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[/lightbox]The natural style and artistic flavor that Paris exudes has always inspired my vision, as I am certain it has for other intrepid visitors. For the past 25 years, the Lingerie shows, staged in this fashionable city have fertilized many American designs. Mining these Expositions for information that will inform trends in the Intimate Apparel Business is a compelling challenge. I am always searching for … Read More
This week’s Intimate Discovery: Salon De Lingerie and Interfiliere
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[/lightbox]the Interfiliere fabric show and the Salon De Lingerie. From Paris, where despite the chilly, wet weather, one still saw the quintessential French signature of elegance and color blooming on the city streets. I returned here to a snow … Read More
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[/lightbox]Bougainvillea and cactus, ocean and desert, fishing skiffs and yachts, hummingbirds and whales, warm people and extraordinary privacy: On the southern tip of Baha California in Mexico, I have discovered a way of living that reflects the perfect balance of a very casual, but classy existence. We are building a home in Cabo San Lucas, a place where escape is possible but a large and … Read More
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[/lightbox]As an art student, traveling through Italy, I was introduced to the genius of Michelangelo when I first saw the legendary statue of David at the Accademia in Florence. In those days it was possible to get close to the sculpture, close enough to touch the marble. The vision of this historic icon carved in a hard polished stone brought me to tears, because … Read More
This week’s Intimate Discovery: Easy Living Cotton Loungerie[lightbox color=”#000000″ type=”image” title=”” link=”http://lingeriebriefs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/20100329_288-PPS-a.jpg”]
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Last week while visiting the new Journelle location, just opened in Soho, I bumped into Senior Buyer, Melissa Silvetti, who, knowing my interest in finding new lingerie product, introduced me to the beautiful, whisper soft homewear line, Plum Pretty Sugar. Designed by Charlotte Mills, this lovely, lightweight collection of breezy printed cotton voile separates, … Read More
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[/lightbox]When I was 16, I bought an art book, in Paris, considered very risqué at the time for its sensual renditions of the naked female body. For me, it was visual poetry in motion, a photographic tome of femininity, each black and white vignette a metaphor of nature. Small details were magnified to evoke an alternative perception of the actual subject. The curve of a … Read More
This week’s Intimate Discovery: Underpinnings from Denmark[lightbox color=”#000000″ type=”image” title=”” link=”http://lingeriebriefs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/102-11+12-hoff-1.jpg”]
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One of the reasons I love Claudia Dubuc’s intimate boutique, Marc and Max, located in the West Village in NYC is that it is a treasure trove of interesting design ideas. Last week I found several terrific pieces of the Hoff by Hoff brand, new from Copenhagen. This is a modern, sexy collection that thoroughly embodies the … Read More