From the very first Christmas I shared with my husband in 1976 – he wasn’t my husband then – we would invest in a distinctive ornament for our family tree. It became a ritual and over the years, a quality collection of eclectic shapes and colors formed. In fact, we got a little carried away with the entire process. Gathering hand painted renderings of Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, … Read More
I am not a print person I never wear them, but I do love charismatic colors, intriguing patterns, texture and most of all art that makes me stop and think. When I was in my 30’s, Nicole Miller‘s dynamic conversational prints exploded in the marketplace. It was her ties that first captured my eye; slashes of storied silk that were a man’s passport from boring to bold. There were … Read More
By Aimee Guthinger
People undergo interventions for a wide range of reasons. And often, that action promotes positive change. Lately, I have been considering the idea of an under-intervention, an “undervention” for brides. Or, for that matter, for all of the women who visit our store.
There is a subtle irony in the idea that those hidden undergarments so important to our overall look often reveal more about us than … Read More
No one does dramatic romance quite like Leo Tolstoy. Yesterday I went to see the cinematic version of his literary masterpiece, Anna Karenina, hailed by his peers as a “flawless work of art”. I read this book when I was 19 and pining for a boyfriend who was always elusive. Caught up in the moment, I imagined myself the next great American novelist whose emotional theatrics would also stun the … Read More
Introducing RETAIL BRIEFS, a brand new column on Lingerie Briefs dedicated to answering all your questions about the world of lingerie retail.
Don’t forget to enter our Holiday Prize Giveaway sponsored by LELO & Lingerie Briefs. Enter to receive a FREE luxury pleasure object valued from $75 to $200. Click Here!… Read More
They say that “what goes around comes around” and although it may sound a bit cliché, I happen to agree. When I started this blog in 2009, one of my very first articles focused on the way Betsey Johnson had reincarnated tricot knit fabric from the traditional generic mainstay of my mother’s generation into flirty silhouettes that definitely appeal to my daughter’s sense of style. Reinvention has always informed fashion … Read More
