Retail tides are rising as the 
resistance to luxury goods ebbs. Visiting the Cosabella flagship and showroom in Soho, NY a few weeks ago, I discovered an interesting retail tidbit that set off my merchant’s radar. Cosabella has noticed a real sea change in their business: Customers are focusing on product in lieu of price. Only a short time ago, it was all about the cost of an item. Now … Read More
By Layla L’Obatti
We’ve come a very long way since loin clothes and leaf pasties, and the bra has ridden the decades in many forms. Today we are experiencing the bra in a whole new way, and that is as outerwear. This is not the “bustier” or the cone bra that defined Madonna’s representation of a power woman in the 80’s this is a revolution more reminiscent of the 60’s … Read More
By Libby Dowd
Today more brides opt out of the traditional garter toss. But that does not mean the demand for this dainty underpinning is waning. In fact, the garter selections available to brides are expanding and styles are becoming more decadent and luxurious. La Gartier owner and designer, Sarah Dobson says garters are trending—big time. It’s not the traditional toss that is drawing in customers. “Brides are buying garters … Read More
by Morgan O’Neill
I cannot explain what made me think of Robert Herrick as I stood there, in the middle of the Curve show last February looking at this beautiful, delicate diaphanous baby doll designed by Jane Woolrich, but I did. It was exquisitely simple, though I knew that the intricacy in the detail and the quality of the workmanship was anything but simple. The first lines of Herrick’s … Read More
by Moira Nelson
Hey there Intimate Insiders! January and February were very busy months for the Lingerie Industry because of the trade shows and other exciting events taking place around the World…. From Paris to New York, from London to Las Vegas…. It was a non-stop Panty Party! And then March rolled around and gave us all a moment to recoup. But now…. We’re back at it! Lots of good … Read More
by Jené Luciani
OK, so Lingerie Briefslingerie world is all about letting you in on what’s ‘new’ in the lingerie world and this time, it’s a bra line out of the UK (they are always first, aren’t they?) that’s finally now launching here in the US!!! But, the thing I really love about Curvy Kate, available at BareNecessities.com, is that they cater to fuller-busted women D-K cups, something that … Read More
You have to be an animal lover to visit my sister, Beth. Her home is the asylum for 8 wiener dogs of varying temperaments, 3 belonging to her and the remainder in foster care. As an active member of Fido’s for Freedom and Dachshund Rescue of North America, she devotes a good chunk of her day caring for abandoned, abused and surrendered hounds. She calls them her surrogate children. … Read More