War, Lace And A Lift From ‘Playboy’: One Man’s Life In Lingerie

October 25, 2015 by admin
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Milton Schwartz died October 15, 2015, after a stroke.

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Milton Schwartz died October 15, 2015, after a stroke.

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Milton Schwartz might get hauled in front of the Human Resources department these days for the kind of remark that endeared him to generations of women.

“They’d walk in, and he’d say, ‘You’re a 38B,’ ” his son, Ben Schwartz, told the Chicago-Sun Times when he father, Milton, died at the age of 94. “He knew his product. To him, it was a profession.”

Milton Schwartz’s parents opened Schwartz’s Intimate Apparel on the northwest side of Chicago the year the United States entered World War I. Milt went off to France and Germany during World War II, where his jeep ran over a grenade. But he refused a medal so his mother wouldn’t find out he’d been wounded. After Germany surrendered he was stationed near Auschwitz, and Milton Schwartz once said, “It took me a long time to get over that smell.”

After serving in the Army, Milton Schwartz took over the family business, Schwartz’s Intimate Apparel.

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He returned to the family lingerie business, where he hailed customers by saying, “Hey, honey,” and “Hey, beautiful.” Schwartz’s Intimate Apparel swelled to six stores.

The Sun-Times says — I think I can say this if I quote it — Milton Schwartz was known as “the bosomologist.”

Then the pantyhose revolution — for that’s what it seemed like if you sold girdles and stockings — hit lingerie in the 1960s and 70s. Girdles and stockings became artifacts of constriction and artifice in an age of “Let It Be” and Easy Rider.

And, “We had a warehouse full of stockings,” Ben Schwartz says.

But that’s exactly what a stylist for Playboy came to find at Schwartz’s. Garters and stockings had become ornaments of ardor in the slick pages of Playboy in the Age of Aquarius. They framed what pantyhose merely adorned.

Schwartz’ mom, pop and son neighborhood lingerie shop became the place that supplied the Playboy empire with some of the most photographed lingerie in the world. Ben Schwartz delivered crates of his father’s inventory of frilly things to the Playboy mansion, all while Milton stayed devoted to Florence, to whom he would be married for 67 years. Their son says, “My mother couldn’t have asked for a better partner. It was a fairy tale.”

But Milton Schwartz wasn’t just a family man who sold glamorous unmentionables. He had a life to remind us that it’s always possible to find a way to help someone. He opened what he called Schwartz’s Positive Care division, which sold foam-upholstered brassieres to women who had endured mastectomies. Milton Schwartz helped women who were centerfolds and women who survived surgeries to feel beautiful.

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Kourtney Kardashian brandishes bag from Wolford during shopping spree

October 24, 2015 by admin
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Kourtney Kardashian joined her famous clan to celebrate sister Kim’s 35th birthday only the day before.

It was little surprise that the 36-year-old spent some time to herself by hitting the shops in Beverly Hills on Thursday.

Recently single Kourtney looked like she found something nice for later perhaps as she strolled down the street clutching a big white bag from Wolford, her go-to place for luxury underthings.

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Something special: Kourtney Kardashian treated herself to a shopping spree at Wolford lingerie store in Beverly Hills on Thursday

The hidden treasure could have been anything from her favorite Wolford tights and hosiery to something more intimate.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star continued on her way and preferred keeping a low profile beneath a black, wide-brimmed hat.

She matched the stylish hat with grey skinny jeans and a large black T-shirt that featured some trendy tears here and there.

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She earned this: The 36-year-old mother-of-three – who recently split with her children’s father Scott Disick – had a trying week due to Lamar Odom’s health ordeal

Keeping up the pace: Kourtney took long strides while crossing the car park in grey skinny jeans and a trendy ripped top

Kourtney kept up the pace even in the car park, taking long strides in her black short-heeled cowgirl boots.

Her long, dark hair was styled in a simple plait down her back and tossed ever so slightly.

The Dash store owner often makes pit stops to the Wolford boutique in Beverly Hills and the New York location to stock up on lingerie, tights, hose, and bodysuits.

Wild thing: Kourtney sported leopard leggings from Wolford boutique, left, and opaque black tights, right (both from 2011)

Sister Kim also adores the hosiery and tights for their quality and designs.

Kim, meanwhile, was treated to a surprise party for her 35th birthday on Wednesday at the luxury cinema and dining spot Cinepolis in Thousand Oaks, California.

Everything was arranged by her husband Kanye West and it was a festive evening to remember from the wall of white roses, the big white balloons to the two-tier white-frosted cake decorated with white roses.

Elegant: The eldest of the Kardashian siblings stood out in a black bodysuit, coat and high heels while attending Kim’s 35th birthday party at Cinepolis in Thousand Oaks, CA on Wednesday

Kourtney attended while dressed in an all-black ensemble including a black low-cut bodysuit featuring capri-length leggings, a black coat and ankle-strapped heels.

Most of the family was there including Kris Jenner and her beau Corey Gamble, Kendall, and Kylie and boyfriend Tyga.

Khloe skipped the festivities to stay by the side of her apparently on-again husband Lamar Odom.

The retired NBA star is recovering in a Los Angeles-area hospital after awakening from a coma that followed a four-day bender at a brothel in Nevada.

‘Pregnant’ pause: Kourtney had fun putting on a faux bump at the bash for Kim – who really is pregnant and quite far along – with, L to R, make-up artist Lisa Bonelli, mom Kris and sister Kendall