January 22, 2012
It was a very busy day at the show, crowded, a great deal of energy in the pavilion and definitely a positive vibe. I spent the morning reviewing Shapewear and the plethora of product that has now made this category a major player in Intimate Apparel. 
The Best of Intima presented a global overview of the Shaping phenomenon in a seminar tracking the classification’s evolution from basic … Read More
January 21, 2012
First day at the Salon De Lingerie and I did my usual rounds of the major bra companies, cruised the entire exposition, and attended the trend conferences, mostly to get an initial overview. 
One thing is for sure, no show is quite as quintessentially French as this one. And nothing says French Lingerie with “Ooh La La” flair quite like the saucy Aubade brand, sexy Maison Close… Read More
January 20, 2012
It is wet and cold in Paris but that does not seem to prevent the vignettes of vibrant color from seeping through the grey mist. I did my regular first day walk about on the Left Bank to check out certain tried and true lingerie domains (and to keep myself from caving in to jet lag). But it’s the street scene that always captures my fancy, the … Read More
by Richard Vincente ~
A not-so-funny thing happened last year when HOTmilk, the trendy New Zealand maternity label, was getting ready to launch its new men’s underwear brand, Milkman: someone beat them to market with a similar product, brand name and edgy sales pitch.
To make matters worse, the interloper was another Kiwi label, an upstart indie called Milk Underwear. … Read More
This Week’s Intimate Discovery: An Experienced Lingerie Designer Makes a Magnificent Solo Debut
When I first met Asi Efros, I knew 
immediately that I was speaking to a true artist. Asi’s first collection for her personal label, Ann Vogue, proves my instincts correct. She showed me her concept months ago and I was excited then about the prospect of a hand crafted lingerie collection designed with the attention … Read More
by Ali Cudby
The Paris 2012 Salon International de la Lingerie may be underway, yet it seems fitting to pause and take a look back to last year’s Paris show. The winner of the Most Creative Design Award at the ULTRA Fashion Show was a company showcasing a new approach to breast support – Embrace, out of Ireland.
Embrace’s patented innovation is based on a design that redistributes the weight … Read More
by Rhea Cortado
I was craving a new pair of spectacles, so I tried on like 10 pairs of tortoise shell frames that were some variation of Ray Ban Wayfarer glasses at the darling Gogosha Optique. All in a row on the glass table, they looked nearly identical. But when one is actually on the face, the miniscule differences became deal breakers—too much scoop in the bottom, too straight across … Read More