By Ellen Lewis
For a variety of reasons, financial, logistical and personal, it’s not always easy to attend trade shows. New York, Las Vegas, Miami, LA, Paris, Milan, Shanghai, Hong Kong there are a multitude of choices and as Intimate Apparel merchants and designers, we need to weigh the pros and cons. In my opinion, the biggest priority is the impact this investment will have on your bottom line. Like any other business decision, it … Read More
by Ali Cudby
The Autumn/Winter 2012 Paris Salon International de la Lingerie was a mash up of color, sound – and 50 particularly innovative lights, courtesy of Valisère’s Corsage Magique.
The Corsage Magique is a corset that is made with lace and a backing fabric featuring a decorative motif – but the design is much more than decoration. The fabric actually has 50 miniature LED lights that are the size of sequins built into the … Read More
I am back in New York and this was a very positive exposition. Major Intimate Apparel trends that will impact the design and merchandising decisions made in Lingerie businesses throughout 2012 were reinforced. Helped by the extensive research presented in the forums and conferences directed by both Concepts Paris at and Nelly Rodi, the color, fabric and silhouette direction was clear. Here are some of their major statements:
January 22, 2012
It was a very busy day at the show, crowded, a great deal of energy in the pavilion and definitely a positive vibe. I spent the morning reviewing Shapewear and the plethora of product that has now made this category a major player in Intimate Apparel. 
The Best of Intima presented a global overview of the Shaping phenomenon in a seminar tracking the classification’s evolution from basic to fashion essentials.
Next it … Read More
January 21, 2012
First day at the Salon De Lingerie and I did my usual rounds of the major bra companies, cruised the entire exposition, and attended the trend conferences, mostly to get an initial overview. 
One thing is for sure, no show is quite as quintessentially French as this one. And nothing says French Lingerie with “Ooh La La” flair quite like the saucy Aubade brand, sexy Maison Close or the classic Parisian corsetiѐre, … Read More
The natural style and artistic flavor that Paris exudes has always inspired my vision, as I am certain it has for other intrepid visitors. For the past 25 years, the Lingerie shows, staged in this fashionable city have fertilized many American designs. Mining these Expositions for information that will inform trends in the Intimate Apparel Business is a compelling challenge. I am always searching for seeds of ideas, a color direction, a style detail, a … Read More
This week’s Intimate Discovery: Salon De Lingerie and Interfiliere
I am back from Europe and my semi-annual foray to 
the Interfiliere fabric show and the Salon De Lingerie. From Paris, where despite the chilly, wet weather, one still saw the quintessential French signature of elegance and color blooming on the city streets. I returned here to a snow laden New York where the monochromatic beauty of an onslaught of snow has turned my … Read More
