Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Bra Tips

TIP:
Make a point of regularly getting your size checked, and invest in a couple different sizes if you find yourself fluctuating.


TIP:
See a certified bra fitter, if possible. If not, consider these rules: bra bands should be tight enough that you can only fit two finger-widths under them. Worn properly, the band should be horizontal to the ground. When you bend over, your breast should fill the cups, Howe said, but not overflow. If your straps are digging into your shoulders, your breasts are spilling out of your cups or you're just not comfortable, you probably need to change sizes.

FACT:
Women will likely change bra sizes five or six times during their lifetime, said Connie Howe, selling and fit specialist in lingerie for Macy's in Lima, Ohio. Such changes result from weight gain or loss, having a child or breastfeeding, breast reduction or augmentation and more.
FACT:
An "A" cup is always the same size, right? Wrong, Ambrister said. Cup size changes in proportion to the band size on the bra. For example, the cup size on a 34D will be significantly smaller than the cup size on a 44D (demonstrate this on your own at a store by lying two same-cup, different-band bras side by side).
TIP:
Fluctuating cups actually translate into more options for consumers, Ambrister said. Say you try on a 36B and the band doesn't fit. A 38A or a 34C will give you approximately the same cup size, but with different bandwidths. Play around until you find the perfect size. FACT:
Cup sizes also change from brand to brand, Ambrister said. Size charts also change depending on where the brand is created, such as the United Kingdom, Europe or the United States (An F cup in U.K. sizing might be a G cup in the United States, for example).
FACT:
Bras don't last forever. "If you had one bra that you wore each day, and you hand-washed it each day, it might last six months," Howe said. Any longer, and the bra will lose its elasticity and support.
TIP:
Howe said she encourages her customers to have eight bras: one for each day of the week and one extra. Rotating between the bras, she said, will give them a longer lifespan. Washing them by hand also coaxes the maximum lifespan out of your lingerie, she said. (A note on bra colors: every woman should have white, flesh-tone and black, according to Howe). FACT:
Bras with seams support you better. According to Ambrister and How, structure and support comes from the way bras are stitched together. Take away the seams, and you lose a little reinforcement. TIP:
Women who have larger breasts should consider seams when looking for the best possible support (however, Ambrister said more and more companies are manufacturing better seamless bras for bigger sizes). FACT:
Panties can be tough to fit, too, Ambrister and Howe said, but not impossible. Both said their customers are looking for two things: shapewear items to smooth out silhouettes, or undies that eradicate panty lines. TIP:
In general, panties are up to the discretion of the consumer, Howe said. If you're uncomfortable in a thong, try microfiber or a french cut (higher leg openings) to cut back on lines. Also consider low-rise waistlines if your wardrobe consists of low-rise pants. As far as shapewear goes, Ambrister said it can we worn just about all the time, even under work clothes or casual outfits.Are you interested in buying Bali bras, olga bras, Wacoal bras, Playtex bras, warners bras or Champion Sports Bras or other bras panties or shapewear come to Isaac Sultan & Sons for all your online bra store and online panties store needs, If you are looking to purchase Bali panties, warners panties, olga panties or barely there panties come to the online pantys store. Bali panties, olga panties, Wacoal panties, Playtex panties, warners panties, champion sports bras, bali panties, warners panties, olga panties, barely there panties can all be located at Isaac Sultan & Sons. Bali bras and olga bras and Playtex bras are great in quality and price.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Retro Shapewear a Fashion Revival

Although most of the comments that follow describe the sleek chic girdles from the fifties and sixties, they can equally apply to today's girdles that are based on the original designs.
The war years were years of austerity and women on both sides of the channel dressed for comfort, to help the war effort. Women, eager to attract partners at the end of the war, so fashions reflected this desire. Couture house Christian Dior came up with styling needing a sleek, chic silhouettes. Now girdles, corsets or corselets became essential. Suddenly all women wore girdles, and not just women either - all the shapewear manufacturers targeted not just women but teens as well. A variety of girdles for the young adult were produced. Probably the teen girdle that gained the maximum coverage, in more than one sense, was the panty girdle - a tight-fitting cross between a girdle that held the tummy in and one that protected the wearer from advances, whether unwelcome of otherwise!
The girdle had several functions - to give that sleek chic silhouette to the wearer and to hold up the nylon stockings. Girdles generally had a minimum of two pairs of garter clips. There are two at the front and two garter clips, usually slightly offset from the rear. The garters are offset so that when the girdle wearer sits down they do not have to sit directly on the clips! The open bottom girdles usually have the garter clips on elastic straps, which is useful in keeping the nylon stockings taught as the wearer moves about, sitting and standing. The nylon stockings from the fifties did not have spandex or lycra and were non-stretch; without the elastic of the garter strap the stocking would 'bag' as the wearer stood up.
The panty girdle, and particularly the long-leg panty girdle often has the garter tab attached directly to the girdle itself. The long-leg panty girdle legs usually completely overlap and cover the stocking-welt, losing the gap of bare thigh above the stocking top. Men usually find the flash of bare thigh and garter strap exciting; however, a long leg panty girdle, although practical, hides all this and has consequently been described (along with pantyhose) as a "passion killer".
Girdle materials Modern and retro girdles usually feature spandex or Lycra for elasticity, but the original girdles dating from around the 1930s usually used rubber to give stretch. The introduction of rubber was a major step in corsetry - the ultra-rigid corset had suddenly become more flexible. In parallel with its introduction the terms associated with such items of clothing also metamorphosed: from the original corset, the term roll-on came into vogue, particularly in the USA, then came the step-in and the corselette, often known as the 'all in one'.
Indeed for a while Playtex marketed a girdle molded from pure latex - these have become quite the collectors item these days, partly because of rarity value. Pure latex deteriorates over time and the garment then perishes, so few remain in good condition. It is interesting to know whether the common latex allergy affected wearers, but whatever the reason, these girdles are no longer manufactured by Playtex.
Retro shapewear share the same objective as vintage shapewear did, namely to sculpt the shape of the body. Elasticity can help to hold and control figures but for more rigid control a variety of 'bones' have been used over the years. The original whalebone corset did actually use whale baleen - which are the cartilage-like "teeth" which whales use to filter plankton. Each baleen is enormous, around ten inches wide and ten to twelve feet long. It proved an ideal material for corset makers because it consisted of parallel fibres that could be relatively easily split into thin strips; these strips could be shaped by heating them over steam and when they cooled they held their shape. Of course the demise of the whale population led to the supply becoming an issue. Fortunately other alternatives proved suitable - manmade plastics like celluloid, and even flattened steel springs!
Historic background to the corset The forerunner of the girdle was the corset, and that had its origins further back still in ladies stays. Indeed there is archaelogical evidence going back to 3000BC showing women with waists cinched in tightly by a garment that appears ribbed. It was around the fourteenth century that women started wearing a stiffened linen undergarment garment, laced in at the front or back, and by the fifteenth century these 'stays' were relatively common; the probable derivation of the English corset from bodice ('bodies') to the French translation of this 'corps' which transmuted back to corset. The original corsets were made by stitching together two layers of linen with a paste in the middle of the 'sandwich' to provide stiffening. By the 16th century corset makers had turned to using whalebone (actually more correctly called baleen) to offer the stiffening. This provided more rigidity than the earlier paste corsets.
By 1940, in both America and Europe, the corset had given way to the girdle, worn in conjunction with a bra.
After the fifties came the swinging sixties, when women were exhorted to burn their bras and stop wearing such restrictive underwear. But as with all fashion, girdle wearing has now gone full circle. Burlesque artists have made the 'art of tease' in which girdles, basques and corsets are on show, into popular entertainment. Wonderbra have enticed the burlesque star Dita von Teese to design, model and market a range of retro girdles and bras based on fifties designs.
The burlesque art form is now burgeoning and the esteemed Royal Festival Hall held the worlds largest burlesque lesson in January 2009, evidencing how mainstream this art has become. Original fifties girdles, corsets and basques are found in specialist online lingerie boutiques or vintage stores, but to satisfy the demand all sorts of outlets have now sprung up to satisfy the demands of burlesque. These shops and online stores invariably turn to the forties and fifties for styling inspiration for their retro shapewear - and the biggest item that seems to be in demand is the corset. Fashion really has returned to its roots. Are you interested in buying Bali bras, olga bras, Wacoal bras, Playtex bras, warners bras or Champion Sports Bras or other bras panties or shapewear come to Isaac Sultan & Sons for all your online bra store and online panties store needs, If you are looking to purchase Bali panties, warners panties, olga panties or barely there panties come to the online pantys store. Bali panties, olga panties, Wacoal panties, Playtex panties, warners panties, champion sports bras, bali panties, warners panties, olga panties, barely there panties can all be located at Isaac Sultan & Sons. Bali bras and olga bras and Playtex bras are great in quality and price.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Different Types of Panties for Women

Although some men have the ability to handle the task, most men should become educated before they attempt to enter a search to make a purchase of panties for a spouse, girlfriend, or significant other. Unless you know exactly what you are expected to buy, do not attempt it without education first. You have to be familiar with the different panties types that are for sale throughout the stores so that you don’t get there and look foolish when you find that you have no idea whatsoever what to buy.
If you have been with your wife or girlfriend when she has bought panties, you may be in a better position than others to know what she likes; however, unless you live together, do you assume because she wears a certain type of panties when you are intimate, that she wears those all the time. Women are notorious for buying panties just for “special occasions” when they want to feel really sexy, and have something different for every day wear. This can be confusing to men who are content to wear the same kind of boxers or jockeys every day of the week, but it’s important to learn before you make a mistake and buy the wrong thing.
Many women, for example, enjoy wearing boxers and a tee-shirt to lounge around the house or as nightwear. They are loose fitting and comfortable to wear when sleeping, relaxing, or doing chores around the house. Although some women do like to wear this kind of panties on a regular basis, be certain you know that first. Other styles include the high cut brief, regular brief, bikini, and thong. All of these usually come in both cotton and nylon, but some women prefer silk, which are usually only available in either lingerie shops or in high end department stores such as Macy’s, Lord and Taylor, J.C. Penney’s, and the like.
In order to confuse men even more, women sometimes like to wear different linds of panties during certain activities such as work instead of home. There are also those, especially thong wearers, who prefer regular panties during their monthly cycle. There are those women who even buy intimate apparel from Victoria’s Secrets or Fredrick’s of Hollywood only for those intimate moments with their significant other, so it’s important to know how your partner’s mind works. Of course, if your plan is to buy something for those intimate moments, you are certainly free to buy something sexy that would be appealing to you for those times. Do not, however, buy something for her to wear at any other time unless you know her routine.
Some may think it’s a little “out there” for women to be so fussy about intimate apparel, but there are some women who will only wear a bra and panties that come in matching sets, and others will only wear certain brands, fabrics, or styles. It comes down to a personal preference, just as men may only like a certain brand of cologne, sneaker, or car. Women are often seen as fussy by men, because they don’t often look in the mirror to see their own preferences as being “picky,” only that of others. Remember, your partner may be choosy about the panties she wears so that she can look sexy for you during those intimate moments, so don’t be too hard on her!
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Nursing bras

If you decide to breast-feed, you won't necessarily need baby bottles, a bottle sterilizer, or formula. But you will need a nursing bra. It will be your key piece of equipment to get the job done quickly and easily.
Nursing bras look like regular bras, but the cups open or lower from the front when you unsnap, unzip, or unhook the closure. You should be able to open the cup for nursing quickly and simply with one hand. (You'll be holding your hungry baby with the other.) If you can close it one-handed, too, even better. Most manufacturers have several nursing-bra lines, including models that are comfortable for sleeping or lounging; traditional, seamless "soft cup" and underwire styles; and super-supportive sports nursing bras that can take a pounding on the tennis court. The latest generation is nursing bras that are built into nylon/Lycra tank tops and T-shirts; discreet zippers offer quick breast-feeding access.
Whatever style you choose, proper fit is the key to breast-feeding success, says Lynne Andrako, R.N., clinical education specialist for Medela, a breast pump and nursing-bra manufacturer. Andrako is also a certified bra fitter and lactation consultant. A poorly fitting bra not only will be uncomfortable but also may increase the risk of plugged ducts and/or mastitis, a breast infection. An ill-fitting bra can put pressure on milk ducts, which may cause them to become plugged, and a magnet for infection-causing bacteria. Andrako estimates that 80 percent of women buy the wrong size nursing bra. Where do they go wrong? To accommodate their changing breasts (even early on, breasts enlarge and become heavier), women often increase their bras' band size but go up only one cup size.
Andrako says the rib cage can enlarge a bit during pregnancy, but generally not enough to warrant increasing the band size you normally wear. You can easily accommodate any increase by adjusting the hooks in the back. So if you're a 34 before pregnancy, chances are you'll be a 34 during and after, she says. But if you wore a C cup pre-pregnancy, you may go up to an F--or higher. Cup sizes usually go from A through D, then DD, DDD, F, G, H, and I.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Bras and breast cancer risk

Bra-wearing has been linked to breast cancer in a study done by Sidney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer. They found, for example, that women who wore a bra 24 hours a day had a 113-fold increase in breast cancer incidence compared to women who wore bra less than 12 hours daily! They suggest that bras exert enough pressure to the breast and surrounding areas to inhibit the flow of lymph, which then causes toxins and other waste material to remain in the breasts instead of being flushed out.
Now, this effect may be due to the fact that most women just wear the wrong size bra that is too tight somewhere. No one has done any studies investigating how well the bra fits and a possible link to breast cancer. Either way, for your breast health it is better to avoid wearing bras whenever possible, and on those occasions when you do need one, get a real well fitting one that is NOT tight anywhere. You may have to visit a professional bra fitter to really get this done - or get custom-made bras if your breasts are of uneven sizes.

So why do you wear a bra? "Because breasts need to be supported."This is largely a myth: "...wearing a bra... has no medical necessity whatsoever", says Susan M. Love, M.D in her "Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book". Breasts were fine before the invention of brasserie. This is similar to the myth that women supposedly need corsets to support their stomach muscles.
Now, large-breasted women may find that going without a bra gives them pain. Jogging and other active sports may be painful even for us medium-breasted ladies. This is, however, an individual thing, so you can try it out and do what is comfortable for you.
In one study large-breasted women removed the weight of breasts from their shoulders for two weeks, either by going braless or by wearing a strapless bra. Only one woman chose a strapless bra and all the others went braless. The researchers monitored the women for muscle pain and tenderness. Seventy-nine percent of patients decided to remove breast weight from the shoulder permanently because it rendered them symptom free!Are you interested in buying Bali bras, olga bras, Wacoal bras, Playtex bras, warners bras or Champion Sports Bras or other bras panties or shapewear come to Isaac Sultan & Sons for all your online bra store and online panties store needs, If you are looking to purchase Bali panties, warners panties, olga panties or barely there panties come to the online pantys store. Bali panties, olga panties, Wacoal panties, Playtex panties, warners panties, champion sports bras, bali panties, warners panties, olga panties, barely there panties can all be located at Isaac Sultan & Sons. Bali bras and olga bras and Playtex bras are great in quality and price