charismatic celebrity spokesperson Carson Kressley.  When asked to host the annual awards ceremony, Carson Kressley thought to himself, “I don’t know anyone as Femmy as me, so that sounds like it could work!”

The annual Femmy Awards Gala is considered the premier event in the intimate … Read More


Backstage at Bra*Tenders

by Moira Nelson 

Alan and Lori Kaplan are very serious about the business of bras.  Their boutique, Bra*Tenders, is a quirky and vibrant shop with a Broadway-theme tucked inside The Film Center Building on Ninth Avenue in NYC’s Theater district.  This hidden gem is not your typical bra store.  There’s no store front.  Passersby would never know it was there.  Non-theatrical clients (civilians like you and me) are required to make an appointment.  And … Read More


IASC Holiday Party - Santa with the "Kids at Rusk"

IASC Holiday Party - Santa with the "Kids at Rusk"

On Wednesday, December 14, 2011, the Intimate Apparel Square Club (IASC) held their annual Holiday Party at Horizon House at NYU Langone Medical Center’s Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. The Holiday Party is an annual event and has become one of the highlights of the year. Members of IASC celebrate by visiting with the children that are hospitalized at the Rusk Institute, “Santa Claus”
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