Well there is good news for anyone in and around Chicago (or just passing through) – you can now designand purchase Evlove in stores! Two boutiques, Posh Fine Lingerie (Highland Park) and Tresor Intimates (Naperville) will feature in-store programs, allowing customers to design their own lingerie and loungewear. This retail program is based on the brand’s bestsellers – boy shorts, thongs, lounge pants, and triangle camis – and the process works similarly to the home parties. You select a fabric, adornments, and colors. Three weeks later, your package will be delivered by mail or you can pick it up at the store.

While this program is currently only available in two Chicago stores, there are plans to take it national in 2009. Jenny Dombroski, owner of Evlove Intimates, said,

“I plan to take Evlove Intimates into select cities across the country. There is really nothing like it and am taking steps to meet that demand in other places.”

Want to take advantage of this program today? Here are the boutique details:

Posh Fine Lingerie
658 Central Ave.
Highland Park, IL 60035
847-945-7674

Tresor Intimates
20 E Jefferson Ave.
Naperville, IL 60540
630-3578-8600

Of course, there are still perks for hosting a private design party in your own home – not only can you enjoy the process with your friends, but the hostess will also recieve a free gift and 30% off her purchase. Visit the Evlove Intimates website to learn more.

When the Evlove e-mail newsletter declared, “You’ll want to sleep in them, lounge in them, run errands in them…you’ll want to live in them,” I will admit that I was a bit skeptical. Truth be told, I’m usually hanging around my house at night without any pants at all, for comfort’s sake. I don’t own much loungewear because I thought that nothing could possibly be more comfortable than wearing nothing at all. But I was dead wrong.

I knew I needed some loungewear for the cool autumn nights ahead, and I was excited by Evlove’s unique custom-design process. After some thought, I decided to go with ivory modal accented by rich blue lace waistband and trim. Within just a couple weeks, my handmade creation arrived (gorgeously wrapped, I might add). The first moment I tried my lounge pants on, all I could think was, “WOW.” Like I said, I was pretty convinced that walking around without anything on was the most comfortable way to lounge, but I was proven wrong within seconds of slipping into Evlove’s buttery soft and sumptuous creation. That feeling hasn’t worn off, either – I’ve been home sick for the past few days, and it is not an exaggeration to say that I have been wearing my pretty creation day in and day out. I love, love, love them. And apparently, I’m not the only one. Here are some comments from other Evlove customers:

They are the most luxurious items of clothing I own. They are so comfortable – I feel like I could stay in them all day! They fit great and feel great.
~ Janet N.

My new lounge pants put all others to shame. I don’t want to wear anything else. They are so soft, have no uncomfortable elastic or annoying drawstring. I’m tall and they are the first pair I’ve had that don’t hang at my ankles. Yea! I want them in every color.
~ Ashley C.

When I review products for The Lingerie Post, I always try to be brutally honest and admit to the things that I don’t like about a product (otherwise, what’s the point of reviewing it?). But I cannot think of a single thing that I don’t love about these!

I chose the regular length for my pair, but they are also available in a cropped style. For especially tall or petite women, custom inseams are available. This style is so new that you can’t even find it in the design studio yet, so click here to reach the exclusive lounge pants design page. You can also purchase pre-designed styles if you don’t want to design your own. While you’re at it, you can create a bralet or cami to coordinate with your new lounge pants.

If you have any questions about my fabulous new pants, leave a comment or visit the forums and I’ll be happy to discuss!

Ok, this is it! It’s the final showdown week for the Ideablob contest I’m competing in to win $10K for Evlove. I can’t express enough how grateful I’d be to have your support by voting one last time (or first time for those I missed). There are so many fun panty projects that can come to life with this money!

For those of you who have already voted during the beginning of the month, this will be really simple for you. Just log back in from the home page and click on my icon to vote. http://ideablob.com/

For those of you who didn’t get a chance to vote because of the holiday, now is when it’s crucial!! The entire contest is based on votes so every single one counts!!! You do need to register (I’m sorry!) but it only takes a minute to do. Here’s how it works. Click on this link to register http://ideablob.com/signup . Fill in the minimum amount of information – the next screen will ask for your address which YOU DO NOT NEED TO PROVIDE. Just click on “skip this step”. Ideablob will send you a confirmation email so you can’t use a fake email address! Once you confirm your email address, you will be logged in and can now vote. Click on the home page and then my icon. That’s all!

Very important, no one likes junk mail so in order to prevent Advanta from sending you their newsletter, while you’re logged in click on the “profile” in the top right corner and then the settings tab. Just de-select all of the boxes and you will not get any emails. I’ve gone through this process myself so I can assure you that as long as you do this, you will not get anything from them.

I know for some of you this is taking a few minutes of your time but I hope that you’ll consider it a good cause!! I have until July 31^st to get all the votes I possibly can! What would also be helpful for me is to pass this info on to your friends and family – consider this a plea to help an entrepreneur – and your facebook and/or myspace friends too! If you twitter it would be great to pass this on as well! Feel free to cut and paste this email if it helps. Thank you, thank you in advance for your support. Yahoo for panties!!!!

I think it’s all said right there – so go vote!

I was recently turned on to a great website called IdeaBlog where you can submit your business challenge and compete for a $10,000 prize. Who couldn’t use $10K??? But the timing of this couldn’t be better because I’ve got some fun projects in the works for Evlove and this extra money could really help me accomplish them. Things are going really well right now and I’d like to keep the momentum going – with your help I can do just that!

So here’s the deal….all you have to do is vote for me through the link below. The way the contest works is that there are 3 “sprints” for every week of July and the last week is the final showdown for 8 finalists. The first 3 sprints determine who is a finalist and the winner is determined at the last day of the month by total votes. I need your vote!! You do have to register on the site (I know, I’m sorry) but it only takes a minute to do. You can only vote once unless I make it as a finalist and then you vote again.

My request is two-fold: 1.) please take a minute to vote for me here: http://ideablob.com/ideas/2606-Design-Your-Own-Lingerie-with-E

And 2.) Please forward this on to everyone you know. And those of you who Twitter, I could really use your help with your network there. The quicker this passes on, the better chance I have of making it to the final showdown. Thank you in advance for this – I’m so excited to keep spreading the love with panties!!!! Ha!!

Evlove needs your votes before July 7 (that’s this coming Monday), so be sure to head to the link above and vote! You do have to register for the site to vote, but you can easily avoid spam. Once you’ve registered, log in and go to your “Settings” tab. At the bottom, uncheck all of the boxes and you will be removed from all the mailing lists. Simple!

What will Evlove do if they win?

Half of the $10K will go towards expanding my manufacturing and production, which I’m so proud to say is done right in Chicago. Due to the custom nature of my product, I need to hire my own sewers to work with my ever-changing product line. Traditional manufacturers want nothing to do with me! The costs of training new people is a one to two month process in order to prepare them for the product and this obviously affects my cash flow. The other half of the $10K will go towards developing a new program to be implemented in lingerie boutiques nationwide (super excited about this) – I’m going to give my customers the option to walk into a local store and design their own undies on the spot!

I think they’ve made a pretty good case. I’m convinced!

Remember, even if you don’t win you can design custom lingerie yourself at EvloveIntimates.com, or host a lingerie-designing home party!

Our contest starts today, and you’ve got exactly 13 days to get your entry in! Entering is super simple. Click right here to go to the contest-form, and fill it in (once, please!). You’ll get an e-mail asking you to confirm your entry, and you’re set to go!

Off course we wouldn’t be able to offer you guys such an awesome prize pool without the help of some of the greatest companies in the lingerie world. We’ll be zooming in on the prizes in our competition throughout the next two weeks, but here’s the list for you already:

• A $200 Secrets In Lace gift certificate, donated by Secrets In Lace.
• A gorgeous Papinelle PJ/Slipper set donated by Papinelle.
• Frankly Darling, Carmen Silk set donated by Peacock & Strutt.
• Fuchsia Night cami/thong set or a limited edition Valentine cami/thong set, plus a red Cell Phone garter, donated by A Little Lingerie Company
• A $150 Evlove Intimates gift certificate, donated by Evlove Intimates.
• Smart Ass pink hearts Eurotrash camisole and galshort, plus an ooh la la, tres chic thong, donated by the Smart Ass Gals.
• Eberjey Heart-to-heart Chemise, donated by Gigi’s Closet.
• Vanjo Kika Range – pink mesh bra with dotty yellow mesh, fully lined for support, with yellow trims and brief, donated by Vanjo.
• Elle Macpherson Intimates Tressour bra and bikini bottom, donated by Bendon!
• Fayreform Beautiful Sin black and gold bra and bikini bottom, donated by Bendon.
• Seduzione Brazil LOLA Bra Set, donated by Bella Bella Boutique.
• Luxxa St-Tropez Chemise, donated by Ever So Sexy
• Julianna Rae Versailles Chemise, donated by Julianna Rae
• Two $48 Bubbles Bodywear gift certificate donated by Bubbles Bodywear.
• Patrick & Skinner Mint set, donated by Patrick & Skinner.
• A luxurious Julianne Aimee Slip by Australian label Julianne
• Pfiff Portrait of a Lady Full Coverage Bra and Bikini bottom, donated by Pfiff.
• Fleur’t Chantal set, donated by Journelle NYC.

This post would really be getting out of proportion if we would add images for all these prizes, so I’m advising all of you to subscribe to our daily updates (check below this post) or our rss feed, as we’ll be posting details on all these products over the next two weeks. Stay tuned!

If you want a more personal experience than a website can offer, they also host lingerie parties in the US, where you can design your lingerie by picking the fabrics and extras in person. Wouldn’t that be a great idea for a bachelorette party? Everyone could make pieces for themselves, or put a personal spin on a standard present by designing lingerie for the bride-to-be instead of buying it off the shelf. The company is less than a year old, so I can’t wait to see what new products they offer further down the line. I personally am hoping for maybe some underwire bras, so I could wear my creations day in and day out. This could get addicting!