CONFIRMED: Simone Perele Coral Bras Are The Prettiest Bras In The World

($87, Simone Perele, SimonePerele.com)

Well, no. I haven't fact-checked that. That would require seeing every single bra in entire world. And I just don't have that kinda time. But Simone Perele's coral bras are the prettiest bras I've seen in forever. A coral bra? Why does that not happen more often??

Also, you know how the prettiest bras are often like an unrealistic, least helpful size? Like they go up to a whopping 34C? Whoopdiedoooo! Good for like, the three people I know who are a B or C cup. Anyway, for you big-busted ladies out there, these Simone Perele demi-cup bras are $87 and go up to an E cup. And the full-cup bras are $99 also come in coral -- YAY! No more boring bras in taupe, which is a non-color! -- and run up to an almost-unheard-of F cup! Brillz. There's room for all!

Bra Romance

I don't know how this happened, but suddenly I'm in the mood to go bra shopping. Actually, I do know how this happened: I got fitted by a bra-fitter lady. I'd been invited to check out the latest offerings from Wacoal and get a free professional fitting (and—full disclosure—presumably a free bra, too). I was kinda psyched. As I had suspected, I am one of those eight out of ten women who don't really know their bra size. However, in my own defense, I will say that the fitter agreed with me that brands are different in their sizing, and I wasn't far off—though I was, as is typical of most women, wearing a too-big band and a too-small cup. Anyway, the bras I tried on felt great, and I now I pretty much want to replace my drawer of ill-fitting and various-sized bras. And Wacoal has some pretty cute stuff, it turns out:


Wacoal Embrace Lace push-up bra, $50. Now, I haven't worn this bra for more than two minutes, but it felt like it I found that magical combo of pretty and supportive in the same bra—which anyone with a cup size bigger than an A knows can be hard to find.



Wacoal Center Stage Camisole bra, $58.



Wacoal Embrace Lace underwire bra, $46.



Wacoal also has a line of "younger," sexier, flirtier (more fun!) underthings, too, called b.tempt'd. This is the b.tempt'd Passion Flower demi bra, $36, which I would totally get in this eye-popping turquoise color, though it also comes in black and white. Some other tempting ones:



b.tempt'd Desire contour bra, $40 (with the crazy prints on sale for $9.99).



b.tempt'd Pretty Please contour underwire bra, $44.



For those of you into shapewear (not me; I didn't even wear it at my wedding), Wacoal has some actually kinda pretty pieces, like this high-waisted brief, $56.

And since I had bras on the brain, I did a little search around the Internets for other cute frilly things. Here's four to grown on:


Elle Macpherson Intimates Operetta bra, $49.99.



Betsey Johnson Eyelet Lace demi bra, $48.



DKNY Intimates Every Day Luxe balconette bra, $38.



Kettle Black studded bra, $56.10. (Yeah, I have no idea what you'd wear this with, either, but it's fun!)

The Grossest Pitch I've Ever Received. Period.

And here we have an ACTUAL pitch I ACTUALLY received. The product? "PERIOD UNDIES." I know that PR isn't easy and that not every client's product sells itself. But this is just beyond the beyond. I've redacted the name of the sender and PR agency out of the kindness of my heart. I'm sorry though. The rest I HAD TO SHARE, verbatim. And they sent it in jpeg format. I just couldn't resist.

The worst part of the whole thing? The proper name of these undies is actually PERIOD UNDIES. I can't.

Now don't think for a second that I think it's funny that the owner of Period Undies underwent a personal tragedy and is donating a portion of all sales to Pediatric Brain Tumor Research. That's not funny. And it's great that she's donating to an important cause. But WHO WANTS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH PERIOD UNDIES????!?!!? Oh, and ready for the ultimate irony? THEY COME IN WHITE. Huh? Aren't period undies NEVER EVER, NOT EVER WHITE by DEFINITION?

And consider these two caveats, from the Periodundies.com website:

When staining occurs, hand wash as soon as possible to prevent permanent stains.

And...

All sales final on opened merchandise.

Well I'd hope so.

Oh, and PS -- You can become a fan of "Period Undies" on Facebook. Think about it...