all things underthings • Manchester Vermont
When we opened a little over a year ago, it became clear pretty quickly that we needed a serious stockroom. There was no way all the bras we needed to have in inventory were going to fit in the actual store. As luck would have it, the retail space directly behind the bra shop […]
A woman came in who struck me as very cool. She was rockin’ a brown t-shirt, I would estimate she had about 20 years on me, and she told me she was ready to buy a new bra. We were standing in the middle of the shop and she started telling me that she […]
I bought a hose last month at a store that shall remain nameless. The hose came in a bright red box that I couldn’t help picking up off the shelf. Right as I did, a clerk appeared in the aisle. “You looking for a hose?” he asked. I told him that I was and he […]
JOY is eleven months old. It’s been eleven incredible months of women and stories and bras and joys and laughs and tears and community and dreams coming true. Eleven, eleven, eleven…I really can’t help hearing the word “eleven” without thinking of the movie This Is Spinal Tap. In the movie, a lead guitarist in a […]
I love this time of year. Yes, yes it is spring! The birds are chirping, the snow is thawing, and the ground is slowly re-exposing itself. Courtney said something so funny the other day as we stood looking out the window at the sticks and brown leaves and muddy water from the day’s earlier […]
Thankfully, I seem to always end up getting some sort of sign when I’m stuck or in doubt. These signs help me go in a direction. They help me move on with making a decision or help me feel better about a situation. I was stuck this morning on writing a blog about the […]
I woke up this morning thinking about one of my favorite St. Patrick’s Days. It was when I lived in Santa Monica and it was a Saturday. My friends Julie and Andrea and I batted around a few ideas on how to spend the day and we ultimately resigned to doing some day drinking at […]
I stayed late in the shop last Friday. We close at 6, but I was still there finishing up some things around 6:20 when I heard footsteps and laughter on the porch and a woman’s voice saying, “The lights are on, let’s try it.” In they came – the three of them – with laughter and a, “Are […]
The week of Washington’s birthday (referred to as Presidents’ Week around these parts) is a BIG week here in southern Vermont, especially in a year like this when there has been a ton of snow. This year, the skiing was great, the hotels and restaurants were full, and it was the first time a lot […]
The third in the series, “Five Bras That Fit: Five Fittings That Touched My Soul This Year.” You Gotta Start Somewhere She came in and walked right up to me and said, “I’m looking for a sports bra.” In we went into the dressing room where I asked the question I ask many women first off, […]
