Jan 5, 2009
New Year and new logo!
I wish all of you interesting possibilities, perfect choices and successful bargains :)
Nov 30, 2008
Bra-fitting - now even simpler!
The measurement rules are the same:
- Measure yourself below the bust, very tightly, without the air in your lungs. Find your size in the top row.
- Measure yourself rather loosely in the bust in the widest place – without a bra or with a soft (not padded) – and take the bigger number. Find your size in the left-most column.
- You’ll find your size in the intersection of “your” column and “your” row.
- Cross rule (+):
- If the band seems too loose, but the cups are ok: try left cell size.
- If the bra is too tight, try the right cell (or bigger cup – lower cell. Sometimes we think the band is too tight, but actually it's cups that are too small).
- If the band is ok, but cups are too small – try lower cell.
- If the band is ok, but cups are too big – try the upper cell (be sure to check if you put all the breast into the cups).
Let’s say your size below bust is 72cm, and in bust 86cm. Here is the cell with your size:
And here are the cells where you can look for alternative sizes, if the one you are trying is not good (or if you know that the bra you are interested in is especially tight or loose):
Nov 19, 2008
Heidi goes shopping: La Senza in MANOR
Eventually some (quite) good news for women that need 65 band (but have not too big bust).
Summary: (what does this mean?)
Cups: *
Prices: $$
La Senza is a British company that is famous for having rather tight bands in their bras. They have a corner in a MANOR lingerie department in
They sell bras with bands starting with 70 (32) – but actually those 32 bands are very tight. They are really produced for people with 70 cm under bust, so if all other bras in
P.S. La Senza has their "corners" in MANOR shopping centers in many Swiss cities - check the list on their web page. But please, if you visit their page, close your eyes and quickly skip the intro. The girls on the first page is, well, a perfect example of a terribly too small bra. I have a feeling that it desires a speciall entry in this blog... Coming soon.
Nov 17, 2008
Heidi goes shopping: Triumph
Triumph is probably the most famous lingerie company (and they say its repute is mostly exaggerated). Anyway, if you want to buy any underwear from this producer, I recommend going to any of their own shops (full list on their web pages) instead of simply visiting a lingerie department in a shopping center like Manor, Globus or Jelmoli, as they tend to treat D as a biggest cup (and even sometimes 75 as a smallest band).
Summary: (what does this mean?)
Cups: **
Prices: $$
It may come as a surprise, but Triumph recently started producing some of its collections up to G cups (the bands still start with 70). The choice of D+ cuts is not impressive, but you may be able to find something for you. All the “bigger cups” bras are rather simple, aimed for everyday use. They usually are “fuller” and less tempting in those sizes.
Heidi goes shopping: Aubade
Aubade (www.aubade.com) is a French lingerie company producing luxurious underwear. Apparently it was bought by Calida some time ago, but we must hope that the style of the company will be preserved
Summary: (what does this mean?)
Cups: *
Prices: $$$
If you look at the scores above it may not be impressive (even if it is very good for Switzerland), but the visit to this shop was such a good experience, that I believe it is worth a note.
Aubade has a nice, small boutique in the
Heidi goes shopping: Introduction
I’d like to write a series of articles about lingerie shops in
To make it easier for you, I’ll try to classify shops in these categories:
Bands:
* some choice of 70 (32) bands (with cups at least up to E)
** good choice of 70 (32) bands (with cups at least up to E)
*** some 65 (30) and/or 60 (28) bands
Cups:
* up to E/F (DD/E) cup
** up to G (F) cup
*** more than G (F)
Prices:
$ less than 50 CHF
$$ up to 100 CHF
$$$ 100-150 CHF
$$$$ more than 150 CHF
Nov 6, 2008
If not in Switzerland...
I’m far from saying that you cannot buy bras with 60 or 65 band in Zurich. But I havn’t seen them so far. If you know any shop that has them on stock, please let me know.
Buying underwear online is quite popular. All shops accept returns as long as all the tags are untouched and the bra was not used. However, if ordering from Switzerland you may have to pay the customs, that may make an unsuccessful try more expensive.
Below there is a list of some shops in UK that sell lingerie in a wide range of sizes:
BraStop.com Sales shop with last season offers.
Bravissimo Has traditional shops in: Aberdeen, Brighton, Cambridge, Chester, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford and Solihul.
Curves & Lace Has traditonal shop in Glasgow.
UnderCoverExperience Sales shop with last season offers.
Remember, that if you are looking for underwear in UK shops, you need to use UK sizes (30DD etc.)