I’m in a blue state of mind, but luckily for me, I left the country this week for a winter distraction in Paris. The city is full of hidden treasures like this amazing glass dome in the Printemps Department store. Maybe it inspired this season’s trend in swimwear, blue graphics. For those of you still ensconced in the ice and snow that is swallowing up a good portion of North … Read More
Tina Wilson joined me this week in Paris at “Lingerie, Mon Amour” a fashion show given by Lingerie Francais showcasing the biggest French lingerie brands. Her sketchings from the show are fabulous!
Read more about her whirlwind Paris experience and see her wonderful drawings at her column in our Gallery; FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS…… Read More
by TINA WILSON, Illustrator ~
“2.5 days”, that was my response to the immigration guy at JFK when he asked me how long I’d been away. He said that I was very precise and chuckled, deciding my trip was too short for me to have done any major shopping, he ushered me through without the usual luggage search. I broke my record for shortest overseas trip, and what it lacked … Read More
I have never done this before: featured a guest blog on the Briefs page. But rules are made to be broken and so, here we are publishing the recap that blogger Tamar Kendall wrote for us about The Lingerie Edit which took place on January 12-13 at the Savoy Hotel in London. This show, which precedes the Paris Salon de la Lingerie and Interfiliere, is a boutique expo focused on … Read More
Alison Connolly shares her love of boudoir slippers and the designers who create these flirty, high heeled marabou’s with the glamorous feathered poufs on top. See them in the Featured Designers Gallery…… Read More
by ALISON CONNOLLY
For as long as I can remember, I have been attracted to marabou slippers. You know the ones; the high heel boudoir slipper with the flirty little puff of feathers or fur at the toe. I recall when I was 6 years old and being at a girlfriend’s house whose mother owned a pair of these slippers in white. You bet I was taking any chance I … Read More
I arrived Thursday after an overnight flight to Paris, checked into my hotel and was out and about shopping the stores all afternoon. Of course, everything was on sale and I was dog tired, so I didn’t see much. But, as always, Bon Marche raised the bar with the spectacular Chiharu Shiota air sculptures. I know in my heart that this will be a trend theme at the show tomorrow. … Read More