Archive | November, 2010

Gobble and Dazzle: Shapewear, the Holidays, & You

30 Nov

By Rachel Rumsey
Cupid Intimates

From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, get-togethers abound.  There’s ample opportunity to get dressed up, eat too much, and visit with co-workers, friends, and family, some of whom you haven’t seen for a while.  Such anticipated reunions may spark your desire to look svelte.  It’s always a bummer when you run across someone you haven’t seen for some time and feel like you don’t look your best.  And it’s always easier to enjoy yourself mingling at a party when you’re confident that you look fabulous.  That’s why it’s so important to make sure that your Holiday 2010 ensembles include the right pieces of shapewear. (more…)

50 Reasons to Be Intimately Thankful

25 Nov

By Adam Welsch
Cupid Intimates

Happy Thanksgiving!  It’s customary for newspapers, magazines, blogs, and radio and television shows to remind people this week about all the things for which they can be thankful.  Such whispers usually include mentions of family, friends, and good health.  All of that is certainly good advice and very important.  But as your trusted, online source for great information about bras, panties, shapewear, and other lingerie, we’d like to take this opportunity to remind you of all things “intimate apparel” that can bring a smile to your face this holiday season. (more…)

Shapewear Strategies for Thanksgiving

23 Nov

By Adam Welsch
Cupid Intimates

Thanksgiving is almost here and, if you’re like most Americans, you have a lot to do.  Either you’re buying groceries and preparing your home to host guests, or you’re preparing to travel to another family’s home so they can do all the work.  The payoff comes on Thursday when you’re ensconced in family, friends, football, and food.  Of course, on Friday, the pressure returns as holiday shopping begins in earnest.  So, with everything else already on your plate, so to speak, let me ask you this.  Have you selected your shapewear strategy for Turkey Day yet? (more…)

Crossdressers: The Hidden Demand for Bras, Panties, and Shapewear.

18 Nov

By Adam Welsch
Cupid Intimates

One of the hottest trends in the intimate apparel industry over the past couple of years has been the growth in sales and availability of men’s shapewear.  Compression T-shirts, briefs that both slim and enhance, and tummy shapers, sometimes known as mirdles, have become hot topics of talk shows and fixtures of men’s underwear departments in stores across the United States.  But far pre-dating this trend, men, choosing to dress as women, have long been buying bras, panties, and shapewear made for women.  It’s pretty difficult to estimate how many men constitute this demographic.  But quickly searching the internet for websites discussing crossdressing issues, it’s easy to get a sense of the great strength of this often unrecognized source of intimate-apparel demand. (more…)