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Product Review: Cleo Kayla
Read more: Product Review: Cleo KaylaI have a vision of two Panache designers sitting at a long table with colorful fashion sketches intermixed with swatches of fabric, lace, and ribbon, and one asks “What about making another, slightly different version of Jasmine?” The other nods…
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Product Review: Panache Petra Bra
Read more: Product Review: Panache Petra BraWelcome to Panache week! With our Find Your Fit Event on Saturday, I thought it would be fun to review two new Panache styles, starting with Petra from the classic Panache line.
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Product Review: Avocado Ce Soir
Read more: Product Review: Avocado Ce SoirWe interrupt your normal broadcast for a review of one of my favorite bras of all time. Yes, of all time. Enter the Avocado Ce Soir bra.
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Product Review: Exclusively Kristen Collared Sheath Dress
Read more: Product Review: Exclusively Kristen Collared Sheath DressWhen I first discovered my personal sense of style, it was at the height of a Mad Men frenzy. Christina Hendricks strutted through the show in fitted pencil skirts and nipped in sheath dresses, oozing an unapologetic confidence about her…
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Another Off Topic: PCOS, Body Image, and Health Advocacy
Read more: Another Off Topic: PCOS, Body Image, and Health Advocacy[Trigger Warning: We’re chatting body image, public commentary on weight, and health problems with a sprinkle of NSFW pictures too.]
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Product Review: Cleo Piper Longline
Read more: Product Review: Cleo Piper LonglineToday marks the last of my Panache freebies as well as my first Cleo review in quite some time. Back in the day, Cleo was my jam (that’s probably not what the kids are saying, but I don’t care). They…
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Product Review: Samanta Desert A170 Bra
Read more: Product Review: Samanta Desert A170 BraToday is all about the Samanta Desert A170 bra and how it relates to the ways European companies curtail their offerings for the North American market.
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Off Topic: Four Life Lessons Pneumona Taught Me
Read more: Off Topic: Four Life Lessons Pneumona Taught MeIt’s been two years since my last bout of extended illness, and much to my chagrin, I still struggle to cope with the challenges it presents.
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Product Review: Panache Black Aria
Read more: Product Review: Panache Black AriaLet me preface this review with a note about the weather. When we had the wonderful snowstorm back in January, I closed on a Saturday due to the inclement road conditions. Now, did I take Saturday as a snow day…
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Guest Post: Designing Bras for KK+ Cup Part IV
Read more: Guest Post: Designing Bras for KK+ Cup Part IVMy friend Jillian is ready to continue her discussion of designing bras for UK KK+ cups, and I couldn’t be happier to post her latest edition.
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Product Review: Sculptresse Candi
Read more: Product Review: Sculptresse CandiSince the Sculptresse Candi narrowly missed being chosen for our first bra review of the year to the Freya Fearne, it seems only fair that Candi should be the second. Candi is a new style from Sculptresse and focuses more…
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Mini-Review: Bolero Erica Updated for Fall
Read more: Mini-Review: Bolero Erica Updated for FallMy wonderful friend Patricia of Bolero gave me a new Erica dress for Christmas/my Birthday, and immediately I knew it deserved a mini-review because of some pleasant updates.