By ALI CUDBY
2014 is ending already? Wow – this year was a blur! Seems like summer was yesterday. Last winter’s endless snow and cold could have been the day before that. And yet…we’ve covered a lot of ground together in this Retail Briefs column.
Let’s take a quick look back at some of the highlights of our time together here.
We started the year by wrapping up our series … Read More
By KIM CALDWELL
Christmas and Hanukkah are here. The biggest gift giving events of the year. As an underwear lover and someone who says Hurray for Lingerie, I adore giving undies to my pals. But a recent Fruit of the Loom underwear ad posed a potent question: what are the rules for giving underwear? Who can you give it to? And furthermore, what’s appropriate to give?
Here are a … Read More
With the Hi Impact, Le Mystere is really upping their game as it relates to the Sport Bra Category. The Hi Impact is the first of its kind for Le Mystere by incorporating more technological details in both the fabrication and styling (all listed below), this bra is set to endure the most rigorous of workouts.
Focusing 100% of our energy on creating bras up to 44H cups, which are … Read More
Whenever I think of design perfection I think of my old friend and colleague Marcia Bayard with whom I worked for many years, first at Macy’s and later on at the Turkish based NAP, NY where we launched the Crabtree & Evelyn Sleepwear line together. Our symbiotic relationship consisted as me, the merchandiser challenging design viability and cost and Marcia, the designer whose vision often outreached the current trends. We … Read More
The perfect choice this holiday season – Elomi introduces Bijou in festive red for Holiday 2014. Bijou’s beautiful, smooth and sumptuous fabric gives you the total comfort and support your curves need, giving you the confidence to wear any day of the week. Featuring stunning coral trim and bows, wear the perfectly smooth moulded bra which is available from a 36E up to a 42H cup which offers a sweetheart … Read More
Ring in the New Year with Hanky Panky’s Gilded Lace Bralette which has soft stretch tulle lining and a sweet satin ribbon tie on the front. Pair this with the bikini panty in Gilded Lace with soft stretch tulle front lining and back panel and functional satin ribbon side ties. Made in the USA… Happy Holidays!… Read More
I was rummaging through my daughter’s dresser drawers recently when I happened upon a bralette whose touch was so creamy smooth that I picked it up and asked her if this was the sample we had discovered a few years ago when sample shopping in Paris. But she said no; that it was, in fact, from Splendid®. She’s a real Splendid® RTW fan, often lauding their amazing fabrics, … Read More