By Ali Cudby
A lot of women want minimizer bras to “make their breasts smaller” as if there was some miracle of physics to actually shrink breast tissue. What minimizers can do is make breasts appear smaller by creating a cup with a lower apex.
The challenge with minimizers, from a fit perspective, is that in order to achieve the lower breast profile these bras promise, the cups redistribute the breast volume into a lower … Read More
By Ali Cudby
Innovation comes in many guises, and in this column we’ll take a look at some “cheeky” new approaches to undies. In this case, the focus is not so much on the garments, but rather their distribution mechanisms.
Empowered By You
The Empowered By You panty is a new luxury brand that contributes a percentage of all profits to the Seven Bar Foundation. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide women a … Read More
By Ali Cudby
Innovation has many faces. While I often discuss garments in this space, there are many more aspects to innovation in our industry.
Here are a few new ways in which technology is improving the lingerie buyer’s customer experience:
By Ali Cudby
This year’s Curvexpo in New York revealed a number of manufacturers that are catering increasingly to the cohort of full-figured women. This marks a shift from previous years, when the full-busted market got more of the attention.
What differentiates full-figured from full-busted? Here’s the line of demarcation used in my book Busted! The Fab Foundations Guide to Bras That Fit, Flatter and Feel Fantastic: Full-busted is D-cup and up; 38-band and … Read More
By Ali Cudby
Is Your Lingerie Store Selling the Wrong Thing?
Imagine a woman walking into your lingerie store – what is she shopping for? If your answer is “lingerie” you are, on some level, wrong. While a customer may end up purchasing a bra or shapewear, the truth is that she is shopping for something much more profound.
As lingerie professionals, we KNOW that a woman is seeking emotional support in the fitting room. … Read More
By Ali Cudby
Recently, Commando was awarded a patent for their slip. Intrigued by the aspect of their slip that made it a patented technology, I learned more – here’s what they shared:
AC: Please explain the innovation that is built into your slip.
Commando: The major innovation that is built into the slip, and is the basis for our patent, in the weighted hem. It’s a small weight system that is sewn into the … Read More
By Ali Cudby
The first Contour J Cup Bra previews for Fall 2012
At June’s Full Figured Fashion Week, panel participants and audience members alike got into a rollicking discussion about bras. While many of these women were unaware of the options that existed in the market, some also lamented that the brands focusing on fashion-forward, full-figured options were limited in their sizes.
In fact, a Facebook poll revealed that only 14% of busty women … Read More
