By HOLLY JACKSON
Amber Tolliver, the creator of Liberté, started her lingerie modeling career in 2001, and quickly recognized the disparity between standard sizing and “plus”. Many of the products she encountered through her photoshoots were either cheap and cheerful or high-end and slightly matronly. A lover of fine European lingerie, she was frustrated by the lack of beautiful intimates available for a younger, curvier woman. Not interested in … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
I have never been a matchy-matchy type of girl. Long before eclectic detail surfaced in the fashion theater, I didn’t obey the rules. In fact, the highlight of my first buying job interview with the venerable merchandising icon, Mickey Drexler (subsequently my boss) was his query into why I was wearing Frye boots with a Kenzo tunic, not a common eccentricity in 1976. So, you might imagine, … Read More
By TINA WILSON
Long lines, voter suppression, voter aggression and intimidation, it’s enough to make you want to stay home…Do not be deterred. Democracy needs you. Women can be the voice that brings us out of the abyss. Women have so much to lose so we must show up.
Which brings us to what to wear, when voting?
It never mattered before. It does now. A women’s guide to dressing … Read More
by ASI EFROS
Following a trail of the virtual bread crumbs through the dark forest, I finally reached a magnificent garden of gently knitted transparent patterns, enchanting colors, and natural yarns. For me, a lingerie designer by trade, this is how discovering this incredible company felt like.
Chanty is a creator of fine 2-way stretch jacquardtronic, and textronic laces based near Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and a place of … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
In the world of fine art, there are pioneers whose visions initiate trends and then there are those that interpret their styles. Whole genres are created as a result. Picasso and Cubism. Monet and Impressionism, Pollack and Abstract Expressionism, Dali and Surrealism. I could go on, but I am sure you get the point. In the world of designer lingerie, Bordelle holds the crown. The impact of … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
This story leans slightly askew from my general product discussions. Yes, it does highlight the cozy brushed knit PJ that I recently discovered from Aspen Dream; however, it is more about the inspiration behind the brand. To begin, I found this new sleepwear company on a digital platform. The Evolution Concept Show. It probably would have evaded my eye at a live event, with all the … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
When Sarah Carter, owner of SF Showroom in San Francisco called to tell me about the incredible business she was doing with proof., the recently launched leak proof, period proof underwear, I was really taken aback. First, I was stunned at the success of any new brand that launched in March 2020. Second, I have, admittedly and despite the publicity, had serious questions about the entire … Read More