Spring Break
Local bra boutique has best answer to 'double scoop' sizes
Caprice Singletary/Contributing writer
Issue date: 10/5/08 Section: Health
Back pain is the most common issue women deal with when wearing the wrong bra size -particularly among large-breasted women. In some cases, extreme back pain can lead to some women seeking breast reduction surgery.
Leshiner's bras range from $35.00 to $125.00. Anyone who is ready to get those "double scoops" in pure perfection will know that this would be considered an investment.
Leshiner's business is based strictly on word of mouth as she said her team makes sure customers leave happy. "When they leave happy, then they come back with a friend," she said. "Then their friends come back with a friend."
Shannon McCrae from Silver Spring doesn't go anywhere else to buy her bras. "This was definitely a life changing experience for me," she said. "I had no idea that something as little as a bra could change the way I look, that it could change my life!"
McCraie, 26, said before discovering her "double scoop" fit, she used to have back problems. "I used to pull my bra up all day, and it just got to the point where I was so frustrated with even wearing a bra at all. But then a friend of mine told me that she saw a special on Oprah, about getting fitted for a bra. I automatically went to go find more information ... and that's how I found this place."
Even more so for men, the bra dilemma is off the radar. Justin Brown, 26, said that he thought a bra just went up to a double D. When shopping for his girlfriend, Justin simply goes for the biggest size he thinks might fit. "And if it looks good, then hey!" he added.
Howard University student Debra Russell just found out that her scoops where overflowing in her cup. She kept pulling her bra straps up every five minutes, but she had never thought she could be wearing the wrong bra size, she said.
PLACES YOU CAN GO FOR A PERFECT BRA FIT
1. DorNe Corsette Shoppe, Silver Spring, Md.
2. TROUSSEAU, Vienna V.A. (near Tyson's Corner)
3. Coup DE Foudre Lingerie, Washington DC
Leshiner's bras range from $35.00 to $125.00. Anyone who is ready to get those "double scoops" in pure perfection will know that this would be considered an investment.
Leshiner's business is based strictly on word of mouth as she said her team makes sure customers leave happy. "When they leave happy, then they come back with a friend," she said. "Then their friends come back with a friend."
Shannon McCrae from Silver Spring doesn't go anywhere else to buy her bras. "This was definitely a life changing experience for me," she said. "I had no idea that something as little as a bra could change the way I look, that it could change my life!"
McCraie, 26, said before discovering her "double scoop" fit, she used to have back problems. "I used to pull my bra up all day, and it just got to the point where I was so frustrated with even wearing a bra at all. But then a friend of mine told me that she saw a special on Oprah, about getting fitted for a bra. I automatically went to go find more information ... and that's how I found this place."
Even more so for men, the bra dilemma is off the radar. Justin Brown, 26, said that he thought a bra just went up to a double D. When shopping for his girlfriend, Justin simply goes for the biggest size he thinks might fit. "And if it looks good, then hey!" he added.
Howard University student Debra Russell just found out that her scoops where overflowing in her cup. She kept pulling her bra straps up every five minutes, but she had never thought she could be wearing the wrong bra size, she said.
PLACES YOU CAN GO FOR A PERFECT BRA FIT
1. DorNe Corsette Shoppe, Silver Spring, Md.
2. TROUSSEAU, Vienna V.A. (near Tyson's Corner)
3. Coup DE Foudre Lingerie, Washington DC
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Jerry A. McCoy
posted 10/06/08 @ 9:07 AM EST
The Silver Spring Historical Society is proud to have the DorNe Corsette Shoppe located on historic "Main Street" Georgia Avenue. This small independent business occupies the landmark 1925 Hunter Bros. (Continued…)
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