Top Signs Your Current Bra Isn’t Working For You
How do you know if your bra doesn't fit? Is your bra too big? Is your bra too small? Here at The Perky Lady, we hear all sorts of things in our dressing rooms. We hear confessions of midnight chocolate cravings (we’ve all been there). We hear about relationships,...
Top Signs Your Current Bra Isn’t Working For You
How do you know if your bra doesn't fit? Is your bra too big? Is your bra too small? Here at The Perky Lady, we hear all sorts of things in our dressing rooms. We hear confessions of midnight chocolate cravings (we’ve all been there). We hear about relationships,...
Bra Size: Expectation vs Reality
I’ve heard just about every description there is for boob sizes while standing in fitting rooms with my clients. Big, small, lopsided, bottom-heavy, pendulous, just right for my boyfriends hands, whatever. You name it, I’ve heard and seen it. My point here is...
Plus Size Women Have Unique Bra Needs
These days it’s all the rage to celebrate body positivity and parade “plus-size” women around in everything from evening gowns to swimsuits to show how inclusive television has become. This new trend is no accident. A recent study found that 67% of American women are...
April’s Top 3 Fav Bath Soaks
Nothing is more relaxing than a bath. The warm water caressing my body, the scents taking me away to my happy place, the gentle motion of the bath kissing my skin, the special bath ingredients working their magic on my joints or muscles, skin or stress level. The...
Hosiery: Satan’s Sausage Casing or Modern Marvel
Hosiery has been long been a staple in the women’s wardrobe. I don’t know about you... but the words “hosiery”, “pantyhose”, “stockings”, and even sometimes “tights” evoke this sense of utter despair and frustration deep within the bowels of my soul. Pantyhose...
Why Your Bra Size Doesn’t Matter
Our culture is obsessed with numbers and labels. Every item we wear has a size, brand, and price associated with it. That Gucci purse? Those, “I’m afraid of heights” heels? That dress. The bra you’re wearing? Yep, that too. We ladies have a weakness for all those...
Corsets, Waspies, Bustiers & Basques: What the hell is the difference?
In this article, I demystify some classic lingerie pieces - or at least explain the nuances. The keys to what makes each piece different. They are each special in their own way and are made for a completely different function. We use the terms interchangeably because...
The Psychology of Bra Shopping: Part Deux
Bra shopping is just as much psychology as it is fitting physical attributes. In Part I, I talked about how advertising messes with us and sets us ladies up for failure. In Part II, I’m talking about how it affects fit sessions and how we can actually be successful...
The Psychology of Bra Shopping: How Advertising Effs Us
Bra fitting is just as much psychological as it is physical.” - April Scotece-Buchanan Part I of II. In part I, I talk about how advertising can negatively alter our perceptions of ourselves and can set us up for failure. In part II, I talk about how I can help...
5 Tips to Organize Your Underwear Drawer
These 5 quick tips to organize your underthings is all you will ever need to keep in mind in order to look like that classy diva you see in all those old Hollywood movies...or at least feel like one! Sitting glamorously at her vanity getting ready to strut through the...
Underwire Poking You Closer to Insanity?
Oh, you are not amused? I see. Your underwire must be poking you again. What? Stabbing you, you say? Yes, we’ve all experienced an annoying underwire poking or pinching various parts of our body. It quickly turns into the Tide stain commercial. You know the one where...
Red Marks Left Behind By Your Bra: Are they normal?
As the personal “Bra Lady” for hundreds of Perky Ladies that have come into our shop, I get a lot of questions. One of the most frequent is about [red] marks left by a bra. People ask, “Is that normal?” In this post I’m breaking down the marks we can expect to see in...
