Silent Arrow
Seasonal trends, as we know them, are over. That is not to say, that there are not design messages. It’s simply that these messages overlap, moving fluidly between key intimate and RTW classifications; blurring boundaries. Leggings become pants, Robes become jackets, Bodysuits and bras become blouses. And Pajamas go everywhere. Concepts Paris calls this Hybrid dressing. It is a perfect definition of the evolution (revolution) occurring in a … Read More
It’s over 100 degrees in New York for the third day in a row and I am hunkered down inside my air-conditioned home waiting for this heat stampede to pass. The air is flush with moisture and mass forming a perfect storm of inertia. Yesterday, I slipped out of my artificial cave for a few minutes of escape to my friend Gale’s farm. Sitting by a cool pond under a … Read More
Could it be the salty air, ocean breeze
Or the beach
Nearby, I think
More than these things
It is the seagull soaring
She spreads her wings
Softly slips her feathered form through clear, cloudless skies
She is me
Elsewhere
A profile of freedom
I moved to the beach in the early 70’s while my friends were settling in Manhattan. No one could quite grasp why I decided on this … Read More
This week’s Intimate Discovery: Yummie Brings Shapewear Out of The Closet
It is not too often that I can identify a new merchandising 
channel in the Intimate Apparel Industry, so you can imagine my excitement when I saw the pioneering lifestyle initiative recently launched by the innovative fashion solutions brand, Yummie Tummie by Heather Thomson. Simply named Yummie, this emerging brand now available to lingerie stores at … Read More
I have been ensconced in the Lingerie world for more than 25 years and as a curator of this intimate art form, I have often wrestled with the position of pleasure objects in the gallery of a tasteful boutique. In the Intimate Apparel world, there has always been a delicate dance between elegance and the erotic. It is a woman’s right to experience her femininity no matter what journey her … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
Ritratti
Evolution Concepts is a boutique lingerie show that runs in tandem with Curve (more about that in a few days). It is a market gem, intimate and engaging held in a NYC studio loft confined to brands who prefer this open space environment to showcase their lines. It’s very focused. Both the buyers and brands enjoy the vibe. Although, as do I, many of us wish … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
It’s definitely autumn in the Northeast: chilly nights, sun stroked days, rainy interventions, pumpkins and chrysanthemums everywhere. If I were getting married again, it would be my pick of the seasons for a wedding. One of the most memorable affairs I ever attended was held in a lodge in the Adirondack Mountains on Columbus Day. The foliage was in full rapture, the lake doubled the beauty as … Read More