Lingerie Store Directory
BareNecessities.com
This depot sells a wide array of bras (including DD+), panties, hosiery, and shapewear; plus-size options are also available. (good value)
Bra Smyth
905 Madison Ave., nr. 73rd St.; 2191 Broadway, at 78th St.; 212-772-9400; brasmyth.comThe friendly staff at these uptown boutiques is renowned for helping customers find perfectly fitted bras, from A to M cups. They stock coveted French labels such as Chantelle (from $68).
Bra*tenders
630 Ninth Ave., at 44th St., Ste. 601; 212-957-7000; bratenders.comThe team has three decades of experience fitting and customizing shapewear and undergarments for brides as well as theater productions. If they can fit an actor with an invisible cup for a live sex scene, they certainly can help find a bra that doesn’t show through antique lace. By appointment only.
brazenlingerie.com
This small boutique specializes in difficult-to-find sizes and offers a variety of lesser-known labels. Seamless formfitting shapewear by Curves by Berkshire starts at $18; a bridal corset by Q-T Intimates is $62. Bra fittings are also available.
FigLeaves.com
With an impressive selection of sizes and styles from more than 100 brands, this company’s bridal lingerie includes garters, garter belts, strapless bras, shapewear, and dainty bottoms.