Everyone’s proclaiming the era of democratic fashion these days, calling for clothing lines that cater to every size. But when Racked took a closer look, reality fell way short of expectation. While…
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We’ve all heard the statistic: Seven out of ten women are wearing the wrong bra size. Here’s the catch: That miseducation starts in our teens. Bare Necessities and new brand BRABAR are out to…
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Brooks Nader spent her 21st birthday this past February on set here in the Bare Necessities studio. The Southern belle also known as Brooksie is as nice as pie, going so far as…
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Welcome back to swim season. Maybe things are starting to thaw where you are; maybe you’re even replenishing your vitamin D levels someplace sunny. Fresh off our look at the top picks of…
- Meet the Merchants, Personal Style
Soon-to-be-Bride and Buyer Tells Us Her Top Bridal and Wedding Lingerie Picks
Wedding season—that annual social calendar window loaded with romance, hors d’oeuvres and superspecific lingerie requirements—is coming back around. We walked down the aisle straight to the source for the best-of-the-best, all-things-bridal recommendations.…
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Want to know what you’re going to be seeing filling your underwear and pajama drawers later this year? Bare Necessities just cruised the aisles of CurvExpo in New York City, the twice-yearly,…
- Inner Beauty, Personal Style, Power Figures
Boudoir Photographer Cate Scaglione Wants You to Know You’re Already Perfect
Cate Scaglione has seen it all. As the owner of Life As Fine Art Studio in Red Bank, NJ, she’s photographed women in their 20s and in their 70s, fiancées and divorcées, every…
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We take fit personally at Bare Necessities. It starts with bras, and it extends into everything else. It’s why we bring together the best quality, best-fitting swimwear with benefits you’ll find. Sure,…
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Julie Ashenfalder, 27, is a registered nurse in a Burn Intensive Care Unit who spends demanding 12-hour shifts on her feet in sneakers, scrubs and sports bras. “I never really got properly…
- Pop Culture, Power Figures, Relationships
Annie Dean and Anna Auerbach, Co-Founders of Werk, Have Had Enough with Business as Usual
Annie Dean (above left) and Anna Auerbach (above right) were strangers living on opposite coasts when they quit their high-powered careers to change the world together. Connected by a mutual friend over…
- Personal Style, Pop Culture, Relationships
Our Top Valentine’s Day Ideas and Lingerie Picks for Everyone, from the Sweetheart to the Risque-Taker
An above-average bottle of Champagne. Seventy-percent-minimum dark chocolate. A ridiculously fancy candle. Some treats are timeless, best savored every so often all year long and filed under “self-care.” Of course, they happen…
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It’s 2018, the era of the Women’s March and the #MeToo movement, yet no woman has ever been elected U.S. president, 20 percent of Congress is female and 6 percent of Fortune…
