Jun 25, 2013
Ladies,
I decided to go to the Dillards where I have been told I am a 36A, and look for the Ciao Bella bra in 34D that I bought online, only in another color. While I was there, the older lady who had mis-measured me in the past was helping a lady about her own age, and I really had to tell myself NOT to go up to that fitter and tell her what size and style I really am. I did notice that the poor woman she was helping was very lost and confused. Not to mention another lady in the store asked another fitter for a particular size (36C), and when I looked at her( the size caught my attention as its close to mine), I saw she was very clearly not that size and no one offered to fit her at all. She was thinner than me and had much larger breasts, someone should have offered a fitting. I made my way back over to where the Ciao Bella was and found ONE in 34D, and overheard part of the older lady helping the first customer.
This lady wanted a minimizer bra and was asking about fit. The fitter was telling her that if the end of the underwire stops directly under your armpits, then that means the cup is too big. She said the end of the underwire should stop just before it hits the armpit. Well, in my case, when that was happening, the cup was too small. The bra I am wearing now which all you ladies helped me pick out, has an underwire that ends just shy of directly under the armpit.
Was this fit lady correct?
RADIO
Filed under Bra sizing and fit
No, this fit lady was utterly wrong. Breasts and bodies come in all shapes and sizes and whilst there certainly are women on whom the breast root stops before the armpit on many (most?) of us our breast root continues at least somewhat under the armpit.
I thought so. I am really down right now because I tried a white Ciao Bella and it totally doesnt fit me, and its the same size and style as the pink Ciao Bella that everyone said fit. The pink one does feel and look better, but I am really thinking this bra fight is losing battle for a gal in the west with no options.
RADIO