Meet the Contributor: Melissa
Job Title: Manager of the lululemon lab and Alumni Intimates Designer, aka Chief TaTa Tamer (TTT for short)
Likes: Led Zeppelin, Alexander McQueen, Thomas Crowne, schnoodles, hosting Sunday morning brunch, raspberries, pancakes, European destinations, Miu Miu, Lula magazine, wonder unders, crown molding and baseboards, running, fresh flowers, black and white pictures, Dutch style bicycles, Harry Potter, vintage Singers, red wine, fresh sheets, blogging, book club, curling, cheap flights to Toronto, Peacock feathers, candles, antique tea cups, The Beatles, fresh figs, and Party Dresses.
Dislikes: Peas, Lady GaGa (I’m sure she’s a very nice girl, but I’m not a fan of her ‘music’), The movie ‘Baby Mama’ (2 hours of my life I can’t get back), Christian Audigier designs, shell necklaces, soggy cereal, cleaning my apartment, the cancellation of Domino Magazine, how fabulous shoes are always out of my price range, reading books I ‘have’ to read, waking up early on weekends, beets, packing my suitcase.
Passions: Raising money for The Weekend To End Breast Cancer (http://www.endcancer.ca/goto/tatatamer2009), Designing bras that look fabulous, support properly, and promote the health of breast tissue, Family, Friends, and my dog Crash.
Hero: My mom
BHAG: Oprah talking about one of my bras on her show because she LOVES IT!!
August 28, 2009 – 8:30 am
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Tagged cold, down, draw cords, fall, huff n puff, puffy, vest
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I can hardly wait for Fall to start so I can wear my new Huff n Puff vest outside and NOT get strange looks… As it is, I wear it inside the office when the air conditioning is a wee bit on the chilly side – somehow it’s a little more accepted inside the office [...]
August 4, 2009 – 10:09 pm
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Tagged bright, care, cleaning, cold water, dry, environment, fabric, fluff, gear, hang to dry, lasting, lifetime, lycra, prevent pilling, product, value, wanderlust, was cold, wash, washing
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One of the (many) things I love about our product is that we have lots of options for washing our gear. Almost all of our product is pre-shrunk, so there are no surprises when you take it home and wash it – the exceptions being the obvious like our outerwear and accessories. Now, I personally [...]
July 3, 2009 – 12:13 pm
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Tagged band, bounce test, bra, bust, busty, cup size, cups, DD, education, FIT, full support, function, lululemon, melissa, rib cage, running, snug, specialty size, supportive, ta ta tamer
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Above: Melissa, the designer of the Ta Ta Tamer and author of this blog post, at her desk in our head office in Vancouver, BC. How exciting that the Ta Ta Tamer is making it’s online debut! I couldn’t be more excited to share this product with our online guests. Let me tell you a little [...]
July 2, 2009 – 7:53 am
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Tagged activity, complimentary hemming, education, FIT, fitted, free hemming, friend, hemming, how long, inseam, leg, length, lululemon, measure, melissa content, pants, regular, size chart, tall, tape
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To measure your inseam you’ll need a friend and a measuring tape. (Easy enough, right?) Wearing pants that are fairly fitted or shorts, and standing up straight, take the end of the measuring tape (the 1″ end) and hold it at the top of your inner thigh. (Make sure you’re standing up straight! If you [...]
April 27, 2009 – 11:08 am
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The Trend: Harem Pants (think high waist, dropped crotch, tapered ankles… basically a modern version of the [try not to cringe] ‘Hammer Pant’) How to get it: The Jesus Pant, tied at the hem. Have the pants hemmed if you have more than an inch of excess length – keep them long though! Originator: Janine [...]
April 21, 2009 – 3:08 pm
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If you’ve watched Allison’s profile video, you know that lululemon has an elite ambassador program. This past year, Allison outfitted Team BC (Team Mallett) before they headed off to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts BC Women’s Curling Championship. After their return, they had a thank you party for their family and sponsors and invited lululemon [...]
April 9, 2009 – 10:29 am
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Tagged boob, bra, bra designer, bust, curves, design, designer, FIT, job, lululemon, melissa content, miss content, supportive, tank, underwear, uni-boob
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Nothing gets me more excited than when I’m working in our stores and I hear about guests falling in love with the TaTa Tamer. It may seem a little self-serving to name the TTT as my favourite piece of lululemon, but how can I not? Any girl who’s ever had to wear two bras just [...]
