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Wear Fantasie

Bras / lingerie / Underwear - 2 weeks ago - admin

Women with bigger busts often have a hard time finding a bra that will give them proper comfort, enough support, and stylish design at the right price. Most retail stores and popular designer brands only carry bra cup sizes from A-D, making the lives of women difficult.

Thankfully, Fantasie lingerie is there to help—with its wide range of bras that have sizes from A- K. The brand is also a popular choice among women with a keen fashion sense, because its products are all fashionable, sexy, stylish, and exquisite.

Besides its gorgeous intimate wear, Fantasie also has a swimwear line catered for women with cup sizes ranging from A-JJ. Like its lingerie collection, the brand’s swimwear is also made of top-quality, and also comes in trendy and beautiful designs.

It’s about time you discover the beauty of Fantasie. Try on one of their bras now, and feel the difference.

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Do Underwire Bras Cause Breast Cancer?

Bras / lingerie / Underwear - 6 weeks ago - admin

For years and years, women have long embraced the fact that bras are an essential part of their daily wardrobe. And why not? Bras are important because they provide comfort and keep our assets in shape. But of course, there will always be misconceptions and myths when it comes to wearing intimates. One popular myth would be that wearing an underwire bra can give you breast cancer.

An underwire bra has been debated by women everywhere. It has been said that its wire can press lymph nodes at the side of the breast, and too much will lead to a toxin buildup, which is a probable cause of breast cancer. A recent study does NOT show any evidence linking underwire bras to breast cancer. So don’t be afraid of wearing one– it’s clear that there are several other factors that lead to breast cancer, and wearing an underwire bra isn’t one of them.

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Convertible Strapless Bras

Bras / lingerie / Underwear - 6 weeks ago - admin

A strapless bra is an essential to a woman’s lingerie collection. While we know that it’s best to wear them with elegant gowns that bare those lovely shoulders, you’ll be glad to know that they now come with strap hooks or gaps, so you can snap or place straps on your strapless bra to convert it into a different style.

We love this idea because of its practicality– we love the fact that we only need one convertible strapless bra to create so many bra styles to match every occasion! Some styles that you can do are of course, a regular strapped bra over your shoulders. Another one would be an “x” styled or a cross back style which is perfect for sport tank tops. Wearing halter tops are now made easy, if you use one strap on your convertible bra.

You’d be sure to have convertible strapless bras as your newest best friend.

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Elle Macpherson’s Maternity Bras

Bras / lingerie / Maternity Bras / Underwear - 6 weeks ago - admin

Whenever the name Elle Macpherson is mentioned, we think of all those classic Sports Illustrated covers– the model who made waves during the 80s. It’s no doubt that she became a force in the modeling industry, and it’s such a treat to see her still making waves, only this time, as a full-fledged businesswoman.

The former model now has a lingerie line which caters to every woman in all sizes and shapes. Mothers will be delighted to know that a maternity bra is included in its wide and sexy collection. The model’s maternity bra is a cut above the rest because of its fashionable designs and sexy styles that we’re sure you’d fall in love with. Its bestsellers include Momamia, Midnight Breeze, and Light of the Moon, all of which come with intricate lace designs and sensual colours.

Take a break away from that dull maternity bra and wear an Elle Macpherson lingerie now!

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Bra Boutique Opens Up In Sango

Bras / lingerie / Mastectomy Bras / Maternity Bras - 3 months ago - admin

A boutique for wigs as well as bras has recently opened in Sango. The boutique, which is named “Teresa’s Perfect Fit,” is accordingly a bra and wig boutique dedicated to come up with the “right fit every time.”

The bra boutique is located at 3375 Highway 41A South in Sango Village.

The owner of the bra boutique said that they aim to offer quality and durable underwear.

“We fit each client individually with a full line of bras from 32A-46M,” said owner Teresa Poston. “I plan to have available this summer, a large inventory of mastectomy products that post-breast surgery patients may need.

“I am currently going through all the certification and accrediation process and it will take (until summer) to complete,” she said. “The store is locally owned and operated by myself and my husband, Phil. I am a 20-year breast cancer survivor and have been a nurse for 40 years. This has been something I have wanted to do for 17 years and am so excited about providing this service to Clarksville,” she added.

The owner of the bra boutique said that appointments are preferred. However, these aren’t necessary. She also said that her boutique offers these other services: Lipo in a box, shape wear from Connie Elder International, wigs and wig caps, scarves, and maternity bras, tanks, loungewear and other products. You’ll find shaping cups, jewellery and more.

Call 358-0030 for details. Hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. After-hours appointment times are available.

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Restricted Rating On YouTube For Maternity Lingerie Ad

Bras / lingerie - 3 months ago - admin

A maternity lingerie ad has reportedly received a restricted rating on the popular video sharing website YouTube, to the chagrin of many women especially expectant mothers.

The maternity lingerie ad, which was commissioned by Hotmilk, received a restricted rating on YouTube. And as such, it cannot be viewed just by anyone else. The maternity lingerie ad can only be viewed if the YouTube viewers confirm that they were at least 17 years of age.

Hotmilk is a maternity lingerie company based in New Zealand. The company produces and manufactures maternity lingerie as well as nursing lingerie.

The said maternity lingerie company said that their ad reportedly got the flag because their campaign was too racy.

Hotmilk co-founder Lisa Ebbing came up with the idea for the company in 2005 when she was pregnant with her first child. She says this was before the “yummy mommy” phase, when the underwear options for expecting and nursing mothers were limited. She and her business partner Ange Crosbie decided to cater to mothers who still wanted to feel sexy.

Ebbing said that starting the company “basically took a lot of hard work and what we in New Zealand call Kiwi ingenuity, which is doing something with not much money and not much time,” Ebbing told us. “We pretty much had an idea, scraped up the money, and did it on a shoestring.”

“We had to go out and buy all the components of a bra and make the first samples ourselves on our home sewing machine. I then became the model, my husband the photographer and graphic designer. We then bought a book on html and built ourselves our own website, and Ange, my business partner travelled the country selling product while juggling another job.”

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Glen Ellyn Reopens Mum’s Lingerie Boutique

designer lingerie / lingerie / Underwear - 3 months ago - admin

A Glen Ellyn resident recently decided to reopen a lingerie boutique that used to be owned and managed by her mother. And when she was asked what compelled her to do so, she merely said, “It’s because of love.”

Located at one of the retail spaces along Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Glen Ellyn, the lingerie shop is now owned by Kathryn Hudson. The shop was run by her late mother. Prior to the lingerie boutique, her mother owned a gift shop on that very same corner for about 15 years. The shop, Hudson said, helped the family so much. Her mother also dedicated so much time to the shop and that it was all a labour of love. The lingerie shop stood up until 1999 when it was sold because she wanted to retire. Later on, Hudson saw the boutique. It was closed.

“I wasn’t expecting how that was going to make me feel,” said Hudson. “So I decided to bring it back to life.”

Now, Hudson took the leap and reopened the lingerie shop, naming it “Knickers of Glen Ellyn.” She reopened it in the same downtown space.

Since then the economic outlook for small business owners became bleak and at times scary, but it’s the niche market her and her mother carved out that helped her stay afloat.

“An investment in a good bra is going to pay off in the end, so many didn’t want to go back, and go to a discount store and get a cheaper bra because they knew it wouldn’t be comfortable, and it wouldn’t look as good, and it would wear out faster.”

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Valentines Day Gift Ideas

lingerie / nightwear / pyjamas - 3 months ago - admin

Happy Valentine’s Day. For anyone still looking for last minute gifts we have some lingerie tips from an underwear expert.

One of the main things that men who want to buy their ladies lingerie must remember is that they should never utter the words “she’s just about your size” to the lingerie store attendants.

“When someone enters the store, and motions to one of the agents, “She’s about your size,” that’s the biggest no-no of all!,” insists Jemma Hill, manager at Agent Provocateur in Glasgow.

“If you’re too shy to ask your partner about sizes, look at the labels in the underwear they wear most often. Try and find out bra size, dress size, and whether they prefer a padded or non-padded bra.

Meanwhile, Odyssey Boutique director Sarah Connnelly shares, “Have a snoop at the labels while you hang out the laundry, or have a little rifle through her underwear drawer. Does she like to wear lace or silk, shorts or thong, with or without suspenders?,” she adds.

The underwear experts say that safe choices would be silk pyjamas or chemises. A pair of stockings and suspenders would be great Valentine’s Day gifts as well.

Hill also said that these days, the trend seems to point to Mad Men-inspired lingerie. Mad Men is a popular drama show in the USA and other countries. Connelly, on the other hand, merely stressed that at the end of the day, the brand of the lingerie does not matter. What matters is that the lingerie is comfortable and of good quality.

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What’s Your Nude?

Bras / lingerie - 3 months ago - admin

A campaign recently launched on Facebook is reportedly targeting “true nude” bras for women of colour. The Facebook campaign is dubbed the “What’s Your Nude” and it aims to mobilize women who are supposedly fed up with the lack of diversity in the development and production of bras or lingerie. The “What’s Your Nude” campaign, which is set to be launched on February 1, 2012, is the brainchild of Tara Raines, African-American psychologist and consumer who has spent years searching stores for her shade of nude.

Raines decided to launch the campaign when she learned recently that for more than 30 years, many of her family members and friends have been dying widely-sold buff and blush-coloured bras brown to create darker hued nude bras, an effort that the majority of lingerie companies have refused to undertake.
”Women of colour have tremendous spending power in the U.S. and it’s absurd to think that in 2012 we are essentially disenfranchised when they shop for lingerie,” said Raines.

“It’s my hope that this campaign will drive not only awareness, but swift action by bra makers.”

The campaign wishes to urge women who wear bras to contact companies that manufacture bras and demand greater representation across new and existing lingerie collections.

According to Raines, roughly 250 women have now signed up in support for this unique bra campaign.
”I don’t think it’s too much to ask that bra makers include darker hues when manufacturing their collections,” said Raines. “Women of colour deserve to look and feel sexy, and a big part of that is looking like ourselves.”

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Lingerie & Nightwear Show Fiasco

lingerie / nightwear / sleepwear / Underwear - 4 months ago - admin

Road Trip Roadhouse and bar in Dover last month had a lingerie & nightwear show and two of the local bar owners faced jail time for putting on this show. Except this isn’t the first time the show has been done there.

Co-owner Susan Ferguson said it’s no different than it was three year ago and she had no idea she was doing anything wrong until the media asked her to respond to charges.

She said that they were blind sided. They had no clue that they had even had charges filed against them, she added.

She didn’t deny the fact that a lingerie show took place and says it was even advertised.

Ferguson said they’re in lingerie; and they have all the doors and windows covered. They also have somebody at the door carding. They didn’t let anyone under 21, in.

But there’s this one thing Ferguson says didn’t happen which was any nude dancing. Despite what Ferguson says, the Olmsted County Sheriff says the bar violated a city ordinance and that’s all that matters.

Two undercover officers who were monitoring the show approached her, after nearly 3 hours into the show.

Olmsted County Sheriff, Captain Bill Reiland said that they did wrongfully allow the display of less than completely and opaquely covered human buttocks and simulated sexual activities while dancing.

The complaint is pointing out one of the dancers that apparently pressed customers faces between her breasts while shaking them. And the same woman also gave a few lap dances.

If convicted, Ferguson could face a maximum of 90 days in jail, a thousand dollar fine, or both.

Ferguson said that people have had a very enjoyable time for three years. And they have never had a fight. They’ve never had any problems. She added that if there was a problem, officers or the city should’ve done something sooner.

Dover city council members have the authority to invalidate the bar’s business license. A constituent we spoke with says he doesn’t suppose that’s necessary but the bar should be punished.

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