Winner selected for Simply Yours Brief to Bra competition

Do you remember the Brief to Bra competition run by Simply Yours? Sure you do, I mentioned it a few times before. Well a winner has been selected, lucky Christine Pipes has had her design selected and it's going to be made! Keep up to date with progress by following the FaceBobook fan page.

The full (long) press release is after the pictures of Christines design...

Following Gok Wan's belief that lingerie must have the Va Va Voom factor, plus size lingerie specialist Simply Yours decided to give the women who wear its lingerie the chance to decide what they want to wear.

The Manchester based company which specialises in underwear for the plus-size lady invited its customers, lingerie lovers and fashion students to enter a lingerie design competition - From Brief to Bra - to get their design made and sold in the Simply Yours 2011 Spring Summer collection.

Over 100 women entered the competition with inspiration for their dream lingerie sets ranging from Hollywood Glamour to birds and flowers. Three finalists were then chosen by a panel of judges at the Simply Yours headquarters before the final decision was handed over to the Great British public on Facebook.

Nearly 400 people voted on their favourite design and the lucky winner is 38 year old Christine Pipes, from Consett, County Durham, a teacher at Newcastle Royal Grammar School in Jesmond, Newcastle.

Christine's delectable cupcake design was inspired by a set of retro mugs she had recently purchased and cupcakes a student had baked for her school's charity week.

Christine says: "The appeal of cupcakes in the retro design and the feminine pastel shades which are subtle but still vibrant. My aim is to find a balance between the comfort and practicality of everyday wear and the elegance and femininity that all women should embrace."

The design will be produced and sold both in the Simply Yours catalogue and online at www.simplyyours.co.uk. In addition Christine will also be involved in the development of the lingerie set, working with expert designers and lingerie buyers from the Simply Yours team, from the materials sourcing stage right through to the final product photoshoot.

Alison Forbes, Marketing Manager at Simply Yours: "Christine's cute as a button cupcake design captured the judges' hearts from the beginning. As well as being downright adorable, Christine's design incorporated thought for comfort and support - both very important factors to us at Simply Yours!

"We can definitely see the design coming to life and fitting in perfectly with the rest of the Simply Yours range. We've had such a great standard of entries and it was really hard to choose the final three. The design competition is definitely something we would like to repeat in the future."

Christine's journey with Simply Yours will be documented over the coming months on the Facebook Fan Page "From Brief to Bra" (www.facebook.com/FromBriefToBra).

The successful design will sit alongside underwear from famous names such as Freya, Panache, Pour Moi and Wonderbra, as well as a stylish control wear collection designed exclusively for Simply Yours by Gok Wan.

The Simply Yours collection covers the entire spectrum of plus size shapewear, including bras, corsets, slips and knickers, swimwear and nightwear. Sizes range from 30-50 with cups A-JJ and up to 56 and K and L in selected sizes which is a factor entrants to the competition will need to bear in mind

Posted by Mrs T - 29 March 2010 | Competition | Comments 0

Simpy Yours competition - from brief to bra: design your own lingerie!

Ladies, have you ever taken a look at the online stores for some undergarments, bra and knickers etc, and thought to yourself - I could design something better than that. If you were given the chance, would you?

Of course you would. This is why Simply Yours have this great competition going on. It has already been running for a while and will end on Valentines day. Jump over to their Facebook page, this is where entries and information are displayed.

The Simply Yours ethos is simple - we want our customers to feel beautiful and stylish and above all confident. Here at the Simply Yours curve-loving headquarters we have decided its time to give all the aspiring designers out there a chance to impress us and join the likes of Wonderbra, Freya and Gok Wan in our Spring/Summer 2011 catalogue by designing your own lingerie set.

Whether it's a racy red plunge bra with matching briefs, a slimming, figure hugging slip or a delicate floral balcony bra and shorts, well designed and good fitting lingerie has the power to make you feel like you have the va va voom factor. It has to complement your figure, feel comfortable and look fantastic but most importantly it must make you feel great.

We're on the hunt for a bra and brief set designed by you - the customer, the fashionista, the lingerie lover or the fashion student. If you think you have the passion and creativity that is required to create a lingerie set which our curvy customers will love then our design competition is just the thing for you.

Perfect for boosting your portfolio, gaining some experience in the fashion industry and seeing your design take shape, from brief to bra! You will be involved in the process of creating your lingerie set, from assisting the sourcing process of fabrics to photographing the final look, this is an opportunity not to miss out on!

Think you can't do it? Here are a few entries that should give you some inspiration...

Posted by Mrs T - 18 January 2010 | Competition | Comments 0

Black Cat giveaway at Five Favorite things

I highly recommend that you get over to Five Favorite things right now to check out the give-away now on offer. It's sponsored by Black Cat Plus and two lucky readers of Five Favorite things are in with a chance to win a $50 gift certificate. The winner will be chosen at random from comments left, thats being done on October 28th.

As usual for competitions there are rules. Most important is that you must be in either the USA or Canada and over 18. The rest of the conditions and more are on the Five Favorite things site.

Good luck!

Posted by Mrs T - 15 October 2009 | Competition | Comments 0

Kiyonna special August competition - WIN $150 each day!

Kiyonna's Closet Stimulus Contest - Become a Facebook Fan and be Entered to Win a $150 Shopping Spree. Each Day During August, One Facebook Fan will WIN!

This is amazing competition that you will want to be a part of. Get on to FaceBook right now and search for Kiyonna. Become a fan and you will be in with a chance to win $150 of spending money each DAY of August!

If you win the special gift certificate, you will have 90 days to redeem it. However I very much doubt you will wait that long!

Here are the rules that you must abide by...

1. To enter, become a "fan" of Kiyonna through Facebook.com, by searching Facebook.com for "Kiyonna Clothing". By becoming a "fan" of Kiyonna, you agree to the use of your name in the winner announcement on Kiyonna.com, Kiyonna's Facebook.com "fan" page and for promotional purposes.

2. The Contest begins on August 1, 2009 at 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time and ends on August 31, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time

3. Each Winner will win a $150 Kiyonna.com gift certificate (the "Prize") redeemable at Kiyonna.com. All federal, state and/or local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. No substitutions for the Prize will be given. Each gift certificate will expire 90 days from that date of issuance.

4. Each daily Winner will be notified via private message on Facebook by 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the day his/her name is chosen. If a prize notification or Prize is returned as undeliverable, or we are unable to reach the Winner to claim the Prize after 2 attempts and a 5 day period, the Prize may be forfeited at the sole discretion of Kiyonna and another Winner may be selected by Kiyonna.com.

No purchase necessary. Shopping Spree cannot be combined with any other offers/coupons.

I have double checked and this is open to us Non US types, Us Europeans can get in this as well. Good luck!

Posted by Mrs T - 3 August 2009 | Competition | Comments 0