For someone who was married in City Hall, and purports to question the fiduciary value of the whole wedding regalia, I am completely enamored by the bridal industry. Every channel is a homage to creativity and femininity. I am sure that is why it is such an inspiration for Lingerie design. Recently, I discovered Wild Orchid Company, a custom cake kitchen in Dover, NH and Chef/Owner, Erin Gardner was … Read More
By Marina Rybak
If you are born in the sign of Cancer, precisely on the fourteenth of July, you may be thrilled to find out that you share your special day with Gustav Klimt. An Austrian Symbolist artist and co-founder of the Viennese Secession art movement at the turn of the 20th century sealed his world fame with The Kiss – a painting, considered as popular as Mona Lisa.

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My sister, Beth, is a terrific person and a great friend. We grew up in the same house but we are nothing alike. I tend to roam the edge looking at rainbows; she likes to stay on course preferring the pragmatic path. Several months ago I took her bra shopping. Try as I might, there was no convincing her to buy a lacy European bra, which she did admire for … Read More
By Ali Cudby

Hot town, summer in the city! When the temperature goes up, I get more questions about bra care. Maybe you do, as well. Helping customers understand care for their bras helps you, as a retailer, to become a trusted adviser to your customers. I’m surprised when retailers don’t think to explain bra care to the women who shop with them.
Adding bra care products is not only … Read More
Lou Line’s embroidered patterns are perfectly paired with microfiber to give this every-day “fashion basic” line its contemporary style. A line dedicated to comfort with a fashion edge, it’s is offered in Blanc,-essential summer white, Cosmétique-a blush nude shade, and Bleu Outremer-a luminous ocean blue.
It is HOT in New York. Long, languid, sultry days have left us wilting in their wake. It feels like jungle stew and there hasn’t been much relief. If we have to live in this torrid climate, a little provocative nighttime diversion would be nice. Leave it to Betsey Johnson to design a summer sleepwear collection replete with exotic animals, tropical gardens and breezy light fabrics to provide a creative … Read More



