The Lady in Latex

Lady Gaga really likes her latex. The official music video for her hit, "Alejandro," premiered yesterday in true Haus of Gaga style--avant-garde throwbacks, gorgeous fashion masterpieces, and a provocative latex red Atsuko Kudo nun outfit.



We can't wait to see what Atusko Kudo brings as a featured designer at Lingerie New York!

Luxury Lingerie and the City

We don't feel too bad admitting that we haven't seen Sex and the City 2--honestly, indulging in screen stills of the girls' glorious and imaginative wardrobes might just be enough. Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha, and Miranda strut from the streets of New York to the sands of Abu Dhabi in Loubutins and Dior, but Seven Bar Foundation partner and Lingerie Miami and New York designer, Carine Gilson, dressed up their more intimate moments.

In a true Carrie and Mr. Big moment, Sarah Jessica Parker lounges in a Carine Gilson robe:



As the ever-classy Charlotte, Kristin Davis dons a Carine Gilson corset as outerwear:



With films like Sex and the City, tv-shows, online videos, or any forms of media that move as walking fashions shows, wouldn't it be wonderful to pause and click to buy your favorite looks? If you have your eye on these Carine Gilson pieces, be sure to catch the online video of Lingerie New York on October 21st, 2010. The online video will utilize innovative technology to allow you to simply pause, click, and buy looks from the show. Plus, part of the proceeds go to Seven Bar Foundation's loans to underprivileged women to start their own businesses. Pause, click, look gorgeous in Carine Gilson couture and fuel the microfinance for women initiative.

Oscar de la Renta LIVE

If you are a big fan of runway shows, Oscar De La Renta has a treat for you in store today. Starting at 1pm Eastern he debuted his Resort 2011 collection live over the internet. This represents yet another step in fashion brands stepping away from the exclusivity that has been the standard for years, and opening up their closets to anyone with a fast internet connection.
Oscar De La Renta’s show can be streamed on both Livestream and Facebook.

Kiss Poverty Goodbye with Microfinance!

Ever thought buying lipgloss could help empower woman? Indulge in the exclusive Seven Bar Foundation and Fusion Beauty “Kiss Away Poverty” lip gloss and fuel the microfinance initiative. In short, microfinance gives loans to underprivileged women to start their own businesses and rise out of poverty—women have proven to be successful and repay their loans at a 90% rate. That’s an A if I’ve ever seen one.

Want to know more about how microfinance works? Click here and check out this short video that hits it on the head with a kiss.

Look sexy, be confident, and inspire independence in women across the globe.

"Leaders Extending Ladders" at the Trump Soho

Veronica Webb with the Seven Bar Foundation offers hand ups, not handouts to underprivileged women in NYC. At the "Leaders Extending Ladders" event at the Kastel bar in Trump Soho, Veronica and Seven Bar hosted powerhouse women in the city joining forces to increase awareness of the microfinance movement.

Seven Bar Foundation literally helps from the bottom up--at the event, two tickets were raffled off to Lingerie New York 2010. Accessing the sensuality, seduction, and confidence of the lingerie industry, Seven Bar Foundation uses all proceeds from their couture lingere shows to empower women to start their own business, gain financial independence, and begin the fight to alleviate poverty.

In attendance was the Director of the Seven Bar Foundation Renata Mutis Black and Partner/ Sheriff Kim Hoedeman. Designer Rachel Roy, along with representatives from LVMH, Cole Haan, Polo Ralph Lauren, Credit Suisse, and microfinance leader and Seven Bar Foundation Partner, Acción USA, all bumped glasses and ideas together at Kastel for a night of innovation, lingerie, and the power of microfinance.


Director Renata Mutis Black speaks to a captivated audience on the benefits of microloans to women


Veronica Webb with Acción USA representative


Director Renata Mutis Black with Partner Kim Hoedeman, Mr. and Mrs. Binford, and Eli Muiz from Credit Suisse


Designer Rachel Roy

Photos Courtesy of Julian Mackler of Mackler and Co.