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DEVELOPING

Do you remember the excitement as a girl of getting you first bra? Some of us didn’t really need them at all. We didn’t mind that friends noticed.

“Are you wearing a bra?”

they would ask.“Yes” we’d reply with mock embarrassment, but secretly pleased that they knew that we had arrived at the doorway of “being a woman”.  The fact that the item would not have held up breath of fresh air really didn’t matter.

BOUNCY BOUNCY

We then bounced our way through our teenage years and probably our twenties, with no thought except for the colour maybe? Sometimes to expose, sometime to conceal, sometimes to enhance. But mostly, bras were just something we just threw on!

Our favourite one was just so old and comfy, a bit like our favourite slippers and it didn’t matter that any stretch or fit was a dim and distant memory.

We had special occasion push you ups or strapless or bedroom versions, but we never knew what was best to get off at the end of the night – your shoes or your bra? Or both simultaneously was pure bliss!

GOING SOUTH

With the passage of time, the slight “going south” we got misty eyed for our diminishing perkiness. We tried the pencil test, heck for some of us, a whole art set was lost! Maybe we had children, and yes we would give them the world, but you could have least left the boobs intact!

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So here we are in at a time where women are having it all. But have we got comfy, well fitting bra’s, that enhances “the girls” and shows them in their best light, and at the right height for your body? Too high or too low is just, well, wrong! Yes, I use the word as a plural, we all need at least 3 decent bras.

THE PERFECT FIT

So does your ‘over shoulder boulder holder’ and your ‘apple catcher’ fit you like a glove?

Brilliant article: 9-clear-signs-that-your-bra-doesnt-fit-you

Apparently you can even buy an App for your phone to calculate your precise measurements for the perfect fit. Hmmm, not too sure about that!

LOCK DOWN BLUES

Some of us have gained weight, some of us have lost weight, some have done both, several times over. Some of us have taken up exercise for the first time (who wouldn’t want to see Joe Wicks in a morning!) So after all this time it is essential we get best fit and for the right activity.

Solutions

But, although I’m all for technology (it’s the future you know!) you cannot beat a hands on approach.  That’s why you need someone you can trust, someone who knows your history. A bit like a Doctor or a Dentist.

Find a good independent lingerie shop near you and make friends. If you are nearby, why not try:

 

Pure Mischief

Visit Gwyneth and the ladies at PURE MISCHIEF on Clifton Mews, down a little walkway off Clifton Street, a few doors down from Heart of the Home, homeware shop). Get properly fitted with the great range of shapewear and bras for every occasion and for everyday comfort and style. Spend your money on the infrastructure and the rest will follow and remember the coast per wear math, if it cost you £60 and you wear it 5 days a week for two years it cost less than 12 per wear, but if it costs £35 but is un-comfy, or the colour/pattern can be seen through cloths or you ONLY wear with one dress 5 times a year it costs you £7 per wear. These are maths we really need to consider!

Apparently 7 out of 10 women are STILL wearing the wrong or ill-fitting bra.  Let’s change this statistic.

Visit the Pure Mischief website or call them 01253 732832