Have you guys read through the boob thread on ML?

[mrs.jacinthe]

That video ... 

Mind BLOWN.

I need to go try on some bigger sizes now.  

[TBM]

I am constantly amazed at how many women wear badly fitted bras. Ill fitting clothes too, but that is an entirely different issue.


We outfitted a commitment ceremony, and those women went to get fitted for bras at our urging, and still came out of there (soma) with bras that weren't right. They didn't have a clue. Too bad they went there instead of to Nordstrom, two stores away in the mall.

[Deleted]

Mine is not too bad but I new it wasn't right because the underwire does not sit against my chest in the cleavage area. I am currently wearing a 36H and according to the directions I should be a 34I. I wish it wasn't so expensive to buy new bras because I would love to try one in this size. Oh well, maybe next paycheck.

[emoflamingo]

I just went to find it and look. I apparently am not allowed to see the video because it keeps freezing and then errors out. GRR YOUTUBE.

Okay, I could finally get it. I'm definitely STILL in the wrong size. This video says 32FF. I think I bought 32I.

[Susie]

Hmm. Apparently I'm a 32 B or C?

The thing is, I'm not big enough to sag, so I haven't been motivated to stuff my rib cage into a smaller band size. All the "benefits" of a tight band size diminish when there's no saggage to ameliorate.

I haven't bra shopped in a long time, but something to think about.

[treedimensional]

I am mystified that so many women can't tell when their bras don't fit.
I think it might have something to do with the fact that most of the time, models are shown wearing bras that obviously (at least to me) don't fit.
I measured using this method, and according to her info, I'm already wearing the correct size, so yay me. But still.... I know it's true, but I don't understand why this is such a common problem.

[heliocentric]

I knew how to measure like that. I thought that was fairly well known? I still wear the wrong size, though. Mostly because I should wear a weird size that is hard to find & pricey. Since I'm very flat, so I don't actually need support just something to cover nips and look presentable in public.

Also, I suspect that's is helpful for bigger busts more than smaller ones. My breasts are not large or full, but when I bend over everything kind of collects & comes to a point in one spot. So by her method I measure bigger than I am. Then I have to downsize to account for lack of fullness.

So...what that video told me was a way to get a very general idea of your size. You still have to account for fullness, shape/placement (wide set, close set, full, etc.), differences between brands, etc. In other words, I still have to try a bunch of bras and see which ones work.

[emoflamingo]

Jun 22, 2013 21:41:12 GMT -5 treedimensional said:

I am mystified that so many women can't tell when their bras don't fit.
I think it might have something to do with the fact that most of the time, models are shown wearing bras that obviously (at least to me) don't fit.
I measured using this method, and according to her info, I'm already wearing the correct size, so yay me. But still.... I know it's true, but I don't understand why this is such a common problem.

Well, past a certain point, most places don't sell those sizes. I don't live in an area where they sell small band sizes at all, let alone with big cup sizes. So I have to drive over an hour to buy them. And since there is a VS nearby, that's the standby and they try to do that whole "sister size" crap so I didn't know I was wearing a wrong size until about 2 years ago when I got fitted at a Nordstrom based on a post on S&B.

I can tell now I'm wearing the wrong size, but it's a lot closer to what it should be than what it was before lol.

[pamela]

I went and tried some on yesterday. I'm wearing a VS 36C right now and yes, the band is way looser than it should be, no doubt about that. According to the measurements, I should be a 32 F/G. So I tried my best at Dillards (best option we have around here). I managed to get 1 32 to hook, yeah, no, can't breathe. The rest I couldn't even get to hook.

Moved on to 34s. Most were insanely tight, which is probably why women in the 60's wanted to burn their bras. But it was more supportive. The cup was a DD and it was almost good, except that I have 2 different sized boobs (some of one of my boobage got lost somewhere along the way and ended up in my armpit, was not fun during BFing). But playing with different brands I may be able to find a good fit in that size. They say if you go up a band size, you go down a cup size, so that does seem to be pretty accurate with what I'm wearing now/what kind of fit in the store.

One thing that I didn't consider though is that my VS bra has a very stretchy band where most of the ones I was trying at dillards were more structured bands. Even in a 34, the band on this bra would still not provide much support. So it's more of a design issue than a size one.

[pamela]

Jun 22, 2013 21:41:12 GMT -5 treedimensional said:

I am mystified that so many women can't tell when their bras don't fit.
I think it might have something to do with the fact that most of the time, models are shown wearing bras that obviously (at least to me) don't fit.
I measured using this method, and according to her info, I'm already wearing the correct size, so yay me. But still.... I know it's true, but I don't understand why this is such a common problem.

Because if it fits well, it's going to feel tight/constricting at first, especially if you've been wearing too loose of a band for too long.  That takes some getting over. So to compensate for looser band, women get used to having the straps doing the lifting and normalize that uncomfortableness.  It also gets to be more of an issue if you're trying to squeeze excess fat into a "pretty" skimpy pushup but no support bra to be "sexy".  Been there, tried that, thought I looked good. 

[goldengirl]

Her video method didn't work for me AT ALL. I've been fitted multiple times at Nordstrom and I always come out with the same size - 32DDD.

My rib cage, when measured like the video, is 28 inches. Relaxed, I'm about a 29. There is no way I could wear a smaller band than a 32 unless it just "runs large". I tried on a 30 band before after I lost some weight and could barely fasten it.

When I bent over and measured like she did around the boobs, I just under 39 in, that makes it 10-11 inches different which would be like a Z? J/k, but really, an I? There is NO WAY. My 32DDD fits exactly like it's supposed to.

Why isn't there really a way to measure everyone correctly? I believe her method works for some and is better than most, but still doesn't work for everyone.