By Marina Rybak
This Christmas will be like no other. The first Fifty Shades of Grey pleasure toys with bondage gear leading the pack are being launched just in time for the Holidays. The bestseller phenomenon, written by E L James, turned the world on its head on both side of the Atlantic. More erotic range is to come, the lingerie deal is … Read More
Lately I have been spending time visiting a friend on the upper west side of Manhattan. Her apartment is located just around the block from the sophisticated luxury chocolate shop, Jacque Torres. I always stop in for a latte and to feast my fantasies on the rich selection of artful confections offered there. I haven’t splurged yet, out of respect for Jenny Craig, but let’s face it, intent and reality … Read More
By Layla L’Obatti
Flashforward Flashback – JCREW channels Jane Fonda is Barefoot in the Park’s sultry look with Masculine Nightshirt
Flashback: Young love personified, Jane Fonda and Robert Redford are NYC newlyweds making the transition to married life. Here she teasingly waves goodbye in Redford’s nightshirt after getting a kiss that she finds less spicy than the ones exchanged pre-nuptials.
Flashforward: Jane’s effortless style translated into a modern Pajama shirt … Read More
By Richard Vincente
Watching the U.S. presidential debate the other night, I was (like so many others) horrified by the steady stream of half-truths, exaggerations, misquoted promises, outdated arguments and other hyperbolic rhetorical devices used by both candidates to slyly smear each other.
I’m Canadian, and while we have our own brand of political gamesmanship up here, the utter mendaciousness of the U.S. campaign is both foreign and reprehensible to … Read More
As one might know by now, I am always ferreting trends, not because I am searching for fashion highs, but rather I can’t halt the merchant instinct that drives me. When an idea continues to re-surface, I take note. One direction gaining real momentum in the Lingerie world is soft bras. Thus, my interest in the Clo Intimo line. First and foremost, I have watched this company grow exponentially over … Read More
By Lindsey Borchard
For the longest time I have never cared about matching my bra and my underwear. I mean who even knows if I am, and frankly who cares?? It’s not like I am showing off my lingerie to the world.
Claudette
It wasn’t until I started wearing lingerie for myself that I started matching. It may seem silly, but I get a certain confidence knowing that I am … Read More
By Marina Rybak
I had the privilege of meeting Frank Blaso Jr. of Hamilton Embroidery when I joined the renowned lingerie company, presently known as Carole Hochman Design Group. I felt like a kid in the candy store, learning the ABC’s of creating embroideries with Frank, which gave me the unique opportunity to dazzle my imagination.
Hamilton Embroidery is located in Union City, NJ about 10 minutes away from NYC. … Read More