By Richard Vincente
You don’t have to look very hard these days to find examples of how the evolving universe of fashion lingerie — the undiverse, as I call it — conflicts with public standards and exposes our mixed feelings about how, when and where we display our bodies.
We live in a society that celebrates and peddles sexuality with an increasing lack of restraint … but that same society also has a collective … Read More
I am a bit late this week with my blog but things slow down in Cabo, and I just could not muster up the creative juices after arriving here Saturday. Once I had downed my customary first night Margarita and Green Chile Soup at the marina, I was already elsewhere and not in a computer state of mind. Sunday is my regular writing day, but the beach was beckoning after which I just had to … Read More
Last week was a busy one here in New York City. Buyers were in town for Market appointments; and business dinners and other events ensued late into the evening. And it’s not over yet! It seems that the wholesale Market Week is going to last for two weeks this year….. Still lots of appointments on the calendar!
On Wednesday, May 2nd, the Intimate Apparel Council hosted “Retail Mobile Engagement” at … Read More
by Morgan O’Neill
Billy Collins was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States for 2001-2003. He is the author of six collections of poetry. Sailing Around the Room, published in 2001 by Random House is one of my favorites. There is a breeziness and charm to Collins’ poetry; an unexpectedness that catches the reader by surprise and often makes him smile. Perhaps, it is foolish to think that a lingerie catalogue could sweep a … Read More
by Cristina Casciano-King
Tights, Hose, Stockings. People often interchange these words carelessly, or simply call everything and anything that falls in the legwear category “Stockings,” when in reality these are all different things. Before I knew any better I was one of them…
Then while discussing my “stocking” collection to the owner of a well known vintage lingerie store in Manhattan, I was corrected and … Read More
We moved yesterday; downsized from a 5 bedroom home on several acres of land to a 3 room apartment. I am sitting on the porch of our cozy new abode situated on the Hudson River with my morning coffee. Across the water all I see are the burgeoning trees rising from their own reflections in the NY waterway. WestPoint Academy, poised among the greenery, adds a classy allure. The April weather is uncharacteristically mild and … Read More
by Moira Nelson
Here’s your most recent Intimate Affairs report providing you with the inside intimate scoop on happenings in the world of Lingerie!
I hosted Bra La Mode’s “Let’s Get Intimate” Intimate Affair Trunk Show at VMV Hypoallergenics in NYC this past Friday, April 13th. It was a ton of fun dollin’ around with Erica and Courtney from Dirty Dolls Lingerie and Darlene Campbell from Campbell & Kate Classic Shirts. Free makeovers … Read More