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Jan 05, 2013
I dragged my mom in to Nordstrom today to get her a new bra. She's been in a 38DD for years, but I measured her at about a 38F. Our fitter was really nice and mostly helpful, but she said that the double letters in UK sizing are "half-sizes" and I wanted to hit my head against the wall. She also didn't talk about the importance of swoop and scoop, which knowledge I tried to impart but I was probably not the most forceful. But mom found something new that she liked and seemed to be a much improved fit (and broke the DD barrier!).
While we were there, I decided to try a few things myself. I wanted to try Cleo, and they had a few in stock. Unfortunately, the 30Gs I tried in the Jude and Karen were laughably small in the cups. Which I had expected as Bratabase's recommendations suggest an H. I also tried Freya's Marina, Taylor and Ivy longline (which the fitter called a "cami bra" -never heard that before), which all seemed to fit pretty well in the 30G. I've read a lot of complaints that Freya's backs run loose, but I was still surprised that these new 30 bands were looser than the 32 band I was wearing. Nordstrom doesn't stock 28 bands, so I wasn't able to check how those compare.
I didn't end up getting anything (I don't really need more bras right now!), but it was fun to actually see my options in person and not just on my computer. And with mom's purchase, we had a successful trip.