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The Queen’s Queen of Bras Retires
May 22, 2010
Many in the lingerie business are familiar with the name June Kenton. Since 1960, Ms. Kenton has been the official bra-maker/bra-fitter to Queen Elizabeth II, working out of her Rigby & Peller lingerie boutique in London.
This month, Ms. Kenton announced her retirement. And with that, she revealed a rather interesting point-of-view–it seems that she was extremely nervous the first time:
"Can you imagine what it was like? Most people first meet the Queen when she’s wearing an evening dress, but not me!"
Ms. Kenton has also fitted such notable women as Margaret Thatcher, Gwyneth Paltrow and Lady Gaga. And Susan Nethero, the self-proclaimed "Bra Whisperer," claims on her resume to have spent time with Ms. Kenton learning how to fit bras.
Congratulations to Ms. Kenton. Your years of bra fitting have helped to uplift some of the most important women in recent history.
Check out HerRoom’s bra-fitting guide–you don’t have to be a queen to have a perfect fit!
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200 Year-Old Push-Up Bra Recently Found
May 12, 2010
The Science Museum in London was doing a little spring cleaning when it came across an article of clothing it didn’t know it had – a lacy push-up bra.
As the photo shows, it was a strapless bra with a very pretty piece of lace sewn in the center to peek out the top of a low front dress. This lace placement has appeared in the last few years on many bras including Wacoal and Chantelle.
Historically, it has always been thought that the bra as we know it today didn’t really exist until the 1920’s. This discovery proves otherwise. The bra features pads placed along the bottom of the cups to give the bustline a lift much like the 1990’s Wonderbra. Knowing that the Wonderbra has several patents tied to it, the inventor in me wonders if this discovery will now make those patents invalid?
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When Does a Girl Become a Woman Bra-Size-Wise?
April 29, 2010
Have you heard that our Government is flirting with the notion of imposing a VAT tax to help pay down our incredible budget deficit? Well, they are. VAT stands for "value-added-tax" and is assessed on goods as they go through the various stages in our economy.
The VAT tax is very common throughout the world with typical exemptions being food and children’s clothing. Which leads me to my question of when does a girl child become a woman when it comes to bras? When is a bra ‘children’s clothing’ and when does it become ‘adult clothing?’
The UK is known for having the largest-chested demographic in the world. That’s right, British women purchase the largest cup sized bras per capita of any other country. So, it’s rather curious that the UK was forced to determine which bra size should be the cutoff between being girls’ clothing and women’s clothing for tax collection.
The winner? Any bra larger than a 34B.
If this notion of a VAT tax should make its way into our tax schema, I wonder what bra size will be the demarcation between American girls and American women?
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