More than 12,500 votes were tallied from women of all shapes and sizes across the United States in the first-ever underwear award for bras, panties or shapewear. “This is great information all around,” explains Tomima Edmark, founder of HerRoom.com, a leading lingerie website which sponsored the awards to highlight highlight excellence in underwear design & give some love to deserving candidates still flying under the radar. " It is even interesting to look at what categories resulted in no preference because there's nothing out there that's fabulous. For example, there's no brief that women with a full figure derriere really love."
The 2007 Undie Award Winners:
BRAS
- Best overall bra: Wonderbra 7234 Gel Satin Push-Up Bra (average) & Le Mystere 9955 Renaissance Tisha Bra (full)
- Best sports bra: Champion 2893 Double Dry Seamless Sports Bra (average); Enell 100 Sport Bra (full); Undie Select: Natori 34439 Sports Bra & Lunaire 11111 Coolmax Underwire Sports Bra
- Best strapless bra: Maidenform 7955 One Fabulous Strapless Bra (average); Wacoal 85485 Bodysuede Strapless Bra (full); Undie Select: Simone Perele 3050 Sunlight Strapless Convertible Bra (average) & Goddess 391 Cantilevered Strapless Bra (full)
- Best t-shirt bra: Calvin Klein F2540 Perfectly Fit T-Shirt Bra (average); Le Mystere 9955 Renaissance Tisha Bra (full); Undie Select: Chantelle 2895 Body Sculpt T-Shirt Underwire Bra (average) & Fantasie of England 4510 Smoothing T-Shirt Bra (full)
- Best minimizer bra: Wacoal 85154 Seamless Minimizer Bra; Undie Select: Simone Perele 103380 Nilla Minimizer Bra
- Best push-up bra: Wonderbra 7234 Gel Satin Push Up Bra (average);Undie Select: Felina 6502 Hit Of Skin Push Up Bra
PANTIES
- Best overall panty: Hanky Panky Thong
- Best Brief: Olga 873 Secret Hug Nylon Scoop Full Brief (regular cut); Bali 2144 Lacy Skamp Hikini Brief (high cut); Undie Select: OnGossamer 3012 Mesh Hi-Cut Brief
- Best Bikini: BarelyThere 2546 Flirtatious Bikini; Undie Select: DKNY 478574 Stretch cotton and lace low rise bikini
- Best Thong: Hanky Panky Thongs; Undie Select: Calvin Klein D22220 Seamless Thong
- Best Boy Short: BarelyThere 2855 Flawless Fit Boyshort; Undie Select: Honey Dew 931 Low Rise Fishnet Boyshort With Lace Trim
- Best G-String: La Perla 2353 Sexy Town G-String; Undie Select: La Mystere 855 Y-Not G-String
SHAPEWEAR
- Best overall shapewear: Spanx 004 Power Panties with Tummy Control; Undie Select: Nancy Ganz 3310 Body Shaping Camisole
For complete results, visit TheUndies.com.
- Lesley Scott
