This Week’s Intimate Discovery: A Classy New Brand Adds Interest To The Lingerie Market
Every time I traveled to Paris during my 
corporate working years, I would visit the Anne Fontaine store in order to add another style to my collection of these exquisitely tailored classic white shirts. They became an essential part of my everyday uniform. That is why I was drawn to the Elizabeth Daniel NY brand … Read More
by Margaret Shrum
Hands down, confidence is the sexiest accessory that a woman can wear. Being perfect is so passé….It’s time to celebrate what makes you as a woman unique and take it up a notch, even flaunt it! Have fun with your quirkiness, brag about how smart you really are, play up your natural born talents and boldly shout it out to the world. No apologies for you … Read More
This Week’s Intimate Discovery: UK Designer Creates Lingerie Art
The first time I met UK Corsetiere, Velda Lauder I was impressed by the artistry of her work, but even more the intense diligence to detail and function. Velda’s
extensive design background, supported by a plethora of accolades and celebrity customers since she began her Intimate Adventure in 1994 has culminated in a focused Made to Order Corset collection that … Read More
This Week’s Intimate Discovery: Meet Me @ Montelle Intimates For A Champagne Chat
As you might imagine, I have many great fitting bras in my wardrobe, so it takes a lot for a new style to pass muster with me. When Montelle Intimates introduced
me to their Pure Plus bra about 18 months ago, I was a bit skeptical. Suffice it to say, trying it proved that any good … Read More
Marilyn Monroe was a famous movie star when I was a child. I remember seeing Some Like It Hot at the Lake George Drive In Theater during summer vacation with my parents. It is amazing how 50 years later this actress, with her sultry demeanor dimly veiling a girl next door naivety, still fascinates the American public. Michelle Williams, who stars in the highly acclaimed My Week With Marilyn, … Read More
by Moira Nelson as seen on BralaMode
Today, everyone in the Intimate Apparel industry is familiar with BareNecessities.com. But I grew up with them. The company was around long before they were a dot com. Initially, Bare Necessities was a well established family-run, brick-and-mortar retailer with a few boutiques in central New Jersey. I remember them as the intimate … Read More
This has been an enervating week: round trip travel to Paris for 4 full days of product analysis combined with a bit too much indulgence in French cuisine and wine. Add to the recipe the on-going learning curve from having just launched our new website and the attention it demands, and I must admit my inspirational meter has peaked. Sometimes one just needs comfort food. Retreating to the familiar has … Read More