A few weeks ago, an envelope showed up in my mailbox from my dad. My father is a deeply serious person with zero interest in fashion, so I was surprised to find an article on bralettes inside, cut out from my parent’s local newspaper. At the top, my dad had scrawled a message. “Have you…
I’ve got a big birthday coming up this weekend. I’m turning 60. It’s hard not to look back as one moves into a new decade. I’ve faced some significant life changes in the past ten years. When I celebrated my 50th year, I was married, living in a gated community in North Seattle, and managing…
I know more about women’s breasts today than when I researched my first book in 2006. Much of what I wrote down as “fact” turned out to be fiction. I repeated statistics about bra wear and the average cup size that weren’t backed by rigorous study. The breast cancer prevention advice I believed turned out…
“Ma, why are you on Facebook in your underwear???” read the text from my youngest son. Good question. He’d seen a photo on my page from a shoot I’d done a few weeks back. The idea (Sweet Nothings brainchild) was to bring a group of lingerie bloggers and designers together to show that wearing lovely…
It’s Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day and the perfect time to ask: who invented bras? Love them or hate them, most women (and even some men) won’t leave home without one. There’s no medical reason to wear them despite claims to the contrary. But bras do alleviate the aches and pains of carrying extra boob…
I’m thrilled to welcome Holly Jackson as a regular contributor to The Breast Life. You’ve likely read her short bio and seen several of her posts here. What you might not know is that Holly Jackson also runs a copywriting business and writes both a full figured lingerie and vintage fashion blog. I asked Holly to tell…
I have to apologize in advance for this rant. But I’m angry about some breast news stories reported as factual, or even useful. Chalk it up to my more mature age and a growing impatience with irrelevant information taking up my precious time. I don’t have the energy to comment on the same stories that go…
It’s getting close to the New Year and time for my annual roundup of the breast stories of 2015. This year my list includes something different. Instead of offering up the most unusual news events in lingerie, lactation, and breast health, I’ve added some predictions of my own. Do I have psychic abilities? Only time…
If you follow me on social media, you might have seen a recent post about a stand-up comedy show I did at The Comedy Store. Maybe you thought to yourself: Huh? Why am I tackling stand-up? I’m not sure either, but maybe I’ll have an answer by the end of this post. Like everything else, it’s…
I am a man, and I wear bras. Surprised? Shocked? Weirded out? Me too. It has been a long journey to come to a place of acceptance around my bra-wearing. I started due to the development of mild gynecomastia (male breast development). I quickly discovered its additional benefits in helping me deal with my body…
Until she wrote a book on the subject, Elisabeth Dale didn’t know much about her breasts. She created this site so that readers can find the best products, clothing and surgical options—anything and everything related to bras, breast health, and well-being.
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