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March 01, 2011
Okay, I can’t help it. I watch these shows and my eyes always go to the starlet’s chest to see the bust/bra situation– Did she wear a bra? Did she need a bra? or, What did they do up there? As I observed, there were definitely some winners and losers.
One theme I saw was the strapless dress that came up high enough so that seeing cleavage was not an issue. Personally, I think this is a terrific look. It is so elegant and classy. It allows you to stand back and take in the entire look, rather than instantly honing in on their great (and many times not so great) cleavage. Examples of this were Nicole Kidman, Hillary Swank and Reese Witherspoon.
Strapless dresses can be a big miss when they make the breasts look unnatural or strange. This usually happens because instead of a strapless bra, the starlet has opted for duct tape or some other bizarre underpinning in an effort to get her cleavage where she wants it. A perfect example of this last night would be Giuliana Rancic who tried pushing up what she has very little of. And, it looks like she even tried putting make-up on her cleavage to accentuate it.
Mila Kunis looked beautiful last night in a soft and feminine lavender gown, and being young, she was able to go braless (which the gown required). And, kudos to her on behalf of all the less-than-endowed women for not trying to fake her breast size. That said, I still would have liked to have seen her neckline hiked up just a little more.
Finally, here are my two worst examples of cleavage last night. And, it’s really a shame because both had on beautiful dresses. If proper cups had been sewn into their gowns, their looks could have been a home run. Matthew McConaughey’s girlfriend, Camila Alves could have used some lift. And Jennifer Hudson…. girl, what was going on under that dress?
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Posted by Tomima at 9:45am
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February 17, 2011
We just ran our first contest ever on the HerRoom Facebook page. We asked women to submit a photo or two of their lingerie drawers and we picked those most in need of a makeover. The first prize was a $400 HerRoom shopping spree, with a second prize and honorable mentions as well. It was a lot of fun and, along the way we saw a few themes emerging, which we’re guessing apply beyond our contest.
The first thing we saw was that regardless of how much lingerie one owns, almost nothing fits. The primary reasons for this are weight loss or gain, pregnancy and childbirth or other changes in body shape. Many of the contestants are getting by on only one or two bras that fit them correctly. We thought that the winning contest entry illustrates this point perfectly.
Gain a few pounds, lose a few pounds–it’s easy to tell when your jeans don’t fit or a shirt doesn’t button. But with bras, that (mis)fit can be more subtle–straps that start slipping, bands that feel a little too tight, a bit of spillage over the tops of the bra cups or, as one contestant mentioned, cups that actually dent when you put them on–these are just a few of the signs that your bra does not fit.
And no matter how lovely your lingerie may be, if it doesn’t fit it’s just drawer decoration.
Winning Entry: Help a Mother Out! Life and 3 Phases of a Lingerie Drawer.
Before: lots of cute sets (34B). The first year: those not so cute nursing bras (34D). Now: a darling boy and two boring bras(34A). I could use some help!
Find the bras that fit at HerRoom in these departments:
Bras
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Posted by Tomima at 11:24am
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January 27, 2011
There have been a couple of articles written this week proclaiming Oprah as the reason that sexy and fashionable plus-sized lingerie is available in the market today. This is simply nonsense.
Every plus-size lingerie brand we carry at HerRoom has been around for years prior to Oprah’s ‘Bra Intervention’ programs. But I will give her credit for bringing an awareness to women that they are probably in the wrong size bra. However, her deal with Nordstrom stores to promote/push women to get fitted there and proclaiming them as the mecca for lingerie shopping did no one but Nordstrom any favors.
Between her recent big ‘secret,’ these articles of self-promotion and numerous personal interviews as of late, I think we can all figure out that she is simply manipulating the media with her star power in an effort to promote her new network OWN. But hey, if I had her power, I’d probably be doing the same thing.
Find great plus-size lingerie at HerRoom in these departments:
Plus-Size Lingerie
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Posted by Tomima at 7:49am
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