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What’s in Your Underwear Drawer?

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. 
 
By the way, you can find more fit problems and solutions in the Fitting Guide on HerRoom.
 
 contest winner
 

 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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What Men Want to See on Valentine’s Eve

February 02, 2011

 

sheer black braValentine’s Day is coming, and our emails are sounding the charge.  Scores of men are shopping online in the lingerie category, looking for something to present to the women in their lives. Guess what they’re looking for.

Let’s start with color.  By a landslide, the inquiries are for black.  There is something about black lingerie that just does something to men.  By the way, this is good news for us as the recipients. It is much easier to turn around and wear that black item over and over again.  How many of us have red bras we rarely wear?

Next on their list is sheer.  Boy, do men love sheer.  It must be in their DNA because even our cross-dresser customers want sheer lingerie.  Sheer can come in many different styles from bras to nightgowns to panties. And, of course, anything sheer in black is at the top of the list.

sheer black pantiesMen also like outfits.  We are fielding scores of questions about garters and the stockings that go with them.  So, building on a theme here–a sheer black lingerie ensemble is a home run for men.

And finally, we are seeing a lot of questions about shelf or chopper bras.  Interestingly enough the inquiries are coming more from women than men, but there are still a lot of men wondering about how to size them.  Personally, I wouldn’t advise a man to purchase this item unless he is very familiar with his partner.  Sagging is an unattractive symptom for many women in these bras.

So, be a tease this Valentine’s Day and have some fun wearing lingerie you’ve never dared to wear before.

 

Find Valentine’s Day lingerie at HerRoom in these departments:
Sexy Lingerie

 

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Oprah Responsible For Plus-Size Lingerie? I Think Not!

January 27, 2011

 

oprahThere 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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