Volumes & Issues

Tag: hosiery

  • Diversifying dance, one accessory at a time

    Hi, everyone! A few years ago I wrote a piece on intimate apparel companies that have begun selling wider ranges of “skin tone” items. The one that offered the widest range of colors was Nude Barre.     Many dance troupes require “flesh colored” tights, bras, and dance trunks as part of performance uniforms. Nude…

  • Magazine of the Week

    Hi, everyone! This week’s magazine is another of our many trade journals. Although this week’s magazine isn’t published anymore, we have complete issues from 1981 through January, 2005. Hosiery News was the newsletter of The Hosiery Association, a trade organization organized to promote the global interests of hosiery, underwear, and sock manufacturers. Founded in 1905…

  • Word-Worthy Women: Relearning the (inclusive) Lingerie Biz

    Welcome back to Word-Worthy Women! Do you know these designers who are remaking the lingerie world? You will in a moment! This week, I present you with designer-businesswomen that have recently expanded “nude” lingerie. Ade Hassan of Nubian Skin, Erin Carpenter of Nude Barre, Sadia Sisay of BeingU, and Atima Lui and Nancy Madrid of…