http://trendy-lingerie.com Lingerie Buying Guide -- Lingerie News Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:16:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Add New Zealand to the list of countries where more and more women are sporting larger breasts.

A local news station is reporting that nearly half of all New Zealand women are now a D cup. Related posts:

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]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/306/bigger-breasts-in-new-zealand For centuries, women have wriggled into girdles and other slimmers to minimize their rear ends, the Wall Street Journal writes.

Now, a fascination with the hind-quarters of celebrities like Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian is fueling a booming market for undergarments that amplify the derrière. No related posts.]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/298/booty-pop-padded-panties Who invented the bra? In recent weeks several newspapers in the U.S. rewrote a press release from the Committee for the 100th Anniversary of the American Bra -- and rewrote history in the process.

Turns out several people invented what became the modern bra. Related posts:

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]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/295/who-invented-the-bra In the UK sales of bras in the D to G category have risen 50% since 2005.

Selfridges says that these sizes now account for one in four bra purchases. Related posts:

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]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/292/k-cup-bras-go-mainstream Following a trend that has already seen the average breast size of British, Australian and Dutch women steadily increase, now breasts are getting bigger in the U.S. as well. Related posts:

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]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/286/america-women-growing-larger-breasts 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'." Related posts:

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]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/270/bra-fitting 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.

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]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/264/lingerie-nudity-and-sensuality 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. Related posts:

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]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/257/nipple-covers-win-big-in-lingerie-as-outerwear-fashion-trend A group of Hindus intent on protecting 'traditional Indian values' is threatening to burn bras, panties and other underwear displayed in plain view by shops in the Indian city of Bhopal.

No word on whether burning other people's property is one of the values the fanatics are protecting. Related posts:

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]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/255/burning-bras-hindu-style The Bra-Fitter, a new iPhone app, takes the guesswork out of finding the right size bra.

It demonstrates how to properly measure yourself, and then provides not only your proper bra size -- but also several other possibilities which help you refine your choice and find your perfect fit. Related posts:

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