Hanky Panky teamed up with Iloveagood.com to host a fabulous Valentine’s day party at the glamorous Gansevoort Park Rooftop. Guests sipped cocktails, met the Hanky Panky cigarette girl, and entered to win a bouquet of Hanky Panky thong roses.
-Caley & Lindsay
The Prize: A Bouquet of Hanky Panky Thong Roses
Hanky Panky's "Cigarette Girl"
Guests enjoying cocktails.
Caley & Camille from the Sales Department
Jenny Altman of Iloveagood.com announces the winner!
As a two (almost three) time bridesmaid, I can fully attest to the absurdity of bridesmaid dresses. They are often expensive and uncomfortable, and almost always require a bizarre amount of tailoring, despite the fact that you send in your measurements when placing an order. However, the single worst thing about bridesmaid dresses, is that they always LOOK like bridesmaid dresses, and are never as pretty or flattering as a regular dress you’d buy to wear to a wedding.
The costume designer for Gossip Girl, Eric Daman has recognized this, and has selected two beautiful maid-of-honor dresses for one of the characters on the show, Serena van der Woodsen.
The floral tiered ruffle dress on the left is by Ralph Lauren, and was accessorized with a pop of black accessories during character Lily’s wedding to Rufus in 2010.
While the other bridesmaids looked like blush pink cupcakes, the Vera Wang gown (worn by maid of honor Serena) stole the show at character Blair’s recent wedding. This dress is absolute perfection with its one shoulder tulle strap, chic color, and millions of pleats and gathers. Check out the back as well!
As a loyal Gossip Girl viewer, I must admit that I mostly tune in to see the fabulous fashions, and these are two of my favorite looks!
XOXO Melissa S.
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Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays you either love or hate. For as long as I can remember, I’ve genuinely loved it, so much so that I actually look forward to the day as February approaches. Some may call this strange and others may understand when I say that I have a serious obsession with chocolate. Our lifelong, committed relationship goes way back and I am all for celebrating true love whether it’s with your sweetheart or, well, something sweet.
Other than my deep and dangerous devotion to chocolate, I credit my mom with making Valentine’s Day a favorite of mine. Every February 14th, she would prepare a 3-course “red and white” themed dinner for me and my sisters. This typically included freshly sliced tomato and mozzarella, and dishes like spaghetti and meatballs and baked ziti. For dessert, or the best part of every meal in my opinion, we had chocolate-covered strawberries and the fudgiest brownies on Earth. My mom, a visual display enthusiast, would cover the table in a red or white tablecloth, arrange a beautiful bouquet of roses in the center, and sprinkle shiny red- and silver- wrapped chocolate kisses from end to end. As if our family-friendly Valentine’s Day celebration wasn’t already cute enough, my mom would top it off with fun gifts like a pair of heart print socks, a full-scale model of a Pucci-inspired shoe that doubled as a pad and pen holder, and a gift certificate for a spa-esque pedicure.
Being surrounded by people you love, good food and lots of chocolate is my foolproof recipe for a happy Valentine’s Day. So if you’re looking for a way to bring the family together on February 14th or just a fresh spin on how to spend the holiday, a dinner dressed in red and white may be the place to start.
–Danit
Every January for the past five years, I have made my way to Paris to participate in the Salon International de la Lingerie. In the United States, Hanky Panky is practically a synonym for thong but in the rest of the world, we still have a lot of ground to break. The show this year was outstanding as we had amazing lingerie stores from around the world come to our booth. They were attracted by the fabulous colors we are offering for spring this year. They had no idea who we were or what we were about but they could not resist our compelling color story that was a beacon of light in a sea of very serious bras and panties from around the world.
Hanky Panky's booth at the Salon International de la Lingerie
It was thrilling to be able to show our amazing product but we found that while we can demonstrate all the unique properties of our one size-fits-all thong (“taille unique”), EVERYONE wants our boyshort (“le shorty”). I tried in vain to explain that they really, really needed first to try our one size-fits-all thong but that was an afterthought to them. Le shorty was where they wanted to put their money.
Hanky Panky Spring 2012
Each day was filled with stores from many countries as well as expats coming to the booth begging to buy our samples because they just cannot find their favorite thong in Paris. Happily, there is a new store on Rue Bonaparte called “The Space” that will begin carrying Hanky Panky in the very near future and we are thrilled to be a part of their ultra hip and cool assortment.
Almost every evening was filled with great dinners with the exception of one dinner at the overpriced Café de la Paix across from the Opera House. We were so excited to be able to spend time with one of our most important accounts in Germany, Ludwig Beck in Munich but seriously regretted taking them to such a tourist trap with poor service and not-so-great food. On the other hand, we spent two wonderful evenings at La Fontaine de Mars near the Eiffel Tower and what a special restaurant that is! I hesitate to even share the name because I want to be sure I can always get a table at this delightful French restaurant with the most amazing food, atmosphere and service.
La Fontaine de Mars. Photo by Flickr user jshyun.
The French have the best of almost everything. Now they just need to realize that they need the best underwear in the world—Hanky Panky!
–Brenda
It’s been a mild winter in the east since the hellish Halloween blizzard. But this last weekend, we had a gentle snowfall that left us five inches, just enough to give us a day of winter sport before the melt.
My version of fun is to enjoy riding and driving my horses whatever the weather. But this snowy Sunday, their driving trainer came for their weekly lesson and we hitched them to a 150 year-old-sleigh. I invited two friends whom I knew would happily withstand the cold to indulge in a throwback moment in time. Here it is.
Personalized Panties are available exclusively at HankyPanky.com
When I look back at 2011, a major word that comes to mind is engagement. Several of my best friends and family members got engaged and I couldn’t be happier! I’m the type of person who gives gifts for any and every special occasion. So, let’s just say I’m grateful to work at a place that has the perfect gift for every bride-to-be. Even though it would have been easy for me to give each girl the same gift, I made sure to be a little different with every bride. The best part was seeing every one of their reactions.
For those of you who are gifting fanatics like me here are some ideas that will bring a smile to any soon-to-bride. Warning: I’ve had some girls come to tears after opening up their gift—but don’t worry they were happy tears!
For that something blue: a perfect idea that every bride loves is a thong with her future last name on it. My brother recently popped the question; my first thought was to get my future sister- in-law a thong with “Gallo,” our last name, on a powder blue thong. You can easily personalize your own thong too!
If the last name is too long, you can also use their initials and our heart symbol. “JG ♥ RC” is what I did for my brother’s fiancée.
My best friend Kristina is getting married on her 6 year anniversary. It was very important to them to get married on that exact date. Knowing how sentimental they were, I chose to personalize her thong to read 10.20.12.
Mail-A-Thong
For the bride that is a plane ride away, I chose to send her a Mail-A-Thong. I switched the regular thong for one I personalized with “Sweets”. I don’t think they use each other’s names any more. I only hear sweets this and sweets that, so this was the perfect thong for her.
I hope this inspired some of you. Don’t forget, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and these gifts are perfect for that too!
Gale, Mille and Lida at an office party. c. 2000
One of Hanky Panky’s most notorious employees has died. Mille Kinoy was our first “real” bookkeeper, having taken over Accounts Receivable from yours truly in 1981, at which point we had been in business for 4 years. Mille implemented a ledger card system that telegraphed the growth of the company via the ever expanding number of rolling carts on which the alphabetical cards rested. At the end of each month, accounts had to reconcile—to the penny. If they didn’t, Mille didn’t rest until the error was found. “Nobody move,” Mille would announce, only half in jest.
Mille and I shared an office for about 15 years, during which time I had ample opportunity to witness her quirks and collection methods. All store owners had one name—”Dear”—all department store presidents were liable to receive a personal call from Mille if she was not satisfied with what she was hearing from their Accounts Payable departments. Sheriffs in remote towns would routinely be solicited by Mille to assist in collection efforts. (Who knew you could do that??). Mille was responsible for setting the standard that Hanky Panky still enjoys for some of the lowest bad debt rates in the industry.
And Mille could be bawdy. Although she rarely cursed (head for the hills if she did!) she could tell a killer dirty joke and she would flirt shamelessly when a good looking young man came through the office to repair a fax machine or read the electric meter. Mille came out of retirement to join Hanky Panky but maintained her youthful habits, traveling by subway from distant Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn to arrive at the office by 8 am.
Mille worked for Hanky Panky for about 25 years. But because the computer revolution had sped passed her, it was sadly inevitable that her position was doomed. After stalling for several years, we had to let her go and so, at the age of 99, she joined the ranks of the unemployed.
Pauline (Mille) Kinoy died last week just 4 weeks shy of her 106th birthday.
–Lida Orzeck, Co-founder & CEO
As a woman in my late 40s, I had tried thongs before and had always found them slightly and/or very uncomfortable and always, well, distracting. When I received a brightly colored original rise Hanky Panky thong as a gift, I was amused and although I had to admit the material was softer than the other thongs I had tried, I did not have high hopes.
Well, was I wrong! They were so comfortable that I forgot I was wearing them within minutes and immediately went out the next day to get several more. 
I am not accustomed to discussing my underwear with friends or co-workers but I couldn’t contain my enthusiasm for this product “I discovered”.
Imagine my surprise when my friends patiently listened to my testimonial and then patted my head and laughed because they all already wear Hanky Panky products! I’m so glad to have happened upon your products and am a late but enthusiastic convert!
Do you have a Hanky Panky story you’d like to share? Submit it to thongdiary@hankypanky.com. If it is featured in the diary, we will send you a complimentary gift!
I recently received this photo from a friend who is almost seven months pregnant. The caption read, “Preggos love Hanky Panky!” Obviously my friend loves hers, and I love her confidence and willingness to share her photo. She looks fantastic! With no binding elastic to cut or dig in, Hanky Panky thongs gently hug her body and sit just below her growing baby belly. The soft lace stretches to accommodate her as her body changes. It’s the perfect thong to wear before, during, and after a pregnancy.
Hanky Panky Thong Panties Readily Accommodate a Baby Belly
-Lindsay
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