The fine fabrics and flattering styles complimented every woman, enhancing her innate and unique sex appeal. Baci's exquisite lingerie officially debuted to the public in 2010 at the International Lingerie Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by: Roman Kajzer LINK: BACI LINGERIEīACI Lingerie, which derives its name from the Italian word "kisses," is a celebration of women. In 1984, Olga was ranked as a Fortune 500 company and one of the best 100 companies to work for in America.īaci Lingerie in SOHO Manhattan during Halloween Party organized by Hillary Flowers Olga was one of the first businesses to initiate profit sharing for employees, and in 1967 it became a publicly owned corporation valued at $67 million. In 1985, they received the California Industrialist of the Year Award for lifetime achievement. In addition to winning many industry awards, Olga and her husband were honored for their community and humanitarian work. Holding the woman's record for patents at 28, Olga brought women many pleasing, comfortable and fashionable undergarments. It was Jan who insisted that Olga herself appear in the advertising under the tag line, “Behind every Olga there really is an Olga”. Jan found his calling as the head marketing and sales director. At one time, Olga directed a team of 17 designers who were dedicated to change the look of women’s confining “unspeakables” to fashion pieces that shaped the bust, smoothed the tummy and enticed the gentlemen. Enduring from the 1940s to today, Olga is known as America’s leading maker of fashionable lingerie, sleepwear and loungewear. And this started an industry that blossomed to employ 2,000 people. Olga sewed a dozen or so lace-trimmed garter belts that Jan sold to the foundations buyer at an elite department store. Jan encouraged her to create something herself to facilitate the woman, so with a $5.00 sewing machine rental and $5.00 of material, she got started. She said to Jan that it was a shame that women didn't have at least some bit of finery to hold up their stockings, something to make them feel feminine no matter how severe the sacrifices or how limited their funds were during the war effort. One day she spotted a woman on a trolley with hosiery rolled to her knees. Wikipedia Entry: As the daughter of a corsetiere, Olga worked in a sweatshop making girdles and bras, and Jan found work in sales. Olga braslips became a standard item, and a high quality one. So she determined to turn them into one item after she got discharged.Īnd she did. Story has it that she found herself in the hospital for some procedure and lamented that she couldn't sit in bed with a comfortable slip and bra. Olga invented the 'bra slip' out of a sense of necessity. I'm including her Wikipedia entry below, but there's another story that they didn't mention. The company's slogan was 'Behind every Olga there really is an Olga'. Olga Erteszek was a lingerie designer and entrepreneur who introduced a fantastic line of lingerie designed by women, for women.
If you haven't worn one of these classic Olga nightgowns yet, you're denying yourself one of life's true pleasures. Jousting and All That Jazz Casterly Rock this evening for Monday Madness. Oh, she’s gonna shimmy till her garters break Oh, you’re gonna see your sheba shimmy shake In case you shake apart, and want a brand new startįind a flask, we’re playing fast and loose I bought some aspirin, down at United Drug I hear that Father Dipp is gonna blow the blues Slick your hair, and wear your buckle shoes It’s just a noisy hall where there’s a nightly brawl Where the gin is cold, but the piano’s hot
I’m gonna rouge my knees and roll my stockings down Come on babe, why don’t we paint the town?