And womeeen’s lingerieee...

Recently, a rather busty friend of mine on Instagram told me about this woman she was working with on a custom bralette. She was stoked, because, like me, she’s never owned a brawl it. But this woman specializes in all sizes, handmade, all that good 21st century gig stuff.

I got her address, and reached out to her… I’ve heard that before. No offense to the clothing designers of the world, but “caters to all sizes” usually cuts off a little below my cup range. Bigger than cantaloupes? Sorry, can’t help you.

But she seemed awesome about it, and is totally on board. She has some great style ideas for how we can provide some support, but still kind of make it look flirty and fun.

Here are a couple examples of her work...

Pretty cute, Huh? That one in the top left is actually for my friend. Mine would be a bit bigger. (still figuring out colors, too.)

She also asked me for a little inspiration, if I can find it. Here are a few that I stumbled across.

I did tell her that I don’t have anything against see-through. Conservative, overall, but mainly in design and coverage.

We also talked about a camisole, too. Something long and flowy and soft. I love camisoles, but they simply don’t make them with cups that will ever work. I’ve mentioned before that I wear lingerie differently than most people, so when I typically have a camisole, I get it in the smallest cup size I can, and use that as a bit of a shoulder decoration. Long time viewers will remember this oldie but a goodie.

I think it would be fun to have one that’s actually made for me. But in this case, a bit more flirty. Yay, lace!Plus, totally curious about where her imagination might take her! She’s super nice, so I think she’ll be easy to work with.

I also asked her one side question… Some little totally custom design that I’ve had on my mind for a little while now, and that I think would be a hugely fun little specialty piece. So I asked her this.

“One quick question. I’d like to do something special, and I was wondering if you would be able to create a type of bralette with a high neckline, and in place of cups, you could put two lace (hah, it does sound a little funny to describe) pouches (socks?) almost, so they can be completely covered without being supported at all (they do hang pretty low, FYI, below my belly button, and they’re slightly different sizes. Let me know if measuring things like diameter and length might help), ... something like that? Here are a couple of the type of neckline I was thinking of.”

(Here’s the type of neckline I was thinking.)

Does that make sense to you guys? I know it’s a little out there, but I think it would be an interesting way to maximize the oddness of my body.

She told me that she absolutely adores the idea, and that is something she would definitely like to approach. She said it might take a little time to create the right type of pattern for a project like that, which is totally understandable. But I think it’s cool, And she seems up for the challenge. Plus, I mentioned to her that I know quite a few women who would be very interested in getting something similar, so who knows? I might’ve just helped her with her new side hustle.

Plus, her prices start at around $25, depending on how much fabric it takes, for a basic one. Which is actually pretty reasonable! No word yet on how much the others would cost, but at least we’re not talking about crazy insane prices here. So that’s my justification, right there.

Tossing it all around still. I’m not really an impulse shopper, and it’s not that stuff like this is the most PRACTICAL in the entire world. But I think it would be a nice little treat, so we shall see. ☺️