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Product Review: Eshakti Custom Dress
Read more: Product Review: Eshakti Custom DressHello Everyone, In a perfect world where everything I bought fit beautifully and every style was a dream on my figure, I would channel the breezy nonchalance of a J. Crew model and the edgy “I wear what I want”…
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Product Review: Anna Pardal Diana
Read more: Product Review: Anna Pardal DianaHello Everyone, When I first saw the Diana from Anna Pardal, it was a sample sent to see the quality of the line, and much to my immediate chagrin, the size was too small for me. However, I knew I…
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The (Somewhat) Definitive Guide to Bolero Dresses
Read more: The (Somewhat) Definitive Guide to Bolero DressesHello Everyone, My ardent love for Bolero dresses has been well-documented on the blog, and it’s not unusual for customers to visit the shop and find me wearing one of their designs. Amazingly, I would have never heard of these…
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Product Review: Kix’ies Hold-Up Stockings
Read more: Product Review: Kix’ies Hold-Up StockingsHello Everyone, For all the trolls, ignorant comments, and creepers, I still love how the Internet enables you to connect with people in such diverse and rewarding ways. For example, when Johnny Zapp and I first began chatting, he shared…
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Product Review: Parfait Sophia
Read more: Product Review: Parfait SophiaHello Everyone, Last year, Parfait stunned the fuller-bust market by announcing they would be expanding their traditional D-G line to incorporate up to a UK K cup. Ultimately, the expansion applied to three styles: the Charlotte Padded Cup Bra, the…
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Product Review: Panache Colette
Read more: Product Review: Panache ColetteHello Everyone, As Panache revitalizes their brand with so many new styles this year, I have enjoyed testing each new silhouette and marveling at the improvements to the fuller-cup designs. Colette did not immediately catch my eye as the catalog…
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Product Review: Urkye Wodnik and Kopertowka Tops
Read more: Product Review: Urkye Wodnik and Kopertowka TopsHello Everyone, Instead of another lingerie review today, I am going to focus on two bust-friendly clothing pieces I have wanted to review for months: the Urkye Wodnik and Kopertowka tops. A dear customer of mine gifted these to me…
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On Illness, Recovery, and What Lifts my Spirits
Read more: On Illness, Recovery, and What Lifts my SpiritsHello Everyone Our shop experienced something totally unprecedented in our three year history last week. We shut our doors for nine consecutive days—a hard decision I want to address. My goal is to keep regular store hours in addition to…
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Product Review: Panache Floris
Read more: Product Review: Panache FlorisHello Everyone, Ages ago when I visited the Curves Expo in NYC, I saw the gorgeous Floris on a model and was intrigued by the shape and fit, and I had high hopes the style would suit the needs of…
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Year 3 Stats: The 15 Best-Sellers
Read more: Year 3 Stats: The 15 Best-SellersHello Everyone, While the statistics on what bra sizes people purchase peaks my curiosity, I find it equally important to examine the styles they buy most often. As a result, I have compiled a list of our Top 15 Best-Selling…
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Year 3 Stats: Bra Sizes
Read more: Year 3 Stats: Bra SizesHello Everyone, After discussing cup sizes and band sizes, we can now put the two studies together to discuss popular bra sizes for the shop. Below are a series of graphs showing the cup size sales for bands 28-46. (Note: …
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A Retailer’s Perspective: Profitability of Special Orders
Read more: A Retailer’s Perspective: Profitability of Special OrdersHello Everyone, On my most recent yearly statistical post for band sizes, Annika asked: You mention that you special order different sizes and styles, but does it affect your profit? If I asked my local store to do that, would…