By John Festa
The holiday season portends social gatherings and parties, all with a festive atmosphere. In fact, some events call for dress: festive. Now is the time to sparkle! Take this opportunity to celebrate a style of dress you might normally overlook. Think shiny, sheer, satiny.
The start of any polished outfit is your underpinnings. A few staples that will facilitate your time to sparkle:
Chantelle—Le-Mystere—Fantasie
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By Lindsey Borchard
Bra shopping in general can be a hard and painful experience. However bra shopping right after you had a baby is on a whole new level.
Before I started working in the lingerie industry, I, like many, many women had no idea how to fit a bra, so in turn bra shopping was awful. I was stuffing my breasts in sizes way too small for me because … Read More
Submitted by Judith Fine, owner of Gazebo in Northhampton, Massachusetts
Gazebo started in 1978 after I had been designing nontraditional bridal gowns from my home for several years. At Gazebo’s beginning, every item was made by me using silks and vintage laces. The late 70’s were the beginning of lingerie’s resurgence We had finished burning our bras and were now embracing our femininity. I was also wholesaling my own designs … Read More
By Lindsey Borchard
Panache
When us women find out we are pregnant we start planning and preparing up until the day our little one arrives. We decorate the nursery; buy toys, clothes, diapers and a million other things. We prepare our own closets for our ever-expanding belly. But do you take the time to prepare yourself and your breasts for nursing?
This is something I am just learning about myself … Read More
By Lindsey Borchard
Cake
I have come to learn that being pregnant will make you an excellent researcher. I research everything from strollers, to baby wash, and now I am starting the search for nursing bras. I might be knee deep in bras at work and in the lingerie industry but I still have no idea about what makes a good nursing bra. Last week I was at Curve New … Read More
By Elisabeth Dale
Is the medical community failing breastfeeding moms? A recent Time Magazine article claims that doctors and nurses know little about potential lactation problems, or how to treat them, beyond the “breast is best” motto. While the recently enacted Affordable Care Act does reimburse women for the cost of breast pumps and lactation consultant services, these small steps don’t make up for the lack of education and knowledge … Read More
By Lindsey Borchard
It may not be summer right now, but this hot weather has got me thinking about swimwear a lot more these days than usual.
Growing up, I remember the summers of trying to hide my growing chest in a basic black one piece that gave me more of a uni-boob then the curves I was wishing for. Summers were the worst time of year for me. A … Read More