For a long time now, the idea of
wearing something strapless has been relegated to the drawer marked ‘Impossible
and Nonsensical’ in my brain. All of the strapless bras I have encountered have
sat feebly, atop my 34DD breasts. Everything jiggled around, seeming to giggle
(or perhaps, ‘titter’ is more appropriate), “You think you can wear that
strappy Roland Mouret number? You’ve got big boobies, lady it will never work.”
The very idea that my big boys could be controlled by two nondescript, lightly
padded cups has been pretty laughable to me as well as them. Entire days of
tragedy/hilarity have been spent attempting to track something effective down.
Even M&S, normally good for this sort of thing, let me down spectacularly.
There was too much choice and not enough action. My friends, I am happy to
report that those desperate days are gone. Initially unsure of the 3D-ness of
it all (‘Boulder Holder’ sprang to mind), Freya’s ‘Deco’ strapless bra really
does offer unrivalled support. It’s perfectly smooth and has ‘gripper elastic’
a terrifying-sounding, yet actually marvellous thing. Is it pretty? Hell no. It
sits in the Spanx section of my underwear drawer (what I like to think of as
the ‘Genius Section’). Does it work? Absolutely. I never thought I would report
an evening of comfort in something strapless. I thought the term ‘strapless’
was synonymous with ‘hitching your bosom up all night long.’
This bra actually
held me in place admirably and it was so comfortable that, for the first time
ever, I will actually be using the straps included so I can wear it as a
T-shirt bra during the day. It has a nude option too, ideal under a simple
white tee or shirt. Gok Wan once said (and yes, I am quoting Gok) “A woman
should have two types of underwear; Magic and Sexy.” Needless to say this falls
into the former category. At the age of 27, I have finally unlocked that
formidable section of my wardrobe deigned ‘unwearable’. The vintage Mouret is
coming out, and so are the boob tubes. I will wear them for as long as is
acceptable (35?), because now I can. Thank you Freya, you’ve done it again.
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