By ALISON CONNOLLY
If you were a super fan of the show Sex & the City like I was, then you may be familiar with the following Carrie Bradshaw quote from the series finale: “I’m someone who is looking for love. Real love. Ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can’t-live-without-each-other-love”. How does that apply to this blog post? Just replace the word love with lingerie. It pretty much describes the type of … Read More
By ALISON CONNOLLY
I often feel that the word “couture” is overused by designers to describe their work. After all, it means “the design of fashionable clothes to a client’s specific requirements and measurements” and we know that is frequently not the case. The word alludes to luxury and exclusivity, which explains why it is too often used to elevate the perceived quality of a brand. However, there are … Read More
When it comes to the art of lingerie, one of my favorite Bespoke designers is Sparklewren. Her delicate and intricate corsets all about the details. Pearls and Passion preside. Found on Facebook and posted to Instagram… Read More
Other than my own wedding which was so long ago, the details escape my memory, I have only attended one bridal suite pre-wedding regalia. That was recently at my daughter in law’s bequest. There the bride and her attendants, wrapped in specially monogrammed robes, were pampered by makeup artists and hairstylists who morphed them into ladies in waiting. The champagne flowed. mimosas were poured and there was so much food … Read More
This Week’s Intimate Discovery: Pret-A-Porter Glamour is Re-Launched in the Intimate Market
It was really a thrill last week to be invited
to see the recently re-vitalized Pleasure State™ Lingerie brand. Maintaining its signature haute couture design influence, four distinctive collections address a variety of consumer needs; fit, value and glamour. But it is the top of the line Couture Collection, an elegant gallery of intimate art, that embodies … Read More
