Thanks AquaMarine, I’ll likely try those large cup bras too

I know what you mean about being stuck wearing dark colors because of the pretty embellishments. And it’s too hot and humid most of the summer for that in New Jersey too. The Elomi seamless Large Cup Bras should handle that. I hope to try it soon my self! Please let us know when you find out.

Strangely here in New Jersey we have been having the nicest cool, dry spell. So I’ve been able to wear my seamless Fantasie Specialty Smooth Underwire Full Figure Bra pictured below. This may be considered a large cup bra, as Figleaves measures this bra in a G cup, its largest cup size, to equal an I cup size.


Regardless I still get the underwires sticking out between the breasts with this one and the inches of smashed together cleavage that lead me to experiment with other ways to find my actual cup size. It is pretty comfy till the heat and humidity go up. Then those way too close cups make this too sweaty for comfort bra. But it was a good bra before I could figure out my cup size, and it is still a good one when the humidity is low!

AquaMarine, I also find the Panache bras fit me best in a 36 bra band and Fantasie in 34. So I am assuming I’ll find out soon when that Freya bra, made by the same people who make Fantaise, fits in the size I ordered. Naturally I noticed they are made by the same people after I ordered it. So I likely ordered a 36!

Lately I strained one of my shoulders. So that bra showed up today and will remain in that cubby over my desk until I can move my arm without pain. The doctor tells me in about 5 days. AquaMarine, do you find Freya bra band sizes to be equal to Fantasie’s or nearer to Panache bras?

Know any really good large cup strapless corsets or bustier? There might be nothing like a shoulder injury to make you want to have strapless bras, corsets and the like on hand!

Seamless Large Cup Bras up to K cup sizes AquaMarine!

Elomi is made by the same people as Fantasie, Freya, Favue and Goddess bras. They have this seamless smoothing underwire foam molded bra in cup sizes up to K. You can read about who has the widest size range, and measures for US sizes, who has the best price and which store has the most reviews for these bras on my Elomi’s Seamless F to K cup Large Cup Bras article.


As usual the cup size is the tricky part: Figleaves measures for us and gives us the US equivalent of most of these bra’s sizes they carry. So if you go by what Figleaves tells us and you need a H cup you order a FF, and for a I cup order a G and for a J cup order a GG. Well some sizes like 36, they don’t carry in a GG size. At the moment their selection of this bra in 36 goes E-F-G-H. On the other hand these bras are made by Fantaise. I wear a 36 Panache, yet in a Fantasie bra I’m swimming in a 36 and they do carry 34GG which = the J cup size I’d wear.

Yet I have a Fantasie bra in an HH cup that fits snug in the cup, but well. Figleaves measures the Panache Super Bra Tango II full figure bra in a 36J that I wear all the time to equal a US 36M. The only thing I can make of this is that bra cup sizes, and apparently even inches of bra band, vary greatly between manufactures.

So I guess the idea is to, if you are going to try this At Long Last Seamless Large Cup Bra (!!!), you’d gauge by what size Fantasie, Freya, Favue or Goddess bra fits you best? That would be my best guess.

AquaMarine, I guess a seemingly seamless is better than no where near it in large cup bra & Thank You Anonymous!

AquaMarine: I’m also glad that Bravissimo responds to our input regarding what we want in large cup bras! I wrote about my full figure bras request for changes in to bra manufactures back in April this year. It is disappointing to note I got no response from the bra manufactures themselves.

This large cup bra is $9 less as pictured below at HerRoom than even Figleaves, is cup sizes up to J!


Also if you click on this picture to get to HerRoom, then mouse over its picture there, you get a real good look at this bra. A nice feature on all products’ pictures at Her Room!

I also talked to customer service at Bigger Bras. This woman told me that manufactures do read our reviews at Bigger Bras. Perhaps that means it’s likely they read reviews at other stores too! So perhaps it is worth the effort to write them with regards to what we really want. It is also nice to help other women know the pros and cons of each bra, before we purchase. I like HerRoom for reviews because most include bra size too. This post’s pictured bra only has one review at the moment though.

Anonymous: Yes Bigdaddymatch.com seems like a good place to meet and find likeminded dates! I’d like to look into it further, but at the moment, well I’m not looking to date. Also I believe I’m already one or two passwords past complete need-to-remember overload. But if I ever was seriously looking, it seems like an apt place to start. Good company, as you imply, would handle any real need to stress about how you dress!

AquaMarine! That Kalyani large cup bra you told me about is on sale too!

I went back to check out Bravissimo while I was looking at Breakout Bras. Checking their Sale section, I see the nice Kalyani bra you wrote me about, and lots of other fine large cup bras and very pretty camisoles are on sale there!

The Figleaves Really big sale ends in 5 days. They also have Aviana full figure bras and large cup bras at less than $14! Sizes at this sale are getting real low. I found this Freya underwire balcony large cup bra in my size shopping the sale and putting in my bra size.


I must have gotten the last one because when I went back later in the day to get this picture to show you, my size was gone. So at this point of the sale, shopping by your size and the kind of intimate you are looking for is likely to be the best, fastest way.

For some time now I have wanted to try Frey bras. I do not recall seeing this one above before and had never considered it. I consider it a pleasant surprise at ½ its normal price. I’ll finally have a fun, rather than just practical, bra!

I put a link here for Figleaves on this page’s right column along with the Bare Necessities and Bigger Bras links. This should make it a bit easier to just come here and compare prices.

I kept going back and forth between Breakout Bras, Bravissimo and the above mentioned intimates stores comparing prices. But I kept getting distracted and came to one conclusion. Do this when everyone else is asleep!

So far I can see that both Breakout Bras and Bravissimo, especially in their sale section, have excellent prices and good selections. I will watch these stores and post great prices and styles of large cup and full figure bras here as best I can.

Thank you again AquaMarine for cueing me in on these excellent places to shop bras! I’m happy to hear you are having a fun summer! Even if it is going fast.

And I too am glad, and surprised actually, to see more styles of large cup bras. Even more surprising, as I had my first real good look around this week at the G to J bra styles, is these cup sizes in balcony style!

Where they always there and I somehow missed them?
If not, could this mean a smooth, seamless large cup bra, or several, could be just around the corner?!?!

One can hope!

AquaMarine, I agree Bare Necessities is a fine place to shop Large Cup Bras too!

I’ve enjoyed good shopping at Bare Necessities this year my self. I also found exchanges and returns went smoothly! But for some reason Figleaves has Fantasie’s Olivia balcony style large cup bras, GG to J cup sizes at a full $19 less than Bare Necessities. That both stores at full price. Like wise the Fantasie Anna balcony large cup bra, E to GG cup sizes, is $17 less at Figleaves.

I have had a protracted wait on a bra from Figleaves years ago. They finally got it to me, then sent along a 15% discount on my next order code as an apology for my wait. This year they sent just as swiftly as Bare Necessities did! So I guess they handled that sort of problem!

Both stores are nice to shop. I’ll compare stock and prices here on their large cup, full figure bras and other intimates as best I can.

This Freya Arabella plunge bra is on sale in large cup sizes at both Bare Necessities and Figleaves in 2 colors. It’s $29 at figleaves.com, but nearly out of stock in those colors. If you click on it’s picture below you’ll find it at Bare Necessities for $41.99, a lesser savings, but still in stock in more sizes.

I notice that Figleaves full price on this bra is $2 less than Bare Necessities. Perhaps they can get full figure bras at better prices somehow?

Bare Necessities often has a Discontinued Colors section. That makes it easy to check up on bras and other intimates you might like to try, but a better prices than full. Currently you can find it by clicking on this banner. Then look to the lower left of the page it takes you to you’ll find “Discontinued Colors of Best Selling Styles”.

I’ve enjoyed excellent savings on large cup bras by doing this often.


Bare Necessities’ Clearance section is checking out too!


AquaMarine! It is nice to hear from you again! I hope you and yours are having a wonderful summer!

Large Cup Bras at great Sale Prices!

Sorry I had not noticed earlier but among the great intimates sale items at Figleaves are Fantasie large cup bras! At the moment their Belle full coverage bra that comes in GG to JJ cup sizes seems to be in the best supply. You can see it at the top of our full figure bras page. All of these full figure bras have smaller cup versions too. Just scroll down after clicking on their pictures to find them, on sale too!

These Mariette balcony large cup bras are on sale in this buttercup yellow, still in size 38H


Fantasie’s Gabrielle full coverage large cup size bras are on sale in more colors.


These above full figure bras seem to be having discontinued color sales. Fantasie’s Specialty full coverage underwire bras are a standard that comes in cup sizes H and HH in black or white. Yet these are on sale in black. They can’t be discontinuing black, can they?


I have to wear this bra a whole band size smaller than my normal size. I do not know if this is true of other Fantasie bras. This sale would have been an excellent opportunity to find out. Well it would have been if I had found out sooner. Drats!

This Fantasie Anna balcony bra comes in cup sizes D to H in band sizes 30 to 40. While not on sale it is only $43. Not bad for an H cup size bra with excellent reviews too.


Up till this AM the only Fantasie bras I knew of that came in H cup sizes and larger were the above Specialty bra and their Olivia large cup bras.
Now I’ll be looking a lot closer, especially at Figleaves.

The season for Discount Plus Size Lingerie

I seem to remember this from last year. First the full figure bra and other intimates sales begin. Then the lingerie sales follow! I am pretty sure that last year Fredericks had their best selling plus size corsets and plus size bridal lingerie on sale. This year Henry and June is having a 40% off sale that also includes corsets, bridal and other full figure lingerie too.


All year long you can count on Always for Me plus size sexy lingerie in their clearance sale section, new arrivals and their regular stock!


But now is the time to check out Henry and June and Fredericks for their best savings of the year on lingerie.

Up to 75% off on Full Figure Bras and other Intimates!

Figleaves sale in now in its final stage, where you’ll find bras and intimates at up to 75% off! But sizes and styles are becoming more limited. This Bali Satin Tracings Full Figure Bra is available in a few sizes, 36C to 44D from $8.70 to $14.50.


This Pour Moi? garter belt below is now just $10 in black and $12 in ivory. It gets good reviews and comes in sizes up to 18. Also at Figleaves


I looked around a bit at the same line of Pour Moi? Lingerie and found that Figleaves measured their size 18 and found it to be equal to a US size 14.

This is how I found this Shorty available in size 18, and other sizes, now at just $11.


I could go on. But it would be much better to take any of these pictures as links to Figleaves. Then click on Full Figure, select the shop the sale banner. Then put in your size or styles you are interested in. Perhaps the fastest way to find excellent prices on bras, intimaites and other plus size lingerie in your size while they last!

Full Figure Bras for as little as $17!

Figleaves is having their biggest sale ever. You’ll find a Goddess full figure bra for just $17 in sizes up to 48D in black at the top of our intimates page. This Goddess bra is just $24 and available in many more sizes in both black and nude for just $24!




Click on this bras picture and select Full Figure, then click on Shop Full Figure in the 70% off sale banner to enjoy the savings before they go out of stock!

Great sale prices on Plus Size Skirts and Shorts I have tried!

Right now Avenue is having an excellent sale on their dresses. You can use the Dresses for all Occasions link on our plus size dresses page. You can see some of their many new styles of dresses there. I hope to try their dresses soon.

I have tried their very comfy Washed Chino Skirt pictured below. Very comfy and now on sale at just $24.99!


I was in a hurry and saw the pockets and went for one in each color: Black, White and Olive Green. At their original price: Ouch! But it made getting dressed in the morning a breeze. These skirts are very comfy on hot, sticky days too!

Just be sure to carefully straighten those neat pleats at the bottom right out of the dryer and they are no trouble at all!

Just recently I got these shorts in both colors, they come in white too, now $15! These shorts are the perfect length for us petite women. But you can let them down too.


They too, like the skirt, have a full set of 4 pockets. The only problem with these shorts is that they don’t come in more colors. The draw string, at least for me, has not a thing to do with keeping them up. So it does not make for that unflattering drawstring gather at the waist.

I could have worn the skirt and shorts in a smaller size than the 14W I got them in. But that is the smallest size they come in. So it seems Avenue plus size fashions, like Silhouettes, are cut large.

You can click on these pictures here to shop for them. Or you can find the skirt in their Outlet section, while the shorts are still at Avenue’s normal site. Take their banner in our plus size dresses page’s right column to get the current code to enjoy maximum savings on their comfy and flattering plus size fashions.

Comfy, Classic Go-To style in Women’s Extra Wide Shoes

While there are lots of new women’s wide width shoes and sandals out now, these shoes have stood the test of time. I first wrote about these wide width dress shoes in December of 2004. Not only that, I’ve tried them and the don’t make blisters while going without hose!

Hush Puppies Angle II come in widths AAA to EE in 5 colors. Click on this dress shoes picture to shop for it at just $44 with free shipping at Zappos!



Currently these classic pumps have 285 five star reviews at Zappos, not counting mine. I can wear them all day at work and go to an evening appointment, and even with out stockings they feel just fine!

I have very narrow heels. OK, it is more like what the help at shoe stores and the skate shop tell me: “You have no heels.” At one shoe place they gave me the free equivalent to these Petals, Heavenly Heelz below.



The cheap free version lasted just a few minutes, and walked right out of the shoes I put them in. I found a single pair of these Petals – Heavenly Heelz at Target, put them in my Hush Puppies pumps and even with lots of long sweaty days of wear, they are still there! So while they are still pricey, they are well worth it if you have no heels and want to wear classic pumps.

Now I really need a pair of the Hush Puppies pumps in bone or white for lighter color outfits of the season.

I don’t really have white business or dress clothes. Does this mean I should go for the bone color pumps? Please let me know. I’m more comfort aware than visual. So I’m kind of clueless about some things.

A new wrinkle in the Le Mystere Dream Tisha Full Figure Bra

I know I just gripped about this full figure bra., but yesterday afternoon I was really fuming! I wore mine, with a t-shirt, under my Baby Phat denim vest. Then I gently hand washed and hung it dry. Yesterday I was planning to wear it under a t-shirt and loose fit washed linen vest.

Nope! Now those pesky, pointy air pocket tips of this, formerly excellent, full fit bra have dimples! I pushed them back out and they just sunk back in again!

This may still work under my heavy Baby Phat vest, but it is just a little too hot for that now.

Later I wondered if this bra would still work under what appears to be this lighter weight denim Baby Phat wrap dress.

Right now lots of Baby Phat’s pages say “4th of July Sale, Extra 10% off all plus size apparel, till 7/7/08


Glamour’s July issue, page 62, recommends a Silhouettes’ short sleeve, notched collar wrap dress for us full figure women. A reader of this blog, earlier this year did the same when I was troubled about how to dress the size and shape I have become for business causal. She has an inverted triangle shape too.

Strangely I can not find this Silhouettes dress pictured in the Glamour issues mentioned above yet. Not too strangely, I never got around to getting a few summer dresses for work either. I would have loved to have a dress or two to avoid the whole, “Gee this shirt really does not go with this skirt…” thing that kept happening. Now I am between assignments, so it will have to wait, for me anyway.

Currently Avenue has a wide variety of dresses I’d love to try. I have pictured some of them on this plus size dresses, page. One of those dresses is a reversible! It’s solid on one side, a flattering print on the other! Like Silhouettes, they often have discounts featured in their banners on that same dress page. Baby Phat’s discounts can be found at their New Special Offers link in their left column.

Dress code at my next job permitting, Baby Phat's Sale section and Web Exclusives is where I plan to liven up, hopefully both, my business and casual wear. OK so I brought the same skirt in 3 colors and the same t-shirt in black and 3 other colors. It, with the twin sets mentioned last month, worked for the most part. It was a start.

An Excellent Full Figure Bra takes a bad turn

Ever have it happen: The local pizzeria gets it just right, or you find the perfect product. Then the pizzeria changes its recipe or the product goes away? That’s just what seemed to happen with the Le Mystere Dream Tisha Full Figure Bra. I sure was enthused earlier this year about their going up to H cup sizes! Then I got mine.

I wondered if it was just the new H cups that were pointy. I found, clicking on this bra's picture, scrolling down and read the Very Strange Shape review: It is not just me. But the reviewer does not mention the bra size she tried.




Then if you click on the picture of this formerly excellent full figure bra you can scroll down and read the reviews. There, at Her Room, where it seems nearly all reviews include bra size, I found this one. From Hanna June 2008, wears a size 32E. She, like myself: experienced the Pointy cups with little air pockets at the end. So its not the new H cup size.


It is a shame. This bra did not have pointy cups a year or two ago. Well for me it’s still comfy. But where exactly do I want to be seen with a pointy bust? I have found one shirt I feel comfy being seen with this bra on in. I will wear it under a vest.

Women’s Business Suits, One Woman’s solution for Heat Wave.

Granted I work in a business / very casual place, but maybe you can get away with some of these styles, cheap, easy, easy to coordinate, work wear styles too. If you need more room in the back I’m sure Silhouettes’ Washed linen suit separates, also on sale now, would be cool and breezy too!

First: because they are on sale now, the sweaters are going fast and heat wave tested by me, Silhouettes A-line skirt and twinsets.



If you click on this picture you’ll go straight to this skirt. It’s not going fast, but it:

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  Feels like wearing nothing at all when it’s 100 degrees out and they don’t keep your office very cool.
• Even hanging out for an hour outside in one of our heat wave afternoons, it was cool and crisp in shape!
• It just kind of hangs away from me, so it feels like nothing and looks just like a skirt.
• I got one in Khaki now too! After it’s wash and wear and it’s now just $19

The tank and cardigan as pictured below, worn top button closed only is great for us full busted women!




Clicking on this picture will take you straight to the cardigan. You’ll find the tank in sweaters at Silhouettes as well. Now the cardigan is just $19 and the tank just $14. The breeze just goes right through these!

I went ahead and got them in all three colors, once they went on sale of course! Then again I joined the Silhouettes Buyer’s Club and get the full discount of 10% off every order too! I highly recommend it, as it also applies to their Outlet store purchases too!