Don’t Be Afraid of Larger Cup Sizes
February 23, 2012
Many of you may have seen the photo of Kim Kardashian full frontal in W Magazine wearing nothing but silver body paint. The article said she’s a DD cup size. WRONG! She is a much larger cup size. In fact, word on the lingerie street says she’s a 32GG – a full 5 cup sizes larger.
So, why the lie? In my opinion, women and men don’t recognize anything past a DD. Saying you’re a DD communicates you have a voluptuous figure while still being sexy. Any bigger cup size sounds, well, kind of fat or floppy. This is such a shame, because many women are walking around in bras with cup sizes too small. And, many don’t know that there are at least 10 larger cup sizes to choose from.
Women need to get over this. No matter what your actual cup size is, you need to be in the correct size if you want to optimize your assets. No one will know your size but you. So, if you are in a DD cup size, consider going up a cup size or two. You will probably be amazed at how good you will look, how much thinner you feel, and how more comfortable you will become. Visit HerRoom to view our vast selection of DD size bras and larger.
Posted by Tomima at 7:52am
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Is Your Contour Bra Gapping?
February 16, 2012
We have been performing a lot of bra fittings at HerRoom recently. It’s been fascinating to see the bras women come in wearing.
Most are showing up with a contour cup bra. This means the cups are molded into a specific shape and then lined with a thin layer of foam for modesty. Not only are these women in the wrong bra size, but women with heavy breasts and/or breast sizes larger than a D cup are showing up in these contour cup bras and they are gapping along the top edges of the bra.
Why the gap? It’s because heavy breast weight is causing the cup shape to be strained and thus, gap.
But there is a solution. There are some contour cup bras that have an elasticized edge along the top of the cup. This elastic better molds to your natural breast shape and thus reduces or eliminates this gapping. And, if your breasts are uneven in size – and most women are – this elasticized upper cup goes a long way in giving you a custom fit.
My favorite contour bras with this feature are the Simone Perele Caressence 12J316 and the Chantelle Pure Memory Foam 3612. Both give your breasts a great custom shape due to the memory foam they use, and best of all, do not gap!
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Posted by Tomima at 7:42am
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Trend for Spring 2012
February 09, 2012
I returned from New York City Market last week. It’s always informative to check in with all the HerRoom lingerie manufacturers and see what’s coming to market in the next 6 months.
In almost every one of my appointments, I saw an increase in the number of multi-part cup bras being offered. These are bras where the cups have seams. Historically, U.S. women have been ga-ga over bras that are seamless with a little padding in the cups for modesty. These are called contour cup bras. But the trend seems to be waning and for very good reason.
The issue with contour cups is that they are not very successful for breast sizes larger than a D cup. Heavy breasts tend to warp the shape and women look saggy. Because these cups are also molded and have foam in them, they also tend to gap. By sharp contrast, bra cups with seams keep their shape, are very supportive, and because they can feature lace, are also much more beautiful. Placing your nipple on the seam can create the same modesty effect without having to have foam in the cups.
This obsession with invisible seams under t-shirts and form-fitting clothes is still possible with seamed-cup bras now. Manufacturers are finding new ways to make the seams flat. And, laces have been designed to be beautiful, but flat for invisibility under clothes.
So, the next time you go bra shopping, give 3-part cup and seamed cup bras a try. You will be surprised by how beautiful you can look and feel.
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Posted by Tomima at 1:08pm
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