WITH...Brenda Burdette-White, Gina Hueston:

Fashion is important, and one fashion folly women make all the time is letting their unattractive bra straps show when they shouldn’t. If you’re going to let it hang out, why not be fashionable? So this week we decided to check in with Brenda Burdette-White and Gina Hueston, Newport Beach-based designers and manufacturers of “Rock Candy Bra Straps,” in an e-mail interview.

Where did you come up with the idea of creating stylish bra straps?

Most women, including ourselves, don’t like to wear strapless bras because they are uncomfortable and lack support. Since showing bra straps has become more acceptable today, we found that women would rather show their bra straps than wear a strapless bra. We felt that if we could come up with a cute strap that could support a strapless bra, have all the comfort of a normal bra, and be “too sweet to hide” then we would solve the issue that many women face when wearing those cute summer tops and dresses.

Also, it seemed that everywhere we went, we saw women showing tattered, dirty or just plain ugly bra straps. We did a lot of research and found a number of different straps; some were made of plastic, others had ribbon flowers, but there weren’t any that were high-quality, beautifully designed straps that we would actually wear. So we decided to make some using the most beautiful beads we could find, knowing that if we would wear them, so would a lot of other women.

What kind of materials are the straps made with?

“Rock Candy-Bra Straps Too Sweet To Hide” are made with beautiful glass beads and semi-precious gemstones. We use turquoise, rutilated quartz, mother-of-pearl, rose quartz, pearls and other gorgeous stones and beads. We have come up with a unique design that is not only supportive, but accommodates a lot of different-sized women. In fact, the way we designed our straps is patented because it is such a unique configuration.

Can Rock-Candy Bra Straps fit any bra?

The straps attach to any strapless or convertible bra. You just detach the straps that come on the bra, and hook these on instead. They truly are a beautiful and comfortable alternative to strapless bras (which most women hate because they are uncomfortable and usually slip off!).

What are some of the styles?