To his bride said the Belgian detective,
“Could it be that my eyesight’s defective?
Has your east tit the least bit
The best of your west tit.
Or is it a trick of perspective?”
I usually get the cheapo Playtex ones at WalMart for $12.97 since I wash them in the machine with every wear and don’t care too much. But I just sent away for two bras from Lane Bryant just to see if they are more comfortable.
I hope you don’t hate them! If they don’t fit or something, give them another chance and take them to a store where you can try other sizes and do an exchange or return.
I don’t wear a bra, but if the kit saves you the time and energy tramping around to stores and trying on bras, I would think it’s well worth it.
A review of the fitting system: Really, Truly Green » Blog Archive » Jockey sizing system review
From a frequent poster at www.reddit.com/r/ABraThatFits Anyone who has trouble finding a comfortable or supportive bra, or who thinks a ‘D cup’ is ‘huge boobs’ should spend some time reading that subreddit.
According to her calculations, Jockey’s ‘new’ size range corresponds pretty exactly with the existing cup letter and band size system, though it’s a limited size range (no bands below 30, and no XS or XL cup options - they don’t have my size). So, nothing new or exciting for those of us who are already properly fitted. However, I can see it helping women who have been stuffing themselves into the severely limited, commonly available US size range of 32A-38D despite it being a comically bad fit (ie most of us unless we’ve done some research online and started buying from Britain), so still a good thing!
I guess it might be worth the cost for women who desire a rack to feature their assets more prominently. Mine aren’t for sale or display (not that there’s anything wrong with that). Buy anyway, HAYLL naw am I dropping that kind of cash on underwear! I didn’t wear a bra for a very long time. I had to change that recently, due to the dress code at my new employer. But still, the only bras I will wear come in a 3-pack for $10 at Walmart. I’m not picky about the display, I’m all about functionality. With these bras, all I have to worry about is my band size, which is easy enough to figure out at home with a tape measure. They’re supportive yet sufficiently stretchy, and come in nice bright colors if you want. As long as your boobs fit into the thing, it’ll work. In my unprofessional opinion (IANA bra sizer), anyone from size A to a DDD would be able to fit into one of these comfortably.
Yeah, if you don’t care about the way your boobs look but need them to be somewhat restrained for comfort or dress code, a boob hammock is really all you need.
But many women (me included) are more concerned with presentation and style, and smooshing them makes clothes fit less flatteringly, etc. No one is looking at my boobs much, there’s not anything there to display really, but I still look (and feel) a hell of a lot better (about myself, mostly) if I’m wearing a properly fitting bra rather than the compression bralette I wear when I’m working out, which completely flattens me.
Also if you are big enough, or if you have issues with breast soreness or the weight of your breasts giving you neck/shoulder/back problems (not all large-breasted women have either, but plenty do, as well as women without very large boobs), a well-fitted underwire bra, where each breast is comfortably encapsulated in a firm structure which prevents bouncing, and their weight is redistributed to the snug-fitting band, rather than hanging from the straps, is really the only thing which provides enough support to relieve those issues.
Well, this is a timely thread. Lately I absolutely hate every single one of my bras. When I put one on in the morning it feels just fine, there’s room for two fingers under the band just like there should be, but an hour later and for the rest of the day the band hurts. I’ve tried switching hooks, whatever, not better. It’s making me cranky and kind of mean. Even the new one that I spent forever picking in the fitting room and felt so great on day one, no dice, now I hate that one too.
I have no idea what the problem is, but I’d happily pay $60 to solve it.
Ain’t that the truth. I had a clerk at VS measure me once, she had the tape up way too high on my chest, practically up under my armpits. She then declares me a 34B and hands me a bra to try on. I look at the bra like :rolleyes: but decide to humor her and try it on. There was more of me out of the bra than in it, I looked like the cover of a romance novel.
Ironically enough, I did find a well-fitting reasonably priced bra at VS. I just had to move up to a DD cup.
It varies with the person measuring at VS. I’ve had some correctly sized me (at least for VS bras). But I have had your experience too. Umm, I’m sure if anything, my size should go higher, not lower…
I’m pretty picky about my bras, as I have a large bust and need good supportive options for physical activity. I usually wear Enell sports bras or Enell Lite which are about $90 a pop. It would be great to find an everyday wear bra that’s just as supportive but a little more liberating than Enell (I would keep the Enell for workouts because I seriously doubt there is anything better.) Jockey sounds like a bargain by comparison, and I am definitely going to check them out.
Olives, if you like supportive sports bras, have you tried Anita Active? I get their “Extreme Control” (5527) and it is the most comfortable bra I’ve ever known. Officially I measure at a 42DD, but these are D cup and fit beautifully. They go all the way up to (IIRC) an H cup. I found my last one (since I knew size and item number) on Amazon for $55.
I have the problem when shopping for my daughter who wears a 36G. Her bras are hard to find, and expensive. She likes underwire, though, whereas I don’t. I think we’ve gotten her up to 4 in her correct size over the past year. Hers run $60-$80 per bra.
+1 for the Cacique bras from Lane Bryant – twice the quality of bras twice the price. I’m on the lowest end of their size range but so happy I found them, now I just hope I can catch their sale this time around.
That is, as others have said, a very standard size. The killer for ladies like myself is back size. If you look at bra size lists, the larger cup sizes are often only available in larger back sizes. Bigger than DD and smaller than 36 or 38 is very hard to find. I’m a small woman with big tits. My husband loves it, but it’s a PITA to find bras.
I recently took up running. The search for sports bras to keep them strapped down has made getting regular bras look like a trip to the beach. (They don’t make Enell’s in my freak size.)
Indyellen, I have the best luck at Nordstroms. That price range is pretty accurate. I am super excited if I can find a bra for, say, $50. Your daughter ought to make peace with that. (And treat her bras very well. Never wear them two days in a row, wash by hand and air dry. It makes them last longer.)
Enell’s bras have a different sizing system, too. And each size can fit various cups. Since I’m guessing you’re slim, have you tried the 00 or 0 sizes?
Seriously, they keep them things strapped down. I run, do aerobics, and spar with them.
Title Nine carries sports bras in large sizes. Haven’t tried them though.
(I’m one of those “small ribcage, high volume” women as well - I’m assuming that "large ribcage, low volume women have a similar issue - our combinations are much less standard and the idea of getting a bra from Walmart or well fitted from Victoria’s Secret is as likely as winning the lottery).
Bolding mine, and you are absolutely correct. I wear a proportionately large band size and small cup size and I can’t find a bra to fit, although to be fair I’ve only been trying for 48 years so perhaps there’s hope. I once walked into Victoria’s Secret wearing a 38B (which I agree didn’t fit), got measured and was put in a 34C which also didn’t fit.
Compounding the large band/small boob problem is the fact that I’m bigger on one side than the other - not in the breast tissue, but in my chest itself; if I were symmetrical I would either wear a 33" or a 37" band. Therefore every single bra I’ve ever owned or ever will own is either two tight (on my right side) or too loose (on my left side). Both conditions are quite uncomfortable, with my left boob falling under the band and the right strap falling down 87 times (by actual count) during a work day.
I have actually tried super glue, fabric glue and tape to keep my bras where they’re supposed to be. I’ve also fantasized about nails or upholstery staples. I think they would work 