By ALISON CONNOLLY
Having once owned a luxury lingerie boutique (Faire Frou Frou, based in Los Angeles), I have a high level appreciation for any small business that can maintain a high-end niche identity and thrive throughout the years. In the case of Jane’s Vanity, it’s been 29 years! Clearly the ladies behind this business are onto something.
Established in Portland, OR in 1990 by Jane Adams, Jane’s Vanity… Read More
By TINA WILSON
The summer heatwave is on and it kicked off recently with a massive power failure that darkened the West Side of Manhattan for more than a few hours. But in true NY fashion we made the best of it, despite the lack of A/C. It got me to thinking about all the hot sticky movies I have fallen in love with over the years and the wardrobes … Read More
By HOLLY JACKSON
I’ve been more than a little obsessed with lightweight bras recently! They used to be incredibly hard to find in larger cup sizes so I always assumed I’d never be able to try one. In my eyes, the mesh plunge bra was pretty much the perfect summertime basic – if only someone made one in a wider size range.
While the new Maya Bra by Parfait doesn’t … Read More
By STEPHANIE HYNES
Stephanie is living in Paris this summer happily shooting art, lingerie and a lot of wine. Paris is her paramour. She can’t stay away ; inspired by almost everything she sees (check out her instagram). She sent me these intimates images of Chantal Thomass (above) and Passionata (below) professing that she can easily re-imagine them as swimwear pieces. I decided to share them here as a ‘petite’ … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
I’ve been writing about the Skin Lingerie Brand almost as long as I have been publishing this blog. In 2011, I compared them to Savage Beauty, the Alexander McQueen retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This was not because Skin, in its ode to simplicity is anything close to McQueen’s artistry, but rather because from their inception, the brand has stepped out of the box. In … Read More
By ALISON CONNOLLY
It truly is a pleasure to discover a brand run by a team that is filled with passion for what they create and who they create for. I immediately felt this way when learning more about Madrid-based swimwear label Alawa. Creating elegant swimwear is at the heart of this label’s essence, following Dostoyevsky’s concept of “beauty that will save the world” as their mantra.
There is … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
When I started my career stint in Intimate Apparel 35 years ago, Cosabella was a new brand in the market. They made their mark rather quicklly with the Soire panty housed in a flat white mini pack. It was omnipresent at better retailers; a very cool point of sale statement. These simple mesh panties in a bastion of colors were a perfect calling card for this nascent … Read More