Category Archives: Fabrics

Celebrate Mother Earth Day – April 22, 2012

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Fun & eco-friendly ways to love our Mother… Earth. Some call her Mother Earth, but she goes by many names: Mother Nature, Gaia, Isis, or any of history’s various names of goddesses of fertility, motherhood or harvest.  She is (and

Classic Ways to Wear Denim

Update your classic denims this season to renew one of your favorite wardrobe basics! Denim has been around in America since the late 18th century, and has been a consistent influence on fashion all over the globe, year-round.  Changes in

Men’s Guide to Gifting Lingerie

Tips for Men Shopping for Lingerie Gifts

There comes a time in a guy’s life when he finds a special girl, and the moment rolls around that he wants to give her something special. Perhaps a romantic getaway is in store, or maybe a birthday, anniversary or

5 Ways to Love Your Body (and Your Lingerie)

5 Ways to Love Your Body And Your Lingerie

With everyone trying to live up to their New Year’s Resolutions, and the doldrums of cold weather putting a damper on everything, it’s a good time to remind everyone of different ways to get excited about your lingerie AND your

How to Gift Wrap, Sit Back & Relax

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It’s that time of year again, where everyone is feeling a little more stressed.  There’s shopping, parties to attend…but in between all the planning and chaos, we all have to give ourselves some time to relax and wind down, or

Fashion & Function: Rivals or Lovers?

Fashion & Function

We women have become used to the idea that fashion sometimes means forgoing a little comfort –which one of us hasn’t limped home at one time or another after a party, vowing never to wear ‘those beautiful, dratted heels again!’ 

Smooth & Sexy Silhouettes

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When you’re at work or out for the night, you undoubtedly have more important things on your mind than whether you can see traces of VPL (notoriously known as evil Visible Panty Lines) under your dress, skirt or pants, and

Trend Alert: Chunky Sweaters

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Now that the weather is moving from Indian-summer warmth to full-on winter winds, it’s time to start integrating more cold-weather pieces into your wardrobe. And there’s no better way than with the current trend of chunky sweaters – stylish pieces

The World’s Largest Bra

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England has jotted down a new record for the books-being the country to manufacture the world’s largest bra! A stain removal company indigenous to the island, named Vanish, partnered up with a sailmaking company in order to create the bra.

Parisian Fashion in the 1940s

Parisian Fashion in the 1940s

Despite my love for both fashion and history, it was not until recently that I discovered that during the Second World War, the Nazis tried to co-opt the Parisian fashion industry and bring all their entire operations to Berlin. Seems