By Morgan O’Neill
Summer is here and with the long languid days, ever warm, I think of Lake George east of the Adirondacks in upstate New York. It is not hard. My parents, both deceased for many years are buried there. I don’t mean in a cemetery landed and occupied by strange neighbors on a hillside somewhere. I mean their cremated remains are scattered on the lake. Morbid? No. Far … Read More
By Aimee Guthinger
Now it’s time for some bridal girl-brief answers! Here’s where we last left off:
“I’d like to buy a wedding chemise for a shower gift, but is this something only meant for the brides’ mother to give?”
This is an important question, however the answer is relatively simple and goes something like this…I have yet to meet a bride who has ever received too many chemises. She … Read More
I know that Father’s Day is supposed to
be all about tools and ties, but that depends on who is giving the gift. Less we forget how the men in our lives became dads; I might suggest that one could make an argument for lingerie as the best possible celebration of your significant other on this particular holiday. There are a slew of possibilities but I am intrigued this week … Read More
By Margaret Shrum
Henna artist Sandy Patangay is known for over a decade of designing gorgeous traditional Indian henna body decorations for brides in NYC. Last year she decided to expand her henna artistry onto gorgeous little hand decorated artisanal wedding cakes in bright colors and heart and square shapes with her company Creme Delicious. I met Sandy at a bridal marketing round table and was immediately drawn to … Read More
By Rhea Cortado
Without a plan and with the intention of “just looking,” I went to the Rose Bowl flea market in Pasadena. This is not a good idea. The Rose Bowl flea market is bigger than any flea market you have ever been to, multiplied by tens and a lot of it is redundant. If you get lost, there is no way someone can find you using descriptions like, … Read More
By Luis Paredes
I’m a guy that works in the Lingerie industry. While that fact may elicit a round of high-fives from friends (who don’t work in the industry), it’s a job that I absolutely love and take incredibly seriously.
I publish the Lingerie Journal, the most popular online lingerie trade publication in the US. We cover all aspects of the industry including the occasional product review. I have a … Read More
By Layla L’Obatti
Fashion is driven by the ebbs and flows of color, silhouette, and fabrication – the components that drive visual style. Perhaps a less obvious and equally as valuable indicator of shifting trends is the terminology describing merchandise. Something to ponder when perusing linesheets and websites is the diction used to describe the same style in two different places is very indicative of the trend and target market. … Read More