This Week’s Intimate Discovery: A Great Sport’s Bra Meets Multiple Challenges.
All my work plans just changed and now I am off to Paris next week for the Lingerie shows; thus, being challenged to endure the rigors of international travel. I consider flying in this day and age an extreme sport, so I am very pleased that I own Anita’s non-wire Momentum 
sport’s bra (5529). It will journey with me … Read More
by Margaret Shrum
After fitting and styling literally thousands of women in the dressing rooms over the past two decades, the topic of pleasure and sensuality often comes up. I will be contributing Intimate Pleasures articles twice a month that will include fun resources and products from the fine lingerie and upscale pleasure industries with advice about how to incorporate it into your life. I’m passionate about the experience of … Read More
Named after her grandmother, Dottie’s Delights is the work of designer Stephanie Kuhr, who has always had an affinity for the vintage aesthetic. She graduated from junior high in a 1930′s ribbon dress and never looked back! She is particularly influenced by the sexy, confident, and empowered women of burlesque and pin-up — both from modern and past eras. The utmost attention is paid to high quality and authentic workmanship, by Moira Nelson
Alan and Lori Kaplan are very serious about the business of bras. Their boutique, Bra*Tenders, is a quirky and vibrant shop with a Broadway-theme tucked inside The Film Center Building on Ninth Avenue in NYC’s Theater district. This hidden gem is not your typical bra store. There’s no store front. Passersby would never know it was there. Non-theatrical clients (civilians like you and me) are required … Read More
by Nivara Xaykao
After finally catching a few episodes of Boardwalk Empire at a friend’s house not too long ago, I immediately became hooked and marathon-watched the entire series over the holidays. Aside from its fascinating look into the dark underbelly of 1920s Atlantic City, the extravagant, meticulously detailed costumes provide more than enough reason to tune in.
Although women are meant to be seen and not heard in Boardwalk … Read More
I have been accused, on occasion, of being “intense”. I become interested in something, major or mundane, and I focus on it with a kind of tunnel vision. I concentrate on the pursuit until I have reached the finish line or satisfied my compulsion. My latest obsession is the television sci-fi epic, The Stargate Series. Thanks to the elimination of commercials, courtesy of Netflix, I have discovered that I … Read More
by Ali Cudby
The past year saw innovation hit retail stores in a number of forms, but few introductions were as cool as this one – the new line from Amoena Mia. What sets the Mia line apart is the incorporation of a patented fabric, called Comfort+, into their bras.
The Comfort+ technology actually helps to regulate the body’s temperature. Specifically, when a woman warms up, the fabric aids … Read More