Underfashion Club Event with Frances Cole Jones on The WOW Factor

For all those that missed our March 30th seminar with Frances Cole Jones on "The WOW Factor", here's some great tips from the speaker herself! Enjoy!

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Underfashion on Your Big Day

     When it comes to choosing intimate apparel, there aren’t many occasions that will undergo as much deliberation as when deciding on what to wear under your dress on your wedding day. This special event calls for special attention to your lingerie, and price, comfort, and style should all be taken into consideration. Keep these tips in mind while doing your shopping.
          
 - Set A Budget. Try to keep aware of how much you intend to spend. Expect to use around $50-$75 for a stylish and dress-appropriate set of undergarments. Good lingerie isn’t cheap and cheap lingerie isn’t good. Since you’re going to be wearing this lingerie all day, it’s extremely important to make sure it’s comfortable. Discomfort leads to irritability, which would make it difficult to sustain a good mood throughout the entire wedding.

- Make Sure It's Quality. Choose lingerie that is designed well and made with agreeable material. Make sure it isn’t too loose or tight and actually fits. Don’t let uncomfortable underwear ruin your wedding day; wear something you wouldn’t mind dancing and moving in for hours on end. When you feel good, you look beautiful.

- Make it Sexy. As much as it’s important to feel comfortable, it’s also essential that your lingerie makes you feel sexy and alluring. What you choose to wear under your dress affects how you look as much as how you feel. Your lingerie should be supportive, have invisible panty/bra lines, and compliment your shape. A corset or shapewear can do wonders for your breasts and waist. Would you rather wear pantyhose or a garter belt? The specific details of the dress must also be considered when choosing your undergarments.

-Color Co-Ordinate. Make it match in color and style. Does your dress show your back or shoulders? You’d want to get a bra that appropriately fits under your dress, since having straps peeking through can really take away from your dress and image. Stitching the edge of your bra to your dress can help prevent it from slipping out of place.

-Try Something Different. Be daring for this special occasion. Do you really want to narrow your options when you have the perfect excuse to go all out? This is a night to remember. Unique, adventurous lingerie can really make your wedding night an astonishing and unforgettable experience.

Underfashion Club's Femmy Gala 2011

A big thanks to all our attendees and members for another wonderful Femmy Gala this year!

Femmy Awards

On February 1, at the Underfashion Club's Femmy Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, six intimate apparel students from the Fashion Institute of Technology  competed in the 8th annual student design contest. The contest is an integral part of the Underfashion Club's mission to help educate, influence and attract new talent for the industry.

The six garments were displayed throughout the evening, and the 600+ gala attendees representing all facets of the international intimate apparel community cast their votes, as follows:

1st Prize of $4,000 was awarded to Amy Bittner (garment #3) for her "Love Knows No End"
2nd Prize of $3,000 was awarded to Nathalie Quirin (garment #6) for her "Ethereal"
3rd Prize of $2,100 was awarded to Elizabeth NeSmith (garment #1) for her "Grand Pas de Willis"

The three remaining finalists, listed in alphabetical order, each received $300:

Rachel Erickson (garment #5) - "Moonlight Fancy"
Daisy Hartmann (garment #2) - "Russian Summer Dream"
Suong Phan (garment #4) - "Comme un Phantome"

The two contest sponsors, providing the $10,000 in awards, were:

Regina Miracle International Ltd.
Stretchline Holdings Ltd.

Wine Tasting Event - November 10, 2010 at Quality House

Missed out on our latest wine tasting event at Quality House? Fear not! As always, here's a little clip showcasing our fantastic night of networking, wine and new members!

NYC's Fashion Night Out!

Did you miss out on Fashion's Night Out? Not familiar with it? Celebrating its second year, this event is so much more than fashion. Donating to the NYC AIDS fund, and easing economic crisis with its sale of t-shirts and other swag, Fashion's Night Out is not like any other in its industry. Taking place on Friday, September 10th, celebrities, fashionistas and industry experts got together to sip on champagne, shop till the wee hours and dance the night away all for the cause of Fashion. This year was an enormous success, bringing about industry mark makers such as Diane von Furstenberg, and the cast of Project Runway. Check out the live-streamed video of that night to get amped for next year!

NYC FASHION'S NIGHT OUT