By ALI CUDBY
In the lingerie industry, we talk about ways lingerie enhances – and even transforms – lives. Sometimes it goes deeper. Sometimes lingerie can literally save a customer’s life.
Three years ago, Esprit de la Femme Lingerie experienced one of those moments. Nelson, where the store is located, is a small town in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada. So it was notable when Glenn, a burly local … Read More
As an Art History major, I spent substantial time immersed in the Renaissance. My appreciation for this inventive epoch was fueled mainly during time I spent in Italy exposed to the genius of Michelangelo. It was his sculptures that truly changed my perspective. What made him such a defining force and ha sustained his influence through 4 centuries was his extraordinary ability to transform a traditional subject into a living, … Read More
All one needs to do, is look at the political scene in the United States to recognize that despite your personal preferences, something is happening out there. There is a sure sign that the culture of complacency has shifted. I attribute this to frustration for sure, but most resolutely to an electorate not afraid of speaking out and seeking change. This is really what America’s Constitution is all about. However, … Read More
It doesn’t need to be white to be worthy of a luxurious wedding. Empreinte tells this story with it’s luxury Pompadour collection. . . SEE MORE… Read More
There’s nothing like a little pomp and circumstance when executed with elegance and grace. Beautiful details transfer the lavish wedding to a sophisticated affair. Empreinte’s Pompadour collection is a perfect reflection of bridal luxury, replete with embroidery, guipure and tulle. Perfectly detailed for a larger cup (C_G, 30-46) bride, this is lingerie that fits the occasion before, during and after the big day.
Earlier this week I was lamenting the tribulations of aging, perhaps impacted by the grey New York winter weather. But yesterday I had a full-on injection of spring fever. I walked into the Hanky Panky showroom and found myself in an English garden. Melancholy turned to nostalgia as I sculled back to college days when I spent a summer in Oxford, England soaking up the poetic prose of D.H. Lawrence. … Read More
Thankfully, I am headed back to Cabo in a few weeks. I can use the change. I am feeling a modicum of melancholy today as I face down the realities of aging. Despite the fact that I work diligently to embrace a healthy lifestyle, I am never going to be a spring chicken again. Yet I can’t deny the wisdom of experience. It re-channels goals. Luckily, for me, as my … Read More