The Lady Behind The Curtain

Ever wonder who the magical little sprite is who does our fabulous alterations? Mystery solved! Her name is Gloria. Otherwise known as “Lady” and she is the one who has been stitching her buns off for the last 5 years to make all of our alterations happen.

Band too big around? Gloria can take it down a size. Blessed with no shoulders? Voila, Gloria puts leashes on your bra. Are you breastfeeding? Your bra is quickly converted to a nursing bra.

She doesn’t have a magic wand, but she might as well. We think that she is full of magic! And you can see by the artist’s rendering (care of my daughter, Bella) that she is very friendly and beautiful!

It's A Cinch!

You may recall watching your mother or grandmother dress for a night out, huffing and puffing and nearly blowing the house down in order to get into her beloved girdle. Getting her underpinnings on was the equivalent of doing a full day worth of cardio…

Or perhaps it’s your own fond memory of jumping up and down, only to end up lying on the bed sucking it all in to try and zip those painted on jeans. You know who you are…

Women have been squeezing and cinching in an effort to nip their waists and thin their thighs for centuries. Gals still come into the store searching for something to take sizes off of their frame. Thankfully, the shaper piece is the modern day answer. Think a really tight, nude pair of bike shorts.

Celebrities often wear two at a time under their couture on the red carpet and most still complain that they are too tight or too hot. But it could be worse! The picture above (circa 1893) will make you think your shaper piece is cozy loungewear compared to this whale boned killer!

We Love NY

We just got back from NYC for the Curve Lingerie show and had a fabulous time. Normally we stay in the meat packing district, but this year we decided to take Times Square by storm and stayed at a great hotel called The Muse. The staff was delightful, the rooms spacious and they even gave us a patio. They must have known that we Colorado girls need lots of air!

We had a lovely dinner at Morimoto, a delectable Japanese restaurant featuring the cuisine of Masaharu Morimoto, from Iron Chef, where we discovered what cows, beer and massage have in common. Our waiter convinced us to order the omakase, which included a beef dish made from a cow who has been fed beer and massaged three times daily. Holy cow! We would like the life of these cows (minus the getting eaten part)! As promised, it sent us over the MOO-n.

And of course, we are all excited for the new things coming for next Spring, including a new line from Prima Donna and a new style from Hanky Panky! We love you New York City!

Fall In Love With Fall

What a wonderful time of year…the transition from summer to autumn and the excitement of new fall fashions. I welcome the rich colors and luxe textures that come with the season and am giddy with excitement about the beautiful things we have coming.


Our website has been updated with new fall images, and we have already received some of these lovely bits. Check out the new Mary by Marie Jo in black, natural and scarlet and the Edoras by Prima Donna in black, poison, and geisha. Mmmm….enticing, isn’t it?