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 … Read More
This week’s Intimate Discovery: Yummie Brings Shapewear Out of The Closet
It is not too often that I can identify a new merchandising 
channel in the Intimate Apparel Industry, so you can imagine my excitement when I saw the pioneering lifestyle initiative recently launched by the innovative fashion solutions brand, Yummie Tummie by Heather Thomson. Simply named Yummie, this emerging brand now available to lingerie stores at … 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 … Read More
I have a personal rapport with the color red. My first car was a Red Toyota Corolla; $3000 new including air conditioning and snow tires. I was 21 and I wanted to make a statement. I polished my nails in “Revlon Red” lacquer, painted my lips in “Dior Red” lipstick, owned a red Bill Blass coat and donned a pair of red suede Charles Jourdan stilettos , which I … Read More
What makes a horse such an intoxicating animal is the combination of extreme sensitivity, majestic beauty and soft love. This 1000 pound animal can feel the touch of a tiny insect, hear the sound of an acorn on a barn roof, smell an animal cloaked by trees and see the flicker of a tiny movement in the distance. To ride a horse with grace, you must partner with his breath … Read More
This Week’s Intimate Discovery: Pret-A-Porter Glamour is Re-Launched in the Intimate Market
It was really a thrill last week to be invited
to see the recently re-vitalized Pleasure State™ Lingerie brand. Maintaining its signature haute couture design influence, four distinctive collections address a variety of consumer needs; fit, value and glamour. But it is the top of the line Couture Collection, an elegant gallery of intimate art, that embodies … Read More
What made the Renaissance such a revolution in the History of Art was the emergence of sensuality and form as a metaphor for beauty and life. I remember the first time I wandered through the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and saw Botticelli’s depiction of the Birth of Venus and thought how the perception of the feminine ideal has morphed through the centuries. Drenched in a pure white light, this painting … Read More