If we could wave our magic wands and have whatever we wanted in our lingerie drawers, what would we ask for? Well, aside from some very inventive new bra and lingerie ideas you all dreamed up for the Parfait by Affinitas Big Spring Giveaway competition, many of you shared your wish list of products that already existed on the market but not in our sizes that I’d love to highlight here. We’re lusting after longlines, shapewear, and solutions that would allow us to wear whatever clothing we want, and who can blame us?? Here’s hoping a lingerie company is already on the case with these!
A few of you mentioned some wishes for products I have seen before, too, so I’d love to share here some resources. If anyone has other suggestions to help out your fellow full-busted sisters, please share in the comments!
Thanks again to everyone for their participation. Without further ado, your full-busted wishlist!
OUR FULL-BUSTED PRODUCT WISH LIST
Longlines
Freya's lust-worthy Piper Longline, coming in August...
...but sadly, it only goes up to a G cup in sizes 30-38
- “I would love to see a beautiful longline bra in my 28F-FF size! Since Freya unveiled their Nieve longline way back, I’ve been lusting after one myself. I’ve even bought their second longline, the Edina, in a 30F, but it just isn’t quite right. Alas, their 30 bands are large, and I’m a smaller 28. If beautiful longline bras existed in 28 inch bands, I would be all over them.”
- “I’m still waiting for a gorgeous long line bra that isn’t padded! One that starts in a 28 or 30 back size!”
- “I adore these new longline bras that are coming out — but wish they were in a more subdued mauve pink or soft grey. I love pretty soft colors that don’t look bridal!”
Shapewear/Corsets
- “A bra with amazing side/back support that smooths you out and supports everything where it should be… yet still have the designs of the most sleek and sexy lingerie! That would be a lot of women’s dreams to just have that perfect, slimming and stay-in-place support!”
- “I once tried the Panache Confetti Thong Body in black, which has a wonderful soft and sheer fabric and is designed really beautiful and cute in my opinion, especially the backside. The problem with this body is, for many women I know, it’s cut much to short in length, and so it was for me. Also the cut of the bra wasn’t good for me. I’d wish that kind of bodysuit for me again – or, one which would suit women of all body lengths: perhaps a sheer corset or long bra with a cute thong, in a similar style.”
Panache Confetti Thong Body suit
Wouldn't it be wonderful to have more shapewear options like this in a bigger range of full-busted sizes?
- “Something to wear under my wedding dress that is cute, but isn’t cut too high so it can’t be seen! :)” [My tailor for my wedding dress altered my corset so that it angled into a V in the back instead of straight across to match my wedding dress. You could ask your tailor if this is a possibility and show her the corsets you are thinking about purchasing to get her input! --Sarah]
- “I’ve been on a mission for a bustier for way too long. Besides the usual S/M/L problem, I am also a little bigger in the waist, so it is tricky to find something that fits the cups and the waist.”
- “One of my dream items is a bustier. The perfect bustier fits me perfectly, that means having a small enough waist, and none of that annoying semi-rigid boning that gets awkwardly shaped the moment you sit and never goes back to its original form. In addition to that, the perfect bustier has 6 sturdy garters with metal clips (not the flimsy plastic ones) to hold my stockings up all day long. A good example is the Kiss Me Deadly Vargas Dress, except with my cup size, a 27-inch underbust, and 23-inch waist, it will never fit me.”
The smokin' Kiss Me Deadly Vargas dress
Bras
- “I’d really love several options for plunge bras in small band sizes (26-28) and larger cup sizes (G+)…. there seems to be very few, if any!” [Polish bra manufacturer Ewa Michalak seems to be the only player I've been able to find in the sub 32/GG+ cup size plunge bra game, although 26 and 28 bands would have to be special order sizes that can't be returned. Curvy Wordy has lots of reviews of various Ewas, like the PL Violet. My own thoughts on the brand to come soon. --Sarah]
Though it starts at a 28 back, DD+ plunge fave Freya Deco leaves several cup sizes out of the fun after a G/GG cup
- “My dream full-busted bra would be a perfectly fitting strapless bra.” [I'd like to add to that: a strapless that starts in a 28 back and goes up to a J cup! Please! --Sarah]
- “When I was a bit smaller-chested, I had a few soft-cup bras that were bandeau but with thin straps. I’d love to find a classy update to that, designed for bigger busted girls and maybe with thicker straps but with the same comfy feel and casual look.”
- “As a vintage-loving girl, CONE BRA CONE BRA CONE BRA!”
- “A comfortable, well-fitting, good-looking, and practical nursing bra would be a godsend. [My wife and I] have, as of this writing, not found it yet. It may continue to be elusive however, since (picking only one bra sore point, pun intended) some people seem completely anti-underwire, whereas others require underwires. One would additionally hope for an inclusive range of sizes, with big-/small-cup size outliers being constructed differently from sizes closer to the center of the bell curve (as necessity dictates). While there is likely no one perfect bra for everyone, we can still hope!” [I've just discovered this really cool new company via Twitter called Lorna Drew. Her bra cup sizes are adjustable to fit 3 sizes as you fluctuate while nursing and include sizes 30-38 B-J! I will be trying these come August. --Sarah]
Lorna Drew nursing bras come up to a J cup that expands to a JJ!
Swimwear
- “I used to swim competitively, and I miss it! I’m desperate to find a one-piece swimsuit that’s suitable for laps and flip turns and that won’t cut across too close to the nipples or cut off my circulation.” [I have seen a couple that might work for you, though I've never tried them: the Freya Active Swim collection. --Sarah]
Specialty
- “I would love to see full-busted versions of the bra ‘solutions’ offered to smaller-busted women. For example, clear-back or low back bras and transparent centre gores for plunging necklines. It would open up a world of new fashion options!”
- “Tanks with built in bras for big busted women. Regular ones have zero support which is not flattering for anyone bigger than a B cup.” [Check out Bravissimo's strappy tanks with built-in bras -- they're the only ones I've seen so far and I actually loved them. I reviewed them recently here. --Sarah]
- “The dream would be a truly backless bra for the bigger bust, but I know due to the laws of physics that is unlikely to ever happen. Otherwise I just adore sexy lingerie, baby dolls, corsages etc., which are actually made for the bigger bust. A pet peeve of mine are all of those which just come in small/medium/large, cause they NEVER fit.” [I ordered something called D+ Perkups by Faveo--they're backless and say they work for up to a 30HH/32H/34GG/36G/38FF/40F size. I'll be posting my results here soon! --Sarah]
Fashion Forms Backless bra--this one gives me small cup envy!
Thanks again for sharing your full-busted wishes, and please share in the comments if you’ve found a solution to one of these DD+ requests!
