Buxom, Inc., one of the premier sleepwear brands for full-busted women, is offering Black Friday specials for all you recessonistas looking for a deal! From November 28th until December 24th, enjoy free shipping on purchases made at BuxomInc.com. Additionally, look for special Black Friday Weekend markdowns from November 28th until November 30th. While you are there, check out the fabulous Sample Sale page featuring reduced prices on your favorite Buxom pieces as well as the Limited Edition Holiday Collection. Perfect for those winter nights by the fire! Enjoy!
Larger Cup Sizes
Curvy Kate Creates Beautiful Bras for a Fuller Bust
UK company Curvy Kate is trying to serve women with much larger busts. Their designs go from 28DD to 40J and their knickers go to 18. Unfortunately, there’s not much else to report about Curvy Kate since their website hasn’t fully launched. I’m just glad to see a lingerie company catering to women that have hips and tummies to match their bust. You can find Curvy Kate at UK Retailer Bra Stop (and so far, it only seems Bra Stop despite some referral websites). Bras are £17.95 and knickers (thong or brief) are £6.95.
Photos courtesy of Bra Stop.
Ultimo Picks Up Wonderbra’s Model
Katie Green was the winner of Wonderbra’s recent search to find a “real woman” spokesmodel for the new D-G range. The 21-year old’s picture was on the mosaic ad formed with thousands of images of women in the new range, with the tagline “D-G. Because we’re more than a handful.”The problem came after Wonderbra picked her. Green broke the contract with Wonderbra when she was asked to lose two stone and drop from a UK size 12 to a size 8-10. The size 30F beauty said of the news, “I really didn’t know where my career was going to go after the depression of being told I was too fat…Had I lost the two stone, I would have looked like a bag of bones. I won’t sacrifice my health.”
Despite her weight being too much for Wonderbra, Ultimo snapped Green up immediately. Michelle Mone, creator of Ultimo, said,
“I was appalled to hear that Katie was told she was too fat to model lingerie. She has an incredible shape and represents real women throughout the UK. We’re delighted to have her on board – I’m sure she’ll be a huge success and a wonderful ambassador for Ultimo…Katie’s figure is beautiful and she looks so sexy in our latest designs.”
It looks like Wonderbra really screwed up this time. If you want a thinner model, why hold a competition to find a more full-figured woman?
Visit News of the World to see a video of Katie Green’s photoshoot for Ultimo, featuring the sets shown above!
Olga Wire-Free Bra Collection for Full-Figured Women
Olga, the line of bras exclusively for full-figure women, just launched a line of Wire-Free bras and they are gorgeous! Think lace details, fancy satin trims and all of the luxurious accouterments a full-figure woman expects in a bra – and a Wire-Free one too boot. The line is the perfect marriage of function and fashion!
Designed exclusively for full-figured women, the Olga Wire Free bra collection meets their complete wardrobe needs with superior engineering that brings function and fashion to an entirely new level.
The inner support system of the Olga Wire-Free bra provides the support and seperation that women need. Their innovative soft-seal hook and eye closure also eliminates digging and irritation, guaranteeing a luxurious fit all day long…
More on the label on olgalingerie.com, find Olga at Bare Necessities, Freshpair and other online retailers…
Elomi: Fantasie Styles for an Even Fuller Figure
Fantasie is one of my favorite everyday lingerie brands. Fantasie has built up such a strong brand by offering bras to women whose bra sizes aren’t offered by many companies because of the large cup size and small band size. Still, there are full-figured women that even Fantasie leaves out because most of their designs are only offered up to about a 40 band (depending on the style). Now Eveden, makers of Fantasie, is offering a line called Elomi to include the most voluptuous women. This new brand offers bras and basques in sizes up to a 52 band and H cup. If you’ve ever admired a Fantasie set and were disappointed that your size wasn’t offered, this may be your chance! Although few bras are exact copies, the styles bear a strong resemblance. Some designs are altered by the addition of a fourth panel, which helps support and shape the fullest of figures while keeping your breast tissue from spilling out of the cups.The style names may be different, but the bras themselves look strikingly similar when you compare them side by side. Be sure to click on the thumbnails to see details!
The Elomi Jasmine set looks very similar to the Fantasie Gabrielle set:
Unpadded smoothing bras of both Elomi and Fantasie are the same, with different colors and coordinating knickers:
The Elomi Kristie set is an interpretation of the Fantasie Cally style:
The Elomi Serena basque could be mistaken for Fantasie’s Bridgette:
Elomi’s Tamarie bra is even prettier than the Fauve by Fantasie Amelie bra it resembles:
It’s obvious that the same masterminds are behind both of these brands. If you like what you see, you can buy both Elomi and Fantasie from Figleaves UK, Figleaves US, Bare Necessities, or HerRoom. The Elomi website isn’t yet up and running, but hopefully will be soon!