Consider the seductive card game. Each hand dealt with devilish precision. It calls to mind a certain way of lingerie dressing: each piece thoughtfully selected from your collection and gracefully laid out. Perhaps today it will be a single item, showcased for effect. Or, this...and this...and this. Call it the “The Slow Deal.” An opportunity to step back, pause, and appreciate the amazing work of designers and artisans who create for Jane’s Vanity.
Nouvelle
Sleeve Dog
Posted on August 04 2019
Be in sync with The Sun King in this season’s luxurious sleeves. They are not only handy for small dogs. Sleeves love to communicate. A finger-tip sleeve calls, “Dahhhhling, check out these bracelets!” A deep sleeve whispers, “Come over here, and sit by me.” Jane’s Vanity knows the language of pretty sleeves.
Flights of Fancy
Posted on August 03 2019
Storytelling
Posted on August 02 2019
Mystery
Posted on July 27 2019
Mystery is hard to explain. But, we know the feeling. The kiss that ignites sparks. Or, the song that wafts through a velvety night. Or, the magic of a shared silence. Maybe we don’t want an interpretation of mystery. Better to just absorb it, like an ineffable perfume. Or to wear mystery, in romantic garments from Jane’s Vanity.
The Slow Life
Posted on July 22 2019
Pass me the seed catalog, Darlin’. It is time for an evening at home. Spaghetti for dinner. Later on, some reruns of M.A.S.H and early to bed, wrapped in Jane’s Vanity loungewear. Time to get horizontal. Balance Pride and Prejudice on your head and steer gracefully toward the bedroom. A happy interlude, made more so by lovely things from Jane’s Vanity! Could be habit-forming...
Do You Speak Persimmon?
Posted on July 13 2019
What is that gorgeous color--like a Tahitian sunset or an Aperol Spritz cocktail? Neither scarlet nor orange. Not quite neon, but almost. We pronounce it Persimmon! As inviting as a stroll through a Sicilian outdoor market. And available in abundance at Jane’s Vanity right now. Be drawn into this color of joy.
That Dress
Posted on July 08 2019
Occasionally a fashion image will come along that is so iconic that it alters our idea of how to dress. For example, Ginger Rogers wearing a simple black crepe de chine afternoon dress in a movie dance number with Fred Astaire. The dress, modest at first glance, becomes part of the action as it floats around Rogers’s flashing legs. It reminds us that a dress can spotlight our best features. Jane’s Vanity shows the way.
To Work
Posted on July 07 2019
Wish I Were There
Posted on July 06 2019
What could compare to dining in Rome? Curling up in one’s Italian PJ’s and reading about dining in Rome. My latest obsession has three requirements: a certain book, luxurious FRS pajamas from Jane’s Vanity, and my cell phone. First, to get comfortable in favorite Italian loungewear from For Restless Sleepers. Their sleepy-chic is so appropriate for research! Read on…
Surprise
Posted on July 02 2019
A touch of the unexpected is one of life’s little pleasures. It might pop up anywhere. Or you could engineer it. Shows you care. Lingerie dressing is a lovely way to add an element of surprise. Look to Jane’s Vanity to help bring playfulness into your world. Get into the mood for fun.
My Eccentricity
Posted on June 30 2019
Forget trying to fit in. Better to strike out on one’s own. And seek reinforcement at the new exhibit Camp: Notes on Fashion at the Met in NYC (runs May 9-September 8, 2019). What is “camp?”* The exhibit’s overview suggests that it is irony, humor, parody, pastiche, artifice, theatricality, and exaggeration. Sounds like the Met Gala. And my closet. The latter to be my inspiration for a summer of dressing for fun. It’s all in the mix. I know that my beautiful Jane’s Vanity pieces, worn my way, will allow me to be my own fashionable sunny self.
Clubby
Posted on June 29 2019
This club is just for you. The one you join when you fall in love with wearing fabulous lingerie and loungewear. Is it a secret club? Not exactly. Dues? Just those paid to yourself. Meetings? Every morning. New items are arriving on the JV website. Perhaps you’ve noticed. Here is a peek at the latest favorites:
Studio Pia
Posted on June 27 2019
Behind Studio Pia’s gorgeously provocative lingerie is a real person, Pia Conaghan, who brings environmental consciousness to every part of her business. It is something to celebrate. A nice occasion for all of us to wear our sexiest Studio Pia lingerie from Jane’s Vanity!
Two for Tea
Posted on June 19 2019
The tea gown, a loose garment for swanning around in the afternoon, appeared on the Parisian runways this March. Its length and sweep give it a nostalgic edge that inspires interesting variations. Dressier than a robe, it feels just right for staying in or sashaying out. Thanks to Jane’s Vanity, I own two such gowns: one for cool weather, one for warm. So handy. A necessary luxury.
Bare
Posted on June 02 2019
In Your Image
Posted on June 01 2019
David Hicks, fabled British designer, said that a beautiful room disappears as one lives in it; one only really sees it the first time one enters. The same might be said of one’s favorite clothing, so pleasing that it mingles with the wearer. Lovely things from Jane’s Vanity help create that relaxing sense of being “just right” in one’s clothes.
What’s New
Posted on May 30 2019
Camouflage
Posted on May 11 2019
Dear Mom,
Posted on May 06 2019
Deco, Darling
Posted on April 13 2019
Mood Elevators
Posted on April 07 2019
Guilty Pleasure
Posted on March 31 2019
From Paris with Love
Posted on March 30 2019
Rose is Rose is Rose
Posted on March 24 2019
Friends of JV: Kate “On Broadway”
Posted on March 23 2019
Hungry in Paris
Posted on March 17 2019
Bill Cunningham Style
Posted on March 16 2019
Bright Shiny Neutrals
Posted on March 03 2019
Your Silk Pajamas Have Arrived
Posted on March 02 2019
Jewel Tones
Posted on February 24 2019
Counting Cashmere
Posted on February 23 2019
Out to Lunch
Posted on February 17 2019
The Night They Invented Champagne...
Posted on February 16 2019
...In Wonderland
Posted on February 10 2019
Queen of Hearts
Posted on February 09 2019
What She Wants
Posted on February 07 2019
Romance Is…
Posted on February 02 2019
Spaghetti!
Posted on January 26 2019
Undressed for Success
Posted on January 12 2019
Your Breakfast Moment
Posted on January 05 2019
The day stretches out in front of you, as you sip something tropical. A delicious breeze ruffles yet another of your loungewear ensembles from Jane’s Vanity. Bliss! But, wait. No plans to travel this season? Not to worry. Just let your JV togs transport you to the breakfast moments of your dreams. Spring will come, Walter Mitty!
A New Start
Posted on December 30 2018
Casablanca
Posted on December 29 2018
Enchanted Winter
Posted on December 23 2018
Over the Edge!
Posted on December 22 2018