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Karmine Taylor-Brown gets assistance from Anna Shnir, a bra expert and sales executive for Panache, at Center City's Coeur boutique, which held an all-day trunk show and bra fitting. "Many women just don't think there is anything for them," says Mona Lisa Jackson, Coeur's owner.
Better fit? Bra-vo!
Summer fashion? Large-breasted women can't bear it. But new bras with larger cups and smaller back bands are helping them bare it.
By Elizabeth Wellington, Inquirer Fashion Writer
Summertime T's, strapless dresses, and tops with backs that crisscross are all challenges to the ample-bosomed. Just look around. The spillage is hard to miss.

But large-breasted women need not fear. Several underwear companies are providing comfortable options to help them get through the summer.

To get full-breasted women through the summer fashion season several underwear companies have addressed the ill-fitting-bra issue.
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Purses get tighter
Thanks to high gas prices and higher food prices, the days of the Starbucks-toting, gluttonous fashionista are over. She's stopped buying multiple pairs of $250 Citizens of Humanity jeans, opting instead for just one pair (well, maybe two) of $50 Levis.
No-sweat dressing for the office
By Elizabeth Wellington , Inquirer Fashion Writer
We all know how the burning, muggy infernos that are Philadelphia summers can tempt us into making questionable style choices for the office: bare legs, cleavage-baring tops, flip-flops, and probably the biggest offense of all - wearing shorts in the cubicle.
 
Cover spotlights black models' role
When 19-year-old Sessilee Lopez went to a casting call this spring with career-making fashion photographer Stephen Meisel, the West Philadelphia native didn't know she was on the verge of making history.
 
Pantyhose a fashion 'no' for today's style mavens
Pantyhose are the difference between dressing like a lady and not - or so my mother says. Talk about disagreeing. In today's fashion world, wearing flesh-colored hosiery is like choosing a girdle over Spanx - modern-day fashionistas would rather not.
Michelle Obama: Good sense and fashion sense
By Elizabeth Wellington , Inquirer Fashion Writer
The White House/Black Market Empire shift that Michelle Obama wore on The View featured tank sleeves and a scoop neck that showed off toned triceps.
Eagles show off their runway formation
Strut, Eagles, strut: Beefy players make strapping accessories for stylist Renee Reese's fashion show.
By Elizabeth Wellington , Inquirer Fashion Writer
Models danced down the runway, gave each other fist bumps, and hugged adoring fans. Hammy would never fly during Fashion Week, where only the clothes are the center of attention.

But that was exactly what stylist Renee Reese ordered when she asked Philadelphia Eagles players to star in her "Rip the Runway: Philly Style" show.
Fashions sweat the small stuff
By Elizabeth Wellington , Inquirer Fashion Writer
Call it Los Angeles glamour meets New York City slickness and Philly swagger. Two of the newest players trying to build on urban fashion momentum here are 27-year-old designers Saleem Khalil Roberts and Tiffany Williams, who recently introduced two lines - the Béllargo Piargé collection of men's graphic T's, and Cherry Pie, a chic grouping of sequin-studded bathing suits.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Father Joseph Crissman, played by Billy Connolly, leads a team of FBI agents to a critical discovery, found using the psychic talents he claims to possess.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
There are aliens in The X-Files: I Want to Believe, but they are not from outer space. Instead, they come from Russia: a band of demented medicos, descended on West Virginia to participate in some freaky Frankenstein shenanigans - and that's too bad.
2d free Fam Jams! concert for tweens, families
Tasty treats, taffy included, at the Shore
Warped Tour adds more eclectic bands
NEWS
Rollins benched for being late
Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins was benched for this afternoon's game vs. the Mets because he was late, arriving to Shea Stadium about an hour before the 12:10 p.m. game.

"We're not going to agree on this one," Rollins said about Charlie Manuel's decision. "I agreed with him last time but we're not going to agree on this one."
Shot dead for a dirty look
Tattoo no laughing matter
'Delco Nostra' used threats