by Ali Cudby
There’s a tug-of-war in the American bra market. Women scream for smooth, smooth, smooth when it comes to the design of their bra cups. But let’s face it – smooth can get boring. Manufacturers look for new ways to bring aesthetic appeal into the contoured cup bra. Some add embellishment to the band or straps and leave the cup pristine – Simone Perele’s Andora Molded Bra is … Read More
It’s early Sunday morning and I am watching a flock of sixteen wild turkeys grandstanding in my yard. Eight toms and eight hens are engaged in a ritual dance of some sort: the boys are strutting their stuff and the girls are prancing around in a flirting match. Tails are spread wide, plumage erect as a symphony of courting cries announce each male’s presence. The female plays a subtler role, … Read More
by Richard Vincente
A year ago, a Toronto family made international headlines for their decision to not reveal the gender of their new baby to anyone outside the immediate family — in effect, raising a ‘genderless’ child.
It wasn’t a publicity stunt or provocation. The parents were highly educated and caring people who simply wanted their child to develop (at least in its early … Read More
This Week’s Intimate Discovery: A New West Coast Panty Company Creates Undie Art
Private Arts is a LA based panty 
company that caught my eye at the recent CurveNY show. I am intrigued because their DNA is right up my alley. Founded by three artists, every design is hand drawn and then transformed into a print using the modern technical expertise available on Photoshop. Combinations of original illustrations, photography and … Read More
by Nivara Xaykao
As the dust settles on the Fall/Winter 2012 season, my colleagues and I at Stylesight are beginning to decipher the footpath of trends along the runway. In the area of intimates, inspiration materialized in subtle ways, from an intricate body map of seams to a plunging square neckline. Overall, collections were governed by dueling ideas of resplendence and restraint; and perhaps no two labels illustrated these … Read More
You must know by now that I am deep in the 
process of packing in preparing to move. Searching through my intimate drawers the other day in hope of paring down a bit, I uncovered my Retro Chic bra from Wacoal, which I first wrote about when it launched in the marketplace. As you might imagine, I have a lot of bras and sometimes they get buried away. I forgot … Read More
by Cristina Casciano-King
The Italian’s make some of the finest Hosiery in the world. Each brand brings its own unique hint of trends for the coming season. The newest Italian brand to hit the US is Gaetano Cazzola– a family owned Italian Fashion line, that has it all the glam and sophistication. One of my favorite new looks, the “Tattooed” Legging. A brand that states it is “Radically Altering … Read More