May 11, 2013 What I mean by "comfort"
I have very high standards for "comfort" in a bra. While some women consider a bra they can stand to wear for 8 hours to be "comfortable", I almost literally live in wires. I am annoyed, to the point of near-righteous indignation, when my bra makes itself known after only 8-10 hours. And this is from a girl who wears her bands TIGHT.
I'm fluffy, so I've gotta be able to ratchet the band down to keep it from working it's way into an uncomfortable and aesthetically unpleasing spot on my back. My tight underbust measurement is around 32" which has become my new "normal" band size. As I've journeyed from 38's to 32's, however, my volume hasn't decreased and I've found cup width to be increasingly the source of my discomfort. As my cups get bigger in proportion to my band size, many of them approach too wide/tall on the outside at the front of my arms.
I've got a few Ewa Michalaks (in a ridiculous range of sizes), a too-big-band Fantasie, and a too-small-cup Curvy Kate Tease Me that are round-the-clock comfy. When I select the comfort-level for a bra I'm adding to my list, I always debate with myself about how strictly to adhere to my definition of comfort, knowing that most women have a much different standard.
Also, I wonder if I should try some wire-free bras just for lounging/sleeping since I'm absolutely not comfortable without one.
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Before I declare a bra as "comfortable", I wear it a full day, see what happens if I do push-ups in it, and see if I can sleep in it. Also I've found that some bras I thought were "comfortable" at first were not, compared to later bras I bought. It's just that they were comfortable compared to my previous ill-fitting bras.
I still haven't found really good comfort in any bra since the 36D Triumph.
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