Pantyhose sales are down… people just don’t want to wear them anymore.

Sure, their sheer allure enhances the legs. But they’re tight, uncomfortable and one little rip can make them run — and ruin an entire outfit. And while they once were a staple in a career woman’s wardrobe, sheer hosiery today faces an even a bigger snag that can’t be fixed with clear nail polish or a Band-Aid — more than a decade of declining sales….

"The casualization of the workplace, it is not as strict as before," said Romaine Sargent, vice president and general manager of marketing for hosiery at Hanesbrands. "Women have more options and some are choosing to wear sheer hosiery less."

According to the company, women ages 25 to 54 wear pantyhose an average of 1.8 times a week, down from 3.5 times a week a decade ago. Hosiery sales at Hanesbrands, which includes sheer hosiery (pantyhose, knee-high and thigh high), leggings, tights and trouser socks, totaled $290 million in fiscal 2006 — a nearly 68 percent drop from the $895 million in sales the company did in fiscal 1995…

Nowadays, the trendsetters in many offices wear Capri-style pants, dress shorts, open toe sandals or even flip-flops.

My thoughts: there are too many bad pantyhose out there that rip and tear like crazy, and too many options. People just don’t know what to get - so many brands with so many different names for the same thing, and yet you can never find the shade or size you want. It’s a product demand thing. If pantyhose were chic and attractive, we’d wear them more. I love to wear them, personally. They make me feel great, and I love that little boost they give me.

Oh yeah, and cut cost. It’s a supply and demand thing. Demand gone down? So should price. If you want to attract new customers with funky new products, don’t price those products as the most pricey.

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Sugar Box, located downtown on Granville and Nelson in the Chop Shop salon, is the ultimate Brazilian waxing shop in Vancouver. Designer Jane Brooks has waxed over 13,000 women, and can be easily called one of the best Brazilian estheticians.

Sugarbox hair removal was created to bring professional and fun together with brazilian waxing and brow shaping to Vancouver in an ultra girlie environment. Hair removal is not just anything anyone can do (well). With experience and dedication, Sugarbox believes in modesty and comfort when in comes to brazilian waxing. That means proper draping, comfortable temperatures and customizing final details.

Jane leads the revolution in Brazilian waxing. Doing it not only well, but with style. Your "sugar box" can be shaped, colored, and even bejeweled. Whether you go bare, a hot celebrity trend right now, or leave a little heart shape, you’re in good hands. And, yes, they take design requests.

Brazilian’s have gone to the next level - as a form of body art.

Via Sweet Spot ; Tags: sweet spot, brazilian, brazilian waxing, waxing, fashion, trends, women, hygiene

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2006 models Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima and Selita Ebanks speak with CBS reporter Hannah Storm about this year’s Fashion Show and what it’s like to wear those sexy lingerie pieces and be on the hottest fashion show of the year.

Includes lots of great clips of the Victoria’s Secret Angels in action:

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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is famous for its great compilation of music during the runway show. Here is the 2006 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Music:

1. Just a Little More Love by David Guetta
   
2. SexyBack by Justin Timberlake off the FutureSex / LoveSounds album
   
3. LoveStoned by Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex / LoveSounds CD
   
4. Bossy by Kelis, from the Kelis Was Here album (during the PINK runway)
   
5. Breathe Me by Sia’s Colour the Small One CD (the piano track playing as Heidi Klum talks)
   
6. Galvanize by Chemical Brothers’ Push the Button CD (near the end of the show)
   
7. My Love by Justin Timberlake, off the FutureSex / LoveSounds CD
   
8. Beware of the Dog by Jamelia, off her Walk With Me CD
   
9. When You Were Young by The Killers, Sam’s Town album (flight attendant catwalk song)
   
10. Bagpipe solo by Eric Rigler, known for his Celtic Spirit CD
    

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2005 Music is available here.

Not all of the music used by Victoria’s Secret for the fashion show is the same as on the CDs, much of it is sampled or remixed. Typically Victoria’s Secret does not put out CDs, though they should, so if you have sample tracks, feel free to share them.

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‘(CBC) - Victoria’s Secret’s parent firm and a conservation group have reached an agreement to make the lingerie retailer’s catalogue more environmentally friendly.

The catalogue will no longer be made of pulp supplied from some parts of the forests of Alberta and British Columbia, U.S.-based ForestEthics announced Wednesday.

Limited Brands will no longer use suppliers who source from the Rocky Mountain Foothills near Hinton, Alta., or who source paper from any woodland caribou habitat range in Canada, unless it has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

The Ohio-based company will also not use suppliers sourcing from Vancouver-based West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., which has a pulp mill near Hinton.

“The steps Limited Brands has taken make up one of the strongest environmental policies to result from a corporate campaign, and we applaud them for it," Todd Paglia, executive director of ForestEthics, said in a release.

"They’ve set a new standard, one that we expect other major catalogue companies to meet or exceed."

The conservation group has been campaigning for two years to get Limited Brands to change its catalogue policies.

In another part of the agreement, the catalogues will be made of 10 per cent recycled paper from post-consumer waste.

“We consider environmental stewardship to be an essential part of our brand, and we’re proud to take a leadership role in the catalogue industry, ” said Tom Katzenmeyer, Limited Brands’ senior vice-president of community and philanthropy.

The boreal forest is the habitat of the woodland caribou, a species deemed by the Canadian government to be at risk.’

via mytelus.com

Tags: Victoria’s Secret, Victoria Secret Catalog, Catalog, Magazine, Limited Brands, Enviromentaly Friendly, Recycled Paper, Forest Stewardship Council

It’s getting cold out and one thing every woman - and man - knows is that we react to cold. Our nipples, that is.

So, this is the season for us to take extra precaution when wearing something slinky by embracing Nipple Covers.

Here are some good nipple covers to choose from:

1. Fashion Essentials Foam Nipple Covers ($9), non-adhesive, non-silicone for sensitive skin
   
2. Dimr’s Silicone Nipple Covers ($30), non-adhesive, reusable, stick with your own body heat
   
3. La Charme Petals ($13), gentle adhesive for the most invisible coverage. No bra needed.
   

Of course, you could go completely the other way and buy Nipple Enhancers

Via women’s health ; Tags: nipples, nipple, nipple covers, nipple enhancers, breasts, lingerie accessories

The 2006 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs tonight!

You’ve seen the pictures, and even the video. Now see the show for yourself.

Check your local listings for show times in your area. In Vancouver, tune in at 10pm!

Tags: victorias secret, victorias secret fashion show, fashion show, lingerie