I am in complete awe at how many weddings my son and daughter in law attended this summer. I could hardly get their attention as they flew from NY to Chicago, San Francisco, LA and various locales around the city. I don’t think I ever had that many friends. But judging by the party that they threw for their own marriage last year, I am not surprised. It was a feast of 20+ to 30+ … Read More
Sometimes love affairs don’t work out. It’s not necessarily from a lack of wanting, but logistics interfere and the relationship dissipates. So what could be more romantic than a reclaiming of a partnership that neither party really wanted to end. It makes for a perfect union. Put to the test of time, the marriage is meant to be. Thus is the case with the NK iMode brand. Disappearing for several markets and leaving many aficionados … Read More
Other than my own wedding which was so long ago, the details escape my memory, I have only attended one bridal suite pre-wedding regalia. That was recently at my daughter in law’s bequest. There the bride and her attendants, wrapped in specially monogrammed robes, were pampered by makeup artists and hairstylists who morphed them into ladies in waiting. The champagne flowed. mimosas were poured and there was so much food I wondered how they would … Read More
It’s wedding season and as you can imagine, there is quite a buffet of ivory and white dominating the lingerie landscape at the moment. But here in the Baha Sur where color is augmented by the intense light and flowers tend to be deep penetrating hues, I have been thinking about the kind of wedding one might plan in Cabo: bold and seductive, rich and luxurious. It reminds me of Christine Lingerie’s Muse collection of … Read More
Weddings are on my mind. My son is being married in two weeks and here I am, mother of the groom, completely ensconced in wedding speak and I am not even responsible for the actual wedding day. Still, the decisions are never-ending: clothes, air travel, hotels and of course the rehearsal dinner. And even though I am an observer when it comes to the actual event, I have been updated regularly on the plans as … Read More
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. Fleur Of England, renown for their exquisitely sewn silk lingerie embellished with unique laces and guipure work has created the Forever Collection, sensual and delicate bridal intimates worthy of the traditional as well as the modern bride.
Somehow, ensconced as we are in the deep heat of summer, an exotic wedding seems like a sultry solution to our traditional mores. Nothing quite says lavish, sensual and provocative quite as well as Bollywood. The influences of the colorful East perpetrate an extraordinary beauty on such a stellar occasion. And after the festivities, nothing compliments such an alluring affair, quite like Samantha Chang’s sexy honeymoon lingerie
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