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Winner: Aubade — Aubade - Balcony Bra with 11 wins
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Winner: Andres Sarda — Andres Sarda - Soft Cup Bra with 16 wins
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Winner: Christies — Christies Corset with 10 wins
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There is this famous lingerie brand whose name we shall no mention here (it begins with V) that has been a complete champion in making the kinds of bras that can fit any outfit. Absolutely any outfit. Strapless dresses, backless sweaters, plunge tops – you name it! All have bras with the promise of being perfectly concealed from sight. Functionality is all!
Naturally, halter dresses have their lingerie partners.
But there is something invigorating about counter-functionality. I thought of that when I came across some gorgeous yet completely unfunctional halter bras. How can I describe them to you?
You know how sometimes you find this out-of-this-world pair of shoes, and you become aware that you will have to buy a dress for them? The halter bras I’ve found are like that. They are to be complemented, not to complement. You won’t buy one to fit some gorgeous Alice+Olivia dress. Even if it did occur to you to wear something on top of it, you would want to buy a dress to fit the bra.
Some of those beauties are made by Damaris.
But the one that defies function the most and stole my heart was this:
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Left: Lise Charmel Balcony Bra with 106 wins and ranked 37th
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Rock’n’roll is here to stay! Or punk. Or their mix. Punk these days, of course, is not pure punk. It’s tempered. It’s pretty and alluring. Which, some may think, is the antithesis of punk, and certainly of rock’n’roll. Sure, punk may not take itself too seriously, but being tempered perhaps is not the way to be unserious.
To be in the trend, a studded bra, or even a leather bra seem like obvious choices. Everything is studded these days (even socks!), so why not lingerie?
Right: Pretty Punk - Dallin Chase Leather bra
But, as you may know by now, here we don’t always go for choices that seem too obvious. So, what’s the alternative?
Confectionate ↓ next post
Pink hearts.
Mountains of red gift boxes at the supermarkets.
Chocolates.
Chick flick suggestions for the special day.
And yes, lingerie.
So you know what you gotta do – head out to that lingerie store and buy something alluring and ultra-feminine, with lots of lace. That’s the expectation. The expectation is colored in pink. But before you head out and hunt for the expected, stop for a second. We have just the right thing for you, and it involves more surprise. It has a happy smell of tangerines and magnetism of Guerlain’s new coral lip gloss. Can you guess what it is?
Check It
Checkers have been on my mind. One of the best memories I have from childhood is playing checkers with my grandpa. He would take a break from garden work, and we would begin the game. This picture I found on a random Dutch Blog made me smile and remember my own games. (What was I doing on a Dutch picture album blog? Hang on for the story!)
My other encounters were with the checkers’ closest fashion cousins — plaid, gingham, tartan — you name it! There is Burberry, of course. There is also Christopher Kane. Christopher Kane does complex checks like no other: the dresses from Spring 2010 are ephemeral and the mismatched gingham patterns are infectious.
Rodarte’s checks are to Kane’s as is Lynch’s “Inland Empire” to “Cinderella”. Here is Rodarte’s twisted check interpretation.
This brings me back to the Dutch blog. Now the truth will be revealed. I was so inspired by Kane & Rodarte, that I got curious if there are any bras that carry the same spirit of playfulness and can satisfy my checkers fashion craving. So I started the search.
Of course, some random stuff came up (like the kids playing checkers) and other stuff I wish didn’t come up (the image of the Santa Claus Checkered Boxers will never be erased from my mind – don’t ask). Oh yes, back to bras. To sum up, there was one and then there was THE ONE.
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