Help Wacoal give back this October with their bra of the month, Awareness. This best-selling style has been a favorite in department stores due to a variety of amazing features like a hidden underwire and inner sling that provide lift and wide set straps with a leotard back that provide shape and support. However, what really stands out is this bra has a cause. Not only is it beautifully designed … Read More
This season, Empreinte is taking its inspiration from the sense of joy and optimism that summer brings. We are riding the wave of that good holiday vibe. We are playing with the codes of femininity. We are shaping, lacing and accessorizing in order to create those visual details that enhance the body and gently define a new and original femininity.
The range of colours inspired by the spectrum of sunlight … Read More
Some years ago, the CEO of Saks, a former colleague and retail mentor of mine, asked me how I might feel about changing my career direction to the designer runway universe. Feeling that I was much more suited to trolling street born trends, I told her that hi-fashion terrain didn’t exactly fit with my own merchant instincts. She was surprised, given my leaning towards creative ventures. At the time, I … Read More
One of the major pluses of social media is it’s ability to launch new talent directly to the public. Instagram is a visual goldmine. This week Alison showcases a new bespoke brand designed in the UK, Temper Lingerie. READ and SEE MORE… Read More
By ALISON CONNOLLY
There’s no reason why black lingerie gets to have all the fun! It turns out that all-white lingerie can be equally sexy, and can forego the typical classification of being “bridal”. UK designer Amelia Firth-Waugh has created the brand Temper Lingerie as a way of reinventing the role of white intimates. It’s no surprise that her creative influence and professional background includes internships at Chromat (see some … Read More
Introducing the show stopping and sophisticated new range Kiki, that offers sheer and subtle touches and beautiful embroidery to create a truly elegant look. Launching in two colors of sophisticated black as well as bright raspberry, the Kiki collection features an underwired plunge bra which creates a sexy low plunge look, based on the popular Elomi plunge bra … Read More
At the age of 22, I acquired my first dog, a pure white Samoyed Husky. He was quite a diversion from the wiener dogs that commandeered my household most of my childhood. Tarot (I guess you can guess where my head was in those days) was an unintended purchase. Accompanying a colleague who was looking for a pet, I became smitten by a 4 month old fluff ball whose energy … Read More