The 1st Lingerie Fashion Week

Lingerie Fashion Week is finally here! This highly-anticipated event was created and directed by Lauren Rich. She was interviewed about it by The Lingerie Addict, revealing a little bit about what this event means for lingerie and fashion. Interested? Read it on Cora's blog.

http://www.thelingerieaddict.com/2013/02/inaugural-nyc-lingerie-fashion-week-lauren-rich-richpr.html

Student Design Contest: Preview of the winners of Midnight Garden

The Student Design Contest of this year's Femmy Gala was a huge success! This time around, the theme was "Midnight Garden". The designs created by the talented FIT students were all incredibly beautiful, but only three of them could be named winners! Here are the previews of the most popular entries. More information about the pieces and the designers behind them will be available very soon, so keep an eye out!

#1 by Tiffany Spagnuolo

#2 by Tessa Saccone

#3 by Sara Shanahan

Bra Adjustments

Bodies inevitably change over time, making bras that once fit perfectly no longer sit on the body quite right. Whether it's an issue with the band or the cup, there are ways to make the adjustments yourself. Cloth Habit has fantastic visual guides in their "Bra-making Sew Along" series of blog posts that show us exactly how to go about adjusting bras.

Band adjustment: http://clothhabit.com/2013/01/bra-making-band-adjustment/

Cup adjustment: http://clothhabit.com/2013/01/bra-making-sew-along-cup-adjustments/

Bra Sewing Patterns

Thinking about sewing your own bra? If you're unsure about where to start, Cloth Habit is a great resource. There's plenty of useful advice for materials and patterns.

If you're looking for a bra pattern in particular, Cloth Habit blogger Amy has a few suggestions here: http://clothhabit.com/2012/11/bramaking-sew-along-prep-pattern-choices/

Good luck and have fun!

Holiday Party Photos

The photographs from The Underfashion Club Holiday Party are up! If you were there, see if you can find yourself in these photos. If not, see a bit of what you missed.

You can see the individual images as a photo album on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151306074991552.512099.94131951551&type=1

If you'd rather sit back and enjoy a slideshow on YouTube, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WwFIw9IlKk&feature=youtu.be

DIY Shimmering Tights

Don't own a pair of shimmering tights? Transform one of your own tights with glitter, just in time for the holidays! The Beauty Thesis has a photo guide:

http://thebeautythesis.com/2012/10/19/glitterize-a-pair-of-tights-and-42-other-ways-to-add-glitter-to-your-life-because-you-just-cant-have-enough-glitter/

Holiday Party Winners!

Who won the Holiday Party Design Awards?
Joseph Lara of Delta Galil USA Inc. won the 1st prize, a ticket to the 2013 Femmy Gala!
Gabrielle Bizzoco and Sophia Gergatsoulis, both of Wacoal America Inc., shared the 2nd prize of one year’s free membership.

Also, the charities City Meals on Wheels, Friends of St. Francis, and The New York Foundling were each gifted $1,000!