Two Wierd Questions for Women

[neadods]

Guys, you can play along but if you can answer the first question, you scare me.

1) What is the most comfortable, supportive bra you've ever worn, and where did you get it? I am, in the words of the old joke, looking for a Salvation Army one. You know: Pentecostal bras keep the firm upright, Catholic ones support the masses, Salvation Army ones raise the fallen, and Baptist ones make mountains out of molehills.

2) Name some still-famous female detectives, preferably from the 30s-50s. (This is for a review I'm working on.) Judy Bolton didn't last, but I can come up with Nora Charles, Nancy Drew, Harriet Vane, and Miss Marple. Surely there are more...

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[partly-bouncy.livejournal.com]

2) Name some still-famous female detectives, preferably from the 30s-50s. (This is for a review I'm working on.)

this page has a list (http://www.wright.edu/~martin.kich/DetbyProf/Female.htm) of female detectives... I can't think of any specific names outside of that. No. Wait, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were a couple in Agatha Christie's books. Tuppence was the wife. Tommy was the husband.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[tchwrtr.livejournal.com]

Underwire or no? Makes a difference in my answer.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

By preference no, but I'm willing to look at wires.

[tchwrtr.livejournal.com]

Keeping in mind it's been a while since I was able to go ordinary bra shopping...

Body by Victoria at Victoria's Secret is a yummy line--some even came in my (then) size. Unfortunately, I'm outta Vickies size range now...

I also had great luck walking into Nordstrom's lingerie department and asking for help. I tell them what I'm looking for, and they actually helped me find things that fit and were pretty and comfy. Not necessarily a brand per se, but a good fitting experience.

I have also bought at Hecht's (soon to be Macy's), and their prices are decent.

Remember that what feels good to one person may not be what you want, so look for the "good shopping ecperience" rather than the comfy bra. I mean, I'd die without my underwires (even now while nursing I prefer them) while other ladies (like yourself) don't care for the wires.

For a REALLY fun shopping trip, try A la Mode on West Street, across from Ram's Head. Nice ladies. Found me a pretty nursing bra in their small stock, but the rest of the store is very very lovely everyday things.

[throbinson.livejournal.com]

Not sure what size range you are (since unfortunately that could narrow the selection somewhat) but I used to love my Victoria's Secret seamless lightly lined (not padded) underwires. They came in lots of nice colors too. Bali makes a nice selection of more reasonably-priced bras. Their Downtime bra is very comfortable.

Nowadays I wear either unstructured sportsbras (C9 by Champion from Target) or specialty post-mastectomy bras with prosthesis pockets. I was pleased to find that I can still get a seamless, relatively normal-looking bra.

[twistedchick]

You may want to check out the Dor-Ne Corset Shop in Silver Spring. They have a huge assortment of bras, and found the first actual comfortable ones I've worn in years -- cotton, in my size (and they even had larger ones, which is rare.)

I haven't been able to wear Victoria's Secret bras in a decade or more, since I got larger than their skimpy idea of a 36 D. Whenever I've checked since then, it's looked to me as if they just changed the labels without actually making the cup sizes any larger.

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

Theodolinda "Doll" Bonner, a Rex Stout creation, appears in her own series and is occasionally mentioned in Nero Wolfe novels.

[17catherines.livejournal.com]

Intimo Sophisticates bra - as a EE, I definitely need a Salvation Army Bra.

Unfortunately, I thnk Intimo only sells in Australia/New Zealand - though if you know your exact measurements, something might be arranged.

Catherine, former lingerie consultant, because she Really Liked this bra.