Submitted by April Burch, Ph.D (aka Dr. Cleavage), Co-Owner of Great Barrington Bra & Girl in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Bra & Girl began as the “bottle of wine idea”. When I would come home from work as a Research
Scientist bemoaning the challenges of grant funding and publication, my husband would say: “Tell me what you would do if you we’re not in science?”. I would always say “I’d have … Read More
Who is the Hanky Panky Bride? She is gracious, a bit mysterious, loves lace, flowers and animals. She can flirt with humor, dance for hours and draw a line in the sand. Her lingerie is her own seductive secret.
One of the cardinal rules of retail merchandising is the simple fact that a merchant has about 15 seconds to seduce a customer before she or he disappears into the dust. It does not matter if it’s a brick and mortar store, an on line boutique or a brand competing for a buyer’s attention. When I was trained, ions ago, on the Executive Training Squad of the venerable Abraham & … Read More
By Elisabeth Dale
Recent survey results from bra retailer, Intimacy, revealed that American women are wearing bigger bras than they did 20 years ago. The average size reportedly jumped from 34B to 34DD. Media outlets covered this news with headlines such as “breasts getting bigger,” or “America’s cups runneth over.” It was shocking to think that women’s busts had tripled in size. But is it true? Or could women, thanks … Read More
Based on the huge success of the London Lingerie Collective, our friends from the other side of the pond staged their second New York rendition of this unique Indie Intimate Design show including 10 brands that were highlighted in a sunlit venue at Studio 320. Labels such as Noe Undergarments, Dottie’s Delights, Vedette, Underprotection, Lascivious, Kris Soonik, Madame Supertrash, Relique, Kallist, Darkest Star and Buenos Noches made themselves known.… Read More
Wandering around NYC in between meetings today, I caught up with my friend and lingerie designer Marina Rybek, our Intimate Vision blogger and connoisseur of all things inspirational in the world at large. After lunch, and on the way to the Nippon Gallery to see the Essence of Kimono exhibit, we stopped at Duane Reade on 57th and 6th for some basic toiletries I had forgotten to pack. … Read More
