Etiquette & Espionage - FREE PREVIEW by Gail Carriger

I've tried all sorts of bras from cheap to uber expensive and those are the only two brands I can wear. Maybe it's the elastic they use, or maybe because, unlike brands like Playtex and Olga Warner, the elastic isn't exposed and rubbing right on the skin. JamiSings Jat - Well, I found the only brands of bras that don't give me a horrible rash are Victoria's Secret and Fredrick's Of Hollywood. Being allergic to latex I can only wear certain modern brands.ĭo you have an concerns like allergies that you have to look out for when getting vintage stuff, BTW? Like reactions to certain dyes or materials? Reply Delete Plus I do wonder about the elastic which I assume is in some of them - though maybe not all. Some of which look like they could fit me but there's just something so creepy about the thought of wearing another woman's underwear even if it's been washed several times. I'd like to see your thoughts on buying vintage 'unmentionables.' I often see vintage bras, girdles, slips, and bloomers for sale all over the internet. I've got the one dress I got from the website LA Vintage - but they're more 60s, 70s, and 80s - no 40s and the few 50s things they have aren't plus size. Even though, like Zoti I have pretty much no luck finding any plus size vintage. Of course even as fashion challenged as I am I love it. It was so good just on it's own you didn't have to add anything to it.ĪNYWAY - as to the blog. A little more upscale and 100% of the profits go to The Manilow Music Fund, not to the hotel.) My favorite was an Earl Grey with vanilla.

(The Hilton is money-hungry, they'd sell anything they could with his name on it. (Earl Grey's my favorite.) Back when he was at the Hilton, Barry Manilow used to lend his name to these loose leaf teas.

Etiquette & Espionage - FREE PREVIEW by Gail Carriger