Usually, we highlight an Indie brand in our Design Lab, but after I discovered Lilipiache, I decided to make it a feature. This new collection is the loving creation of three Japanese Fashion School friends who have a reverence for French leaver’s lace, which is the cornerstone of their design aesthetic. Integrated with luxury fabrics, these styles are conceived to emulate the delicate 
underpinnings of an exquisite flower. They are modern intimates; sexy … Read More
by Morgan O’Neill
I cannot explain what made me think of Robert Herrick as I stood there, in the middle of the Curve show last February looking at this beautiful, delicate diaphanous baby doll designed by Jane Woolrich, but I did. It was exquisitely simple, though I knew that the intricacy in the detail and the quality of the workmanship was anything but simple. The first lines of Herrick’s poem, Delight in Disorder, … 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 the luxury and mystique that … Read More
I have been watching the Olympics for the past two weeks, mesmerized by the audacious athleticism that seems to be part of the Winter Games. Although this event is, without a doubt, the premiere international gathering of the world’s sporting elite, Canada’s declaration that they will “own the podium”, has enabled the friendly rivalry between the USA and Canada. The United States leads the medal count in a sport’s arena usually dominated by European … Read More
No tale better expresses a little girl’s dream of lasting love than that of the handsome prince wakening the beautiful princess from her long dark slumber. On a personal note, I was never very taken by this illusion, but, I have to admit that the age old story, filled with fairies and witches, wedding court scenes and rambling bushes protecting an empire for 100 sleepy years, was definitely a gift for my imagination. So last … Read More