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Local bra boutique has best answer to 'double scoop' sizes
Caprice Singletary/Contributing writer
Issue date: 10/5/08 Section: Health
A new customer entered the shop, and started to look around the bra boutique. With a hint of excitement in her eyes, Zina Leshiner, owner of Dor-Ne-Corset Shoppe in Silver Spring, Md, took the customer to the back fitting room. Immediately sizing her up with her eyes, Leshiner grabbed a tape measure. Minutes later, Leshiner went and grabbed a bra from her stock room. Being the "pro" that she is, Leshiner gets the customer's fit right with the very first bra that she puts on her.
"Okay…you are a 34 FF," Leshiner said. Her client sat there in total shock, ignorant of the fact they even made bras that big. Leshiner told her to put her t-shirt back on so she can see the difference. The customer liked what she saw. She looked like she had lost five pounds. She had found her perfect fit.
Experts in bra fitting say 95 percent of women wear the wrong bra size. "The right bra size can be essential to your look, and can make you look up to 10 pounds smaller!" said Leshiner.
In business since 1995, Leshiner has a solution to any girl's bra problem. She gives the inside scoop on putting the "double scoops" into a perfect fit. She also gives tips on how to shop for a bra. What separates Leshiner's shop from other bra boutiques is the unique bra sizes that she carries.
"We start at 28A, and go up to 56FF," she said. "We also go up to 52, depending on the bra."
Leshiner said the biggest mistake most women make when shopping for a bra is that "they shop with their eyes. They always go for the real pretty things instead of what's best for their body type."
Wearing the wrong bra size can cause some health hazards such as mastalgia (breast pain), shoulder and back pain. Wearing a properly fitting bra is highly recommended for reduction of breast pain. One can acquire mastalgia from exercise or other activities that causes the breasts to bounce.
Too much shoulder pressure from bra straps can also lead to health issues as well. When the weight of breasts is transferred to shoulder straps, a deep groove can be seen over the shoulder. Allowing too much pressure on the trapezius muscle can result in temporary symptoms such as neck and shoulder pain; numbness and tingling in the arm; and headaches.
"Okay…you are a 34 FF," Leshiner said. Her client sat there in total shock, ignorant of the fact they even made bras that big. Leshiner told her to put her t-shirt back on so she can see the difference. The customer liked what she saw. She looked like she had lost five pounds. She had found her perfect fit.
Experts in bra fitting say 95 percent of women wear the wrong bra size. "The right bra size can be essential to your look, and can make you look up to 10 pounds smaller!" said Leshiner.
In business since 1995, Leshiner has a solution to any girl's bra problem. She gives the inside scoop on putting the "double scoops" into a perfect fit. She also gives tips on how to shop for a bra. What separates Leshiner's shop from other bra boutiques is the unique bra sizes that she carries.
"We start at 28A, and go up to 56FF," she said. "We also go up to 52, depending on the bra."
Leshiner said the biggest mistake most women make when shopping for a bra is that "they shop with their eyes. They always go for the real pretty things instead of what's best for their body type."
Wearing the wrong bra size can cause some health hazards such as mastalgia (breast pain), shoulder and back pain. Wearing a properly fitting bra is highly recommended for reduction of breast pain. One can acquire mastalgia from exercise or other activities that causes the breasts to bounce.
Too much shoulder pressure from bra straps can also lead to health issues as well. When the weight of breasts is transferred to shoulder straps, a deep groove can be seen over the shoulder. Allowing too much pressure on the trapezius muscle can result in temporary symptoms such as neck and shoulder pain; numbness and tingling in the arm; and headaches.
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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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