Dec 10, 2012
It seems to me that all the traditional bra companys I grew up with, which are all American I think, are not very popular with all you educated Bratabase members. Brands like Warners, Bali, Maiden Form, Playtex, and Vanity Fair. Now that I've discovered Wacoal (American too I think) I can see a diference in quaulity with Wacoal being better. It also seems to me that Victoria Secrets bras are popular amongst a lot of Americans. I've tried Victoria Secrets and I must say I didn't care for them at all.
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Dariana
None of the ones you list (except Wacoal) carry my size, which is 32G or H. I would love to support US businesses but first they need to start understanding their audiences.
Your posting prompted me to send a note to Playtex asking them to make more sizes (and I gave them specifics).
The main issue is the size range, not necessarily the quality. I wear a UK28J/30HH or US 28N/30M and none of those brands carry band sizes below a 32/34 or any cup sizes above a USDDD/UKE or a USG/UKF.
Also, most American Brands and American retailers give terrible sizing advice. The Playtex bra size calculator told me I should wear a 38DD! I used to wear a 38DD and the band was swimming on me as the band measured almost 10 inches larger than my ribcage!
Many Americans wear the wrong size, but I think most bratabase users have broken out of the "Bra Matrix". The size ranges of those brands only truly fit a small range of women. We need to spread the word so that more women are educated about bra fitting. Then we can "vote with our dollars" by buying foreign brands and making American brands realize that they need to step it up and expand their size range to make sales.
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