By ELLEN LEWIS
Re-imagining the future when the world tilts is not an easy challenge. Buyers and brands have been forced to pivot to survive. There are new rules of engagement percolating in the market, web-based initiatives to enable businesses to move forward.
This is what Samantha Chang has done for our Lingerie Community. This week, she launched the Evolution Concept Show, a Digital Trade … Read More
By ALISON CONNOLLY
Photographer – @willyverse, Cinematographer- @gerald.lenon, Styling – @somkele_i, Hair & Make-up – @christinejair, Photo assist – @maridadii, Styling assist – @queenetteolu, Set Assist – @aidansaskia, Model – @isamessiah
If you feel like the past few weeks have not been that of Black cultural education and discovery, then you’re missing out. Focusing solely on the more recent events of the Black Lives Matter movement (specific to … Read More
Samantha Chang
As an on-line platform, even though we at Lingerie Briefs are also experiencing the ramifications of this unprecedented situation, we have been lucky to have increased our readership. We wanted to offer the brands this outlet as they navigate through this inconceivable time warp in business. 26 brands responded to our offer. As a result, we are splitting this editorial into 2 parts, today and next Wednesday, June 3.
Dita Von Teese
Originally, … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
Skin
Much of what we saw at Curve Expo in New York replicates trends shown in Paris. But the dichotomy of emphasis between the USA and Paris shows indicate clear differences in the cultural priorities that guide these markets. However, one emphasis that proved universal is sustainability. Without exception this topic dominated both venues and brands that are taking the cause to heart found traction from buyers. Sustainability has a … Read More
By TINA WILSON
Individually the girls were enchanting, some more than others, but as a group they were breathtaking and eerie. Their silhouettes varied in size and shape much like a Savage x Fenty fashion show, their skin endless shades of black.
I just completed the 57th New York Film Festival, an annual two-week period where I submerge myself in films, sometimes two films per day. There were many standouts, two of them … 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 it reflected back a firestorm … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
It was unexpected: my visit to the Rigby & Peller store in downtown NYC last week. I was in the market scoping our fall lingerie stories and spring 2020 highlights. My objective was to get an overview from Van de Velde’s Prima Donna, Marie Jo and Andres Sarda collections. I usually do this in the showroom, but this time, Michele Kearns, the recently appointed Senior Marketing Manager for the US Rigby and … Read More