Category Archives: Bras for Larger Cup Sizes

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)

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 [...]

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, [...]

Fantasie and Freya Swimwear Update

The Fantasie and Freya Summer 2010 Collection is due into stock in the next few days, so I’ve been busy updating the website with all the details. We don’t expect this to hang about on the shelves for long, so get your order in early – and yes, swimwear does make an acceptable Valentine’s gift [...]

My PR Photography Day and Dove’s Campaign For Real Beauty

Well I’m glad to say it’s over and I don’t plan to be on the wrong side of the camera lens for a while – my PR photography is done. If you are interested in fashion photography, look at this video from Dove ‘Real Beauty’ Campaign -It sums up what photographers and designers do to images of young women in 20 seconds.

Which? Criticises Bra Fitting Service at Major Stores

Bra fitters at major High Street stores like Marks and Spencer, La Senza and Debenhams are failing to provide the correct fit and advice. In 75 mystery shopping fittings carried out by Which? across the UK, just six chain-store bra fitters recommended a bra that fitted really well. An appalling 59 of them recommended poorly [...]

Freya Active Sports Bra – ‘Awesome’

I gave one of my friends a Freya Active on sale or return. She runs and says she normally has to wear 2 sports bras. Well she tried this last night and said it was ‘awesome’ – perfect fit, excellent support – for the first time ever she only has to wear one bra! Full [...]

I didn’t get a Freya Active Sports Bra Under My Christmas Tree!

If you didn’t get the new Freya Sports Bra for Christmas, make it your New Year’s resolution to order one now, ready for your fitness campaign to start as soon as the snow melts…