Ugh, I never thought that finding lingerie in a underwear store could be so hard. I dragged Owls to VS last night to get a new, ahem, ‘toy’, and he told me that because what I already have is fairly loose, he’d like me to get something more fitted. It sounded like a good idea, until I actually started looking.
The entire range of sizes (for pieces that use bra sizing) is 34B, 34C, 36B, and 36C. There might have been one piece in a 36D. But that was it. That’s all we found in store–worse, that’s all we found online.
Why is it so fucking hard to find a bra or bra-like item of clothing in a 32 anything? Small girls get laid too!
And so do large busted girls, who ol Vickie has something against because they really don’t carry much in the way of stuff for them either. This less than pleases me because my girlfriend eyes do not light up the same when she sees a box from Frederick’s of Hollywood.
It’s also probably hard to buy underwear they’re if you’re larger. I’m tiny–maybe a 32 or 33 inch hips, 100 lbs, etc…and I wear a medium in panties there. The small ones were just too damned tight, and it’s not like the mediums are super loose on me. I have no idea how that’s even possible. And who’s wearing the small panties!
I went to Victoria’s Secret for bras once, and all they had were ones that were packed with stuffing and padding. My girls are just fine without the extra bulk, thankyouverymuch. I left without buying anything.
See, this is what confuses me (oh, and I’m wearing the small panties :p) I thought thin was in, but until I moved to the US I couldn’t reliably find bras small enough to fit me properly–I honestly had to go to the girl section at La Senza because they don’t even make anything my size in the adult line:smack:
VS at least carries bras that fit me, but dammit, I wouldn’t mind vanity sizing if it weren’t for it making the smallest size in everything too big for me sighs And it’s not like the kids section has much of a selection of lingerie.
Uh, me? That’s what I buy at VS, and the only thing there that fits me in the whole store, the small underwear.
The OP is correct: they do not make bras in 32 or 34 in any cup bigger than a B. I cannot buy any lingerie or bras from them. Frederick’s is better for that. But of course, there’s no Frederick’s where I live, only VS, which frankly, is totally overrated.
I’m pretty thin and don’t have a badonkadonk, but I wear a large in panties at VS. I don’t have any other item of clothing that is a L. Most of my stuff is S, maybe M for swimsuit bottoms or something, because S is a little too tight. I don’t know how anyone much bigger than me buys underwear there, unless I have a freaky ass that is weird sized or something.
And I am really disappointed in their selection of “Pink” underwear these days - the cotton ones that go 5 for $25. I like the v-string ones from that line, they are very comfortable and used to have lots of cute patterns - stripes and dots and stuff in nice colors. I never ever even see the v-string on that table anymore, and looks like they are targeting 12 year old girls, putting stupid words and dogs on everything. Luckily I bought a lot of pairs back when they were still cute, so I still have underwear.
My problem is more the bandsize than the cupsize–I’m ‘proportional’ (read: small boobs for a small body). Finding any cup in that small a bandsize can be a trial at times. La Senza doesn’t even make it in their adult line, and it’s a bit of a crapshoot at VS in the bra section–sometimes you luck in, sometimes you don’t.
And they have way too much stuff in pink. I’m not 12 years old…just built like it.
I used to shop at Victoria’s Secrect for my bras, but they seem to have quit making bras in my size with lining. I definitely don’t need any padding, but I wouldn’t mind a little liner to keep my chest from looking like I’m packing a couple of turkey thermometers. I gave up on department stores years ago; department store brands in big sizes just don’t hold up well in my experience, even with hand-washing.
And is it my imagination, or are the cup sizes horribly inconsistent at VS?
YES. I ordered two identical bras from VS online, same size just different colors. The white one fits, the black one doesn’t. Makes no sense. It’s really a radical difference, too. I sometimes think they don’t measure their pieces at all, just sew a label in based on an eyeballed guesstimation.
A thread about women’s clothing decrying the lack of choices for small, thin women? plus a reply fretting about the lack of clothes for the big-breasted? now I’ve seen everything.
Jayn, exactly what is your size? It sounds like you might not even need a bra. Most of the a-cup girls I know don’t wear them and revel in the fact that they don’t have to. If you’re buying kids’ bras . . . those are called “training bras” because their only purpose is to get young girls used to the fact that they’re going to need to wear bras soon. If you’re worried about your nipples poking out just wear two shirts or wear those tops that have the bra kind of built-in.
It is well-known that no woman can find clothes unless she is a fit model. I sometimes think that clothing manufacturers want us to go around wrapped in sheets.
I’m a 32B, actually*. The girls bras I bought weren’t any different from the ladies–just smaller and with less selection (and about $40 cheaper–dammit, that place needs an online store!) And I hate the built-in bra shirts–I find them uncomfortable and they make me look flatter. I don’t need any help in that department.
*okay, at some places. At La Senza, I wore a 30B–unfortunately 32 is the smallest size they offer:smack:
I was measured by bra-fitting “experts” at two different stores that specialize in fitting lingerie. One said I was a 36A, the other said I was a 32C. Vickie’s (NOT one of the expert places) said I was a 34B.
I just try a bunch of 'em on and hope for something that doesn’t suck too bad.
There are these thingies that look rather like peach or black daisies, that adhere to the nipple itself and prevent headlights. Sort of like pasties, I guess. At any rate, these might do the trick, though of course they won’t address the jiggle factor.
