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Triumph Lingerie Awards Jun 10: Good News for UK Designers
Triumph have announced their Lingerie Design Inspiration Award winners – have a look at this link for the winning designs – they are fabulous. We are so lucky in this country to have our own dedicated lingerie design course at De Montfort University in Leicester. One of the winners entered from this Uni, two others [...]
Staycationers wear more cover up swimwear!
Research shows that ladies holidaying in Britain are less likely to opt for bikinis – but which styles are proving most popular?
Freya Dotty Maternity Bra
Another new style added to the site today is the Dotty nursing bra by Freya. Now if you love Freya’s support for D+ cups and their high fashion designs, you will adore this maternity set.
And it is available in back sizes from 30 right up to 40 too.
Matching shorts from XS(8) to 2XL (18)
Bravado Designs Maternity Wear Now On Site!
We are pleased to announce the arrival of the Bravado Designs range of maternity bras to our website!
Body Silk Seamless Nursing Bra
The biggest selling Bravado bra is the Body Silk Seamless Bra – designed to melt onto your body and give you comfort unlike any you’ve experienced from a bra before (nursing or not!) Our [...]
Stamford Endowed Schools Foundation Card
We have become members of the Stamford Endowed Schools Foundation Card scheme.
This allow the schools to provide more fully and partially subsidised places for bright, local children who would otherwise not have the means to attend the schools. Finding a school place is an incredibly stressful time for parents and often the children too, particularly [...]
Invisible Sports Bra
We try the Multiway Sports Bra – Our verdict – a feature laden sports bra, perfect for B – C cups at most activity levels or for larger cups with light to moderate exercise.
Sports Bras for Small Sizes
One question I am often asked at fitting events is: ‘Do you have sports bras or crop tops in small sizes?’
The answer is yes! One of our best sellers is the Shock Absorber pump top padded sports bra, illustrated. Available in size 32 – 36 A, 32 – 38 B, C, D.
Focus Groups – Real Women Talk About Swimwear!
Over the last few days we have conducted two focus group sessions to find out what our customers think of our new swimwear collections…..This group considered a bra structure essential to give shape, didn’t like too low a front or too high a leg – ‘probably unbecoming at our age’ they said. They didn’t want anything too jazzy or loud – more muted tones were considered suitable. Definitely no bikinis.
Traditional Corsetry Still Available at Harwayes
Harwayes customers will be glad to know that we continue to offer their favorite Playtex and Naturana girdles and corsalettes by mail order. We usually deliver within 4 – 5 days of receiving your order. If you cannot see what you are looking for, please do get in touch, as we can often still obtain [...]
Online Bra Sales Success!
A higher percentage of UK adults bought or ordered goods and services over the internet in 2009 than in any other EU country.
Eurostat figures highlighted in a chapter of Social Trends published by the Office for National Statistics showed that 66 per cent of people aged 16–74 had bought goods or services online in the [...]