Category talk:Bras

Just thought I'd say this category is a great idea for Boobpedia. I'm sure other fans of big-breasted women are interested in the sexy lingerie that contains those beautiful breasts. Loose cannon 17:17, 16 December 2008 (EST)

Thanks, nice to hear that. I thought that too when I noticed that some bras and other stuff reappear in pictorials again and again. It get's more thrilling every day. The more I dive into history the more I find out about the masters who made all this possible what we see in our modern pictures. Prophecy 21:36, 16 December 2008 (EST)

I just logged in for first time in ages and thought I'd say thanks to Prophecy for providing helpful feedback in the edit summaries for all the different bra articles that I made changes to. Time willing, I hope to get to become a better - quantity and quality - contributer. Loose cannon 14:16, 12 April 2009 (EDT)

I was hoping I could contribute more to this part of Boobpedia but I haven't been able to. A few times I see a model wearing a bra that I know I've seen before but I can't remember when or where. Even if I did, I wouldn't know how to go about discovering the manufacturer of the garment in question. I thought it might be useful for other wannabe contributors if Prophecy - or somebody else - could post a list of useful resources or provide tips on how he's been able to put together all the excellent articles in this category so far.

Thanks for your compliments. Here are a few guidelines and hints how I started:

1. Do we already have it? First of all, have a look at my user page. I made a thumbnail collection of all the clothing articles I created: User:Prophecy#Clothing. It's an easy overview sorted by clothing type. Perhaps the garment is already included on Boobpedia.
2. Organise source pictures: It started on my hard disk: When I realised that some models wore the same bras or garments, I saved sample pictures, with links to the galleries. With time, I had several models (some still unidentified, but later I found their names) together in one folder for the same garment. The folders on your hard disk help you when you have finally identified a garment: In the beginning I was glad that I found it, but I did not know the links for the galleries any more.
3. Google is your friend: Some garments have distinctive details, for example buckles or a certain pattern. Use the Google image seach (deactivate SafeSeach!) and try different search words, together with a general identifier for the garment, for example +nippleless +bra fishnet (which will lead you to Barely Wear bras sooner or later). Be as precise as possible with the search words. Make yourself familiar with clothing types as well as typical bra and clothing features like "underwire", "balcony/plunge/demi cup" etc. It helps to define the search words more precisely. Learn the Google syntax, like "word1 word2" for "word1 word2" in exactly that order and +word1 word2 meaning word1 has to be on the page while word2 is optional. If you see a product ID together with some image, change your search and include the product ID. This will immediately lead you to the garment in most cases.
4. Browse online shops and manufacturer homepages: If it's a more "classic" bra, pages like Figleaves, Pampered Passions, Brastop or The Big Bra Shop are very helpful. It does not have to be those pages; you can do a quick Google search for +lingerie +shop and pick a search result that sounds promising. Your preferences may change with time. If you browse an online shop, be sure that they mention the brand together with the garment. If not, be sure that they mention a product ID. Abbreviations and suffixes like in "LA-8212" may hide the manufacturer (Leg Avenue for the 8212 body in this case). If a quick Google search for the product ID does not deliver more pictures of the same garment, it's probably an own reseller ID, and the shop is useless. Be careful with "manufacturer" homepages: Websites like Wicked Temptations do produce their own garments, but they also sell clothing from other manufacturers, generally without mentioning their name. Look up the "About us" page of those websites if they really produce the garments.
5. Watch out for accidental exposure of labels: Change your focus when looking at galleries — Sometimes a manufacturer label is shown when a model strips off a bra. It is often a picture which is not even interesting from a photographic point of view ("in-between" clothed and naked) and you usually would not pay too much attention, but it's sometimes the clue to finding the manufacturer. In some cases, the garments lie around together with the model when she has already undressed. When the label is not clearly visible, try to find a gallery with higher resolution. For identifying a label, Category:Manufacturer logos may be helpful.
6. Leg Avenue has produced most of the nylon lingerie: If you see something made of nylon, first have a look at the Leg Avenue homepage. If it's not discontinued, you will find many of the styles you always looked for in their catalogue. Even more difficult garments like lace catsuits mostly have distinctive properties which make it possible to determine if it's from Leg Avenue or not.

I hope these hints are helpful for you searches. Ah, and: Help me! The bra Vanessa is wearing in her biobox picture is very widespread and even worn in recent galleries like this one by Christy Marks. I have seen this bra worn by more than twenty models, but I searched an searched for ages — without result. If you are able to identify it, please leave me a message. I'd be very glad!

Regards

Prophecy 00:33, 16 April 2009 (EDT)

Thanks for that very comprehensive response. I knew some of it already (e.g. Google syntax) but the rest of it was all useful to me though I still find it hard to differentiate between a balcony and demi-cup bra (thankfully, the plunge style is quite distinctive). I think it's good to have all this useful info here as it might inspire other lingerie fans to help out.

I'll keep an eye out for that particular balcony bra you're hoping to ID. Loose cannon 20:54, 17 April 2009 (EDT)

I think balcony is nearly the same as demi, now that you mention it. I saw them mixed up in some online shops and some pages define them as the same. I think I had this differentiation from some Wikipedia page. Maybe some day I'll merge the two, don't know yet... Prophecy 18:22, 20 April 2009 (EDT)

Looking for model name for bra

I realize this is not the point of this page, but considering our shared interests, I thought I'd ask anyway. I've been searching for the bra model[1] worn by Stacey Poole for the "Unbelievably Busty Brunettes" issue of Zoo (July 2014), but haven't found any leads whatsoever. Any help would be greatly appreciated. —Squalla1