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...Twelve years after the WonderBra caused small-breasted women to stampede, the boob pendulum is apparently swinging back. The average size of the American breast has grown from 34B to 36C , according to manufacturers. Anecdotally, the growth might be even more breathtaking: Those style-section stories are full of women who can't face the fact that they are, they really and truly are, a D. "Some women have gotten angry when I tell them they're a D-cup. They think that's huge," said a bra fitter in one of those upteenth style stories...

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

...Lachlan currently serves as deputy chief operating officer at News, with responsibility for the Fox TV stations, HarperCollins and the New York Post. He has a bit of a renegade-playboy image with his tattooed forearm and his actress wife Sarah O'Hare, who is a former Revlon and Wonderbra model...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's a Family Affair | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...electric moped "I never thought I'd own." While Yang is sowing prosperity in China, the U.S.'s new penchant for protectionism could bust his big plans. Asset Underwear, which grossed $10 million in exports in 2002, recently began negotiating with Sara Lee, maker of Playtex and Wonderbra, to produce some of its lingerie. But the quotas on Chinese bras, bathrobes and knits have forced the Chicago company to withdraw. Yang is mystified. "Why can't the Americans stick to making what we can't?" he asks. "For things like bras, nobody can compete with China." Right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tug-Of-War Over Trade | 2/15/2004 | See Source »

While Yang is sowing prosperity in China, the U.S.'s new penchant for protectionism could bust his big plans for brassieres. Asset Underwear, which grossed $10 million in exports last year, recently began negotiating with Sara Lee, maker of Playtex and Wonderbra, to produce some of its lingerie. But the new quotas on Chinese bras, bathrobes and knit fabrics have forced the Chicago company to withdraw. Yang is mystified. "Why can't the Americans stick to making what we can't?" he asks. "For little things like bras, nobody can compete with China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tug-Of-War Over Trade | 12/22/2003 | See Source »

MODEL Elyse THE GOOD She has that Shalom Harlow thing THE BAD Has trouble filling out her Wonderbra THE ODDS Yes, she's hot. Say shalom to your front runner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 7, 2003 | 7/7/2003 | See Source »

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