IN FORM®

By MaryJo Kosisher-Demski
TC® Fine Intimates

Maybe you’ve just made your latest New Year’s resolution to lose weight.  Or perhaps you’re a bona fide “gym rat” and the staff at your gym knows you by name, sending out an APB any time you miss a cardio session.  Regardless of where you fall on the exercise continuum, the very last thing you want to experience whilst you’re climbing the StairMaster®, or jogging on the treadmill, is the dreaded “wedgie.” (more…)

By Marcy Montgomery Jones
Naomi & Nicole®

Whatever happened to good ol’ sensible 100% cotton panties? All of the fabric names and blends that you might see today on your panty’s label can make your head spin. Let’s decode the mystery so you know what’s up down there.

• Organic Cotton is cotton grown without pesticides and is derived from plants that haven’t been genetically altered.
• Pima Cotton is a generic name for premium, extra-long-fiber cotton that’s grown mostly in the U.S., Australia, and Peru. Pima was previously called American-Egyptian cotton but was renamed for the Pima Indians who were growing it for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Arizona. The primary difference between Pima cotton and regular cotton is that Pima has longer and stronger fibers. It feels silk-like and has a very fine weave. It’s also very absorbent.
• Mercerized Cotton goes through a finishing process that swells the yarn of the fabric to give it a round, smooth surface and prevents the cotton from shrinking further. This process results in a stronger and more lustrous yarn that’s more easily dyed and is capable of holding brighter, deeper colors.

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By Marcy Montgomery Jones
Cupid Intimates

How much time do you spend looking at the care labels inside of your clothes?  How much thought, overall, do you give to doing your laundry? Don’t make the simple mistake of not taking the time, and devoting the effort, to learning how to properly clean your clothes. US law requires that all textile-wearing apparel sold in the United States contain symbols from the chart created by the Federal Trade Commission and found on the website of  The American Cleaning Institute.  Do yourself a favor.  Print this chart and post it by your washer and dryer so you’ll know how to interpret those funny little symbols on all those labels, and how to correctly wash, dry, iron, and/or dry-clean your favorite garments. (more…)