Today, we are very pleased to introduce our first ever e-commerce venture: an exclusive offer of illustrated Holiday cards by our incredibly talented teammate, Tina Wilson. Many of you are familiar with Tina’s bi-weekly blogs on Lingerie Briefs in which she uses her artistic acumen to sketch her insight into the world of Intimate Apparel. Long respected for her Lingerie designs, Tina’s grasp on the cultural trends that drive the market are always prescient.
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By TINA WILSON
We all have to admit the retail world is topsy turvy and what should be… isn’t. Almost nothing surprises us anymore. Which leads me to my current observation about sport bras. Technically they are meant to be worn while being “sporty” and the attention they are being given would have me conclude that there are millions of sporty women buying these bras, but I have a slightly different take on it. I … Read More
No one says it better than Tina Wilson. Illustrating the essence of the Labor Day Holiday with a special call out to our female compadres, we at Lingerie Briefs are inspired by the creative insights that Lingerie always provides. We hope you have a great weekend celebrating summer’s swan song. I know Tina is. I just spoke to her on the beach in Fire Island. The weather here in the Northeast is exquisite. I wish … Read More
By TINA WILSON
I ADORE LEGGINGS! They can be a dresses’ best friend or a t-shirt’s worst nightmare. When I first started wearing leggings way back in the day when hair was poufy and high; they came in one length, they had no tummy control, they couldn’t heat you up or cool you down and they had no pockets. The only holes in them were caused by your thighs rubbing together and they mostly came … Read More
By TINA WILSON
I believe by the turn of this century there will no longer be categories of clothing, no sportswear, no intimates, no outerwear, we will have 7 articles of clothing, period …I will be dust by then and it’s probably just as well but in the meantime I will happily prepare for the inevitable and so should any forward thinking designer or retailer of apparel.
hy•brid (ˈhaɪ brɪd) n.
1. the offspring of … Read More
By TINA WILSON
Beware…this will be one of those “all over the place” blogs but if I am successful I will spur a bit of sensory curiosity. Last week I took a chance and registered for a seminar given by Trend Union with the special guest being a fascinating woman named Betony Vernon, a self-described “sexual anthropologist”. We were a small group who gathered in a West Village Brownstone garden, drinking wine on the … Read More
By TINA WILSON
Seamless intimate apparel is the “lovechild” of hosiery and lingerie. It’s also the name of one of my favorite songs by the Supremes. I’ve taken note over the years how powerful lingerie companies like Spanx and Commando have entered the hosiery market. Melding the technology of hosiery machines with the design detail of lingerie has become lucrative and without the yarns and technology developed by the hosiery industry shapewear would be all … Read More