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.

=&0=& 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

It’s day one of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City! The trends for the season are coming into light as models begin flooding the runways this week, showing off designers’ hot new styles. Check out the Trend Report on Elle.com for expansive galleries of what’s going on in the fashion world this season Here!

http://www.elle.com/Fashion/Trend-Reports/Fashion-Week-Fall-2011-Trend-Report

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).

Frances Cole Jones teaches how to make a powerful impression and grasp the attention of your business audience through the discussion of her book, “The WOW Factor”.

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. read more

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

The pictures from the Femmy’s are up! Take a look at them here.

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: read more