Category: News
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Hot Mess Summer
Read more: Hot Mess SummerI endured a hot mess summer, starting with the death of Einstein, then moving onto family issues, and culminating in breakthrough Covid. Lemme tell y’all: Covid is no joke. I was sick nearly five weeks, and for the next three,…
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Remembering Einstein & Mini Updates
Read more: Remembering Einstein & Mini UpdatesHello former Sophisticated Pair readers and welcome to my newest endeavor! Originally, I intended for the website to be completely redone with new published content by, at the absolute latest, the middle of July. I was on pace to meet…
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Welcome to my new blog!
Read more: Welcome to my new blog!I’m rebuilding my blog, including adding old content which was not previously backed up, so you may see a lot of updates rapidly. This will be a personal blog and not affiliated with the shop. I’ll post more details as…
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Annual Stats Year 5: Best-Sellers, Growth Areas, & the Kitchen Sink
Read more: Annual Stats Year 5: Best-Sellers, Growth Areas, & the Kitchen SinkRemember my annual stats series? No? I don’t blame you seeing as how I started it back in August during a streak of productivity and over-ambitiousness which was ultimately sidelined by the damn move I keep mentioning.
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Product Review: Wild Pigeon Custom Clothing
Read more: Product Review: Wild Pigeon Custom Clothing“You have way too many books,” my brother, uncle, and cousin all stated repeatedly during my recent move. My book collecting, or hoarding depending on who you ask, began early and never abated, even with the advent of e-readers. Despite…
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5th Annual Stats: Best-Selling Bra Sizes
Read more: 5th Annual Stats: Best-Selling Bra SizesWith the general band and cup size sales for the store reviewed, analyzing the specifics of the best-selling bra sizes often confirms trends I already observed and aids in finding which core sizes deserve not only more available styles but…
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5th Annual Stats: Band & Cups – Bra Size Divided
Read more: 5th Annual Stats: Band & Cups – Bra Size DividedHello and welcome back to our annual statistics series! . . . Or as I am tempted to call it “the blog post I keep trying to write but am always interrupted before I can finish!”
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Fifth Annual Statistic Series: A Guide for Interpretation
Read more: Fifth Annual Statistic Series: A Guide for InterpretationOur annual statistical series, which originated when store-related activities occupied a significantly smaller portion of my time, transformed over the years into a process I both love and loathe—love for the satisfaction it affords my inner math geek and analytical…
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Year 4 Stats: The Best-sellers aka “The A List Superstars”
Read more: Year 4 Stats: The Best-sellers aka “The A List Superstars”We have finally arrived at my favorite post to compile in the series: our best-sellers. While knowing which cup sizes, band sizes, and bra sizes sell the best is an extremely important element to maintaining inventory, it’s also smart to…
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Year 4 Stats: Sales by Bra Size
Read more: Year 4 Stats: Sales by Bra SizeSince we have discussed the band sizes and cup sizes separately now, it’s time to combine them and analyze the breakdown of sales by bra size. To best accomplish this, I have created graphs of sales within each band size,…
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Meet Our Newest Columnist: Holly Jackson of The Full Figured Chest
Read more: Meet Our Newest Columnist: Holly Jackson of The Full Figured ChestMy name is Holly, and like Erica, I spend at least six hours a day looking at bras. As a boutique owner, Erica has to get dressed up and go to work every day. As a lingerie copywriter and owner…
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Bolero Banishes Back Fat! + New Skater Dress Prints Bonus
Read more: Bolero Banishes Back Fat! + New Skater Dress Prints BonusFull disclosure: I’m not a huge fan of the term “back fat” because I hear it way too often in my job by people who look perfect as they are. Factor in how the mere hint of this perceived imperfection…