Femmy Gala 2012

The Femmy Gala 2012 with our special host, Carson Kressley, was a blast! The honorees of the year were Century 21 Department Stores, Fruit of the loom, Top Form Brassiere Mfg. Co. Ltd, Penn Asia Co. Ltd, and Victor Vega for their innovation and dedication to our industry!

Speaking of innovation and dedication, check out the gorgeous designs of this years Student Design Contest. They're all so beautiful, it's difficult to pick a favorite!

From left to right, here are the contesters and their designs.

2012 Student Design Contest

1. Claudia Mesiti's "Linear Opulence"

2. Nina Trimble's "Deco Diamonds"

3. Lauren Haron's "Sheer Radiance"

4. Amy Gianforcaro's "Diamond Cut"

5. Yecca Zeng's "All the Right Angles"

6. Nicole Ward's "Pure Abstraction"

For more coverage on the event, see the article on The Wall Street Journal that highlights some of what went on!

"Nestled in the comforting bosom of awards season, somewhere between the SAG Awards and the International 3D Society Awards, was this year's Femmy Gala.The Femmys is the "premiere event" of the Intimate Apparel field, as well as a fund-raiser for the Underfashion Club, which supports and encourages new talent in the field through scholarships, awards, internships and the like. In our newly set life-long quest to infiltrate the Oscars of every industry, the Femmys suddenly found itself at the very top of our list."

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203711104577199390511612800.html

Underfashion Club Social Media Seminar

The Underfashion Club hosted a panel discussion of Social Media. Moderated by Ellen Lewis from Lingerie Briefs, the discussion covered Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LInked In, and Blogs. The panel consisted of: Guido Campello, VP of Branding & Innovation, Cosebella; Dan Sackrowitz, VP Marketing, Bare Necessities; and Aaron Mandlebaum, Web Marketing Manage, Big M (Mandee's).

Don't forget to register!

10 Things You Can Do Today to WOW Tomorrow! (A member's only event)
Wednesday, March 30
5:30 to 7:30 PM
8 West 40 Street, 7th Floor, NYC

Frances Cole Jones believes that every encounter provides you with an opportunity to positively influence colleagues, employers, even competitors.

Join us and find out how to improve your Wow factor, catching your targeted audience and keeping their trust. All attendees will receive a copy of Ms. Jones’ latest book "The Wow Factor" and have an opportunity to meet the author.

Click the image or link below to be lead to your registration form!
http://www.underfashionclub.org/pdfs/events/TenWaysToWow_0330.pdf

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.

Underfashion Club Holiday Party: December, 9th 2010

December 9, 2010
HOLIDAY PARTY

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