Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Deedee Crosland, owner and publisher of The Lingerie Stories, an inclusive digital community that explores the intimate apparel industry. This podcast is an interview she produced from our discussion revealing insight into my career and the industry of which I have been a part for the past 30 years. We at Lingerie Briefs are particularly excited by Deedee’s venture into this … 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
La Perla
Luxury is, I believe, a matter of opinion. If you look in the dictionary, the definition moves between lavish material objects, sumptuous living and my favorite “a pleasure out of the ordinary allowed to oneself”. To me, receiving a present that I might never buy myself, but promotes a feeling of personal joy is a real luxury. Even though I am not particularly a lover of “things”, there … Read More
Christine
Spring 2016 Lingerie Market wrapped up last week following a very successful Curvexpo New York show held at the Javits Center. I spent three full days there focused on mining the products that will matter to a retailer’s inventory, particularly specialty stores. Because there is so much to see and I live in New York, I wait to review the brands I can visit until after the expositions. That … Read More
Having just spent three sub-freezing days in NYC attending the Fall 2015 CURVEXPO Lingerie show, I am back momentarily from the market in the process of debriefing.There were some interesting messages at the show and certainly some new discoveries and I will share some of them with you here. Suffice it to say, though, that there are many more stories to tell as I delve deeper into the market for … 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