By Moira Nelson
Hey there lingerie lovers! I apologize for not keeping up with the column these past few weeks…. My personal life got in the way of my lingerie life (yes, believe it or not, I have other aspects of my life besides bras & panties!) Nonetheless, I’m back at it and excited to report on the latest happenings in the world of lingerie. Here are a few Intimate … Read More
As the Summer time approaches everyone is looking for that little beauty boost to take their legs from winter white to that summer glow. The legs which are covered from late october sometimes until MAY will finaly have their day in the sun but now without the sun -thanks to SunKiss Fake Tan Tights available exclusivly from TightsPlease.co.uk
The SunKiss Fake Tan Tights are a revolutionary idea, … Read More
It has come to my attention that not everyone is aware of the fact that leggings or footless tights are not always pants. Of course there are exceptions to this rule, but lets discuss the proper way to wear these unique legwear varieties.
First, it’s important to define the difference between “Leggings” and “Footless Tights”.
Footless Tights are just that, tights without feet…which are sheer on the … Read More
by Cristina Casciano-King
Tights, Hose, Stockings. People often interchange these words carelessly, or simply call everything and anything that falls in the legwear category “Stockings,” when in reality these are all different things. Before I knew any better I was one of them…
Then while discussing my “stocking” collection to the owner of a well known vintage lingerie store in … Read More
by Cristina Casciano-King
Whether it’s Selena Gomez in a pair of sexy House of Holland Chain Super Suspenders strutting through Paris with Justin Beiber or Kate Middleton walking the down the aisle of Westminster Abbey in her signature Nude Nylons, Legware is everywhere.
Gone are the saggy blue pairs of Nylons worn by generations of frumpy secretaries. We are at a moment that is Mad Men meets this Millennium … Read More
This Week’s Intimate Discovery: Leg Dressing, Leg Art
When I was a hosiery buyer (in a past life), it was all about pantyhose: Stockings were a business to accommodate my grandmother’s generation. Not anymore. That’s why I was really pleased when, recently, I had a chance to review the StockinGirl line, a quality leg-wear brand so diverse, that the assortment can accommodate any occasion, year round. But it was … Read More
I have had a long and diverse career, but I have to say that the best job I ever had, because it was just so much fun, was when I was the Hosiery and Bodywear buyer for Macy’s New York . It was before Macy’s was Federated, when it was a regional department store chain in which each branch had its own focus but was still part of a larger … Read More
