FROM THE STORE'S POINT OF VIEW Coup De Foudre

COUP DE FOUDRE LINGERIE,  OPENED IN 2004, AND I HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE BEST OF INTIMA AWARDS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.  EVERY YEAR I AM THRILLED AND HONORED TO RECEIVE SUCH AN AWARD KNOWING IT IS GENERATED BY MY PARTNER BRANDS. I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR WHAT THEY HAVE CREATED, THE VISION THEY HAVE INSPIRED, AND WHAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED. EVERY ONE OF THESE BRANDS STARTED WITH AN IDEA THAT GREW INTO A SUCCESSFUL COMPANY AND IS NOW A LEADER IN OUR INDUSTRY. INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE AND I FEEL SO LUCKY TO BE ASSOCIATED AND MENTORED BY THEM, AND TO BE NOMINATED FOR A BEST OF INTIMA AWARD THIS YEAR.
LAST YEAR DURING THE ELEGANT BEST OF INTIMA EVENT, AS ANTICIPATION HUNG IN THE AIR, I SAT AT A LOVELY TABLE WITH MY HUSBAND, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. I WITNESSED OWNERS AND BRAND REPRESENTATIVES VISITING AND SHARING EXPERIENCES WHILE WAITING FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO BEGIN; WHO WOULD WIN? ONE BY ONE, WINNERS WERE ANNOUNCED, AWARDS PRESENTED, AND APPLAUSE DELIVERED. THE CAMARADERIE AND WELL WISHES WERE HEART-WARMING. EVERYONE FEELS LIKE A WINNER WHEN THEY WITNESS SOMEONE WHO SHARES THEIR WORK ETHIC AND INDUSTRY EXPERIENCES, WIN AN AWARD. IT’S NOT JUST AN AWARD FOR THAT PARTICULAR WINNER, BUT A VALIDATION AND INSPIRATION FOR EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. 
THAT EVENING, THE EUROPEAN FLAIR CATEGORY WAS PRESENTED ALONG WITH MY NOMINATION. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN MY NAME WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE WINNER OF THIS CATEGORY. I HAD NOT PREPARED ANYTHING TO SAY. I WAS SHOCKED AND IT TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO REGISTER THAT I NEEDED TO GO ON STAGE TO ACCEPT THE AWARD. ALTHOUGH MY TIME ON STAGE WAS A BLUR, I WILL NEVER FORGET THE MOMENT MY NAME WAS ANNOUNCED. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT EVENING, NOR THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT CONGRATULATED ME. I FEEL SO FORTUNATE TO BE A PART OF THIS INDUSTRY AND THE BEST OF INTIMA AWARDS.