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When things get hot, I shed layers and bare some skin. However, in low cut, strapless, or cutout styles, I'm not always comfortable going bra-less — there's a time and a place, but most often it's a necessity. So, for those who don't want to compromise skimpier styles for fear of your bra peeking through, I suggest you meet Barely There's Bandini ($24 for two). It's seamless with shape-to-fit Read more

One hundred years ago 19-year-old socialite Mary Phelps Jacobs tied two silk handkerchiefs together to make the modern bra. If it weren't for her, our memories of buying our first bra, a venerable right of passage for any girl, might be replaced by the even more traumatic experience of trying on our first corset. No thank you! In honor of the undergarment's centennial birthday I want to know: do Read more

Teaching at a yoga studio means I meet a lot of free-spirited folks. One student told me she stopped wearing underwire bras because she heard they can lead to breast cancer. This idea has been circling around that wearing a bra all day compresses the lymphatic system of the breast, resulting in accumulation of toxins that cause breast cancer. Just about every woman I know wears a bra, and most Read more