Sep 13, 2012
First day wearing a new bra is always...interesting The band on my Cleo Meg is a touch smaller than I'm used to, but the support is great. The straps are also a bit thinner, so I'm adjusting to that too!
First day wearing a new bra is always...interesting The band on my Cleo Meg is a touch smaller than I'm used to, but the support is great. The straps are also a bit thinner, so I'm adjusting to that too!
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In 2005, I measured a 36C at Victoria's secret. I got pregnant, had a baby, and sized up to a 36D because I figured I had gone up a cup size. A few months ago, I went into VS expecting to reduce my cup size from 36D to 36C as my bras fit funny. That 36D just never looked quite ... right. I just figured I had deflated a few months after having a baby. I went in, and wanting to be sure of my size, I asked to be fitted. They measured me 36DD, which of course I thought was BS and thought this must be vanity sizing, because the bra appeared to fit, and no way was an average sized me big enough for a DD cup. I did a bit of research and that is how I found out that the fitters at VS don't know what they are doing. How do they get away with this? I had already spent a great deal on bras and at the time, the bands were firm and the cups fit well, and they were all worn so I couldn't return them. I vowed to keep them until I needed new bras, then I would start looking around for the proper fit.
I recently lost about 20 lbs and my stretched out VS bands were no longer fitting. Oddly enough, I don't think I lost much in the boob area, but one thing was for sure, those 36" bands were not going to work. I went to Macy's and tried on a few 34DDD bras in the store, and they were all funny looking. They made me flat and the cups looked like triangles that were too small. Unfortunately, there are no retailers within 180 miles of me that sells smaller bands with higher cup letters. It is a hassle to find a 34DDD here, so I am stuck trying to work off of my base measurements to figure out what sizes I should be ordering.
I ordered a Freya Deco in 34DDD, and that one too had me in pain in a very short time. You know, I am really questioning that whole "sister size" thing. Every time I try to follow that, it never works. I have no idea why it doesn't work for me. I am wondering if a 36DD is really the same as a 34DDD in cup volume. I then started ordering 34F. I purchased a Curvy Kate Tease Me and a Freya Taylor. They both seem to fit me okay, but I do notice that the bands ride up a bit. I bought a Harlequin Tiffany in 32FF which seems to fit okay, I guess I just kind of wish there was a bit more cup. The band is loose too. I then bought a 32G Freya Deco, because sister sizing doesn't work for me. But, this bra looks so huge (see my fitting help request) compared to the others I am not even sure what to think of it.
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I would recommend getting a fitting at a boutique or a fine department store; Nordstrom does a great fitting. A sophisticated pair has a great online size calculator that can be a great starting point for you. Keep in mind that the fit of Curvy Kate bra and the fit of a Freya bra are different and you may need different sizes for each bra brand you may try
Hi, thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately, I live in California's Central Valley. All we have here are the usual retailers, such as Macys, J.C. Penney, VS, Kohls.... We do have a Nordstrom Rack, but it was an awful nightmare going in there, and they had nothing more than a stretched beyond recognition 34DDD. No Nordstrom or anything nice that I can find. I sure wish I could, because my life would be much easier. One day I will open up my own store, but until then I will have to wait until on a longer distance trip.
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I *HATE* Cleo bands, and I can't stress this enough.
They are always too loose,
they strech out even more,
they have ONLY 2 ROWS OF HOOKS,
and they give even skinny ladies some back bulge!!! Dont't just take my word for it, check out the pictures.
And the lucy band... is by far the worst I've seen.
I think I speak ... for everywone when I say - We'd be willing to pay more money for that amazing Cleo shape WITH a propper snug, sturdy, back fat minimising band!!!
I actually wrote to Panache about this, and am starting to think we need an organised action to adress this issue.
Is anyone with me on this?
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Hmm...interesting that you say this. I only own one Cleo, but the band is one full inch smaller than I'm used to wearing (Freya/Fantasie). The band also sits lower on my back, giving me less back bulge than my typical Freya bras.
My turquoise and coral George, my Sasha, my Chloe, my Molly, my Eleanor have all been among the tighter 28-bands I've tried. Yes, Bonnie and Lucy is definitly looser, but there is a whole bunch of tighter bands as well. :)
And these bras have not stretch much and the backs have not been cutting in. They might do on some, but on me they are great. :)
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This isn't an adventure, more of a cry for help. I'm not sure I've had any bra adventures. If anything, I have more misadventures.
Can anyone help me out? I'm looking for a bra that I wouldn't think would be uncommon, but for some reason I can't find it anywhere.
Here's what I'm looking for:
White
Lace, front and back ... (finding anything with a lace band seems to be the toughest part, but I'd really like it to be pretty from behind too)
30FF or 30G
Not heavily padded
Supportive and comfortable
Straps half an inch wide or less would be great, but not absolutely necessary
Doesn't cost an arm and a leg
The frustrating thing is that if I were looking for this in a 34B I could walk onto any store and walk out with an armful, but apparently bigger busted girls who actually need a bra don't deserve pretty things? (Ok, so maybe this is turning into a rant)
Does anyone know where I could find something like this?
Thanks in advance!
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How white would it need to be? Here is a white bra, with some black lace: http://www.figleaves.com/uk/product/FIG-122111/Midnight-Grace-by-figleaves.com-Gigi-Underwired-Non-Padded-Bra/?size=30FF30G~&colour=Nude The back band is not exactly lacy, but not all plain either. And the matching bottom is just beautiful!
http://www.figleaves.com/uk/product/FRA-AA1351/Freya-Ada-Underwired-Plunge-Bra/?size=30FF30G~&colour=Multicoloured
^Pretty much same story, not all white, not all lacy.
http://www.figleaves.com/uk/product/MH-AW12-241/Mimi-Holliday-by-Damaris-Encore-L%2527amour-Shoulder-Bra/?size=30FF30G~&colour=Multicoloured
^This seems to be much what you are looking for, very delicate looking, I can't see the band, but it does seem the lace would continue, yes? Expensive though :(
http://www.figleaves.com/uk/product/FIG-FIG-FB093103/figleaves-essentials-Figleaves-D---G-Seamfree-Non-Padded-Lace-Wing-Bra/?size=30FF30G~&colour=White Not so much lace at the front, though, but the band is lovely :)
http://www.figleaves.com/uk/product/FRA-AA4101/Freya-Jolie-underwired-balconette-bra/?size=30FF30G~&colour=White
http://www.figleaves.com/uk/product/FIG-113514/Just-Peachy-By-Figleaves.com-Just-Peachy-Lace-Non-Padded-Balconette-Bra-%2528DD-G%2529/?size=30FF30G~&colour=White
Even though things are going the right way for full bust brand, there still really isn't much to choose from: They are still working on getting the basics down!
Thanks for the suggestions. I'm looking to wear it under a white dress shirt, so the black and colored prints are probably a bit much. It just drives me crazy that I can't find what I would have guessed was a pretty basic style. If I were looking for the same thing in iridescent purple or orange and green print, I'd have no problem, so why can't I get it in white? Is this a matter of them not knowing their customers or just not caring?
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Look, now the comments in the adventures expand
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And we can add comments without ending up at a new page! :) Thank you.
However, the add comment button disappears under the pictrues to the right when writing a comment. Bug!
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The summer of my sophomore year of high school, I decided to get measured for a bra before going back to school. At the time, I was wearing a 34C, which fit rather horribly, to be honest, and I often wore a sports over my bra to make my chest more compact. I went to a local Macy's where I ... was fit into a 34DD. I had the worst experience there. The bra I ended up with made my breasts point in opposite directions and pointy. Not so good. I went to Victoria's Secret later that same week, armed with what I believed was the right size, in hopes of finding a better shape.
That was 5 years ago. I wore 34DD, always on the tightest hook, straight from the dressing room, for 5 years. During those years, I felt weird. I felt like my chest was simply enormous; that it was people saw of me sometimes. I was always the bustiest and the curviest of my friends, so I felt like the odd one out. And nothing can damage the already fragile self esteem of a teenage girl like feeling like a freak of nature.
It was a bit of an accident that I found out I was wearing the wrong size. I came across busty girl comics, which had a lot of information about how a bra should fit. Imagine my surprise when I took a look at how mine fit compared to correctly fitting bras and discovered that I almost all the signs (arching band, digging in wires, could fit my whole hand behind the centre gore, push the centre gore to my sternum and had quadraboob. Yeah. Not pretty.)
So, I went to Nordstrom. There a very helpful woman measured my band only and then came back with an assortment of sizes. We quickly ruled out all cup sizes below an F (US sizing, E UK) and settled on a 32G or F. It's amazing how much better I feel with my new size. I feel confident and comfortable with my chest for the first time.
I no longer feel like a freak, I feel comfortable and confident in my own skin. I've even come to like my curves.
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Give or take a number or letter here and there, this is very similar to my experience. I was a freshman in college before I got it figured out. I know exactly what you mean about feeling like a freak. It doesn't help when the people who should be helping you instead reinforce it. Isn't it amazing how much better you can feel, both physically and emotionally, from such a simple change?
Oh that is so encouraging! I am still trying to figure out my size, but hopefully, I'll figure it out without a Nordstroms. And Busty Girl rocks!
I just wanted to ask you if you've heard that boobs often are constructed in the same way as the pecs, (Pectoralis major), the muscles under the boobs.
XLhourglass informed me of this after my last bra adventure post. I hadn't never heard about it.
So I've done some research about pecs in general. Sadly enough it's all about males ... and their pecs. But still I found out that some pecs are wider and more shallow and some pecs have more projection. Also some have a bigger pectoralis major ("side muscle") and some have a more defined pectoralis minor (upper boob muscle). And that it's all about genetics.
I have huge pecs. Both major and minor. When I flex I see the crease of both of them. The major ends just behind my arms where I want my wires. The upper one sits just where my boobs ends in a bra with tightened straps.
I asked another girl to point out where her pecs ended and she would point on that typical point just slightly under her arm where most girl seems to want there wires.
I just wanted to hear if anyone of you've heard about this as right now I have not been able to find the information.
Because for me this would explain why I can totally scope my so called "back fat" on top of my boobs but why I'm totally incapable of scoping the lower tissue under my arms even a centimeter and why I hate wires that doesn't end behind my arms. Not only do the smaller sizes rest on boob tissue, they end on very sensitive and protruding muscles as well. (FMS makes it hurts like mad)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectoralis_major_muscle
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Interesting, I didn't know they could actually be different like that, I thought it was a matter of how you worked them out. When I compared them to boobs, I just meant that some people use the line of the pecs, to determine where their boob starts under their arms
I've kind of known bodies are shaped differently and I have some understanding on how different bodies get different figures due to skeleton and fat distribution, but I never really stopped to consider the rules muscle plays in it, or the fact that pecs in particular was what gave the boob it's shape.
So what you said about that was an eye opener for me :)
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Recently I lost fifty pounds, so I figured it was time to go bra shopping...I went to a bra salon and received a professional fitting for the first time. I am so used to going to Victoria Secret that I had no idea that bras even went beyond a DD...When I got there, I realized that this wasn't your average ... bra store. They had bathrobes, and extremely helpful and friendly staff, and a wide selection of bras ranging from 28AAA to 40K. I thought I was a 38DD, turns out I range from a 34HH to a 32J!!! I got nervous because I had never even thought that my bras would be THAT big. I have always had a big chest, but they made me feel extremely comfortable about these new sizes, and I even got my bras on sale! Overall, it was a great first time experience going to a professional salon, and I would recommend that everyone should get sized even if they claim they know their bra sizes...because according to the fitter, 80% of women don't
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Sounds like you had a great experience, just like it should be! :) That makes me really happy and you definitly deserves to have good bras and feeling good about your body.
Please recommend the place you went to to well, everyoen you know in that area when you talk about bras. Sadly not all places are that good, and not all places can even be trusted, so, spreading the words of the good places is vital. :)
Linda's Bra Salon located in NYC
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Does anyone know what bra brands Trinny and Susannah use in their make-over shows? Do they do decent fittings?
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I don't remember but you could look up their videos on youtube and see where they go, I remember them making a special about bras and fitting someone with very large breasts. I can't remember the bra used :S
I've searched and searched, but I can't seem to find a clip where we actually hear the brand :( Which is odd, because I watch the show when ever it is on, and I know they do talk about the brand, they usually have some one on from the brand who talks about fitting, but I can't remember, and I can't find it :o I just read a post written by Susannah, where she says she is a 32G, which seems reasonable, so they must have some bra knowledge, thus know that they need an full bust brand if they are to fit the majority of women, I would think... Hmm......
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Personally, I think I may have preferred the look of it before. The new one does seem very streamlined though.
I think that the panels with "offer fitting advice" and listings are too low, so it could be overlook. What do you think?
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Yeah, it's always a bit special. Personally i cannot take even a perfect fitting bra in a whole day, but then I have a very bony ribcage... Baby steps, baby steps...
Updates? :) it looks amazing on you, thats all I can say :)
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