International Women's Day

Better Know a Brand: International Women’s Day Edition

I can’t think of a better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than with a list of women-run brands from our Better Know a Brand blog series. Reading about these accomplished individuals inspires me to continue working on fulfilling my goals and dreams. The women below hail from all parts of the world and work in…

Christmas
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Colorful Lingerie & Clothing to Celebrate Christmas

As holidays go, Christmas has to be my favorite. I love it all: the music, the sparkly decorations and the excuse to dress up in dramatic or kitschy outfits. I am the crazy lady who puts up her Christmas decorations on Thanksgiving afternoon and starts stashing advent calendars in October. The holidays are an excellent…

Exclusively Kristen Full Bust Fashions: Boob-Friendly Clothing for DD+ Busts

Exclusively Kristen Full Bust Fashions: Boob-Friendly Clothing for DD+ Busts

Like many companies, Exclusively Kristen was born out of personal need. Its founder couldn’t find professional looking clothing to fit her larger bust.  Most clothing stores don’t carry “big boob-friendly” clothing.  Often a woman with larger breasts can’t even find a button down shirt that doesn’t gap at the front. And if something fits in the…

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…

summer fashion

Southern Summer Dresses: Chambray, Seersucker, Gingham and Eyelet

While parts of the country still have cold snaps, we’ve hit full summer here in the South. It’s the sleepiest time of the year, even in a permanently tourist filled city like New Orleans. Temperatures and humidity creep up until it feels like a sauna outside, with the only relief being the near daily rainstorms…

5 Tips to Identify Curve Friendly Clothing in the Wild

5 Tips to Identify Curve Friendly Clothing in the Wild

I’ve written a lot of posts here about where to find curve friendly clothing online, but what do you do if online shopping isn’t your thing? Today I’m handing out some tips to figure out whether a piece of clothing you’ve discovered is curve friendly or not, whether it’s in Bergdorf Goodman or a thrift…

full bust party dresses

9 Festive Full-Bust Party Dresses — and One Jumpsuit — For The Holiday Season

Holiday party season is upon us, which means it’s time to find a great party outfit (or two!) to stun the crowds. Finding regular clothing can be hard enough, so full-bust party dresses can seem nearly impossible to source. Today I’m rounding up some of my favorite party dresses for the season and where you…

full bust clothing

No More Wardrobe Malfunctions — Best Full Bust Clothing Brands, Part I

My last column covered some mainstream curve friendly options. Today I tackle territory less well-known: clothing retailers that offer only full bust clothing. If you’ve never heard of them, that’s because there are only a few based in the US. Full bust clothing options have grown in countries like Poland where full bust bra options…