As a child, Valentine’s Day meant exchanging cute little cards (counting who got the most), gluing doilies to red construction paper and little candy hearts. As a woman, frankly, it never had a big impact on me. I’m just not that girl. Married close to 40 years now, our tradition rests in half price chocolates the day after the big night. Nonetheless, as a business, it holds considerable meaning. This … Read More
By ALISON CONNOLLY
Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that people either love or hate, but personally, I find it delightful. From my days at Faire Frou Frou and onward to my new ventures in life, I have had a love affair with hearts. The season leading up to February 14th is essentially “lingerie high season” for both consumers and designers. Most lingerie designers use the holiday … Read More
Sunday afternoon I attended the ballet with my daughter. We celebrated her birthday at Lincoln center with The New York City Ballet and the formidable George Balanchine. It was poetry in motion. I was never that girl with dreams of being a princess walking to the alter; but a ballerina, that was another story. From a very young age, I was entranced by the beauty of dance, particularly ballet. For … Read More
By JEAN CRISS
This is a continuation of the Sexy Survivor Lingerie series. You‘ve now heard a little about two survivor stories and what these women chose for undergarments. Here are two more; both quite compelling and involving single lumpectomy with radiation treatment and a radical mastectomy with prosthesis as well as their current challenges, still years later – 16 and 20 years afterwards. They shared their stories about their … Read More
Tuesday evening I had the honor of attending the 2016 Femmy Awards at Cipriani 42 in NYC. Hosted by the Underfashion Club, over 675 market executives, media and celebrities gathered to honor Intimate icons for their contributions to the Lingerie industry. Hosted by the incomparable Dita Von Teese, awards were served up and speeches were made. You can google for more details. For my part, I prefer to focus on … Read More
Chantelle & Cadolle
The Salon de la Lingerie is a large venue anchored by key French foundation brands and surrounded by labels with global distribution though not necessarily in North America. There is a great deal of showmanship. Lingerie is showcased as art. It can be very inspirational. For my part, the messages were not all that new, but they were there in force. The two standouts for me were … Read More
Back from Paris with a large photo library and thoughts specific to both the Salon de la Lingerie which covered product available for fall 2016 and Interfiliѐre, focused on fabrics, fashion and forecasts in Intimates for Spring/ Summer 2017. These lingerie and swim insights are defined expertly by the research, forums and seminars presented by the premiere global trend service, Concepts Paris.
As usual, between both shows, I like … Read More