Buying your first bra used to be only slightly less weird and painful than the bloodier rites of passage employed in what we like to think of as more primitive tribal cultures. I know a woman who ...

The question: When is it a good time for my daughter to start wearing a training bra? The answer: One of the pleasures and challenges of writing this column is that the questions are so varied and ...

Underwear is a customary Christmas gift, or was in my family. We believed in practical presents to accompany the more glamorous, big-ticket items. When I was 11, I unwrapped my parcel of socks and ...

When a girl becomes a woman, she embarks on a wondrous journey of growth, self-discovery, and horrific training bras. The first bra-buying outing is a tweeny shop of horrors: Behold, the dull cotton ...

Sometimes, grandma can’t help it. Despite their best intentions, they just don’t know what to gift their grandkids. I don’t blame them — I can’t even shop for Christmas presents for my own kids until ...

As a young girl I couldn’t wait to wear a bra. Arriving at that point in life was considered to be a rite of passage. As my body changed, my mother would often say that the time was coming for us to ...