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There is something very ethereal about the way spring emerges in the Hudson Valley.  As the trees begin to bloom, naked bark is slowly transformed from basic to beautiful.  In the beginning, it is if a translucent veil that floats over the branches.  Every day the scenery grows richer as light and color infuse the landscape  with an airy softness.  From bare to lush, this metamorphosis is nature’s evolution from … Read More


Intimate Insider News

by Moira Nelson

Here’s your most recent Intimate Affairs report providing you with the inside intimate scoop on happenings in the world of Lingerie!

My bosom buddy Jene Luciani is the national spokesperson for Curvy Kate USA and their “Star in a Bra” Model Search which recently launched here in the USA.  Jene is taping a “bra makeover” segment for Wendy Williams and I have been asked to model the … Read More


by  Jené Luciani

SugieWogie – I LOVE the idea of fashion and function and that’s why I’m a fan of the swim dress by SugieWogie. With their ‘built-in shapewear,’ these suits are the ultimate “Swimwear Problem-Solver,” making taking a day at the beach to sunset cocktails and beyond, effortless.

HydroChic – What about swimwear that you can also work out in? That’s the thought process between HydroChic. The … Read More


This Week’s Intimate Discovery:  Savvy Entrepreneurs Build A Gratifying Intimates Business

The moment I walked into Trousseau  in Vienna, Virginia and saw the gourmet chocolate counter calling my name, I knew that I was in an environment that understood how to address a woman’s needs.  A 3000 square foot consortium of lingerie, this boutique caters to bra fitting, leaving no size untested.  In 2011 alone, they sold 16,000 bras
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by Morgan O’Neill

Billy Collins was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States for 2001-2003.  He is the author of six collections of poetry.  Sailing Around the Room, published in 2001 by Random House is one of my favorites.  There is a breeziness and charm to Collins’ poetry; an unexpectedness that catches the reader by surprise and often makes him smile.  Perhaps, it is foolish to think that a … Read More


Stockings Are Not Tights!

A brief rundown of the differences between tights and stockings…

by Cristina Casciano-King

Tights, Hose, Stockings. People often interchange these words carelessly, or simply call everything and anything that falls in the legwear category “Stockings,” when in reality these are all different things. Before I knew any better I was one of them…

Then while discussing my “stocking” collection to the owner of a well known vintage lingerie store in … Read More


We moved yesterday; downsized from a 5 bedroom home on several acres of land to a 3 room apartment.  I am sitting on the porch of our cozy new abode situated on the Hudson River with my morning coffee.  Across the water all I see are the burgeoning trees rising from their own reflections in the NY waterway.  WestPoint Academy, poised among the greenery, adds a classy allure. The April … Read More


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