This Week’s Intimate Discovery: A Quintessential French Brand Renews Itself.
When I was young, I was infatuated by everything French. I learned the language, studied the art, lived there for a brief respite and was particularly pleased that my career required travel to Paris for the sole purpose of looking at exquisite lingerie. My first stop on every shopping excursion was always Bon Marché, a great microcosm of the crème of the French Intimate … 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: Talent Forges Innovation in Lingerie E-Commerce
What appeals to me most about the BareNecessities.com website is the natural symbiosis that I feel as a lingerie merchant to this brand. Their mission to provide the highest quality product assortment at the best value parallels my quest to bring clarity to the Intimate Apparel marketplace. Firmly ensconced in the highly competitive Lingerie venue offered on the Internet, 
BareNecessities.com has remained on the … Read More
I flew to Paris from NYC on one of the first flights out after September 11, 2001. Many of my colleagues opted not to travel and I understood. But for me, I have always lived by the credo that when a bully strikes, it’s important to stand tall. Taking off from JKF, we flew over the still smoldering destruction in lower Manhattan and turned east around The Statue of Liberty. There she stood, … Read More
Architecture that challenges perception has always been a source of creative inspiration for me. Last year, while traveling in New Mexico, I happened upon the Miraculous Staircase in the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe. Built to solve the everyday problem of how to access the choir loft without interfering with the space in this tiny Gothic church, the carpenter accomplished a feat of engineering that boggles the imagination. Turning 360 degrees twice this construction has … Read More
My father was a gentle man, very fastidious, very reserved. He never raised his voice. I never heard any ultimatums. There were just expectations, very high expectations. No matter what I wanted, there was always a goal before I could have it. He was always raising the bar. He taught me that I was my only true competitor. His was a perfectionist whose standard for quality and performance were a constant objective. I remember … Read More
This Week’s Intimate Discovery: Simone Perele Lights up the Panty Market with Invisi’bulles
By now most of my readers know that I am
on a constant search for the world’s most comfortable panty. Last week I tried the Invisi’bulle bikini (158720) from Simone Perele and I knew I had found another contender. This light as air, ultra-fine microfiber design is engineered with a stitch free bonding technique that holds the panty in place as … Read More