Style Tips From Gossard

02-11-2006 11:10

We've been making lingerie since 1901, so we know a thing or two about underwear. Wearing the right lingerie can transform not only your shape, but your confidence too.

With 70% of women wearing the wrong size bra the best place to start is the fitting room - make sure you get professionally measured regularly, as breast size can fluctuate for many reasons including hormones and diet.

Our expert design team have been busy answering your top lingerie questions, read on for our best advice for the season...

I've seen lots of white shirts and tops in the shops this season, what's the best lingerie for wearing under white?

Choose a colour closest to your own skin tone.
For fair skins, we recommend nude as the best colour to wear under white clothes. Because it is closer to your skin tone than white it will blend in and be less visible. For darker skin tones look for underwear closest to your own colouring.
Seamfree styles like Gossard Superboost Secret and Gossard Supersmooth are also perfect for giving you that invisible look under white or tight tops.

The pencil skirt seems to be in fashion again, I’m not sure that my figure can take it help!

Gone are the days of the fashion world idolizing wafer thin women, it’s great to see today’s designers celebrating feminine curves and women everywhere should be rejoicing! Easy to say, but some days we all could do with a little bit of extra help and wearing the right underwear can really boost your confidence levels. This season sees the launch of our Secret Shaping brief and thong. The brief offers a bottom boosting uplift and the thong has light stomach controlling properties. The best thing is that even though they give you extra help they still look sexy, move over Bridget Jones!

My breasts are a bit on the small side, what can I do to improve on nature's best?

Padded bras are a small girl's best friend, there's no harm in giving yourself a helping hand. If you want the illusion of a bigger bust why not try Gossard Superboost? Designed to give the ultimate cleavage this is the perfect range to turn to for that special night out or in! Available in a range of fashionable colours and finishes you'll be spoilt for choice.

I've just bought a lovely dress with spaghetti straps - is it a fashion faux pas to have bra straps showing?

It really is better to invest in a good strapless bras that way you can have the full support that a strapped bra gives you but without having to spoil the line of your new dress. We recommend the new Superboost Secret multiway bra; the detachable straps mean that you've got lots of options for under halternecks, strapless or spaghetti strapped tops and dresses.

To view the autum winter range of Gossard Lingerie click the link Gossard Range