By ALISON CONNOLLY
This time last year we featured Violet & Wren in the Gallery and it’s a pleasure to be able to follow-up with what is up-and-coming next season from this luxury label. Described as “British, botanical loungewear with a passion for everyday luxury”, Violet & Wren specializes in silk creations such as robes, pajamas and chemises that feature custom hand-painted illustrations.
For Spring/Summer 2019, those illustrations are light … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
I had an Eberjey post all set for today about the Filippa tuxedo bralet and panty and the Tuxedo robe. They are so quintessentially Eberjey. But then I discovered what I should have known; that they delivered in August. There went my editorial plan, especially because sales are so strong for these items. There might be a possibility that stock is already low and I don’t like … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
As a sportswear buyer in the late 1970’s I have keen memories of the signature Calvin Klein t-shirt that mainstreamed this legendary designer’s collections. This $11.00 style anchored my department’s sales. The cotton t-shirt was immortalized by James Dean and Marlon Brando in the 1950’s when the actors, wearing basic white, made them larger than life on the Hollywood screen and they became a fashion icon. Flash … Read More
By HELEN MASTERS
Kai Resortwear
London Swimwear Show
A riot of colour, a plethora of prints & a hot, sunny Sunday afternoon in Marylebone marked the start of the U.K. Show season with London Swimwear Show.
Clearly this show has gone from strength to strength over the last few years and now takes over a large part of the first floor of the elegant Radisson Blu hotel and after spending … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
What an incredibly hot and sticky summer we have had in the Northeast this year. I live in fear of my air conditioning bill. I needn’t have retreated from the Mexican sauna that descends on my Cabo home in August. It’s hotter now in New York. It better change this Saturday because I am going to a Boston College football game and I really don’t look forward … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
I have seen the Belly Bandit® products loitering around maternity departments ever since this clever brand launched in 2008. But, honestly, I did not pay much attention because pregnancy was far in my wake. It was serendipity that I stopped by their booth at Curve and found an old colleague and neighbor of mine representing the company. Out of respect for her expertise in the maternity business, … Read More
By HOLLY JACKSON
When you’re curvy, buying basic panties can be kind of a trial. All pairs of underwear seem to either roll up, roll down, ride up or just bunch up awkardly at in-opportune times. These factors tend to make many curvy women gravitate towards the lowest common denominator: a pair of panties that sort of fits and that is cheap, knowing they will probably toss them in the … Read More