Saucy Spaniard Astrid is a curvy HR admin, DJ and dancer (do tell?) who is standing for better representation of larger ladies in catalogues and the media – which after all is the job of this year’s Star in a Bra 2011 winner when the hype dies down.
Astrid Lopez
Tell me a little about yourself
1. I am a London-based Spaniard, 31, an HR admin and dressmaker (and DJ and dancer). I decided to take part to show all curvy, real women out there that if I can, they can too
Have you ever had trouble buying bras?
In Spain it is nigh-impossible, even these days, *if* you manage to find a shop that will stock bras in a 32 J they’ll be extortionate. This is much better in the UK – not only are bras in my size readily available but you’re not made to feel like a freak when you go out shopping!
Are there particular brands you’ve found good for large cup bras?
Freya is my staple brand and of late I’m loving Curvy Kate’s Tease Me set. A real winner, that
Why should you win Star in a Bra 2011?
Because you don’t see women like me in fashion or lingerie catalogues and I think a departure from the bigger-chested-but-slim-waist young models would be a welcome change for many women
Aren’t you in a Proud and Curvy group with Sophia and Georgina?
There’s too many people (women particularly) that hate their bodies because of the portrayal of women in media and the idea that people will judge you by the way you look, so they live in fear of not looking the right or accepted way. We are happy, confident women that don’t pay any attention to those concerns and want to make other women feel that way too. I for one feel so much the better for having met them
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