Richard is the lingerie buyer for Just Bras Lingerie Outlet and www.JustBras.co.uk. He regularly blogs on the latest trends in the lingerie world at www.JustBras.co.uk/blog
Labels dominating the American Lingerie market can vary from those found in the UK, but on checking the results for the 2009 Undies Awards, voted for by members of the public, it was nice to see that for the fuller figure the British branded Panache Tango II was voted the overall winner,"Voters rave about the fit and comfort of this stylish balconnet bra. The construction is all about support: 3-section cups, full support panel, strong wire and supportive, double-layered wings. The fine mesh and elegant Austrian embroidery add fashion to function. Band sizes range from 30-44 and cup sizes from D-JJ."
So what about American exports to the UK, well here we have to admit that the overall winner in the Average Figure Section was a Vanity Fair moulded T shirt bra, similar to the Vanity Fair 75842 that is available here in the UK.
Vanity Fair in the UK is better known for the Fully range and the Pretty Plus range, that both specialise in the fuller figure type bras, but having been the overall winner for the second year running in the average figure section, their smaller cup size bras should perhaps be given a second look here in the UK.
British products also did well in some of the individual bra type categories with theFantasie Smoothing being the top T Shirt bra for the fuller figure and the Panache Porcelain being the Undies Select Winner in the same category. The Fantasie Smoothing also came top in the Best Seamless Bra category and the Best Strapless Bra category. In the Push up Section the Panache Atlantis Gel Bra came out top.
So perhaps the British Lingerie industry is something we can be proud of with both Panache and Fantasie being firm favourites in the American market, so for once particularly when it comes to bras for those of you who are DD plus, British is most definitely best.
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