Size and Care Guide

Size Guide: Passionberry Cooking Aprons and Not for Cooking Aprons are one size and are suitable for ladies UK size 10-18.

Corselettes, Girdles and Suspender Belts

In this modern day world stretch fabrics are the norm and they are frequently used to give you ‘the buyer’ a better fitting and more comfortable retro lingerie experience.

Unlike the Pin Up era of the 40’s and 50’s where underwear seemed to be made of the strongest material known to man and the terms “control and foundation wear” literally did mean exactly that. At Forbidden Apple our lingeriecollection uses many different types of fabric, some rigid and some with stretch, all giving a variety of different movement and control. Some materials are lightweight and some a little heavier, but we can assure you not as heavy as the good old days!

Below is a guide to sizing , but you have to remember that our vintage lingerie ranges are designed upon and inspired by the garments worn by ladies of the 1940’s and 1950’s, who loved to dress like ladies and nearly always wore dresses or skirts to show off their figures.

Our suspender belts and pull on girdles are designed to be worn on the waist and higher still, this all helps your stockings to be suspended in the correct way and of course the most comfortable for you ‘the wearer’.

Bullet Bra Sizing

Our bullet bra range is made from original patterns from the 1950’s. They are designed to make your assets look amazing when worn under a blouse or knitwear, but be warned they do not fit like a modern day conventional bra and will take some getting used to. Our size range for bra’s starts at 32B and ends at 46E.

Nylon Stockings

100% Nylon Stockings do not fit or feel like everyday modern hosiery, although all Nylon Stockings that are made these days are made from modern day nylon yarn the machinery that makes them is far from cutting edge technology. If you are purchasing nylons for the first time, it may take a couple of attempts at trying different sizes until you find the right size for you. Every brand including ours fit and feel different and you will find in time the best fit and brand which suits you best. Take time in finding the right fit for you, once you have the correct fitting nylons you will not want to wear anything else.

Care Guide: 

Please refer to your garments care label for washing instructions.

		Machine wash at delicate cycle or hand wash in water temperature of 40°C or less.
		Do not use chlorine bleach.
		Hang Dry in shade.
		Do not Dry clean.
		Do not iron
		Iron on medium heat.
		Wash using a reduced agitation cycle, for instance in a Delicate or Minimum iron programme.