​The Buxom Beauty provides bra fitting advice, style tips, and everything in between
​to large cup women of all sizes - band size 28-56, cup size D-O

We are military and family-run.  Please support your local bra shop whenever you can!

How The Buxom Beauty was created:
About Sarah & Stella

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About Sarah:
I used to be the person who often said, "I hate my bra."  What I didn't realize is that I had never received a proper bra fitting, and my cup size was too large for what most stores offered.  I was instead encouraged by sales associates to try "whatever is close enough," or (my personal favorite) my "sister size."   I was completely unaware that I was continually given bad information and fit in a size much different than what I should have been wearing.  As a result, I hated shopping (zero confidence in the way I looked) and I was plagued by poor posture and shoulder pain.  When I finally received a proper fitting by a bra fit professional, all of that changed.  I realized that I had been wearing bras one band size too large and 4 cups too small.  What a difference it made to finally feel confident in my size!  

Unfortunately, department stores and larger bra retailers lack significant availability of large cup bras in most cities- many of them have a variety of options for A-C cup, but larger cups sizes are difficult to find.  

As I began talking to friends and family, I realized that I was not alone in this, and the idea for The Buxom Beauty was conceived.  As a certified bra fit specialist, I believe that every woman deserves to feel confident and comfortable in her bra!

Education: B.S. in Business (University of Oregon), Master in the Art of Teaching (Pacific University); Master of Business Administration - MBA (Portland State University)

Experience: Bra slinger for 3 years, certified fit specialist, and still passionate about helping women find the right fit!
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About Stella: 
I was born and raised in Kenya.  I have been in the US for 7 years and currently serve in the US Army as a reservist. While in college I co-founded Double Dee’s LLC, a social enterprise based in Nairobi, Kenya that exclusively caters to busty ladies regardless of their size. I successfully fundraised the initial seed funding for Double Dee’s through business plan competitions at Skidmore College as well as at Harvard Business School. In 2016, I was featured among 34 women putting Kenya on the global map by Lionesses of Africa Magazine. 

Growing up as a teenager in Kenya, shopping for bras as a busty girl was a nightmare - there were no NEW bras especially for busty ladies like myself and my friends (later, these same friends were my co-founders of Double Dee's).  In fact, I was never properly fitted for a bra until I was 22!  Even worse, I have 5 sisters who live in Kenya and while I was a freshman in college, every time I traveled back home I had to buy them bras as gifts…estimating their sizes because none of them had been properly fitted either :( !!! One summer when I was back in Kenya, while out with one of DD’s co-founders, we realized we were all facing the same issue. She later told me she had been thinking of starting a bra company and that’s how I was brought in to co-found Double Dee’s!

I sold my shares to my co-founders in 2018 to focus on my full-time career here in the US. However, my interest and passion for helping busty ladies to find the right bra remained with me.  Many women still reach to me for guidance on bra shopping and I never hesitate to help!

Education: B.A. in Economics (Skidmore College, NY) 

Experience: Co-founder of Double Dee's in Kenya

​​Did you know?

  • Many studies show that at least 80% of women are wearing the wrong size bra
  • The average woman’s cup size is DD
These facts may surprise you, but the explanation is very simple.  Some women have never been properly fit for a bra. As women gain or lose weight, have children, or their bodies develop, breast size can drastically change. Sometimes, we get busy and buy the same size we have been wearing for years without giving it a second thought. Some women know that they are size D cup or larger, but have a difficult time finding the proper size, and settle for an ill-fitting bra.
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​Our Mission

The Buxom Beauty is dedicated to inspiring body acceptance and encouraging women of all shapes and sizes to love themselves and their bodies.  We aim to provide women, especially those with harder to find sizes, with expert bra fitting and style advice, promoting the importance of bra fitting, and sharing experiences to create a standard of normalcy for all women, no matter her size, style, or budget.
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