Valentine’s Day Lingerie, Your Way
We’re a month out from Valentine’s Day, what with all its red rose and chocolate connotations. But as with most things in life, we firmly believe there’s more than one way to play it. Find your...
View ArticleShe Said, She Said: Bra Likes and Gripes Shared by Women at Every Size
Few places is the grass greener than on the topic of chest size. At some point in life, it seems almost every woman thinks she’s gotten a raw deal with the genetics she’s been dealt. That’s why we had...
View ArticleWriter Gina Hamadey Shares the Power of Saying Thanks
Gina Hamadey gets the impact of the written word. A former editor, Gina honed her skills at O, The Oprah Magazine, Rachael Ray Every Day and Food & Wine, among others. Last year, Gina, now a...
View ArticleChic, Sexy and Plus Size
For too long, sexy and trendy have been mutually exclusive with curvy. But with the combined force of shoppers who know what they want and brands (ahem) who know how to stock it comes the power to buck...
View ArticleWhat Makes Wolford the Ultimate Fashion Accessory
It would be a shame to wait for spring to show your legs the light of day. Now is the time to turn to Wolford, the legwear brand as revered for cutting-edge design as it is for real-world practicality....
View ArticleHave Bras, Will Travel
Presenting “Life with the Girls,” a new monthly Bare it All series. We’re sharing women’s reflections—profoundly personal, full of heart and capital-R-real—on contending with our chests along with...
View Article10 Ways to Beat the Sunday Scaries and Monday Blues
Having yet another manic Monday? It’s not just you. Between the Sunday scaries and the Monday blues, the beginning of the week can really dial up the anxiety. A 2017 Monster.com survey showed that more...
View ArticleNot Your Mama’s Shaping Swimwear
If you haven’t tried it before, shaping swimwear sounds like it has to be uncomfortable and uncute. If you have tried it, you know it’s neither. That goes double when we’re talking about the latest...
View ArticleKaren Catchpole Hit the Road 12 Years Ago…and Hasn’t Stopped Yet
This week marks 12 years of living on and working from the road for travel journalist Karen Catchpole. One of the founders of Sassy and a former editor at Jane, Tell and Shop Etc. magazines during...
View ArticleMust-Pack Spring Break Essentials
Whether you’re adulting your way through winter or still in school, have you ever heard two lovelier words strung together than spring and break? If you’re lucky, you’ve got a trip lined up somewhere...
View ArticleTempest in a C-Cup
In this month’s “Life with the Girls,” Catherine Censor reflects on a half-century spent negotiating peace with her adversarial breasts: the God-given ones, the surgically-reduced ones and the...
View ArticleIn Living Coral: We’re Loving the Color of the Year
Sunset on the beach. A frozen peach Daiquiri. Otherworldly reefs. Coming off winter, this is the stuff dreams are made of, so this season we’re all in on Living Coral, the official Pantone Color of the...
View ArticleTop 10 Model Confessions with Liris Crosse
Maybe you recognize Liris Crosse from Project Runway, where she was the first black plus-size model to walk in a designer finale runway show. Could be you’ve heard about her new book, Make the World...
View ArticleThe Truth About Imposter Syndrome
For such an accomplished woman, Jennifer Willey felt like a fraud for a very long time. A former news anchor and tech executive at some of the world’s largest and most prestigious companies, Jennifer...
View ArticleKate Westervelt Had Her First Baby—and Launched Her First Company
They say necessity is the mother of all invention, which couldn’t be truer than for Kate Westervelt. The Boston-based founder and CEO of MOMBOX, a postpartum care kit for new moms, had her brilliant...
View Article10 of the Most Comfortable Bras at Every Size
When it comes to bras—okay, pretty much all clothing—comfort is non-negotiable now. Think about it: Why should anything we wear every day be even a little bit taxing? Bras are the first thing we pull...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of My DDDDs
In this month’s “Life with the Girls,” Laura Lifshitz walks us through an ordinary day which, as it turns out, is disproportionally dictated by the whims of her breasts. Defy you not to relate. 6 AM:...
View Article2019’s Best Swim Trends
Two true statements: Swim season is here, and it is short. Your mission is to size up your swimwear, part ways with anything that doesn’t make you look and feel fabulous, and restock on bikinis,...
View ArticleMother’s Day Gifts to Make You Look Like a Star
Mothers contain multitudes, but there is at least one word that applies to all: prepared. With this Mother’s Day gift guide curated by our Bare Necessities buyers, that’s exactly what you’ll be, too. A...
View ArticleSunsets is This Season’s Swim Brand to Know
Though Sunsets has been in swimwear since 1984, the brand’s star is still on the rise. Sunsets started in the land of swim style, otherwise known as Southern California, back when everyone was still...
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