Submitted by Cyla Weiner, owner and partner of
Sylene of Washington in Chevy Chase, Maryland
While growing up in the lingerie business in NJ I never thought about having my own store. Until one day after I got married and was teaching French, that I had a brilliant idea to open a lingerie store similar to the one my parents had in NJ. Teaching wasn’t as appealing to me … Read More
By Marina Rybak
My summer meanderings in Harlem, the hippest destination of savvy globetrotters, were long overdue. My stars were lining up. An enticing underpinnings exhibit lured me into the oldest New York residence just above Sugar Hill, The Morris-Jumel Mansion.
I always wanted to teleport myself into another place and time in an instant. I had my lucky break. I felt like Alice in Wonderland when I took … Read More
Montelle ~ Coquette
Coming October 2013 – Deep Emerald – The color of the year… Read More
By Margaret Shrum
Savoir Faire
The Chantelle Spirit, the French Allure:
Parisian, Bold and Spontaneous… the French Allure cannot be explained. It is shown in a gesture, a look, a posture, and in that very “je ne sais quoi” way, which elevates women to the sublime.
By Elisabeth Dale
The Jockey Company introduced a “revolutionary” new bra sizing system a few weeks ago. Why? Because experts agree that 80 percent of women wear the wrong size bra. This is thought to be due, in part, to the inadequacy of the current antiquated measuring tape method of determining bra size. But does it even matter? What if women wear the “wrong” size bra for all the “right” … Read More
Actually, I had intended to post a different story tonight, but my plans went awry today and instead I am having a glass of chardonnay and focusing on being in the moment. It was one of those days when a 2 hour hiatus for chores turned into a 7 hour ordeal. Besides being a designated chauffeur, I was on grandma duty that evolved from a one hour commitment into 4 … Read More