Description:
The Gilly Hicks Maren bra is a nylon/spandex mesh balconette style. It features under-wire support, removable push-up pads and a two-row, three-column back hook closure.
Reviewer: Amanda, age 31
Size: 34AA
Rating: 
4/5 stars
Jan 142011
I adore cherry prints. Unfortunately, cherries seem to show up mostly on dresses that are cut in the classic 1940s hourglass shape… not such a flattering style on petite slender women.
What’s a flat-chested wannabe pin-up girl to do?
So as soon as I saw this new version of the Aerie Katie bra, I pounced. It’s definitely more sweet than sexy, and I’ll never be mistaken for a ’40s vixen wearing this. My boyfriend laughed when he saw it, actually… and then he went “awww.”
Not quite the reaction you want from a guy when he sees your bra, right? “Aww” is what people say when they see pictures of kittens and baby ducks.
Oh well. I’ll settle for cute when I have to, especially when there is lace trim involved. But the matching bikini seems like overkill. I’ll wear it with my sheer black OnGossamer tanga instead, just to remind myself (and my boyfriend) how old I really am.
Calvin Klein offers some very good petite small-cup bras. The key is to be able to sort them out from all the other CK bra styles — all of which tend to look very much alike in photos.
The latest from Wacoal’s collection of bras for petites is a demi plunge contour bra. The structure of this style is simple: it is not a push-up. The cups are lightly padded with a single layer of stretch foam.
This lovely Wacoal petite bra flatters small breasts (cup size AA – B) instead of hiding them beneath bulky mounds of padding. The molded contour cups feature a delicate sheer lace overlay with floral embroidery… so so pretty.
I’m pleased to report that two of my favorite brands that make bras in size AA have been venturing into more sophisticated style territory lately. They now come in a greater variety of on-trend colors, prints and materials.
The Aerie Ella Gel, a comfy push-up bra in very soft microfiber, has been looking rather runway-inspired in her most recent incarnations. I love the black-and-white prints in particular.
For those who prefer simple solids, Ella also comes in a collection of desaturated, understated colors that you don’t often see in bras made for teens.
For all my frustration with the lingerie market and its failure to make a decent variety of bras in my size, I suppose I should concede one thing: it’s even worse for all the lovely little AAA-cup women and girls out there.
Fortunately, Lula Lu has made big progress in designing tiny bras. Their latest work of genius: Desiree, a stunning fuschia mesh demi embellished with an intricate black lace overlay. This style is available in both AA and AAA cups (band sizes 32, 34, 36… no 38 yet).
May 282010
The title of this post was my first thought when I came across Zee Bra, a new product made for small-busted women.
Yes: women. Turns out it’s not for zebras, nor is it available in the almost-too-trendy zebra print design that I’m actually getting tired of anyway. I mean, did you see that giraffe bra in the Cosabella sale at Rue La La? Kinda bizarre. This animal print lingerie thing is maybe getting a little out of hand.
But I digress. Zee Bra appears to be a very new product; the website describes it as a bra for AA and A cups, but there is no size AA in the “Buy Now” menu. So I wrote to the designer, Lynn Saussy, to see what the deal is with sizing.
Apr 162010
A cup also fits bra size AA.
Now featured on my Itty Bitty Bra Guide: the Timpa Duet Lace demi, a sexy underwire half-cup style with sheer mesh lace cups that will keep you cool from now through the hot summer months to come.
No padding, no contouring, no sweaty foam lining… just a simple, stylish bra that enhances cleavage and can be worn with snug-fitting deep V-neck tees, tanks and tops.
Mar 202010
In this timely rant, UK lingerie blogger Catherine Goddard goes on the bra warpath and asks: why does sexy only start at a B cup?
“Lovely jubbly J cup puppies,” snorted The Sun when Marks & Spencer launched a sexy J cup bra range, marking a defining moment in the history of lingerie: big boobs had gone mainstream. And now Selfridges is following suit – announcing last week that they will be selling bras up to a K-cup size.
Well-endowed ladies used to be forced to choose between expensive, specialist bras or granny style ‘over the shoulder boulder holders’. But now there are lots of glamorous bras designed exclusively for big-busted women, including gorgeous collections from Bravissimo and Fantasie.
I’m in the process of creating a separate small bra savings RSS feed for my auction listings. I want to shift the main focus of this site a bit to include more detailed reviews of petite sized designer lingerie and everyday A-cup intimates. Current listings of bras I have on sale will be displayed in the sidebar. For now, view all of my lingerie auctions here.
