A beautifully designed bra.

Kaori’s Closet is a cute little Japanese lingerie store located in the Soho neighborhood of New York City. Recently, I had a lovely shopping experience at this cozy boutique.

The predominant aesthetic is delicate and very feminine. Kaori’s features bras and lingerie from Japan, but they also carry a few brands that we might be more familar with, including Elle MacPherson and Timpa.

Japanese lingerie tends to run quite small compared to the standard US sizing, which is ideal for those of us who require petite bras.

Petite bra from Japanese lingerie boutique Kaori's Closet.

My favorite bra of the bunch!

Colorful lace and frills are everywhere at Kaori’s Closet. I like this look, but I wasn’t completely sold until I tried on a few of their beautiful bras. The sales associate put on white gloves to measure me, brought several styles for me to try, and helped adjust and fit me into each bra. The service here is fantastic!

My best fit is a Japanese size C65, which is equivalent to our 30C. I ended up taking home four bras from the Japanese brand Narue, all of which make me look and feel amazing.

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Giveaway! Timpa Duet bra set in nude.We’ve been lucky enough to score a fantastic offer from Wesley and Nicole of A Little Something Fit. This husband-and-wife team stocks the best in size AA and A cup bras… I swear, it’s like they’ve been inside my closet.

Or, rather, they’ve been inside the closet of my dreams — the one I’d have if I could regularly afford to drop $80 on exquisite petite lingerie masterpieces by Mimi Holliday.

All right, just hold up a second. I know what most of you are thinking: no way do I have that kind of money to spend on a bra!

Fortunately, A Little Something Fit also carries the fabulous Timpa Duet bras — perfect for nearly A and AA figures, and very affordable.

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Designer Lingerie AdviceTomima Edmark is the bra fitting consultant for HerRoom. I got curious after seeing her sizing tips on the Timpa Duet bra, and found my way over to her blog.

This savvy lingerie expert has some strong opinions and isn’t afraid to share them. I don’t always agree with her, but she’s a great source of information on intimates: trends, sexy designer lingerie brands, sizing, styles… if it exists, Tomima probably knows about it.

The best thing: she’s got a sense of humor. Her latest post about men’s underwear had me in stitches.

I’ve been doing my best to represent the petite size AA perspective in my comments on her blog, as the itty bitty committee is not going to get much attention from prominent people in the lingerie market unless we make some noise!

Timpa Duet Lace Demi Bra

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.

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