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daft batty

Feb 27th 2006 4:57 am

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www.figleaves.com

They have a UK and a US site, the uk one has nice stuff for the more equiped woman that doesnt look like scaffolding.

The US site has sizes from 28F to 56FF :scared: :eek:
what more can we want?

AnyaT

Feb 27th 2006 4:58 am

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Originally Posted by Sarah Farrand

I'm a 34F (yes really!) and it's impossible to buy good bras in my size over here. I was back in the UK at Christmas and bought 10 matching sets of bras and underwear. When I saw the number of 34F bras in M&S I quite literally felt like crying. I really like nice underwear, and buying it here is a nightmare. Even Holt Renfrew don't stock 34F.

If I were at all entrepeneurial, I would open a lingerie store tomorrow!

I feel your pain. I'm a 32E (can't believe I'm posting that on the internet) and bras are few and far between. When they are available they are outrageously expensive. There are a few shops in central Toronto you could try - one is called "Secrets from your Sister." There are also a couple in Bloor West Village between Jane and Runnymede with a very good selection, and they will order in if what you find in-store is not in your size. There is a large Polish and Ukrainian community there and apparently a lot of them have the same challenge in finding Barbie-size bras.

dbd33

Feb 27th 2006 4:58 am

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Originally Posted by Sarah Farrand

I can send you an old bra if you like.... or include me in your drinks with dbd...

Oh please do come for a beer. Current idea is Monday the 6th at the Bedford Ballroom, that's near the Bata Shoe Museum. (Not that I got around to telling Souvenir the location).

Pretty Flowers

Feb 27th 2006 4:59 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33

Oh please do come for a beer. Current idea is Monday the 6th at the Bedford Ballroom, that's near the Bata Shoe Museum. (Not that I got around to telling Souvenir the location).

Not the Bedford Ballroom on Bloor then?

dbd33

Feb 27th 2006 5:05 am

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Originally Posted by Sarah Farrand

Not the Bedford Ballroom on Bloor then?

Yes, that one. The museum's a bit west of there on the south side.

Souvenir

Feb 27th 2006 5:09 am

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Originally Posted by batty-x-ray

56FF?

Good grief! It should be 56FFS!

:eek:

Or, more accurately,

:eek: :eek:

JezHarper

Feb 27th 2006 5:10 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33

Oh please do come for a beer. Current idea is Monday the 6th at the Bedford Ballroom, that's near the Bata Shoe Museum. (Not that I got around to telling Souvenir the location).

Shoe museum? Wow, Toronto is THE place to be :rolleyes: ;) :D :D :D

Souvenir

Feb 27th 2006 5:11 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33

(Not that I got around to telling Souvenir the location).

I'd noticed.

So, where exactly is this place and what time are we meeting up?

dbd33

Feb 27th 2006 5:14 am

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Originally Posted by JezHarper

Shoe museum? Wow, Toronto is THE place to be :rolleyes: ;) :D :D :D

Oh quite, we give all directions relative to the shoe museum.

dbd33

Feb 27th 2006 5:19 am

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Originally Posted by Souvenir

I'd noticed.

So, where exactly is this place and what time are we meeting up?

Bedford Ballroom The
(416) 966-4450
232 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON M5S 1T8

6:30 ?

Souvenir

Feb 27th 2006 5:20 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33

Bedford Ballroom The
(416) 966-4450
232 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON M5S 1T8

6:30 ?

Sounds good to me.

Pretty Flowers

Feb 27th 2006 5:37 am

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Originally Posted by Souvenir

Sounds good to me.

how will I know what you both look like?

Will you both wear carnations and have copies of the Globe and Mail under your arm?

Butch Cassidy

Feb 27th 2006 5:45 am

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Originally Posted by Sarah Farrand

how will I know what you both look like?

Will you both wear carnations and have copies of the Globe and Mail under your arm?

dbd will be in his rubber suit and Souvenier will have his birthday badge on!! ;)

dbd33

Feb 27th 2006 5:45 am

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Originally Posted by Sarah Farrand

how will I know what you both look like?

Will you both wear carnations and have copies of the Globe and Mail under your arm?

Souvenir'll be the man in the suit. I won't have a suit but will likely be with a woman, you'll spot her, she looks American. I expect we'll be joined by a English guy, a little over six feet tall, heavily built with multiple facial piercings; he's quite distinctive. Also possibly by a short jovial Indian woman. I have pictures of all these people but, really, such an odd assortment of people ought to be easy to spot on a Monday night.

daft batty

Feb 27th 2006 5:47 am

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Originally Posted by Sarah Farrand

how will I know what you both look like?

Will you both wear carnations and have copies of the Globe and Mail under your arm?

silly woman they will be wearing the 56FFs - outside their parkas

Souvenir

Feb 27th 2006 5:50 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33

Who's the bloke with the piercings?

dbd33

Feb 27th 2006 5:59 am

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Originally Posted by Souvenir

Who's the bloke with the piercings?

sab35. A real expat I met from GU. He's been here a while (three years maybe) on a work permit but will likely take PR soon. He's originally from Dover by way of Brixton and Helsinki.

Souvenir

Feb 27th 2006 6:00 am

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Originally Posted by dingbat

PMSL...how many pages is this thread going to run to....? :D :D

We have the makings of a poll here. :)

TrishP

Feb 28th 2006 12:40 am

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Originally Posted by Higgy

Just been having a laugh at some of the comments. Obviously the guys out there don't appreciate the importance of good comfortable ladies underwear. I never bought my undies in M & S, I actually preferred George at Asda. Cotton is definately not the same quality here as it is in the UK. My sister in law missed UK cotton undies when she moved to Australia as well. I had to bring my friend a batch of M & S tights though when I moved out here.

Higgy's Wife

You'll be pleased to know then that Walmart sells the George range!!

Souvenir

Feb 28th 2006 1:30 am

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Originally Posted by TrishB

You'll be pleased to know then that Walmart sells the George range!!

That means nothing. I would be amazed if WM/Asda are flogging identical products in both markets.

I can buy Benson & Hedges cigarettes in Canada. They bear no similarity whatsoever to B&H that you could buy in the UK.

Higgy

Feb 28th 2006 5:07 am

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Exactly! I have looked at some of the George range in Walmart and it bears no resemblance whatsoever to the George at Asda. The quality of George in the UK is so good that it is in womens magazines and on shows like This Morning and GMTV. When they show an item, it flies off the shelf and Asda can't keep up with the restocking. I brought a bag with me that I bought in Asda in November and I have never had so many people say "wow, I love your bag" - (or purse!) All the stores like Asda, Tesco, Primark etc are doing really well just now as they can copy designer stuff really cheaply and quickly.

louise033

Feb 28th 2006 9:54 am

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Originally Posted by Souvenir

I agree, wal mart is nothing like Asdas george range! The wal mart version looks cheap and very unfashionable! :scared:

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