Woo-Hoo!...My Blog Is TWO!

In celebration of my Blog turning TWO years old today....

I'm servin' up some special Coconut Cuppie-Cakes!

Grab a couple for yourself - they're on me!

I've said it before and I'll say it a bazillion more times...

I am the luckiest bra alive!

And life just keeps getting better and better...

During these past 12 months I've had the good fortune of visiting:

Hollydale, and Minneapolis, Minnesota

San Francisco, Petaluma, and Sonoma, California

Manchester, Papersurferville, Widnes, and Liverpool, England

Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario, and Niagara Falls Canada

Tokyo, Japan

Oslo, Norway

Kiel, Germany

Knoxville, and Memphis, Tennessee

Mobile, Alabama

and Ottawa, (aka: Paradise) Canada

(Check out these adventures in My Amazing Journey (so far) in my side bar)

So as you can see,

I am well on my way to realizing my dream of being

the worlds FIRST (& only) bra to cover the entire globe!

But...better than that are the amazing memories, genuine friendships,

and personal discoveries I've made along the way...

my cups overfloweth with so much gratitude and excitement,

I can barely contain myself!

So, DOUBLE-D THANKS to YOU

and ALL of my loyal readers for your continued and uplifting support ~

I could never have gotten very far without you!

Smooooooooooooooooooooooch!

~Olga, the Traveling Bra

The T-Shirt Bra - Do you have one?

An anonymous commenter (Rainee) on the BH blog reminded me that I haven't posted about t-shirt bras for the full bust. I am so sorry, I really thought I had already done that.

A t-shirt bra is rather an American phenomenon (especially the molded version) and in general are better suited for the smaller bust-line - and aren't even available past a G cup (save the Prima Donna which goes to an H), but I know there are those of you out there who really want to wear a seamless bra underneath your snug fitting knit tops.

• The best selling molded t-shirt bra for the full bust is Panache's Porcelain Oasis.

• The best selling seamless (sans molding) t-shirt bra for the full bust is Fantasie's Smoothing Balcony. This bra also comes in a full cup version, but we have greater luck in fitting the balcony style. If you are full on the top of the breast, firm, or have been augmented, then the full cup is a good solution.
• Chantelle also has some t-shirt options, as does
• Wacoal, but when one gets into the voluminous cups of FF/G, they aren't as good fitting as the aforementioned.
• We have clients who swear by Prima Donna's t-shirt bra; it also is the most expensive one in the list.
  

I confess I do not own a t-shirt bra. I used to, but ceased wearing clingy knits so I no longer have a need for a t-shirt bra. On the positive side, usually these bras are less expensive than their more structured (seamed) counterparts that have a more rigid (lace or similar) fabrication. Let's suffice it to say there is a reason these bras usually don't come past a G, a breast with more than a G cup worth of tissue needs more support than the t-shirt bra offers.

Contact Bratique Helene if you have any questions on bras, we are here to help.

Ta Ta (for now!) Paradise! (Ottawa, Canada)

A long time ago, when MedStudentWife and I first met in the blogosphere

(I was attracted to her blog post about a Traveling Deep Fryer!)

...she promised me that if I ever visited her in Paradise, (aka: Ottawa, Canada)

she'd sew a pair nice, warm, fur cup-liners for me!
And true to her word....she did!

Aren't these the nicest fur cup liners you ever saw?

And they are, cross my heart, every bit as warm and cozy as they look!

(click to enlarge/see details)

She even adorned the edges with some pretty pink beads

and embroidered my initials in the lining!

WoW!!!

If I've said it once, I've said it a million times ~

I am THE luckiest dang bra alive!

Double-D THANKS MSW! It's been great hanging 'round you and Fidel!

Where am I going next?

Hmmm....can't say....BUT...I can tell you this....

I won't be needing the fur cups liners!

(Send 'em to my blog-mistress!)