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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 [...]
Freya Swimwear is Flying Out!
The Freya swimwear range is proving extremely popular with Harwayes customers. We are delighted with the response to our swimwear collection and will be adding new ranges soon – keep an eye on the website for developments.
How Curves are Breaking Into High Fashion – a Recent Sunday Times Article
A recent Sunday Times article by Eleanor Mills (24 Jan 10) celebrates that more manufacturers are offering lingerie for bigger cup sizes and the availability of shops such as Bravissimo to sell it at reasonable prices.
However, interestingly in the comments section, (http://women.timesonline.co.uk) readers complain that it is still difficult to get bigger back sizes. We [...]
Fantasie Valentines Hints!
Fantasie Lingerie have developed a cool Facebook application that lets you send a jolly big hint to your loved one about which style of lingerie to buy for you for Valentines, which size, as well as specifying what would be your ideal date. To log in paste this link into your browser. Then, of course, [...]