Submitted by Tara Campbell Owner Rosalind’s Lingerie in Cambridge, ON, Canada
I’ve felt a part of Rosalind’s Lingerie since I was a little girl, when my mother started working there part-time in 1988. (?) At 12, I helped wrap Christmas gifts in the shop, and loved the atmosphere, the ribbons and lace, the happy women. In 2002, mom “bought her job” as she used to say, when she became the … Read More
I was finally able to see the acclaimed exhibit, “Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this week-end. I made it just under the wire: the show closed on Memorial Day. It was worth the effort though, because this was a display of paintings from some of history’s most renowned artists highlighted from a very interesting and innovative perspective. Showcased in tandem with these masterpieces were renditions … Read More
By Ali Cudby
Claudette’s Dessous line became an instant hit the season it debuted, and has continued to grow its devoted following. The line itself is relatively (and deceptively) simple – a sheer, stretch mesh, cut-and-sewn bra with a couple of matching bottoms. What has set Dessous apart is equally simple:
Customers LOVE the colors.
The season Dessous launched, Claudette showed a series of neon colors, exactly when neon … Read More
Flashforward: Vintage burlesque costumes often featured beading and fringe to accentuate a dancer’s movement.
Flashback: Made by Niki’s fringe skirt and top are a modern take on that idea, with ombre fringe taking a new turn in contemporary and graphic designs that are hard to forget.… Read More
I was always a curvy girl. It wasn’t easy growing up that way in my generation. From the time I was 12 years old, when other girls began buying bras because they wanted to, I was buying bras because I had to. It was no easy task to find the right fit with enough comfort as well as support. Either the bra was really an abbreviated undershirt, or it was … Read More
The best of Chantelle since 1998. The essential to every woman’s wardrobe, a molded seamless bra with perfect support and a minimizing effect. This season we introduce a modern twist with a plaid, hounds tooth design on the cup.… Read More
