Lingerie shop’s speciality: the perfect-fitting bra

MILFORD –Whispers from Lady Olga, a lingerie shop located in the heart of downtown Milford, has been matching women up to their perfect bra for the past six years.

“The support people give downtown Milford is amazing. From the moment we opened our doors we’ve had tremendous success,” managing partner Lori Vazzano said.

Whispers offers a large selection of lingerie industry favorites like Spanx, Hanky Panky, and Shapeez, pajamas and bridal wear.

Still, bras make up about three-quarters of Whispers business.

“We carry sizes starting at 30 AA all the way to 52 J,” Vazzano said. “We have strapless, long-line, minimizers, shape wear, seamless and post-operation bras.”

While Whispers carries a small selection of comfortable bras for women who have just had surgery, Jeniene Ferguson, business partner of Whispers and owner of Lady Olga’s in Hamden, is a certified mastectomy fitter specializing in fittings for post-lumpectomies, breast reductions, augmentations and other breast surgeries.

Ferguson offers consultations with patients in Milford; however, the bras and fittings are done in the Hamden store.

Whispers offers a large selection of bridal wear including pajamas, peignoirs and undergarments.

Oscar de la Renta, Flora Nikrooz and Classy Bride can be found in the bridal section along with bridesmaid emergency kits, wedding day tissues and tank tops embossed with the word “bride.” Shapeez leggings that eliminate a size, Unbelieveabra to get rid of unwanted lines and back-fat and slimming evening wear can also be found at the one-stop lingerie shop.

“Everything we buy has a lingerie feel and a foundations feel,” Vazzano said.

Cheryle Parisi-Zukunft, marketing director for both Whispers and Lady Olga’s, credits Whispers success to its customer service.

“In a department store you’re running in and out of the fitting room, getting dressed and un-dressed, looking for more bras to try on,” she said. “Here, we do that for you.”

Vazzano said she is constantly special ordering bras and foundations for people if she does not carry a particular size or color and keeps a log of every bra a customer buys or even likes in her computer.

In addition to the correct size and fit of a bra, Vazzano said the quality of the bra is essential.

Natori, Felina, Wacoal and LeMystere, creators of the original T-shirt bra featured on Oprah 15 years ago, fill the racks of the boutique along with many other brands.

“The people from these brands build bras for a living,” Vazzano said, adding that their bras are true to industry sizes. “A smart woman will spend money on the proper foundation.”

Although Vazzano, a certified bra fitter, said she can often correctly eyeball a bra size for a customer, Whisper’s employs expert fitters who have had a lot of experience.

“Before we even pull anything off the racks we have a conversation about your needs and what we want the bra to do,” Vazzano said.

“Eight out of 10 women are not fit for the right size bra,” she said. “The other two come to Whisper’s.”

Whisper’s is located at 21 River St., Milford.

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BC Angels to Play Saskatoon in First Canadian Lingerie Bowl

Another chapter in Canadian women’s sporting history shall be written on November 17 as the British Columbia Angels and Saskatoon Sirens will battle to win Lingerie Bowl Canada I. Being held at the Abbottsford Entertainment and Sports Centre in Abbottsford, British Columbia, the Angels stand to benefit from the home-field advantage.

The September 1 regular season meeting between the two had all the makings of a David and Goliath scenario. A preseason No.1 ranked squad, the BC Angels came off a 44-18 season-opening dismantling of the Regina Rage. As the Saskatoon Sirens were ranked No. 4 in the preseason, the Angels entered the contest as heavy favorites.

After a 22-18 win in favor of the Sirens (including a 22-6 lead), the Angels discovered that there would be competition for bragging rights as the elite team in LFL Canada. The Sirens defense neutralized Stephanie Manou (who would finish the season as the LFL Canada rushing champion), who managed to run for only 44 yards in the loss.

Starting quarterback Mary-Anne Hanson was picked off twice and was only able to complete 6 of 16 passes in the loss. Stevi Schnoor strained her knee in the loss, neutralizing a key component of the Angels durability on offense.

Many of the league’s statistical leaders are from the Angels and hope to be prominent in Lingerie Bowl Canada I. Angels QB Mary-Anne Hanson led all quarterbacks in passing yards with 206, and tied for the lead in passing touchdowns with six.

Stephanie Manou’s 337 yards were 45 yards better than runner-up Nikki Johnson of Regina. Manou would finish second to Johnson in rushing touchdowns, as Johnson had nine, compared to five by Manou. Defensively, Katie Marshall of the Angels had a league high three sacks.

One of the Angels leaders on defense, Jessica Hopkins, who led LFL Canada with 27 tackles stated, “In order for BC to win the Lingerie Bowl we are going to have to play a solid 32 minutes of Angels football. Every game has been a roller coaster with glimpses of offensive domination with Stephanie Manou running all over defenses and Mary Anne Hanson connecting with Aleesa Garcia at will, but it’s just that; glimpses.”

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Hopkins continued, “We need to find a way to do it EVERY game consistently. Our defense has been fairly consistent but we’re going to have to take it up a few notches to stop the “Furrler” of Saskatoon and I’m excited at a chance for redemption against them.”

The nickname for the combination of US imports Heather Furr and Anne Erler, Furrler took the league by storm. The 22-18 match saw Furr and Erler combine for two interceptions and two touchdown passes.

They were the key to the Sirens’ remarkable 3-0 start and the Sirens finished the season with the league’s best record. Erler has led LFL Canada in touchdown passes with six. Defensively, Furr finished tied for second in LFL Canada with 23 tackles, while Erler was equally impressive on defense as her six interceptions led the league.

“All quotes obtained first hand unless otherwise indicated”

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