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On the Tenth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This is a pretty Textron advertisement. There were a couple with Christmas themes…of course from a time when women wore slips. Lingerie has changed so much through the years and slips are very…
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Winter Musings
Charity begins at home…and so does kindness. When I need to make changes in myself, mostly in regards to fitness and well-being, I am far more successful when the changes become a source…
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On the Fifth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This is clearly an ad for a blanket. But I love the cheery disarray of the bedroom, especially the wrappings and ribbons scattered about. And how will she ever not step on that…
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Exposed Lingerie and Dance & Fashion
I visited the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City for two wonderful exhibits last week. Exposed A History of Lingerie traced intimate apparel from the eighteenth century to the present. It was a…
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Nightie ‘Nite
Nowhere in a women’s wardrobe can she be so completely feminine as with lingerie. It is the last bastion of lace, flounces, rustles, and truly luxurious fabrics. This summer, our soft cool New England nights…
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On Bandboxes and Lingerie….
I often think I should have lived in the 1860’s. This view was born of a great love of the novel by Louisa May Alcott, Little Women. Reading this book led to a…
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Early Summer Beauty Summer beauty can be a challenge. The hot weather along with summer’s monkeywrench, humidity, can make one’s hair limp and unmanageable. However, the worse thing that Uncle Humidity does to…
