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Chromat ~ Structural Elements

March 20, 2012
Drawing from Becca McCharen’s theoretical background in architecture and urban design, Chromat focuses on structural experiments for the human body.have b Chromat began in 2008 as an extension of McCharen’s degree in architecture design. Her continued interest in scaffolding, city maps, wearable exoskeletons and the intricacies of undergarments have been explored as each new collection develops. The most recent Chromat A/W12 cool world collection was inspired by exaggerated constructions
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It Girl Leg Dressing

March 20, 2012

by Cristina Casciano-King

Whether it’s Selena Gomez in a pair of sexy House of Holland Chain Super Suspenders strutting through Paris with Justin Beiber or Kate Middleton walking the down the aisle of Westminster Abbey in her signature Nude Nylons, Legware is everywhere.

Gone are the saggy blue pairs of Nylons worn by generations of frumpy secretaries. We are at a moment that is Mad Men meets this Millennium … Read More


Bordelle and The Ribbon Corset

March 20, 2012

By Layla L’Obatti

I remember one of the most thrilling moments I had as a student at FIT was when we got to visit the museum and view selected pieces from their archives. If we were lucky we’d get to put on white gloves and handle the garments, and to a designer that ability to turn something inside and out and understand its construction is as priceless as the historical … Read More


Art ~ Chantelle

March 19, 2012

My daughter Kate’s choice of majoring in Fine Arts at Vassar College has initiated many questions about the necessity of developing “real life skills” during a child’s formative years.  It’s hard to make a living from Art.  But education is much more than meets the eye and her course of study definitely created a provocative thought process.  Maybe it was her exposure to my world as she grew up, but … Read More


Technology Comes To “Paris”~Janine Robin

March 19, 2012

by Ali Cudby


 

Consider the technical challenges of creating lingerie.  No matter how carefully a manufacturer designs a garment, as soon as any pattern is incorporated into the fabric there will be differences from size to size.  It’s simply impossible to make a pattern identical when the area covered by the bra elements change between sizes.

That has been the rule, until now.  Technology is changing the way fabrics are … Read More


Sexy Feet ~ Nookies Pleasure Apparel

March 17, 2012

by Margaret Shrum

Nookies Pleasure Apparel was inspired by an article that suggested women experience increased sexual pleasure when their feet are warm.  The creator, Susie Shina told me that she began wearing socks every time she had sex.  “I wore everything from my husband’s work socks,  to my tennis socks, chunky hiking socks and thin, fashionable socks.  If the socks were warm, they weren’t sexy – if they were … Read More


Are Your Intimate Photos Safe?

March 16, 2012

How to protect yourself from hackers and cyber-thieves.
by Richard Vincente

Elizabeth Taylor in 1956 - only known nude photo of her (as seen at Lingerie Briefs)
The picture above is believed to be the only nude photo of the late screen star Elizabeth Taylor, and you were never meant to see it.

Shot by a friend in 1956 when she was 24, the picture was an intimate engagement gift from Liz to her third husband, Mike Todd. When Todd died in a plane … Read More


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