HEAD for Shaws’ trustworthy department store at Crescent Shopping Centre for a hot, hot offer by Triumph lingerie. Customers are entitled to a full 20 per cent off all Triumph purchases while stocks last so groom your wardrobe into style from .. the bottom up. Sloggi, that admired brand for fit and contour, is also offering 20 per cent off across its range.
Make the time, too to book a correct fitting for a new brassiere as most women are wearing the wrong size. Bear in mind that 90 per cent of the support a bra gives is in the back and a correct fit, adjustable according to your monthly cycle and weight fluctuations, is vital.
Remember the awkward sins of ill-fitting foundation garments and worse, their effect on clothing: double-cup effect; bra fat bulges because of tight bands; seamlines and laces showing through tops; visible bra straps, backache and pinched bosoms. All are guaranteed to compromise a lady’s poise and natural good looks.
That same elegant silhouette made possible by a good bra should follow through with correctly sized briefs, waspies and fitted slips. All are available from Triumph Lingerie at Shaws with 20 per cent discount current; Sloggi briefs are also discounted.
Unless you are dressing for the boudoir and seduction purposes (oh, yes, you would), discreet support to put the perk in your step is the purpose of a brassiere.
Triumph Lingerie recommends seven steps to the perfect fit:
1. The band around the back needs to be firm but comfortable.
2. Ensure the back of the bra in in line with the front.
3. The whole of the breast should fit neatly into the cup with no excess flesh behind the cup or over the top of it.
4. The centre front of the bra between the breasts should lie flat against the body.
5. Wires or boning must l ie flat against the body and go right around the contour of the breast, and not dig in.
6. Straps must only be adjusted until you feel the breast is supported into its natural position, usually halfway between the shoulder and elbow.
7. As bras stretch over time, it is wise to fasten yours on the loosest hook and tighten as the bra stretches.
Refer to Shaws, open seven days a week, were a trained fitter will help establish the correct size and finish for you in minutes.
