Cy Lauz was sure she had thought of everything in the two years of planning that led to the launch this month of Chrysalis Lingerie, the first fashion lingerie line developed for transgender women.

But she wasn’t prepared for the haters.

After nearly a year of production delays — and a blizzard of advance media coverage — Chrysalis launched its online store on May …

Although materials and manufacturing have changed dramatically in the last 100 years, the actual construction of the bra hasn’t changed much at all. That’s why I began to research and look at where the future of the bra was heading.

The most basic bra has over 26 components and requires more than 30 stitching operations. Currently in the lingerie industry, consumers accept how bras are …

You know you’re onto something good when people are willing to pay for your product, sight unseen, based on the idea alone.

That’s the unique situation facing Knix Wear, a new fashion underwear line out of Toronto.

Knix won’t actually launch its debut line until next month, but it’s already generating a lot more than just buzz: over 150 future customers have contributed …

Here’s a situation that will be painfully familiar to many of our readers in the lingerie industry:

You spent years in fashion school honing your skills and another six months developing the debut collection for your own label. But despite all the pre-launch buzz among your own circle of friends, you had a hard time generating press interest and few customers to show for all …

It might not be quite the cinematic masterpiece we were hoping for, but the latest film version of The Great Gatsby is still the must-see movie event of the summer for stylistas everywhere.

You don’t have to be a vintage revivalist or English Lit student to be swept away by the Art Deco excess of Gatsby and its timeless story of undying love, unconstrained hedonism …