Archive for February, 2010

Bra-fitting services fail to measure up

bra fitting Less than a third of bras sold by lingerie stores, department stores and bra specialists in England are a good fit.

A quarter of the fittings were appalling, a consumer watchdog reports, saying “our experts suggested the volunteers could have been better off ‘picking something off a market stall’.”

Elizabeth Hurley’s no-bra, see-through sari look

Elizabeth Hurley A lingerie store owner says seeing Elizabeth Hurley expose a nearly bare breast fills her with a range of emotions — from shock to delight, and from bewilderment to jealousy.

Nipple covers win big in lingerie as outerwear fashion trend

Nipple covers More and more women are wearing sheer lingerie as outerwear, sparking a virtual run on nipple covers.

The fashion trend means women are no longer hiding sheer teddies, lace bodies and barely-there bras. After all, most lingerie is far too pretty — or sexy — to hide.