Do you know where to buy bras online? Dominating the bra buying market with nearly half of all US lingerie sales, you might first turn to Victoria’s Secret. But what if you need or want a style they don’t make, or your boobs fall outside their size chart? Where do you shop for fashionable and well-fitting bras if you live […]

I don’t look forward to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. That may seem like a strange statement coming from a woman whose own mother was diagnosed with the disease. Given my sex and age, I have a personal stake in seeing progress made. I remember what it was like in the late 1960s, when women didn’t […]

Do you throw out or recycle your bras? I always feel guilty about tossing my old bras in the trash, suspecting that all that wire, lace, and elastic can’t be great for the environment. And I wouldn’t be wrong. Manufactured textiles (including common synthetics found in bras such as polyester, spandex, and nylon) may take […]

The Breast Life’s top 5 news stories of 2013 have much in common with a great well-padded, push up bra. They lift the boob dialogue to new heights, but when you take a closer look, you find something interesting but quite different underneath. Here are my picks for the most curious breast news stories of […]

Looking for more of Elisabeth Dale’s The Breast Life? You’ll find my guest blog posts on other retail, industry, and news sites around the web. Check out the following websites to read some of my more controversial articles. The Huffington Post The Huffington Post covers news and opinion on many topics. My blog posts have appeared in the […]

My mother is dying.  She’s 94, has congestive heart failure, and is under hospice care. Back in January, my sister moved our mother from the Pacific Northwest to Los Angeles. It hasn’t been easy watching her slow and steady decline over the past few months. But the greater burden has been carried by my sister […]

Brad Pitt reportedly bought Angelina Jolie a slew of new bras for her birthday. No surprise that Ms. Jolie would need a new lingerie wardrobe after her double mastectomy and breast reconstruction. She wouldn’t have worn beautiful bras during her recovery. Women who’ve undergone breast surgeries are sent home strapped into stiff, uncomfortable contraptions known […]

Anita Care Sequitex Partial Prosthesis is designed to balance your shape after a partial mastectomy or lumpectomy. The Anita Care Sequitex Partial Prosthesis fits sizes XS-XL. Image Credit: Linda The Bra Lady

Breasts – A Documentary,  Meema Spadola (1999) Compelling “top-free” interviews with 22 breast owners. Includes stories from mothers/daughters, transsexuals, and mastectomy patients. Everyone has a unique story to tell in this film.

The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook: Issues and Answers from Research to Recovery,  Kathy Steligo  (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017) All about mastectomy, breast reconstruction options, and details of surgery and recovery.

The Breast Cancer Survivor’s Fitness Plan, Carolyn M. Kaelin, MD, MPH, Francesca Coltrera, Josie Gardiner, and Joy Prouty  (McGraw-Hill, 2007) Includes fitness plan, exercises, and advice on lymphedema, lumpectomy, mastectomy, and breast reconstruction.

Breasts were, as usual, the focus of attention during 2012. But this year offered up surprising new views on several breast fronts. Some breast stories revealed more than others. From Time Magazine’s image of a four year old boy standing on a step stool suckling at his mother’s breast, to the PR failures of the grand dame […]