As most of you know, I was going to a talk last night at a neighbouring WI given by Sadie the Bra Lady. She is such a popular speaker they had to book her a year ahead.

What an engaging and funny woman, she talked for an hour and a half and kept us interested and entertained. Not a bra in sight (well she showed us one -  a size K cup). She wasn't there to sell, in fact you have to be fitted in her shops before you can buy one. She asked for a volunteer to be fitted last night; she doesn't use an inch tape, just looks and knows what size you are - I don't know how she does it but the lady was so impressed she bought the bra there and then. Sadie is well know in the NE and won numerous awards country- wide and has customers world-wide;  she was given the name by a radio DJ many years ago on a phone-in programme and it sort of stuck.

She also explained why 80% of us are wearing the wrong sized bra; the original bra of over 100 years ago was made without elastic and had no stretch anywhere  but although the material has changed over the years, the method of sizing has not. She has her own size chart if any of you would like to check it out and read a bit more about her go to www.sadiethebralady.co.uk   I could not believe she is 72, she looks 20 years younger and as fit as a flea.

Ipi xx

Hi Ipi,

Sounds like you had a night, and a good giggle. 

I have been fitted by a lady from Ripley&Peller, and she didnt use a tape to measure me, she just looked and said you are a 40h, I thought she was mad, I was wearing a 44dd from M&S, but goodness the difference....I walked out of there like a new women, boobs where they should be, and only 2 of them.LOL

She has 4 shops in the NE and has been going since the 70's LC. Started off selling dresses when she noticed the bust on the dresses was higher than where women's boobs were so that got her into bras; now all she does is underwear.  She tells you a bit about herself on the website, and how to measure your correct size. She is very friendly now with HRH's corsetiere who I think is from Rigby & Pellar (Bideshi's favourite make).

You are so right Ros, getting the correct bra fitted can make you look a lot more shapely; she told of several women getting bras from her while waiting for breast reductions. After they were fitted they were so much happier with their new shape they didn't have the op.

I was the opposite Mumsie, wearing padded ones until I reached 50  - I was a late developer LOL.

Ipi xx