Fleur’t & UGG
I just attended 3 solid days at the NY Curve show having recently returned from the Paris Salon International de la Lingerie. As a result I find that the comparison between these two expositions is inevitable. Paris attracts an international audience and is a bigger platform. But Curve speaks to a North American market. Therein lays the difference. As a merchant, I study trends, but I am … Read More
Christine Lingerie
Curve NY was, as always, a 3 day marathon of appointments for me. I missed a few interesting brands and worst of all, lost my notebook containing two full days of notes. Not to worry, resurrection is imminent as I make contact with each company whose input is somewhere in a NYC taxi cab.
Curve is a giant gallery of brands and my preference is to curate trends … Read More
Derek Rose & Christine Lingerie
As usual, following the Paris Salon de la Lingerie and Interfiliѐre show, I attended all three days of the Curve NY Lingerie Expo. As the market is for me, the center of my focus, I spent a great deal of time foraging through different brand offerings to confirm and learn what my merchandising instincts have already told me is on the horizon for Fall 2016. … Read More
Urban Muu Muu and Jammie Beans
SNOA and UGG
PJ Salvage
Mere Basics
J’Attire and Elila
Tutti Rouge
Christine Lingerie
Naja
Lise Charmel
Gilda and Pearl and The Muse Intimates
Lise Charmel
Empreinte
Simone Perele
Lahco of Switzerland
Le Mystere and Naked Princess
Zimmerli of Switzerland… Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
What Does it Mean to Become a Legend?
There are very few companies in intimate apparel that can claim 140 years of continuous evolution without losing their soul. ANITA is one of them.
Anita Since 1886 (1988 photo)
I was reminded of this several years ago at Curve NY, where a conversation with Georg Weber-Unger, current steward of the global, FAMILY OWNED brand, sparked a deeper reflection … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
Christine
In this overview of the August 2025 NY Lingerie Trade Shows, I decided to whittle down the presentation to a merchandising perspective: the macro vision that is/will drive sales. For me, the message was loud and clear, Tariffs, Joy and Pajamas. And Sheerness led design.
Carole Coelho
I didn’t focus on one color because joyous colors prevailed throughout the shows, and dynamic prints were everywhere. The … Read More
