#full-bust

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Ra’aknuk

An updated portrait for my character sheet, of my Bearfolk Ranger, Rah! I tried some fun things with the render (see the little process series) and I’m quite pleased with it. She’s Ultra Deluxe Plush!

Commissions are Open!

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Have you ever wanted to design your own luxury lingerie? Harlow & Fox has just launched a bespoke ordering service! I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to design my own set (I’ve named her Aurora, after my fave ballet The Sleeping Beauty), and I’m talking all about it on the blog today! Custom made for me in sizes 34GG and Large, with an original, one-of-a-kind ‘tutu’ lingerie skirt.

All details about how to customize your Harlow & Fox lingerie on my main blog:

REVIEW: BESPOKE FULL-BUST LINGERIE WITH HARLOW & FOX

Photos: @michirezin

Model: me, Sweets of Sweet Nothings

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A review of this silk-and-embroidered lingerie set and divine ostrich robe by Harlow & Fox (exclusively for DD-G cup sizes) is now live! Plus, through February 8, 2017, you can enter to win a Harlow & Fox gift card! Full review and giveaway details at Sweet Nothings!

Photo: @michirezin

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Lingerie by Avocado for C-L (EU) cup sizes. From top: Calypso, Adele, Chamade, and Marion. I love the mix of sophistication and sweetness-- the colors and embroidery are all pretty, but there's a maturity and elegance (without feeling frumpy) that really sets the brand apart.

See more styles (plus a discount code!) over on my main blog: A New Look for Avocado: Beautiful Lingerie from Poland

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This set by Avocado Lingerie is called 'Orlando', but I always think of it as Daenarys Stormborn, First of Her Name.

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See more beautiful lingerie for C-L (EU) cup sizes from this beloved Polish brand (plus a discount code!) on my post celebrating Avocado's 15th anniversary.

A New Look for Avocado: Beautiful Lingerie from Poland

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Ooooh, so you know how I recently reviewed the Alexandra collection by Harlow & Fox (top left)? Their new collection Octavia, based on the same shape, is now available to purchase, and you guys THAT PRINT. The COLORS. The ROBE. I die. Straight up out of a fairytale.

See the full range HERE. Bras in sizes 30-38 DD-G, knickers XS-XL, suspender belt S, M, L, robe S, M, L.

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Green lingerie = yes please. ‘Szmaragd’ by Ewa Michalak, available in E-K cup sizes. 

Full review with fit details:

REVIEW: EWA MICHALAK SZMARAGD BRA AND BRIEF

Photos: Studio Rezin / @michirezin 

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Chatting with an independent full-bust lingerie designer:

There are challenges there for any brand that wants to develop wired bras. It’s an inventory nightmare when you think of all of the sizes that need to be produced. Factories have minimums of how many per size, style and colour they will make. If you’re only focusing on GG+ there’s still a large range of sizes to produce, and you’ll want different options for styles and colours, so you’re looking at a huge investment in stock. The alternative to that is sewing each piece yourself as needed, but then you likely can’t take returns as a designer, nor will it be as affordable as the commercial brand already widely available, and you’ll need to invest in all of the equipment to make the bra to a professional standard yourself. You need to consider the stronger wires, stronger shoulder strap elastics, which all have high minimums, and the costs add up really quick to get your designs into production. You need to have a clear path to retailing the product so there’s room for more and new product for the next season, if you’re keeping to the traditional fashion season model.

Let’s put this example together: ABC Bra Company wants to make 30 – 42F, FF, G, GG, H, HH, J, JJ & K. That’s 7 band sizes and 9 cup sizes, so that’s 63 bra sizes. Chances are, you’ll want different strap widths on your 30F vs. your 42K, as well as different widths of hooks and eyes, so more components for your inventory, each with a minimum order. Not to mention, your factory has to make, say at least 5 bras in each size, in each colour you want to produce. So, for one style and one colour, we’re looking at 315 bras, up that to two styles in two colours each, and we’re at 1,260 pieces. As an indie, can you sell all of those? Keep in mind you probably had to buy your wires in 500 or 1,000 pairs, in the 15 cross-grade sizes to make your collection. A big investment, where in some sizes, you’re only going to use a handful of the wires.

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INTRODUCING KIMTIMATES: AN INTERVIEW WITH DESIGNER KIM HAMILTON