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Best Breast Forward: The Girls’ Night Out

The decision to wear the Pin Up Girl Ava dress to the Black & White Affair hosted by my husband’s Masonic Grand Lodge was a big one for me.  Over and over again I looked at this body, my body, and kept asking the question:  Is this too much boob?  Is this dress ok?  Are […]

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Best Breast Forward: The Boob-Hair Relationship

It seems as though I’m always talking about bras, clothes and the way our breasts look in them. I’ve realized that I haven’t written about one other thing that plays a major role in how prominent my breasts will be in an outfit. Let’s discuss the hair/boob relationship. I know that for me, this is […]

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Redefining Sexy: Being Sexy and Black

Today’s post comes from Jame, the guest poster who showed us a great bust-friendly dress from Target last August, and a synopsis of the Me-Ality Body Scanner last year. (Look for Mia’s post tomorrow, after the Halloween craziness ends.) It was a fun surprise to receive Jame’s tweet earlier this week saying that she has […]

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My Big Bust Winter Coat Search: The Finalists

Here’s the coat I think I’m going to buy–and actually keep: The wide and deep lapel, together with the upside-down V at the bottom, contribute to a shape that is more hourglassy than rectangular. Thanks to the lack of buttons and the generous wrap style, there’s also no danger of gapping or strum-strum, and it’s […]

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My Big Bust Winter Coat Search: Lee Lee’s Valise

Purchasing a new winter coat is like purchasing a new summer swimsuit for me–it only happens once every few years, so I want it to count. I’m paranoid that I’m going to end up with a boring basic coat in the same way that I let myself end up with a boring basic black bikini […]

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My Big Bust DIY Loungewear Daydream

If you wonder why I occasionally inundate you with JCPenney items, it’s because I’ve found a hairdresser at the Queens Center Mall JCPenney who knows how to work with curly hair and only charges me $27 to wash, cut and style it. Her name is Alis, and I visit her every seven weeks. I bet […]

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Corporate Curves Report: Aspirational Style?

Marketing to corporate career women is an issue I’ve wondered about for some time because of the general look and feel that the ad photos are meant to portray. There seems to be a view that embracing femininity and empowering a female persona equals looking sexy. I see a lot of pouts and big sexy […]

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Corporate Curves Report: Flying in Style

Hey to all you lovely readers again, and welcome to the ninth Corporate Curves Report. The time has flown so quickly, and I still have plenty of blog ideas in store. This week I’ll be business traveling in style, inspired by my superb Graceship laptop bag that I received in the mail today. I needed […]

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