By ELLEN LEWIS
There are some of you who might think that my comparison of the Antinéa Lingerie brand to my recent sojourn with my grandson to Block Island is crazy. But believe me, there is a rhyme to my reason. Block Island, situated about an hour’s ferry ride off the coast of Rhode Island, is a repository of familial memories. This tiny enclave is a perfect paragon of my … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
A few days ago, while wandering through the Met in NYC, I happened upon the Arms and Armor exhibit and found myself mesmerized. As I have seen it before, I can only attribute my new found interest to the fact that I am currently reading Cervante’s Don Quixote where knights take on a whole other meaning then the historic warrior mantle. It seems quite beyond the realm … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
I’ve been wrestling for some time on how to feature Ade Hassan’s trailblazing Nubian Skin brand on this site. Why? I am a white woman in her 60’s who grew up with a modicum of privilege. What could I possibly know about Ade’s journey? However, recently, I read Kwane Anthony Appiah’s column in the New York Times Opinion section (Go Ahead, Speak for Yourself) and figured that, … Read More
By HELEN MASTERS ~ London Briefs
I’ve never been known for being in the right place at the time – I missed Super Saturday at the iconic 2012 London Olympics, was out of the country at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and have never been able to get membership to Mahiki… However, recently for possibly the first time in my life I have found myself in exactly the right place at … Read More
Stretch leggings made with premium denim and all the details of what you would want in the perfect pair of jeans are what set these Janira Skinny Jeans apart! Not only do these jeans offer exceptional freedom of movement, they are much more than leggings… but true jeans that fit REAL WOMEN. Pockets, belt loops, zipper and a button are all part of these stretch jeans making them exceptionally sexy … Read More
By HOLLY JACKSON
Jenny Rieu collaboration with Dita Von Teese Lingerie & Marjolaine through Glamuse
On the surface, Jenny Rieu and I don’t have a ton in common. However, as I worked with her on this column this month I began to see that she felt the same way I frequently feel: that working in the lingerie industry had forced her to confront and come to love her body in … Read More
By TINA WILSON
The queen of the bodysuit back in 92’ B.S. (before Spanx) was Donna Karan. Oh how I wish she was around to shake things up now like she did then. I had the great fortune to work on DK Intimates bodysuits and shapewear, to see her squeeze into them, to watch her drape them on the models, and to debate with her the merits of crotch snaps … Read More