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As my daddy taught me many years ago when I was learning how to play cards, “If you hold your hand where I can see it, I’m going to look,” so, yes, I’d notice.
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The only downside kind of thought I’d likely have is if she was well-endowed, “I hope she doesn’t have to run to catch a bus or something… she could put an eye out…”
I agree down the line with DianaG. (Big surprise, she has good thoughts). I don’t think it’s slutty. Sometimes I envy the girl a little, she has the courage and the build (presumably) to get away with it.
Either that or you’ve invested heavily in the Bro.
I only notice if the breasts are big and floppy, and the material covering them is sheer. But when I do notice, I rarely think anything bad about the woman. The thought is more like, “Hmm, I bet that’s uncomfortable.”
I don’t wear bras, unless I’m working out (which is rare) or I’m wearing a top that is form-fitting and I don’t want the nipples to show. And even then, most times I’ll grab some Scotch tape and affix it to my nipples to hold them down. My breasts are pretty small and perky, so in my case a bra is more of an inconvienence than its worth. When I do wear one, I usually take it off the moment I get home.
And we thank you.
I see this a lot at work, dealing with a wide range of customers. Very rarely does it look appealing on women with natural breasts, and it’s almost always noticed, regardless of the woman’s size. It’s not something I look for but it does rather stick out (haha).
I can’t fathom why a woman would not wear a bra with a shirt that provides no support. It does make me think they don’t care about their appearance or how they present themselves to others.
I personally rarely go out in public without a bra, and only then if I’m wearing supportive top. A couple friends of mine have had breast augmentation, and they go braless and look great doing it. I’d love to have that freedom, but that’s not an option for me.
I go braless a lot, maybe people notice I dunno. I don’t care. I usually wear a cami under my blouse. I have several soft luxurious camisoles, they feel much nicer than most bras.
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There are some outfits (certain dresses, blouses, and camisole-type shirts) that don’t work with bras at all, or don’t work as well. And there are women, generally of the small-breasted variety, who look great (and not a bit slutty) in them.
However, big bra-less boobs = either slutty or just plan dumpy/frumpy IMHO.
Why is it that in all of the responses, it’s assumed that women either have big boobs (canteloupes) or little boobs (mosquito bites). Have y’all never seen medium sized boobs (grapefruit)? Boobs don’t have to be small (or fake) to be perky.
My wife has very full B’s, but she’s only 5 foot and weighs about 100 lbs, so they look proportionally larger than what one thinks of a B (not that bigger or smaller wouldn’t look nice too, I like all sizes. It’s the shape that matters most). Anyway, there are several nicer dresses and tops that she has that cannot be worn with a bra (and they’re not tacky; they’re quite haute). She has the figure for them. She looks great in them. If you would ever see her, you would agree that she could never be accused of looking tacky. If you can wear it well, fine; the same rule applies to men. How many times have I seen a man wearing a tight fitting shirt that showcases his man-boobs? Too many. Dude needs a bro - the manziere.
If you have nice breasts (or a nice chest) show them/it off. If you don’t, cover it.
I really don’t think it’s a matter of having or not having nice breasts. I think mine are pretty decent, and they look good with a bra or without. I feel pretty fortunate about my chest, having seen a whole lot worse out there.
The decision to wear a bra has nothing to do with how nice they are-- it has everything to do with a) my comfort level-- with DDs, you have to wear support; b) efforts to keep them looking good by fighting gravity and stretch marks, c) how poorly my clothes would look and fit without a bra.
So don’t buy into this notion that women who go braless have “nicer breasts” than women who don’t. It’s not about that at all.
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I notice, without having to take long enough to look that anyone could tell.
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I think it’s tacky, tasteless, low-class, slutty, etc. In any setting, at any time, unless the woman is flat-chested.
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Hi Opal! (obligatory)
Sitting at a cafe? Shoot, just yesterday I was in the car going 40 mph and noticed an unrestrained pair taking their owner for a walk. I’m not good at guessing sizes but the shape and tone was…wow. To bundle hers up would have been like leaving a Porsche in the garage and depriving everyone else of the beuaty God has bestowed upon her.
But seriously, it totally turned her into an object as far as I’m concerned. I don’t know if that’s always the plan when one uses a t-shirt as a bra, but it’s certainly distracting. And I’m not really a boob man. And like anything else, the setting is everything. I actually get a little miffed when women dress sexy for work because, well, we’re all supposed to be generic asexual drones here–HR has policies that make that pretty clear. You start bringing attention to your primary or secondary sexual characteristics and you’re going to have an adverse effect on production.
Did you really use the words Scotch tape and nipples in the same sentence? OWIE!! :eek:
May I ask why so many of these responses verge on outright hostility toward bra-less women? How exactly are they harming anybody?
For the record, my answers are: 1) No, I have better things to do than speculate about other people’s underwear; and 2) in the unlikely event that I did notice, I would assume that she, like me, is extremely uncomfortable in a bra, and accordingly chooses to wear clothing that makes her comfortable.
Oh, for heaven’s sake. That’s awful. But it’s not the boobs or their lack of foundation that’s out of line in that case. Even with a professionally fitted corset under there, that dress would have made her look like the shy fat girl who showed up to the '79 prom with her younger brother in tow. I’m sure that Drew braless in a flattering outfit would make us all stare for other reasons.
I’ve seen that Drew Barrymore dress on other people significantly thinner than her and they all looked awful. I’ve also seen it in a short “at the knees” length. I think there’s a cracked out stylist running amuck in Hollywood.
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If at all possible. I actually struggle to not look at some random person’s chest long enough to determine this.
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No judgement, but typically appreciative as breasts as such eye candy for me.
These are general statements and are subject to a number of factors you haven’t specified, e.g. type of shirt, woman’s fashion style, body type etc.
:dubious: I suppose it’s theoretically possible that men are too stupid to know what they find attractive, but maybe you can entertain the possibility that YOU don’t know what these guys find attractive? I suspect you’ll find far more women criticizing other women for their lack of underwear than you’ll find guys, even if we’re talking about women who couldn’t appear on the cover of a women’s magazine.
Daniel
Wow. This thread is shocking. It was bothersome to me when my mother-in-law would be critical of my daughter’s choice in tops because they didn’t sufficiently disguise her breasts. Similarly, my girlfriend’s daughter was an early bloomer and her fourth grade teacher humiliated her in front of the class by insisting that she start wearing a bra. But I thought those were exceptional cases of prudish old biddies from another era.
I guess not. It seems as though women are still pressuring each other to conform to some pretty unfriendly dressing conventions, and breasts are still taboo.
What happened? Is this a reaction of the current “generation” against their braless hippie parents?
Not all of us are against it. Hell, if women wanted to start walking around without a shirt at all, that would be fine with me (and the new members of BLA)…