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Big is beautiful too - and sexy.
(From Irish Independent)
Lisa Mitten opened Kitten Lingerie a year ago, catering for woman of all agesand sizes - from those of Twiggy-sized proportions (30 back, size A cup), right up to large and curvaceous females.
"I opened the shop because my own friends with large bosoms found they just could notget underwear to fit them," says Lisa.
"Someone walked up to the counter yesterday and said 'I know you're not going to have what I want, a bra with a 34-inch back measurement and double G cups, but I'll askanyway'. I turned around and presented her with four different styles in her size. Shecouldn't believe her eyes and bought them all."
Lisa sells bras, briefs, thongs, suspender belts and swimwear - stocking labels such as Fantasie, Footprint and Freya.
Big, she says, can be beautiful. "Many big women are offered very basic garments or something very utilitarian. But ...
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