The Proper Foundation for Style

It’s a basic fashion rule that we don’t look our best unless we are comfortable and aren’t worried our clothes might betray us at any moment. It is difficult to project confidence while tugging up your strapless bra, tucking in wayward straps, and worrying about panty lines. You can avoid these confidence busters with a little help behind the scenes?

Perilous Panty Lines

Avoiding panty lines is vital, but some of us are just not comfortable in thongs, and going without isn’t so hygenic. The solution is to go the new commando.

Commandos are uniquely-shaped, cotton disposable patches that safely stick in the curved seam of your jeans, pants and workout wear. They are available in many different colors and sets, and their humorous and visual website is a treat in itself.

Bra Strap Blunders

Although showing bra straps was unbelievably once the rage, and some celebrities – not naming names here! – have made a career of wearing bras as shirts, for the rest of us it’s hard to rock your look if you are constantly tucking in or pulling up bra straps. Hollywood Fashion Tape has a product called Hook-Ups that keep your bra perfectly positioned if you are wearing a sleeveless dress or your top has a bit of a racer-back.

Why not just wear a strapless or convertible bra? I don’t always feel, um, supported with a strapless bra and I just don’t have the time to be switching out straps on bras most days. This ingenious little helper is just the thing to keep everything where it belongs. Just put on your bra and reach back and slip the straps through the holder.

Strapless Bra Bringing You Down?

When I do have to wear a strapless bra, I don’t want it to get me down. Literally. I recently found a bra by Fashion Forms that combines a regular bra with the silicone grip technology to hold you in place. Put it on, bend slightly forward, and arrange the girls to their best advantage.

Another popular solution is the Nu Bra by Fashion Forms. It’s a backless, silicone, multiple-use bra that adheres to your breasts. After a little practice, you can position it to provide perfect support with your most revealing tops or evening wear. The Sassybax bra has additional silicone straps that adhere to your sides for a little more stability.

Some Resources

Hollywood Fashion Tape, with their signature double-sided fashion tape, is a tremendous resource for the prevention of all sorts of fashion faux pas. They have nipple covers, bra strap extenders, sweat shields, bra strap cushions, itchy tag covers, and more. Who knew so many things could go wrong with your outfit?

Another good resource is Bare Necessities for bras, other undergarments, and my go to slinky dress tummy slimmer, Spanx Higher Power High Waisted Power Panties, without which I might only wear muumuus.

Photo sources: Commandos, Hollywood Hook Ups, Bras: Fashion Forms, Bare Necessities, Spanx: Bare Necessities