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  • Better Know a Brand: Expanding Your Bra Knowledge & Options
    Better Know a Brand

    Better Know a Brand: Expanding Your Bra Knowledge & Options

    Byelisabeth August 8, 2016 8:43 am

    How’s your bra knowledge? Do you know all the brands and styles available for your size or shape, where to buy them, or how much they cost? How about when it comes to swimwear? There’s a ton of intimate apparel on the market today, designed and manufactured all over the world. The more I know about…

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    Bra Wear & Care

    Clothes Shopping Problems? One Wardrobe Rule to Remember

    Byelisabeth July 18, 2016 9:38 amJune 15, 2025 6:29 pm

    I was out clothes shopping recently and struck by a comment from a fellow female shopper. The young woman was standing outside the dressing room in front of a large three-way mirror. As she studied her reflection, she kept tugging at her dress. “I’m not sure about this,” she said to the salesperson. She smoothed the fabric out…

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    Bra Wear & Care

    Bra Styles and Breast Shapes: How to Get the Look You Want

    Byelisabeth June 29, 2016 9:56 am

    Lately, I’ve noticed a shift from articles focused on finding the correct bra size to talk about matching bra styles and breast shapes. What does it mean? Some retailers suggest that all you need to know is how to classify your boobs, and they’ll figure out the ideal bra style for you. It is important to acknowledge that breasts come in…

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  • FW2016 Lingerie Trends
    Lingerie Trends

    FW2016 Lingerie Trends: Work Is Play and Play Is Work

    Byelisabeth March 9, 2016 3:58 pm

    What lingerie fashions might you find in stores this Fall? After walking the aisles of New York’s Javits Center for two days during the Curvexpo Lingerie & Swim tradeshow, I can sum up FW2016 lingerie trends in one sentence: work is play, and play is work. What do I mean? Athleisure styles continue to dominate…

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  • Simone Pérèle: French Lingerie Rules
    Better Know a Brand

    Simone Pérèle: French Lingerie Rules

    Byelisabeth February 17, 2016 10:03 am

    What’s so special about French lingerie brand Simone Pérèle? Maybe it’s the approach they take to their design and manufacturing. Simone Pérèle believes there are certain rules women should follow when it comes to lingerie. It’s not those finger-wagging guidelines about how to find the right size or fit, either. They believe the secret to…

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  • Baby It’s Cold Outside: 12 Hot Winter White Bras
    Lingerie Trends

    Baby It’s Cold Outside: 12 Hot Winter White Bras

    Byelisabeth January 20, 2016 9:05 am

    White bras make me think of my early teens when my mom took me to the intimate apparel department of The Bon Marche (now Macy’s) to buy my first bra. I wasn’t thrilled. Not because I was embarrassed about my recent breast development. My new bra shopping adventure felt awkward because my mother looked at my chest…

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    Lingerie Trends

    12 Fabulous Bras (and a Few Panties) For Over 50 Figures

    Byelisabeth May 13, 2015 9:50 am

    I know a little bit about lingerie shopping for older breasts. I’ve stuffed and crammed my boobs into every bra size and style imaginable over the past 40+ years. But my single biggest challenge (including dressing unpredictable, lactating breasts) has been finding bras to fit and flatter my over 50 figure. It’s not easy to shop for bras when…

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    Lingerie Trends

    The Color Red: When to Wear It

    Byelisabeth January 29, 2014 10:57 amMay 31, 2025 5:28 pm

    I’m seeing the color red everywhere these days, except in my lingerie drawer. During awards season celebrities walk the “red carpet,” which is rolled out to signify their importance. For Valentine’s Day the color symbolizes passion and love. In the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday, red represents good luck and prosperity. It’s a power color….

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    Best Strapless Bras: D+ Busts

    Byelisabeth November 6, 2013 12:29 pm

    Writing a blog post about the best strapless bras for D+ busts might sound as hard as trying to defy breast flesh gravity without the help of bra straps. But lingerie experts know it’s the band that does the heavy lifting. And with so many strapless fashions to wear, from summer-time tops to holiday cocktail…

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  • Lingerie Tips for Women Over 50
    Lingerie Trends

    Lingerie Tips for Women Over 50

    Byelisabeth September 11, 2013 8:24 am

    Lingerie is timeless, right? That’s not always evident when I’m shopping for intimate apparel. Racks of push ups, molded cups, and skimpy thongs target the tighter skinned 20 to 30-year-old woman. These styles don’t appeal to me. As my shape shifts with age, so does my definition of what I find attractive, sensual, and alluring….

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