“Parallel Dressing is loungerie that crosses over to sportswear” …Peter Burke
I can’t quite put my finger on what it is about P.J. Salvage that always captures my imagination, but that “Je Ne Sais Quoi” is what makes this brand so seductive. On a personal level, it is the continual reach for that next new idea. They are always thinking outside of the box. This time, … Read More
By Marina Rybak
The tender declarations of love precede the invention of paper, yet the outpouring of affections to your “immortal beloved” in the handwritten love letter is almost obsolete. The world without a love letter? Few personal love rituals can match up the intensity of passionate expression on paper, which at times is daring, noble, heroic, vulnerable and always oh so intimate.
In the age of social digital media … Read More
By Moira Nelson
The breast cancer awareness organization, PinkChoseMe Foundation, is hosting Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day USA 2012, an awareness and fundraising celebration, on October 17th, 2012. I am delighted to announce that The Lingerie Alliance is sponsoring this event to help make it a success. Tiffany Jones, Founder and President of PinkChoseMe Foundation, is working with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Plastic Surgery Foundation … Read More
Meet Godiva, Irish and Bandit, three miniature horses that live the life of riley at the Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Cold Spring, NY where I volunteer to assist people with special needs. They might look pint sized but believe me they have huge personalities, with no idea that they are ¼ the size of pasture mate, Otto. I have nicknamed them my little mini coopers because they are as adorable … Read More
By Layla L’Obatti
Lingerie Flashback/Flashforward – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Slips
Flashback: Elizabeth Taylor, no stranger to making a fashion moment on-screen, steals the scene in a white hot satin and lace slip in A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Flashforward: An iconic moment and style worth repeating here’s the modern day version of this slinky number from Julianna Rae
Sleepwear Flashback/Flashforward – The Pajama Game … Read More
By Ali Cudby
Innovation comes in many guises, and in this column we’ll take a look at some “cheeky” new approaches to undies. In this case, the focus is not so much on the garments, but rather their distribution mechanisms.
Empowered By You
The Empowered By You panty is a new luxury brand that contributes a percentage of all profits to the Seven Bar Foundation. The purpose of the Foundation … Read More
By Jacalyn Bennett
The most important aspect of being an inspired lingerie designer is in the knowing that your heart’s creative intention is to accomplish beauty for the highest good of all beings.
I set out to build factories where setting the highest working standards for our sewers and factory workers was at the forefront of my motivation as a lingerie designer.
As lingerie is the closet garment next to … Read More