Having arrived in Cabo after a long drawn out expedition here last Friday, I have been re-thinking my perspective on travel. There was a time when leaving home to discover new cultures was a major focus for me. Maybe it’s my age, although I doubt it. I suspect it’s the headaches of flying, the time consumption and discomfort required to deal with the airlines. It’s easier to find an interesting piece of paradise and settle … Read More
What does it mean to be Cutting Edge? Beethoven’s “Ninth Symphony” was cutting edge. Picasso’s “Les Demoiselles D’Aviginon” and Jackson Pollack’s “Drip Paintings” were cutting edge. Martha Graham’s “Modern Dance” was cutting edge. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum was cutting edge. Bill Gate’s “Windows” and Steve Job’s “Mac” were cutting edge. Elon Musk’s “Tesla” is the current cutting edge phenomenon. Surely, I could go on. These products have transformed the industries in which they live, … Read More
Diving is a big sport down here in Cabo San Lucas. I for one, have a whole hearted respect for the ocean, but going down that deep searching for the unknown evokes a feeling somewhat like the worry I had as a child, afraid to look under the bed after dark. Snorkeling is about as far under as I intend to go. True the rewards can be spellbinding, but I am staying near the surface. … Read More
Having lived a good part of my young adult life on the south shore beaches of Long Island, NY I was pretty familiar with the particular fashion life style of the surfing obsessed. It’s all about utility, function and comfort and of course the bikini reigns. But the most interesting focus for me was the rash guard. It’s presence in this market goes way beyond its original purpose: protection. It was not until I decided … Read More
When my girls were very young, I used to take them to work with me and leave them with the lingerie design team in the sewing room where they were easily occupied all day. They would spend hours culling through the laces, piecing them together in collages. My daughter Katie, who is an artist, must have found her passion there because today, her paintings are her personal interpretation of lace, both old and new … Read More
Without a doubt, my favorite job was being a hosiery buyer at Macy’s in the 80’s. It was a different era of merchandising then. No one signed my orders or approved my selection decisions. I was given goals and expected to meet them. When I was recruited into the position, I was directed to change the face of the department from boring beige to must have legwear. In those days color was an anomaly and … Read More
By Ali Cudby
Recently, Commando was awarded a patent for their slip. Intrigued by the aspect of their slip that made it a patented technology, I learned more – here’s what they shared:
AC: Please explain the innovation that is built into your slip.
Commando: The major innovation that is built into the slip, and is the basis for our patent, in the weighted hem. It’s a small weight system that is sewn into the … Read More