Having lived a good part of my young adult life on the south shore beaches of Long Island, NY I was pretty familiar with the particular fashion life style of the surfing obsessed. It’s all about utility, function and comfort and of course the bikini reigns. But the most interesting focus for me was the rash guard. It’s presence in this market goes way beyond its original purpose: protection. It … Read More
Hot! That’s the best word to describe my weekend in Florida attending the Miami Swim Show in South Beach. Everything about the experience helped me to define this mega market; the half-naked people, pulsating street music, gorgeous white sand beaches, lush tropical greenery, color drenched architecture and bold, powerful swimwear that filled four convention rooms and many off site locations. Not to mention the invitation only runway shows that run … Read More
Festive 4th of July outfits tend to err on the cheesy side – but splashing a little national pride into your weekend swimwear choices or your store window displays is always welcome. All we ask is that you dive into the style with class.
A great way to pull off the color block trend, and if done right this suit will play into nautical styling all summer season long.… Read More
In my continuing post wrap of the recent Lingerie market events, I want to share one more story about a panty that may not be exactly “new” but is definitely “tried & true”. After all, these shows are about the pursuit of fashion, fit and profit and I believe the B-Fitting underwear collection from Wacoal answers this call. I never would have entertained the notion of a one size panty … Read More
In nature, there are items so fragile and still yet so strong that they defy logic. The leaf of the Bodhi Tree is a delicate image of the earth’s power to heal. Better known in the Western Hemisphere as the Sacred Fig, it is said that that Gautama Buddha achieved enlightenment beneath its branches. Bodhi trees are planted in close proximity to every Buddhist monastery.
Every time I visit the… Read More
by Rhea Cortado
For a personal side project, I’ve been on a cooking bender. Every other day I am in a grocery store, a specialty food depot or one of the local farmer’s markets. Last week I bought a purple cauliflower purely because it was pretty. It tastes the same as a normal cauliflower and I don’t even particularly like cauliflower (if I had the choice of any vegetable to … Read More
T-shirt by Keep Me
