Debbie Mendoza

Ladies - dressing for success for your job interview

If you are attending for a job interview then you will want to ensure that you give yourself the best chance of success. You'll certainly have brushed up on any questions you may be asked about your experience and qualifications for the job. However... Read >

Vintage shapewear - fifties fashion needs a fifties silhouette

Fifties and sixties shapewear is in the news again, partly as a result of the TV series Mad Men. Actresses don the original sixties pull-on girdles to achieve those shapely figures women enjoyed flaunting all through the fifties until the call came for t... Read >

Sexy & sensual plus size lingerie - an online guide

You are what you wear, as the saying goes. However, just because you do not have a stick figure does not mean that you don't want to make the best of yourself. Yes, the local mall and high street may now have a far more plentiful range of attractive s... Read >

Antique spectacles - creating your own retro look

Fashion in eyeglasses goes in cycles in the same way as general fashion. For example the small oval eye spectacle frames were in vogue in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, re-emerging in the 1990s. Originally the frames were this size for... Read >

Fifties girdles and corsets - suddenly shapewear is fashionable

Retro styling - you must have seen that term before! It is applied to everything from clothing to home furnishings. Retro comes from the Latin meaning 'backwards'. Here we are discussing retro shapewear. Much of the following discussion relates to th... Read >

The history of nylons

Stockings date back to the 12th century. They were individually handmade until mass production became possible. You will be amazed to learn that it was not an engineer, but a curate, who first facilitated their mass production! It was in 1589 Rev William... Read >