The Bra, Reinvented

[shootingstar]

I haven't bought a new bra in ages...because I stocked up about um....8 yrs. ago. However, my new stock is running low and so I've been hunting. I'm appalled by the pricing and um..for an A size, how:

*plain,ugly a lot of bra styles are. Sorry I don't want to wear tank-like, jogging racer like bras under my clothing. But nor do I want a lot of lace. I like thin adjustable straps. I don't want tank top like straps. (This might be more possible perhaps for smaller breasted women.)
*how much I don't want a cotton/mix fabric bra. I don't want bras made from T-shirt lycra material.
*how overly- padded/push up many styles are. (Yea, ok it's nice to have lift.....occasionally. But this makes dearie actually laugh.)
*how expensive (for a quality bra even for smaller women)
*weird bright colours. Do these women romp around in neon coloured bras?

Maybe I'm old...and don't "get" the current fashion of wearing these under see-through tops. I don't wear a colourful bra then layer on another different type of coloured tank top where all the straps show.

[Crankin]

Personally, I like the light padding, because as a small person, I like to feel a little more proportional in my clothing. I don't want to be huge (in fact, I would hate it), but it's nice to look good in a t shirt. I also like my bras to be a little luxurious, not super lacy, but not like a sports bra, either. For years, I had trouble finding good fitting bras in my size, but, in the past 2-3 years, it's become easier. While I have paid up to 60.00 for a bra, most of the ones I buy now are around 40.00. Since changing sizes (from a 32A to a 32B), everything just looks better; this is why I go to a real lingerie store. Every year I get a 20% discount from them on my birthday, and then I go bra shopping. I also buy my Hanky Panky panties there, and a couple of La Mystere thongs. They always have to order those in my size for me, as apparently, the suburban ladies in Acton and Concord don't wear thongs .
The bright colors, well, I don't like that, either.