The Bra Book Review & Giveaway

Written with a twinkle of Judy Blume and a dash of your hometown best friend, Mommies With Cents is happy to introduce Style expert and Bra Extraordinariness – Jené Luciani and her fabulous guide The Bra Book: The Fashion Formula to Finding the Perfect Bra. Lopsided breasts, barely their boobies, and super curvaceous F’s that would battle the likes of Pamela Anderson – no problem!  Puberty, pregnancy, weight gain, weight loss, menopause and more – from Bra A-Z’s and everything surrounding our “personal” issues, Jené gives a first hand, expert approach on everything that every woman has been battling for years!

For the most part, a bra is THE ONE thing a woman never leaves the house without.  Yet, statistics show a crazy-high number – 85% – of women are wearing the wrong bra.

Author Jené Luciani writes “There are so many reasons we all care so much about bras.  A good one makes us feel good inside and out.  It supports us, even protects us, concealing our flaws and highlighting our strengths.  The right one can make us feel confident and sexy – like a woman should!

The bra’s ability to change the way we see our breasts, and how that can make us feel, is more important than it sounds.  Women in society are often identified – and even judged – by their breasts – my ‘mutant boobs,’ as I called them – became such a big part of my identity that I didn’t even know who I was anymore.”

In high school Jené realized that there was something “wrong” with her body; “When my breasts had finally developed, I noticed they were unusual.  My chest appeared almost concave on one side – my left breast was much smaller than the right – and while the right one was round, the left one was more cone-shaped.”

Almost done with college, it occurred to Jené that her breasts were taking over her life and confided, for the first time, to her parents how she was feeling.  With their support and encouragement, Jené decided it best to have plastic surgery.  At first she was very happy with the results – to the point that she “finally felt normal”, but years later she came to the conclusion that, “once again my own breasts were different and didn’t look right anymore.  It was hard to ignore.  My left breast (which was the smaller one originally) once again took on a cone-like shape and became distorted, so it looked as if I had one breast on top of the other.  My right breast sagged terribly.”

After seeking medical attention for dull stabbing pain that began to develop in her left breast, Jené learned that she has Tubular Breast Syndrome, which is a condition or defect that causes one or both breasts to develop with a tube-like shape.  Tests performed also showed how she was suffering from a common complication from the implant in her left breast, which was what had likely caused the dull stabbing pain, as well as the breast hardening and distortion.

With her parents and husband’s support she went ahead and had her breast implants replaced with new ones and feels that though she may have to have the procedure done again in ten years, she is happy with how she looks and feels, inside and out, and optimistic with her future.

Jené’s goal with The Bra Book: The Fashion Formula to Finding the Perfect Bra is to educate and empower you, and until now, there hasn’t been a place where all the information we need was accurately and succinctly pulled together, so that we finally can understand the bra.  It takes away the mystery by showing you not only how your bra works, but how to make it work for you.

In the pages of The Bra Book: The Fashion Formula to Finding the Perfect Bra, readers will find:

• The history or “herstory” of the bra, from the design of the corset to the invention of the first eco-friendly bra.
• The science behind the bra and why each part of it is essential to breast health and comfort.
• The truth behind the myths and answers to questions like “Can your bra cause cancer?”
• Detailed step-by-step instructions on how to calculate the right bra size (and why most women are actually a larger cup size than they think).
• How to tell if you are wearing the wrong bra and how to find the right one.
• How your bra can make you look ten pounds lighter and 10 years younger.
• Bra faux pas and proper bra color-coding.
• The bra wardrobe basics, with the seven bras that should be in every woman’s closet.
• Breast health advice and bra shopping tips, from puberty to menopause.
• A lingerie shopping guide and “cheat sheet” for your guy.
• Care instructions to make your bras last longer.

The Bra Book: The Fashion Formula to Finding the Perfect Bra includes forewords by CEO and founder of Fashion Forms Ann Deal, the largest bra accessories company in the world, as well as, supermodel and icon Beverly Johnson, the first African-American model to grace the cover of Vogue magazine.

Jené Luciani is a trusted source in the fashion, beauty, and lifestyle industries and a strong presence in television, print, and web media with hundreds of bylines and production credits to her name. As a recognized expert and authority in the field for more than a decade, she can be seen regularly on television news outlets nationwide, and has been quoted in sources as varied as Cosmopolitan, NBC’s iVillage.com, and the Chicago Sun Times. Nationally, she has appeared on the Style Network, the Discovery Channel and the syndicated morning shows the Daily Buzz and Better TV. Throughout her extensive journalism career, she’s interviewed everyone from Madonna, Vanessa Williams, Bette Midler and Glenn Close, to Michael Kors, Nicole Miller and Tory Burch, to name drop just a few. She has also styled cover shoots for celebrities such as Kerry Kennedy.

List price of The Bra Book: The Fashion Formula to Finding the Perfect Bra is $19.95 and is available now at major bookstores nationwide and online retailers as well as at select fashion retailers, including Dillard’s, Lord & Taylor and Bloomingdale’s.  The Bra Book: The Fashion Formula to Finding the Perfect Bra has already been featured in Cosmo, the NY Daily News and the NJ Star Ledger.

One reader will receive a copy of The Bra Book: The Fashion Formula to Finding the Perfect Bra!  Also, be sure to check out all of our other giveaways HERE.

A complimentary product/service was provided for this review; however, all opinions expressed are our own. We were not compensated in any other way for this review. See Mommies With Cents disclosure policy for more details.