by Rhea Cortado
During the wintertime, Angelenos get cabin fever. We’re always surprised by when it’s all of sudden too chilly to wear sandals. I upgraded to my thicker neoprene wetsuit for surfing and keep hearing about friends going across hemispheres to where it’s summer. Because I’m not in possession of a vacation home in Cabo San Lucas, driving up the coast to Santa Barbara and visiting A Tropical Affair … Read More
What is the biggest issue you confront when interfacing
with women about their lingerie?
Honestly, our brains are our biggest barriers when it comes to our boobs! Women get stuck in this mindset that they “know” what size they are/should be/look like and they can’t wrap their heads around someone telling them otherwise. It’s like an article I recently wrote that many women don’t follow the doctor’s advice because they … Read More
Rachael Reichert is an American designer who studied Fashion at Central Saint Martins in London. Currently she designs one of a kind garment in sustainable fabrics. Based in Ithaca, New York, Rachel has just embarked on her first intimate’s collection of Ethical Corsets and Lingerie. Her line will be constructed of peace silk, organic cotton and local lace. The lingerie is intended to be contour based, but it will also … Read More
2012. New Year: Revelation, Resolution and Re-birth. The holidays behind us, we re-direct our priorities with an eye on transition. It is time to hunker down and review expectations. January is the beginning of the slow slog uphill that seems to commandeer our lives at this annual juncture. Grey skies, budgets and reality initiate all sorts of goals in order for us to harbor hope. When I was in my … Read More
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The curtain rises. From the depths of the orchestra, the music surges, flooding the senses with anticipation. The beautiful ballerina ascends en pointe to dance one of the most memorable tributes to feminine enchantment and romance in the history of classical ballet. It is the Pas De Deux, Tchaikovsky’s mesmerizing musical dream sequence from The Nutcracker Suite, during which the Sugar Plum Fairy pays tribute to the heroic … Read More