http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog Bridging the size gap with a woman who's in between. Shopping & style for women with curves Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:40:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2011/08/tried-tested-the-pepperberry-summer-clothing-challenge/ http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2011/08/tried-tested-the-pepperberry-summer-clothing-challenge/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:10:32 +0000 Gemma http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/?p=2008 Yep, I've been back to Pepperberry, purveyors of clothes for ladies with boobs. This time I was invited to take part in their Bloggers' Summer Clothing Challenge. Basically, I got to choose an event and Pepperberry would dress me for it! I was sent down to the Oxford Circus store in June, where a set of frocks had been picked out for me to try on. I then picked my favourite and styled it up for the event in question. I chose a picnic with friends for my birthday, though I ended up swapping that for an afternoon in the pub (I didn't trust the weather). I had planned to wear the dress on the day, but it ended up being a bit too restrictive. The moral of the story? Don't pick a super-fitted dress with a synthetic lining, then put on 5lbs and expect it to still fit on one of the hottest days of the year...]]> http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2011/08/tried-tested-the-pepperberry-summer-clothing-challenge/feed/ 2 http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2011/04/fitting-room-adventures-pepperberry/ http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2011/04/fitting-room-adventures-pepperberry/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:21:30 +0000 Gemma http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/?p=1634 Pepperberry is the recently relaunched clothing range from underwear afficionados Bravissimo. Available in sizes 8 - 18 in three bust sizes (curvy, really curvy and super curvy) it aims to cater for women who're fed up of having to buy a size bigger to accomodate their bust. As a DD/E cup, I own a couple of dresses from the old Bravissimo range (bought in the sales!) and they're a beautiful fit, but in general the range had a tendency to be a bit frumpy and boring at times, so I was excited to see what they came up with in this new incarnation. I'd heard whisperings that there was a bit of a 50s influence, and the image above (the first to be released) definitely supported that idea...]]> http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2011/04/fitting-room-adventures-pepperberry/feed/ 8 http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2009/07/boob-friendly-dresses-from-bravissimo/ http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2009/07/boob-friendly-dresses-from-bravissimo/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:07:02 +0000 Gemma http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/?p=203 Bravissimo has long been the secret haunt of girls with D+ boobs. Stocking all the big brands that cater to larger ladies (Freya, Panache, Kalyani, Masquerade etc) and providing a measuring service that's second to none, I know ladies who'll sing the praises of this shop 'til kingdom come. They can lift and support even the biggest boobs and sell pretty, not frumpy designs. And following that success, they've turned their hand to cup-sized clothing... ]]> http://www.biggirlsbrowse.com/blog/2009/07/boob-friendly-dresses-from-bravissimo/feed/ 4