Introducing Hourglassy’s July Theme: The Goal is Not Perfection
Do you have a word you use all the time? My Jamaican-American mother-in-law’s word is “crazy”. If she can’t get her laptop to work, “This computer crazy.” When she doesn’t hear her cell phone and...
View ArticleThe Goal is Not Perfection: 3 Thoughts
When I began musing about this subject a couple of months ago, I thought I’d have a perfectly drafted thesis ready for my turn to write. Instead, I have a collection of observations that are only...
View ArticleHelping with Fit and Learning a Lesson About Value
A law school friend asked me to reach out to Ester, her Tanzanian translator who was in New York “with 5 albino children who will be fitted for prosthetics”. Like me, you may be wondering what the...
View ArticleGetting There
Magazines are 30% off at Costco, so every time we go, I have to browse. On Sunday, I couldn’t resist the cover story, “Love Your Body Even When Nothing Seems to Flatter”. The article began with big...
View ArticleLooking for a Fit Model for Campbell & Kate’s 8L Sample
Here is the Craigslist ad that I just posted this morning. You’ll notice that I don’t mention a 32H anywhere. That’s because I had a helpful conversation with the representative of a respected British...
View ArticleF Stands for Full Bust . . . Even if It Doesn’t Feel Like It
When I used to shop for bras at Macy’s, I’d make a beeline for the full figure sign because that was the section with the D+ bras. It seemed like overkill to label every woman with a big bust as...
View ArticlePosture Power When You’re Busty
If you’re like me, you probably always thought that proper posture was simply a matter of aesthetics–it makes you appear taller, slimmer and more confident. It takes a lot of discipline to maintain,...
View ArticleGetting Message #1 Out: Let’s Embrace Our Bodies
If you started watching Crazy Ex-Girlfriend after my survey of Rebecca Bunch’s bust-friendly wardrobe last week, then you know all about Valencia, the epitome of every unrealistic beauty standard we’ve...
View ArticlePositive Selfies for Big Busts & Brands
You know how after you’ve shopped for something, it shows up everywhere you go online? Well, the same thing happens when you write about a body positive subject like the Embrace documentary (that is...
View ArticleDaughters in the Dressing Room
As you can guess, I (Darlene) love to talk bras and full bust issues anytime I visit a lingerie store. Sometimes the fitter is simply polite, and other times she turns out to be a recent journalism...
View ArticleDemi Coverage Reading Roundup
Embrace It’s been three weeks since I attended a screening for the documentary Embrace, and I thought I’d share my impressions here. First, if you get a chance to see it for $15 or less (some upcoming...
View ArticleBoob Taming or Boob Shaming?
When someone suggests that you downplay your décolletage or minimize your large chest, are they boob shaming you? I suspect “yes” would be the answer from Ella Alexander, who wrote, “Is the Décolletage...
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