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Problems Driving
Two elderly women were out driving in a large car-both could barely see over the dashboard. As they were
cruising along they came to an intersection. The stoplight was red but they just went on through. The woman in the
passenger seat thought to herself "I must
be losing it, I could have sworn we just went through a red light."
After a few more minutes they came to another intersection and the light was
red again and again they
went right though. This time the woman in the passenger seat was almost sure that the light had been red but
was really concerned that she was losing it. She was getting nervous and decided to pay
very close attention
to the road and the next intersection to see what was going on.
At the next intersection, sure enough, the light was definitely red and they went
right through and she
turned to the other woman and said, "Mildred! Did you know we just ran through three red lights in a row! You
could have killed us!"
Mildred turned to her and said, "Oh, am I driving?"
12/13
The April 2008 International
Lingerie Show
Photos by Heather Briggs
Note: by clicking on the
photo's below, it will bring you to
their web-site. or to their e-mail if no web-site exists.
Cora is modeling the reversible Angel/Devil costume by
Dreamgirl. customerservice@dreamgirldirect.com
David Faulkner and Willy Zelowitz of Mother
Plucker and
Faris Lingerie are busy
helping a customer.
farislingerie@aol.com
motherplucker@earthlink.net
Candace is wearing Rene Rofe. info@renerofe.com
Glades and Paula are modeling Seduttore
LLC.
seduttorellc@hotmail.com
Linda Suib is showing Mary Monroy and Jesus Frafan of Be
Sexy Lingerie and More costumes and hosiery by Music Legs.
lslingerie@comcast.net
Theresa is
modeling Body Zone Apparel.
info@bodyzoneapparel.com
Jeanne, Kortney and Violet are in Charades Costumes.
spookydave1031@aol.com
Rochelle is
modeling Coquette International.
home@coquette.com
Rick Lamster holds a garment by Top Rock/Private Dancer.
toprock1@pacbell.net.
Ph: 818-222-9966
The PhotoTudes team: Victor Ciccarelli, Lynne Ciccarelli,
Steve Rodrique and Loren Arce, are happy to show you the
latest in 3-D product photography. victor@cqadvantage.com
Susan Yeager Montani shows customers the Great Sex for a
Lifetime DVD by the
Sinclair Institute.
SYM@sinclairwholesale.com
The International Lingerie Show continued on
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4/12
Private Label & Costumes
Spark Growth
at Fantasy Lingerie
Fantasy Lingerie, a leader in sensual lingerie for nearly 30 years has recently reported near 20% growth compared to 2007. Sean Monahan (National
 Sales Manager) attributes the bulk of this increase to both the expansion of their Private Label/Custom Program category as well as their expansion into Sexy Costumes.
“With up to 5 factories to source from (including one locally) as well as our in house design & sampling capabilities, I’ve been focusing on creating
and developing our Custom Programs & Private Label offerings for past 2 years. The reaction has been tremendous.
Our ability to offer a quick turnaround on samples (2-3 days) as well as local production to fill the last minute needs of our customers has been a key ingredient to our success in this arena. Our expansion in the Costumes has also contributed to our upswing this year and we’re looking forward to seeing our customers do very well with their sell throughs this Halloween and we’ll aim to improve it even more in 2009.
For more info on Fantasy’s Custom Programs, Private Label, or the Costume Collections, please contact Sean
Monahan sean@fantasylingerie.net
or (818) 897-8009
Sensual Mystique is looking for sales reps. Please
contact us
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Retailers, Manufacturers and Sales Representatives
From a concerned buyer-
I wanted to write to let you know what retailers have been dealing with since this adult costume industry has exploded into the market………….,….
Three seasons ago there were manufactures with great designs that were made with quality material and good workmanship. These were a pleasure to sell and created excitement in our customers for the next season’s costumes.
As retailers our concerns buying from manufactures are; price point, desirability, and quality.
During the next season we had a few companies that had major problems with assembly and workmanship and many returns. We really thought there would be improvement in the next year.
In everyone’s frenzy to be the biggest and have the most it has only gotten worse and I have now learned also to ask if their products are manufactured in the USA or overseas, and if overseas did they have someone supervising the production. I ask this because it seems that this is where the biggest problem lies.
While I will not name specific manufactures (and there were many) some issues were jewels on crowns falling off or missing completely, rows of lace which had been cut so badly it almost resembled “ric rac”. This “ric rac” was sewn on in terrible uneven lines around the bottom of dresses. Some of these ruffles were not even ruffled and just lay flat around the bottom of the dress. Many companies did not have elastic thread at top or bottom of dresses so some costumes would not even go over our customer’s shoulders or hips to try them on. If the customer were to wear these outfits the stitching would snap and strips of fabric would begin to fall off and drag behind them when they walked, sat or reached.
We had a beautiful costume that had a corset style top that the boning worked its way right through the fabric and out onto the floor of the dressing room as they tried it on. Some of the dresses and tops have lace in front and back but no way to get in and out of it alone. A zipper might have been good thought. This makes be wonder if the designers have ever tried to dress themselves in one of their own designs. Speaking of zippers, how can they can think that a sexy, curve hugging, form fitting costumes with fitted waistlines only need the smallest nylon zippers. We have paid to have more than a few dozen broken zippers replaced that never made it out of the dressing room. We’ve had to scrap a few designs that faded on themselves inside the package and have had patent leather costumes stick so badly to themselves that they cannot be separated….snaps that don’t un-snap but instead pull through the fabric….dozens of packages that have assorted pieces missing. Oh and here’s a funny…..Boot covers that don’t even pull over a size 5 foot! Ha, the highlight of the defective outfits was the costume that would allow for automatic flashing at Fantasy Fest because the shirt was cut too short in error and would not stay down over the smallest of bra size.
My thoughts to manufactures that are going to continue to have their products made outside of the USA are that I would like to see them send at least 1 if not a few employees overseas to supervise the sewing and assembly, as well as inspecting the finished product and packaging before the product is shipped to us. Without this supervision the only winners during the season are UPS and FedEx as costumes are shipped and returned over and over throughout the season.
How many times have we all put on a new pair of jeans or slacks and reached in the pocket only to find a little round inspection sticker. Has anyone ever seen one of these on a costume?
I would like them to consider the outcome of the costume and not just set a price that the costume has to be made within. Zippers should be tested for stress before it is considered for a fitted waist costume. Fabrics should be tested for colorfastness or they will never last the season in a plastic costume bag and production through packaging should be carefully monitored.
I would also like them to understand that for many of us the “Season” starts in August and sometimes sooner. Costumes that are promised in July and not shipped to us until October are not acceptable. Please do not make promises you cannot keep.
Did I mention Quality? Last season several companies seemed to expanded so fast and have moved into massive production that they cut corners by no longer hemming or rolling the edges on the majority of their costumes. While some costumes such as Tinkerbelle, witches and pirates can justify torn or raw edges as part of the overall characteristics, we, in the meantime must explain to our customers why the costume this year looks like a sexy discount store costume (or as one customer put it ‘paper dresses’) and costs much more. Please tell me what to tell my customers. Why should they buy these costumes?
While I understand the idea of saving money by manufacturing overseas maybe they should consider keeping the manufacturing in our own country where they can oversee the entire process of making and packaging a quality costume. Yes, there was a day not long ago where finding employees in this country to manufacture outfits was a slight challenge, but I believe times are changing. People today have gas and houses to pay for and during these trying times I believe priorities are being re-evaluated. I would hope that all manufactures pay as much attention to our citizens here and their desire to work as they do their bottom lines. Many Americans would love to have jobs that these manufactures can supply and I would really like to sell a more consistent product as well.
Reply to the above comment:
I agree that there are manufactures who do not care about producing a quality product and are only interested in making a dollar.
I will purchase my Halloween inventory from the names I trust: Shirley of Hollywood, Dreamgirl, and Espiral.
Little Black Box lbb.littleblackbox@gmail.com
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