Garter Belts, Star in a Bra and All Apologies!

Happy Lingerie Monday my dearest Swimwear and Lingerie friends.

Hope you had a great weekend, ’cause I certainly did! Except for one thing. I think you know what I’m talking about too. I’ve posted an apology to each and every one of you and I just wanted to re-iterate that I meant every freakin’ word. My tummy sank like a cannon ball when I realized the post didn’t go out… grrrr. I’ve arranged for the lovely Brenda Lee to properly express my remorse. Pass the tissues around and let’s begin the healing song.

Sniff…

But the weekend was an entire bomb, I got so much accomplished and I even bought a new pair of undies (Curvy Kate) and a new Goddess Bra! I’m totally loving both purchases in a big way, but I won’t review them yet, for now, I’ll just tell you all about my plans for Lingerie Monday.

Oh, and before I forget, Curvy Kate have launched their Star in a Bra Competition in the USA now, so if you live in the proper geographical area, you definitely ought to check it out!

What have you got to lose? Go on, be a roll model for all the other curvy, well endowed girls out there, who never see anyone with a similar shape in a positive role!

For my fabulous Lingerie Monday selection, I will be wearing my very favourite vintage black lace garter belt. I have no idea who made it, but I bought it waaay back in the ’90s from a The Black Market on Queen street in Toronto and it’s still, hands down, the best piece of lingerie I’ve even found at a second hand shop!

I can’t seem to get a good photo of it and I’m still not overly comfortable posting photos of myself, so you’ll just have to look at these close approximations I was able to locate on the internetz.

Sorta like this, but the lace is different and the style isn't the same.

I don’t look at all like this lovely blonde lady, but I kinda feel like her when I’m wearing this garter belt. Does that help at all?

You get the idea right?

It looks kinda like this, only different. Helpful right?

Sadly, the market just isn’t as amazing as it was in it’s heyday and now Queen Street isn’t the wicked little utopia of indie fashion designers and boutiques any more, Gap, Club Monaco and all the bog mall brands have infiltrated and pushed the little guys out.

Which is a shame, because there’s more than enough malls to house the big brands and they’ve killed the vibe on Queen. Ah well, I still have my memories and my garter belt.

Cheers,

Maggie

P.s. What are you wearing to celebrate this illustrious Lingerie Monday?

Star in a Bra; Lingerie Model Competition

Happy Monday, Swimwear and Lingerie Readers!

Have you heard of Curvy Kate before?

Curvy Kate is a lingerie company devoted to the needs of voluptuous women. According to their website;

“We make curvy girls feel fabulous about their figure. Launched in July 2009, Curvy Kate offers a gorgeous collection of DD – K cup lingerie designed
specifically for the fuller bust. We are passionate about fit and proving how incredible a shapely figure can look in a well made bra.

We make sure every garment is tried and tested on naturally fuller busted women with real curves. Only the best fitting designs go into our collections
and no garment is launched until our wide range of fitting models are happy.

Curvy Kate bras not only support and lift a fuller bust but also compliment those killer curves. There are many fresh and fashionable styles to suit
every taste. Keeping the distinctive Curvy Kate signature we bring new and original designs, whilst we target the young fashion conscious customer
our garments appeal to all ages.

We are simply committed to giving curvy women a wide choice of beautiful lingerie that fits and flatters their fabulous figure.”

Not hard to figure out why I LOVE THIS BRAND, now is it? They even choose ‘real’ women (naturally curvy) to be their models so that their customers can see what how the lingerie will fit. This is quite possibly the most endearing marketing strategy a lingerie company could ever employ.

I am sick and tired of seeing a bra that I adore, but having it featured on a person that is at least 12 sizes smaller than me and certainly not anywhere near my cup size. What is with lingerie brands displaying so called larger cup bras on teeny tiny women who are clearly not filling out the larger cup?

So, anyway, off my little soapbox and back to the matter at hand. Curvy Kate is holding its annual “Star in a Bra” Model Competition and I think that every curvy girl on the internet should definitely take a stab at it!

Seriously? What have we got to lose? Nothing!

The chance to be the face of Curvy Kate for a year and wear fabulous lingerie sounds like a pretty awesome prize to me.

However, if you are going to make a play for the Curvy Kate Star in a Bra spot, definitely ensure that you are wearing the correct size bra to properly show off your gorgeous figure! The video below will help you to do just that, courtesy of our dear friends at Curvy Kate;

Cheers,

Maggie

ps. Be sure to let me know if you do enter the competition….I think it would be really cool to say I knew her when!