On Tuesday, Slimpressions co-founders Amy Pedersen and Jennifer Daniels, quintessential, busy professional women themselves, will discuss their inspiration for creating their Slimpressions shapewear line, their desire to launch their own women-owned business, and the balancing act each of them do every day. The ladies will also demonstrate features of the Slimpressions line for viewers.

Slimpressions are available throughout the U.S. and Canada, but are also available on the Slimpressions website.

More will follow on the sassy and sensual Rosy and the Spring collection. In the meantime, check out the Autumn/Winter collection, click here.

All photos are courtesy of the talented Matthew Coulter.

Photos from the catwalk show right here. 

Red Carpet

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Look forward to being wowed by the Autumn/Winter Julianne collection. It’s amazing! Photos to follow soon.

Playboy celebrated this new collection with a launch party held at the Gramercy Park Hotel during intimate apparel market week. The party featured the infamous Playboy bunnies as well as models wearing pieces from the new collection.

The Playboy Intimates collection will be available at Playboy Concept Boutiques, playboystyle.com, and retailers worldwide. Stay tuned for more specific information on retailers as well as more images from the collection in an upcoming post.

The Harlow High-Rise Retro Leg is available in two styles. The first, made of the softest modal and supima cotton, features a flirty keyhole above sassy ruching. It is sure to evoke your inner vixen! The second, in peek-a-boo princess lace, is the perfect blend of naughty and nice. These styles fit perfectly with the recently redesigned Hanky Panky website!

Look for these styles at Nordstrom department stores, Store of Lingerie in Denver, Colorado, and online at BareNecessities.com. Enjoy!

The award winning Best Coordinated features a fun and flirty pastel rainbow colorway. This festive set is accented by delightful straps with sassy little bows on the bra, playful, side-tie ribbons on the panty, and a bejeweled peace sign on the bum. The Best Fashion Couture set features a pink bra adorned with pink rosettes. The bra also features the same jewel spangled ruffles that edge the panty. These (and the other pieces in Carol’s collections) are not for the tame! Fortunately, if you are on the tame side, you have time to work up your courage to wear these pieces as they are both a part of the Spring 2009 collection (to see more from the Fall 2008 collection, click here).

Carol Malony is available at department stores and boutiques worldwide including La Petite Coquette and Isabella Fine Lingerie.

Enter today! And don’t forget to tell us about your purchases in our forums. Good Luck!

This year, for the first time, CILA recognized the accomplishments of young, fashion graduates. Top students enrolled in the esteemed intimate apparel program at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) submitted their designs in the category of Graduating Designer of the Year. Jessica Ng (who some of you might remember from last year’s Between the Sheets Fashion Show) was named the winner for her well-constructed and beautiful design.

CILA was also delighted to invite a special guest to receive another first time award! Carson Kressley, host of Lifetime’s How to Look Good Naked, was awarded the Recognition Award for Promoting Healthy Body Image Through the Media. Prior to presenting Carson with the award, the audience acquired a taste of Carson’s work through a series of video clips from the show in which he encourages women to embrace their beauty no matter what shape or size they may be.

Notable men’s underwear brands Andrew Christian, Baskit, and Papi, as well as online retailer Freshpair.com, graciously donated the items for Carson’s goody bag! Show attendees also received goody bags with treats from Soak (see here for a previous post on this wonderful wash).

Listed below is a complete list of CILA participants and winners (noted in bold). Check back soon for a photo gallery of the event!

CILA Gala 2008 Finalists and Winners

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