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Implants give designers a big problem (http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/5577153.html)
Eric Wilson,  New York Times
August 25, 2005 BUSTVAR0825

There are worse fashion dilemmas than the one confronting Heidi Pollert, 30, a marketing executive in Houston, who can afford suits from Prada and MaxMara but must spend a small fortune on alterations because her bust is too big for the cut of most designer clothes.

"I like well-fitted clothing with straight lines, a real classic look," said Pollert, who works for a wealth management company and tends to dress more conservatively than one might expect of a woman who has had breast implants that increased her cup size to 34F. "I'm bigger around the top, but I'm small everywhere else," she said. "So I have to have everything tailored, especially jackets."

Such is life for shoppers who have faced the double-edged scalpel of plastic surgery, which has allowed hundreds of thousands of American women to have the cleavage they deem ideal, though they no longer fit the svelte silhouette dictated by many fashion houses.

In regions where breast augmentation is most popular, such as Southern California, Texas and Florida, the wave of implants is skewing the selection of designer clothes sold at some stores, favoring sizes and styles more ample on top and creating a new market for alterations.

With many plastic surgeons saying that Los Angeles is the country's implant capital, the Beverly Hills branch of Neiman Marcus sells more dresses in size 12 than any other, while sizes 8 and 10 are the most popular for designer evening wear at other Neiman branches, said a buyer for the chain, who links the phenomenon to customers who have surgically increased their busts.

Brian Bolke, owner of a boutique in Dallas called 4510 for its address on McKinney Avenue, said, "For women who love fashion, breast enlargements and designer dresses do not go together." He estimated more than half his customers have had cosmetic surgery.

"These women have great bodies, but they are not the bodies that designer clothes are made for," he added. "There is a ton of adjustments going on, because this area is not known for small chests. Either women are having dresses completely butchered, or we're selling them separates with a top and a skirt in different sizes."

The high-fashion industry is struggling to catch up to the new plastic silhouette. After the popularity of implants dipped in the early 1990s, after the general withdrawal of silicone implants for health concerns, procedures have risen steadily.

Surgery for breast enlargement (including breast lifts) has grown by 257 percent since 1997, reaching 432,403 patients nationwide last year, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Saline implants, filled with salt water, have largely replaced silicone in the United States. Last month a committee of medical experts advised the Food and Drug Administration to allow the return of silicone, which was never conclusively linked to health problems. The federal agency has not yet decided whether to follow that advice.

In total, surgeons have performed about 1.3 million augmentations nationwide in the past decade (including repeat customers), not enough to have a broad impact on the U.S. clothing market in a population of 149 million women. But the implant trend has affected the styles sold in designer boutiques in certain cities and regions where surgeries are most popular. For example a woman who was a standard size 6 before surgery -- a 34.5-inch bust, 26-inch waist and 36.5-inch hips -- and whose implants increase her bust by two cup sizes, would need a size 10 dress. But because she remains slim through the waist and hips, the dress would have to be altered.

'It's really a challenge'

After breast augmentation, many women say they fill out sweaters and swimwear better, and they get a lot of positive attention, but other clothes no longer look right. "I gave up my wardrobe to show off my breasts," said Tara Fierstatt, a national merchandiser for Buffalo Jeans in New York, who had implants in 2000 and now fits a C cup. "Your options are so much better, but it's funny: I used to wear button-down shirts, and now they don't fit. I might have to go up a size on the top if it's too tight around the chest, but then it does not fit in the shoulders or the arms." Instead she wears tight-fitting sweaters and more daring designs from Juicy Couture and D&G.

Customer demands for more figure-flattering clothing from designers have had an impact in the past decade. Once there was a nearly constant request for dresses with sleeves to accommodate women who wanted to conceal the effects of age. Today there is a call for more halter tops and strapless gowns, said Frederick Anderson, business partner of Douglas Hannant, a designer based in New York. "When we talk about age-appropriate clothing, the equation has changed dramatically," he said. "But you can't design a collection around a customer with a large chest, because it throws the proportion off. It's not realistic. When someone is a size D cup and a 2 waist, it's really a challenge."

Huge breasts do not always equal hotness.

Yes, there are such things as breasts that are just too fucking big.

In my experience, she would be more of an exception than the rule.

Also, what one calls "fat" is realitive.

No, actually, it's not relative. Fat is fat. Big Tits are just that.

There's a difference in "BBW Magazine" and "Juggs", y'know?

As for exception to the rule, don't make me turn this thread nsfw....

Actually, make me do it. Do the devil's advocate thing again. This should be fun.  :evil:

Dude, I'm a skinny guy myself, and prefer women "in my range". I like long, tall, skinny legs more than anything --- But that doesn't mean that I have to go without big breasts (if the combo is available...and it is). What I'm not though is someone who would qualify anything other than a pseudo-teen figure or near anorexic as "fat". Which I'm starting to suspect is the category you fall under. And the name for that kind of taste is : Asshole. That's the kind of guy that makes normal sized women feel like shit.

Dude, I'm a skinny guy myself, and prefer women "in my range". I like long, tall, skinny legs more than anything --- But that doesn't mean that I have to go without big breasts (if the combo is available...and it is). What I'm not though is someone who would qualify anything other than a pseudo-teen figure or near anorexic as "fat". Which I'm starting to suspect is the category you fall under. And the name for that kind of taste is : Asshole. That's the kind of guy that makes normal sized women feel like shit.

Case in point: There was not a girl, not a SINGLE solitary girl in my HS graduating class that I would have wanted to do anything with. They were either trash, fat, or just unattractive for one reason or another, and my class wasn't particularly small.

Heh. Like I said: Asshole.

Haha. Are you fucking kidding me? :lol:

(http://www.anekee.com/pagine/catalogo/foto/Opener-la-casa.jpg)

Yes, there is too big.

Case in point: There was not a girl, not a SINGLE solitary girl in my HS graduating class that I would have wanted to do anything with. They were either trash, fat, or just unattractive for one reason or another, and my class wasn't particularly small.

Soleil Moon Frye shouldn't have gotten the reduction solely because she was punky brewster. I would've gone for a nose job first if I was her anyway.

Have you told your parents that you are gay yet?  :evil:

Soleil Moon Frye shouldn't have gotten the reduction solely because she was punky brewster. I would've gone for a nose job first if I was her anyway.

Oh I understand the health reasons behind getting a breast reduction, I just thought it was funny that someone named punky had giant tittays.

I do have to say that I agree with Strazos - big boobs on skinny frames are a rarity unless plastic is involved.

Oh and Stray, enough with the calling people assholes because they happen to like thin or fit women.

I need f-13 to host a file for me.  Anyone who's been on teamspeak will crack-up when they listen to it.

Barring that, search for "Dead Ale Wives Watchtower" or "The Dangers of D&D" and tell me if the 'Galstaff' player doesn't sound sound exactly like Strazos.

Hah. He is an asshole. Any (heterosexual) guy who's that critical of EVERY chick in his highschool is an asshole (see: Shallow Hal).

At that point in the conversation, it had nothing to do with him liking fit women. I like fit women too.

The funny thing is: He named his GW character Veronica Zemonova, so my guess is that he's just playing devil's advocate here anyways (so either way you put it, he's being an asshole)...

+pic of Veronica Zemanova

Strazos is heavy on the mangina when it comes to games.

If you want to confirm your suspicions on the nipples of the girl I posted above, you can google "Anekee".

Or I can save you the trouble and just say: Yes, monster nipples.  Not attractive.

You have NO idea how hard it was for me to get that "clean" pic of Veronica....No idea. And you're still offended. Bleh.

Some people just can't appreciate the hard work I go through.

So I'm scrolling down the thread, when my speedo sense goes off and warns me to subconsiouly scroll rapidly past the picture of half naked steriod monkey invading this fine thread about boobs... After being safely past, I stop and think; "I wonder who posted that? Probably Voodoolilly."

If I wanted to see lace up some bitch's ass and her tits on her chin I could find that myself. Don't need the help, thanks!

Someone got implants! (http://216.239.54.9/blogger/2184/672/1600/andie_Mcdowell_Implants.jpg)

Someone got implants! (http://www.f13.net/staff/shockeye/andie_implants.jpg)

Fixed URL.

Dumbasses.

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