swimsuits

Bust Support at the Beach: One-Piece Swimsuits with Underwire

Swimwear and lingerie share a lot in common. Yet it can often feel like support and shaping concerns are thrown out the window when lace gets replaced by swim fabrics. Well, not so much with bikinis, with bra top styles easy to find. But want a one-piece? Then prepare to sift through an endless array of…

Spring lingerie

Best Bets for Fuller Busts: 16 New Spring Lingerie Pieces to Buy

When you work in the lingerie industry, it’s easy to feel like things get a little stale at the end of a season. You’ve been looking at and writing about the same bras all season, and you’re ready for something new. I was thrilled to see the new Spring lingerie releases start to trickle out…

The Truth About Strapless Bras: Best Brands, No Matter Your Size

The Truth About Strapless Bras: Best Brands, No Matter Your Size

Every holiday season, the topic of strapless bras comes up. There’s one truth that should be universally acknowledged: most strapless bras are terrible, relatively ineffective and genuinely uncomfortable. This problem is even worse if you’re full busted or full-figured. At best, most strapless bras are annoying and not great at providing lift. In the worst…

fall full bust

Fall Full Bust Fashion and Bras: My Shopping List

One of the secrets of spending your life writing about lingerie and clothing is that lots of the time, you’re just writing about stuff because it’s there. You write about things that you think your readers will want. Or because it’s new and notable, rather than picking things that get your hard-earned cash. So how…

buy bras

Where to Buy Bras? Full Bust and Full Figure Solutions At Any Price Point

When people find out what I do, they have one question: “Where can I buy bras?”  People ask this independent of venue, appropriateness, timing or awkwardness. I’ve had my mother’s friends ask me where to find sexy lingerie while sitting on my childhood sofa and had others talk to me about nipple coverage in elegant…