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Why women like wearing push-up bras

Men – do you really wonder WHY women like wearing push-up bras, beyond the fact that they choose to do so and you get a bit of benefit from it?

Would you believe that a good bra — and in particular, a push-up bra — leads to increased confidence?

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Just like your underwear, sales are creeping up

Web Watch has previously covered news regarding how one can tell that the economy is picking up based on the increase in underwear sales.

But isn’t it time to take a look at exactly what type of worldwide retail trends we should be looking at when it comes to our underwear purchases?

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How many bras does the average woman own?

Pop quiz: How many bras does the average woman own?

An even better question is how many women own bras that they’ve never even worn?

With women lamenting the high cost of bras (well, good ones, at least), one would think that women would be more careful about ensuring that their underwear money… excuse us, lingerie money… goes to good use.

The answer comes from an online retailer who surveyed women about their bra-buying and wearing habits.

 

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You’re not following fashion trends if you’re still wearing mismatched bras and panty sets

Santa Underwear
Santa Underwear

If you’re a fashionable lady and are continuing to wear mismatched bra and panty sets, you are no longer a trend-setter.

Because while the fashion trend over recent years has been to proudly show off your underwear choices (where it was critically important to ensure that your bra was somewhat matched to your top – and not as important whether your panties were in the same style… if you wore underpants at all) — retailers are claiming that WOMEN ARE BUYING MATCHING UNDERWEAR SETS IN GREATER NUMBERS.

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Should lingerie companies make padded bras for 8-year-olds?

Child-size Coconut Bra
Child-sized Coconut Bra

If you are a parent of a young girl, you should know that some clothing manufacturers are looking to have your children grow up faster than you may want them to.

According to the Daily Mail, a discount clothing company is SELLING PADDED BRAS FOR CHILDREN.

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German court rules that employees must wear bras

German Party Girl Costume
German Party Girl Costume

A court in Germany has ruled that AN EMPLOYER CAN REQUIRE THEIR STAFF TO WEAR BRAS.

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Women poop less when they wear underwire bras

Underwire Bra Pattern
Underwire Bra Pattern

Researchers at Nara Women’s University’s Department of Environmental Health held a study to determine IF WEARING AN UNDERWIRE BRA EFFECTED A WOMAN’S ABILITY TO POOP.  The theory was that the bra exerted pressure on the body; does this added pressure have an effect?

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The 11 Most Titillating(!) Famous Bras, Ever

Quick – can you name 11 SUPER FAMOUS BRAS?

How about 5?

One?   Web Watch is sure that you can think of one bra that is more famous (notorious, even) than any other bra out there.

We’ll start you out with the easy one: #2 on the list is Princess Leia’s metallic bra when she was tied up to Jabba the Hut in the third Star Wars film.