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Perimeter vs Cup Depth
Does anyone else find that their ideal size is different from their perimeter? I personally measure around 15" on my perimeter, but prefer bras an inch to an inch and a half smaller. I was curious if I was the only one that does so.
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Me, too. But I believe it has to do with my breast shape. My breasts are a bit conical, and cups are round, so if I were to wear cups that just touched my apex, I would have empty space around my apex within the cup. So I wear 1 cup size smaller than my "calculated" cup size, and the depth is about a quarter to half an inch smaller than my breast perimeter. This causes my tissue to be more rounded and fill the cup completely without having gaps or spilling out anywhere. :)
I think TECHNICALLY, since boobs are compressible and optimal support is achieved usually with a little bit of compression, almost everyone's ideal size is a little bit smaller than their perimeter, but it's kinda scaled... So, if you are in a small band small cup size range, the difference is so small you might not even be able to accurately capture it in your measurements--you could have a perimeter of 7.27" and your ideal cup depth could be 1/10th to 1/4 inch less than that but frankly that is such a slight difference, you'd never really notice.
On the other hand, the bigger the boob, the greater the number of inches of possible compression, so with 15" perimeter depending on the individual's breast shape and density, that might correspond to an ideal cup depth that is 1/2 inch, 1 inch or even 1.5" smaller.
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