The three winners of the Femmy 2014 student design contest, “Shaping The Future”, have been featured in INTIMA Magazine‘s August 2014 issue!
1st: Cristina Ramos with “Beauty is Vein”
The SAIG members, (11 dedicated committee members) met at FIT on Wed, April 23rd to interview 15 students from the Fashion Design Department. These students presented themselves, talked about their goals and aspirations and presented their portfolios and garments. This time there was one Production major and the rest of the students were from Design. Professor Alexandra Armillas has done a remarkable job in helping to bring about this annual night of interviews for possible scholarships to the FIT students. read more
It wasn’t just an ordinary rooftop party. This was the Underfashion Club’s networking rooftop party, held at 230 Fifth Avenue on June 19th. It was a gathering of members old and new…at least 60 of us! And so fantastic to see some of the newly graduated intimates designers amongst us! The weather was spectacular with the sun beaming on all the palm trees and folks having a good time. We even had a raffle and gave out 8 gift certificates for Starbucks and the APPLE store. And oh, welcome to the 10 newest members…. check out the pix below. It was fun!
I was delighted to attend the “FACES AND PLACES IN FASHION” Lecture Series presented by the Office of Alumni and Faculty Relations at FIT on May 5, 2014. The distinguished panel of lingerie professionals was moderated by FIT Alumna Karen Bromley, Principal of the Bromley Group.
Most of the panel is on the UNDERFASHION CLUB’S Board of Directors, but also includes graduates of FIT and other top leaders from the world of Intimate Apparel. They gave detailed information about the Intimate Apparel industry and also a peek into each of their extensive backgrounds. read more
Tuesday evening the membership committee hosted a terrific presentation, “Building Your Professional Network With LinkedIn.” The event, organized by Tristine Berry and Victoria Vandagriff, was held at Fashion Group International in NYC. There were 70 people in attendance, including 14 new members. Tristine introduced Guest Speaker, Author and Career Coach, John Crant. John addressed the audience focusing in on the strategic benefits of LinkedIn.
I was initially a bit wary; I already have over 1,300 connections on the site. But besides being thoroughly entertained, I learned several LinkedIn secrets that turned my perspective about the purpose and potential of the site around. This mega networking machine is a great way to promote a business. It is a communication powerhouse that cannot be ignored. And there is no doubt, that for anyone searching for a career change, it is the premiere go to social media tool available today. John’s expertise is well documented both on his website at www.selfrecruiter.com and in his book “Self Recruiter® Changing the Rules.” read more
On March 18th, Karen Bromley of the BROMLEY GROUP led an energetic panel of experts for the UNDERFASHION CLUB’S PR event, “PR & THE BOTTOM LINE”.
The panelists included: read more
We will leave all the official feedback from the Femmy Awards Gala held last night at Cipriani’s to the home page wrap. You will be able to see it all; and for sure with much more professional photos. But we attended this stellar party last night – hats off to Karen Bromley and Barbara Lipton who co-chaired the event. The preparations were flawless and it showed, so we decided to give you a Femmy wrap up appetizer. read more
Roslyn joined the Underfashion Club in 1969, when it was an organization for women only and the membership was less than 30. She received a lifetime achievement Femmy in 1997. Past officer, board member, co-chair of the program committee, and an active participant of the SAIG committee. Born on the Lower East side, as were both of her parents; growing up and studying design at a Brooklyn high school (tough Brooklyn girl). Her birthday is October 31, 1924, our Halloween witch.
Roslyn graduated in 1941, and worked at Vogue magazine until 1946, when she answered an ad in WWD and came into the industry as a designer of Lady Duff Trousseau Lingerie. Started her own contract studio in April of 1954 (60th anniversary coming up). Started the studio as Roslyn Harte Lingerie Originals, limiting to 3 non-competitive clients at one time. read more
A fixture in intimates for over 30 years, Seth Morris’ journey to President/CEO of Carole Hochman Design Group has been momentous and industry changing. After Seth graduated from Brown University he went to work for San Francisco-based Determined Production, the master licensee & manufacturer of products for Charles Schulz’ “Peanuts” characters. This stepping stone lead Seth, in 1983, to join the family business Val Mode as Vice President of Sales. Following a 13 year stretch with Val Mode, the family sold the company in 1996 and Seth’s journey took him to Carole Hochman Design Group. CHDG is a company driven by product, quality, and creativity as well as a forerunner in understanding the power of licensing in the intimates industry. Seth joined the team as Executive Vice President and after 13 years was made their President. Komar Brands bought CHDG in 2010, and Seth was named President/CEO at the time of the acquisition. Outside of work, Seth’s passion is family and sports.
Iluna USA, LLC is a leading textile supplier of lace headquartered in New York. Iluna Group was established over 40 years ago and focuses on driving global business growth through creative design, product innovation, exceptional customer service and regional manufacturing excellence. read more
Caroline Rhea, stand-up comedian and actress, brings a fresh, smart and read more