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• Yes, I agree re sewing rather than shopping. I've been slowly altering almost everything I own in tops and dresses. It's taking forever.

• I actually really really liked BiuBiu. But lately the colors and designs just aren't doing it for me. I wish they had patterns and more colors.

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Looking For Freya Sweetheart Style Bikini Tops!

Specifically these two colors in sizes 36GG,38FF,or 38G.

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAwMFgxMDAw/z/O3sAAMXQgb1RUK6F/$T2eC16RHJF8E9nnC7QfcBRUK6FGBu!~~60_57.JPG

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxMjAw/z/t~8AAOSwxH1T8xYg/$_57.JPG

I did find a few on ebay UK but am hoping to find someone in the US as I need them quick.Used is fine.

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So this isn't about bras per se, it's about underwear. Since I don't usually buy matching sets, especially when it requires me to spend a ridiculous amount on one pair that matches merely one bra (what can I say, unlike my mom I do not have a drawer with 6 exactly the same bras in one color all the same ... size) I buy panties that look cute in various colors when I find them in my travels online. Lately I've been wanting to try styles that are not thong or bikini, with boy/girl shorts being a style that I can see myself wearing...except...it's really hard to find them without the front center seam. I could understand why a company that also wants to sell 'toe' shields they make would be selling boy/girl short style panties with front center seams, but really...does it not occur to their design department employees that this sort of thing is NOT comfortable and gives all women wearing pants the dreaded 'toe' that everyone who sees them is absolutely certain to notice because one of the strange characteristics of this phenomenon is the inability to not see it as well as it being difficult to look away from. Wearing a skirt is only a fraction of a solution because 1.) the seam will still ride up there and be uncomfortable and 2.) skirts are not always practical to wear. I need to arrange for a sit down with these people and bring in a powerpoint presentation.
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• I know SO and St. Eve brands make some seamless boyshorts. I don't know if they make them in cute patterns, but worth looking up. I know I've definitely seen them in black/white/tan, because I remember digging through the racks of them at Kohls going 'eff you, boyshorts, stop masquerading as hipsters until I pull you off the rack!'

  I just did a quick look on kohls website, and it looks like St. Eve has some seamless boyshorts in stripes and dots and animal prints, if any of that tickles your fancy.

• Yes, yes, yes! It is so frustrating. Especially for those of us who are more...full in the lower regions. No matter what size I am, I have a 'Kardashian' which combined with center seams, means front and back wedgie. Fantastic.I imagine the situation is the same for anyone without a short rise and Barbie-like pubic region (probably not a lot of people).

  I'm convinced there's a panel of evil male underwear designers who invented front center seams, crotchless unders and that thong with the pearls you see at Fredericks.

  Yay for Kohl's though!

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• Ah, sorry to hear this. :( I think I look weird with puffy sleeves too, but I have fairly narrow shoulders. I kept the one I got like that, but it's probably my least-worn eShakti item.

• I was excited- my red eshakti dress came out fun. The only thing is that with cotton, I foresee ironing. I hate ironing. But worth it for retro cuteness :)

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Aug 06, 2014

So the parfait delphine set I ordered arrived (technically the first delivery attempt was Monday but the postal worker is lazy and so didn't make any effort to see that the inside gate was open so they could make it up to the door...) and although I have to take in the panties at the side seams - who ... on earth makes a size small so huge and yet so shallow?! - I love the set. However, that's not exactly what this adventure is about. In the box with my lovely matching bra and panty set was one of their 3-packs from the packaged panty line that the people over at Affinitas/Parfait introduced 2012/2013 (I think). For panties that come with a "one size fits most" label, these are amazing. The hipster style is not your granny's panties in the least either; they're cute and I haven't had to do any covert adjusting in the rear all day. The mesh-type fabric and stretch lace trim seems like it will be pretty delicate so they'll be hand-washed with my bras just to be on the safe side.
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• I believe someone recently mentioned a model that they were happy with (it was in the comments on an adventure entitled "what do you actually wear with these bras" or something along those lines). I personally have only tried one such product and it was a dead loss... it rode up, was always crooked etc. I also dislike wearing a full cami as I find fashion writers' cheery assumption that camis can be easily matched to shirts/dresses in color, weight and texture to be seriously misguided. Maybe I'm picky but to my eye it rarely looks right--at the moment I have only one cami/top combo in by wardrobe that really looks good and "supposed to be that way" if you get my meaning. It's a black wrap front style top that I wear with a bright high-necked camisole. Generally the only neckline that I think camis really look good under are V-necks.

  I have a short torso so in addition to my ample chest I find that many garments show more of my chest than the designer actually intended (since to fit my chest I will usually end up buying a size that was intended for a woman whose torso was a good 4-6 inches taller than mine). My solution with sleeveless dresses/tops is just to take them it at the shoulder thus reducing both torso length and depth of the neckline. However, this is obviously not as easy with long sleeves, so I usually just scrupulously avoid low necklines as I know they will be significantly more revealing on me than on someone else!

• I have been on the cami hunt for years. Layering with tanks is bulky and uncomfortable. I finally found a solution at Walmart. They are Fruit of the Loom sports bras (I use that term loosely). The style number is FT435. It's kind of a joke that they are even marketed as sports bras, but for cleavage coverage I found them to be great. The material is similar to that of the genie bra so they look small but are super stretchy. They come in sizes S, M, L,1X,2X. I got the 1X. I wear a 34H UK and have a 33 inch underbust. Normally a 1x would just be too loose around the underbust but this material has great elasticity that it comfortably conforms to my body. They come in a 3 pack for $12 and they had two different color packs at the store I went to. I got the black, white, gray pack. It's worth a shot because they are so affordable and you can try them on in store. What I love about them is they don't squeeze my bust and they don't drastically change my profile. Here is the link. If it doesn't work you can Google the style number.
  http://mobile.walmart.com/ip/Fruit-of-the-Loom-Santoni-Seamless-Strappy-Sport-Bra-3-Pack-Style-FT435/33102571

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• Waist is smaller, stomach flatter? Terrific! I see what you mean about bigger boobs and hips being a clothes fitting problem, though.

  "...I wish I could just wear underwear everywhere."

  :) I love my lingerie so much I wish I could wear it outside. I don't know if tankinis come in the 34H range, but, if they do, you may want to see if you can find some to wear as tank tops. With summer clearance sales, you could find a bargain! I'm wearing one today. I usually wear 30F or so in bras, but I wear a 32F tankini as a fuller coverage/less cleavage tank top.
  

• I know that Panache makes both camis and tankini tops in the 34/36 GG/H range, but I've never seen any on clearance. THey are normally about $50 each
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• You shouldn't be putting your bras in the machine in the first place, and with more bras makes it's more risky. I highly recommend hand washing so it doesn't really matter in the first place.

• I actually hand-wash my bras in bulk - clean the tub, and then wash them all in a lot. I have found that new bras though, should be washed separately the first few times, especially if they're a color. I've had green or blue dye bleed onto lighter colored bras in the past during their first bulk wash, and once that happens, the dye stain is hard to get out.

  So that's what I would suggest - wash it on it's own the first time or two (preferably by hand, to increase the lifespan of your bra). Once the initial dye bleed phase passes, it shouldn't matter much if you wash it together with other bras.

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Aug 01, 2014

I just ordered a Delphine bra and panty set made by Parfait/Affinitas, which of course had each piece listed separately (thankfully the seller will combine them so that the free shipping on the bra will apply to the panty!)...I don't like buying international because the shipping to the U.S. is astronomical plus takes forever and a day for a package ... to arrive! But after searching through to see if there was another listing on the panty with a lower price, the MFGRP (manufacturers-retail-price) of $28 stood out on all the pages. Why on earth does such a simple to make garment like a hipster/bikini panty, using (usually) very little fabric and definitely doesn't require a lot of expertise to construct on a sewing assembly line command the price of $28? Why am I grumbling when I didn't pay that much and the bra didn't cost as much as the $52 MFGRP either? Mainly because I'm looking to add a few matching sets to my drawer-o-bra/lingerie-drobe and one of the reasons I haven't done so before - it's very cost-prohibitive - which keeps popping into my thoughts. It's making it hard to concentrate on bra browsing and bra lust!
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• They charge us more because they can? I've given up on matching knickers - I just buy cheap cotton undies from big chain stores. If I'm lucky, there's a cute pattern or a close enough colour to match a bra. More comfortable, too. And they come with the lovely feeling of not feeling ripped off for having paid $28 for a couple of pieces of fabric stitched together.

  While in rant/disappointed mode, I recently got a bra off Ebay, but didn't check the shipping cost and ended up paying a lot more than what I would have done, had I only inspected the listings a little closer. It was still cheaper than the same bra on Figleaves, Brastop etc., so it wasn't a total loss. It turned out to be the wrong size, too, and sending it back isn't really an option as the seller won't refund the cost of shipping. Sigh...

• Those sneaky lingerie mfgs....bastards!

  I usually do the same with finding underwear at stores like Target or even Walmart, and match the color as much as I can or at least match it to whatever color I'm wearing on the lower half of me. I don't know why, but matchy-match sets sounded like a wonderful idea...until I thought about the likelihood that each set would cost as much or more than what I paid for the one that is on it's way. :P

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• yeah... i had to buy one myself, mine was $30 including shipping!
  i know how ya feel, i have a couple i have in mind also... and being an ex seamstress, i wonder about the quality also.

• i *just* saw one at my local Salvation army of all place- for $8! it was a size 14 though, too small for me :( but the quality looked and felt awesome.

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• I just ordered an Eshakti dress yesterday! I'm really full busted with curvy hips and I have a decent sized butt and I'm glad I could get a dress that would fit me perfectly! I also like how if you were a first time customer that you got a $25 coupon to spend (mine was worth $30 if I used it within 7 days) and free alterations/custom sizing. So for my dress which was normally $94.95 I got it for $36.21 (including shipping). I was so ecstatic, I got it for more than half off! I got the ribbon tied rose halter dress. Which one did you get?

• Hi Kallisti23, I'm happy to hear your eShakti dress worked out well for you! They are offering free customizations and some great sale prices now, so I am trying to find room in my budget for a couple more made-to-measure dresses.

  If anyone else is interested in trying out eShakti, feel free to use this link for $35 off your first order: http://www.eshakti.com/ReferralRegister14.aspx?code=EYEFR9138

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• There's a fb big boobs clothing page or something like that.

• Anybody got a link the said big boobs clothing facebook page?

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• Thanks! I'll take a look.

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• Hi, Would you be interested in trading some of these for any of my listed bras? I have two Tutti Rouges that might work for you, a Rosa in size 3OG and Birds of a Feather in 30GG.

• what shape are they? are they NWT or? I can't wear balconettes because my boobs touch in the middle - good for cleavage, bad for finding bras!

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• Have you considered eShakti for a custom-made dress? They're reasonably priced and you can often find discount codes on fashion blogs. Having made-to-measure clothes from eShakti has kinda ruined me for OTR options. Here's a $35 off coupon if you're interested in trying them:
  http://www.eshakti.com/referralregister14.aspx?code=EYEFR9138

• Further incentive to try eShakti custom-fit clothes: They currently are offering 35% off. Combine that with the $35 off above and search blogs for a 10% off code ( try Google blog search here: http://goo.gl/NrDHZc ) Also customizations are free the first time you order. VERY inexpensive when you apply all the discounts!

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• Both Pour Moi and Gossard make bikinis that match you description. There's are a few on ASOS though ai can't tell if they're padded or not.

  I dropped my laptop so I lost a lot of the stuff I found. From memory the Pour Moi Azure, carnival, Capri, checkmate, and Marbella. There's also the Gossard Birds of a feather and Siena. I found a few on ASOS including a promising brand I've never heard of called Hoola. ASOS has their own brand, and some of their options seem to fit your criteria but they don't specify if they're padded. Some of them are no wired cup-sized swimwear.

• Pour Moi's shape is completely incompatible with my boobs. The only Gossard top I tried was ridiculously padded, but I only want light padding for extra support. I forgot about those, but I guess it was for good reason since they didn't work for me.

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