http://trendy-lingerie.com Lingerie Buying Guide Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:41:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://trendy-lingerie.com/295/who-invented-the-bra http://trendy-lingerie.com/295/who-invented-the-bra#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:20:53 +0000 Susan http://trendy-lingerie.com/?p=295 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. »]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/295/who-invented-the-bra/feed 0 http://trendy-lingerie.com/292/k-cup-bras-go-mainstream http://trendy-lingerie.com/292/k-cup-bras-go-mainstream#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:06:52 +0000 Susan http://trendy-lingerie.com/?p=292 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. »]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/292/k-cup-bras-go-mainstream/feed 0 http://trendy-lingerie.com/286/america-women-growing-larger-breasts http://trendy-lingerie.com/286/america-women-growing-larger-breasts#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:34:16 +0000 Susan http://trendy-lingerie.com/?p=286 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. »]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/286/america-women-growing-larger-breasts/feed 0 http://trendy-lingerie.com/270/bra-fitting http://trendy-lingerie.com/270/bra-fitting#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:34:44 +0000 Susan http://trendy-lingerie.com/?p=270 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'." »]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/270/bra-fitting/feed 1 http://trendy-lingerie.com/246/growing-breasts-netherlands http://trendy-lingerie.com/246/growing-breasts-netherlands#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:36:27 +0000 Susan http://trendy-lingerie.com/?p=246 The average breast size of Dutch women is increasing, and now the demand for bigger bras has sparked off a lingerie war between famous lingerie designer Marlies Dekkers and relative newcomer Sapph. »]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/246/growing-breasts-netherlands/feed 0 http://trendy-lingerie.com/236/cone-bra http://trendy-lingerie.com/236/cone-bra#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:25:11 +0000 Susan http://trendy-lingerie.com/?p=236 Stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner and Jane Russell made conical bras famous in the 1950s, and Madonna's exaggerated version -- created by Jean Paul Gaultier -- poked eyes out in early nineties.

Now they are back: pointy bullet bras seemingly designed, it seems, both for comfort and for show. »]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/236/cone-bra/feed 3 http://trendy-lingerie.com/228/dita-von-teese-explains-why-her-bras-are-best http://trendy-lingerie.com/228/dita-von-teese-explains-why-her-bras-are-best#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:28:26 +0000 Susan http://trendy-lingerie.com/?p=228 She was born as Heather Renée Sweet on September 28, 1972, but you know her better as Dita von Teese -- an American burlesque artist, model and actress.

She explains why her bras, produced for Wonderbra, are better than other bras. »]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/228/dita-von-teese-explains-why-her-bras-are-best/feed 0 http://trendy-lingerie.com/226/hazardous-compounds-black-bra-dyes http://trendy-lingerie.com/226/hazardous-compounds-black-bra-dyes#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:00:11 +0000 Susan http://trendy-lingerie.com/?p=226 Perhaps the bra-burners of the sixties were on to something....

The dyes used in some black bras contain high levels of hazardous compounds, a consumer testing agency in Germany has found. »]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/226/hazardous-compounds-black-bra-dyes/feed 0 http://trendy-lingerie.com/207/ultimo-lingerie http://trendy-lingerie.com/207/ultimo-lingerie#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:15:28 +0000 Susan http://trendy-lingerie.com/?p=207 Know the name of the first bra to give women the look of a natural cleavage?

Wonder no longer. It's the Ultimo, which ten years ago introduced the use of liquid silicone gel in bras.

Eight inventions later, Ultimo has helped transform the lingerie industry worldwide. »]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/207/ultimo-lingerie/feed 0 http://trendy-lingerie.com/202/large-breasts-2 http://trendy-lingerie.com/202/large-breasts-2#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 12:42:55 +0000 Ellen http://trendy-lingerie.com/?p=202 Women with large breasts report back pain and psychological problems, as their breasts are linked to poor posture and are seen by some an an obstacle in the dating game.

As a result, some seek breast reduction surgery, but we think getting the right bra -- and the right attitude -- goes a long way to alleviating any problems. »]]> http://trendy-lingerie.com/202/large-breasts-2/feed 1