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...After two Oprah episodes featuring dramatic "bra interventions" and even a Dateline investigation into the problem, American women are embracing bra fittings Haven't you read the style section stories? Oprah made the procedure sound like something halfway between winning the lottery and discovering your fairy godmother: "Every woman watching, this is going to change your life?Everyone's talking about it. And I'm revealing a beauty secret that literally performs miracles. It can reverse aging. It can make you look 10, even 20 pounds lighter." The literal miracles seem slight compared to this. Says Oprah, according...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If Your Bra Doesn't Fit, Go Shopping | 6/27/2006 | See Source »

...woman, and you are wearing a bra, you are probably wearing the wrong size one. That's what they say. According to "experts," "industry studies" and "surveys," anywhere between 70% 85% of women are treating their breasts badly, either shoving them into too-small cups or allowing them to float freely in a draping sling. The statistic's origins are murky - some cite a Victoria's Secret poll, others something from the Wacoal brand. But it has been quoted back to me by friends, colleagues, interns. It sounds true. "Eighty percent of American woman are wearing the wrong bra...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If Your Bra Doesn't Fit, Go Shopping | 6/27/2006 | See Source »

...Your Bra Doesn't Fit, Go Shopping That's the agenda behind all the bra-size propaganda you're hearing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If Your Bra Doesn't Fit, Go Shopping | 6/27/2006 | See Source »

...Black Halloween animal (CAT or BAT) French 101 word (LUI or OUI) Provider of support, for short (IRA or BRA) Sewing shop purchase (YARN or YARD) Short writings (BITS or BIOS) Trumpet (BOAST or BLAST) Much-debated political inits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Needs Sudoku? | 6/17/2006 | See Source »

...Your Bra Doesn't Fit, Go Shopping That's the agenda behind all the bra-size propaganda you're hearing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Left-leaning Bloggers Ready for Their Close-up? | 6/9/2006 | See Source »

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