Do you find yourself needing bras of different sizes depending on the style, material, or brand? The variety of bra sizes among brands makes finding the perfect fit feel like a guessing game. Lucky Magazine investigates this by observing 5 bras from different brands, measuring them at identically marked sizes and comparing results.
See the results here: http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/luckyrightnow/2012/03/sizing-up-your-5-favorite-lingerie-brands#slide=1
Women are left very disappointed when they find a lovely piece of lingerie, but soon learn that the retailer doesn’t carry their size. What’s even more disappointing is that for most of these women, this isn’t a rare experience for them by any means.
Lingerie retailers usually carry sizes only within a certain range, making it necessary women of different sizes to resort to specialty stores for their intimate apparel.
Why is it that lingerie retailers don’t carry a wider variety of sizes? Catherine from Kiss Me Deadly has done a lot of research and pondering on the subject and has shared her theory with The Lingerie Addict. Read it here.
If you want to maintain the shape and lifetime of your bras, it’s essential that you care for them correctly! When storing your bras, be sure to keep the cups facing upright and to stack them one on top of the other. Never invert the cups and be sure to keep them wrinkle-free.
Follow The Wife has bra storage tips on her blog.
Read it here: http://followthewife.blogspot.com/2012/03/proper-bra-storage.html
Having large breasts causes back pain for many women, even after a proper bra fitting. This blog on Venusian Glow has bra tips that’ll help ease back pain caused by heavy breasts and/or bad posture caused by them. More hooks, a tighter band, and wearing a soft, lightly supportive bra to sleep are all ideas that can help.
With so many women wearing the wrong bra size, it’s no wonder why there are so many questions regarding fit floating around. For the most common bra problems among women, Linda The Bra Lady has the reasons and answers to help you find your correct size! Check out her Bra Problem Guide.
Read it here: http://www.lindasonline.com/bra-problem-guide.html
Did you miss out on Fashion’s Night Out? Not familiar with it? Celebrating its second year, this event is so much more than fashion. Donating to the NYC AIDS fund, and easing economic crisis with its sale of t-shirts and other swag, Fashion’s Night Out is not like any other in its industry. Taking place on Friday, September 10th, celebrities, fashionistas and industry experts got together to sip on champagne, shop till the wee hours and dance the night away all for the cause of Fashion. This year was an enormous success, bringing about industry mark makers such as Diane von Furstenberg, and the cast of Project Runway. Check out the live-streamed video of that night to get amped for next year!
NYC FASHION’S NIGHT OUT
Ever felt that buyers remorse? Learn some simple tricks and tips to avoid it with this article via Smarter.com!
Simple Tips to Avoid Shopping Guilt
So, it may still be summer, but fall is right around the corner and you need to stay ahead of the game! Shop for fall now so you can be stylish once it finally rolls around. When the leaves finally begin to change, it’s time to switch away from those whites and bright summery colors, in favor of darker, more subdued colors for the fall. Now, that doesn’t mean you have to go drab and dark with nothing but browns and blacks, a wide variety of vibrant, yet subdued colors can be mixed, matched at your desire to create the perfect looks for this fall 2010. A lot of the looks for this fall juxtapose subdued and vibrant colors alike, mix and match at your heart’s content to create the perfect looks for fall!
For a color report from the experts, check out Pantones Fall 2010 Color Report! read more
Finding a go-to place to shop for your skivies in New York can be an unexpectedly difficult task. With thousands of retailers to choose from city wide, how do you know where you’re getting your money’s worth for quality, fashion and price? Luckily, we’ve done some of the work for you. Here’s a few of our Underfashion Club top picks:
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