Comments on: Enough About Bra Size!

By: Lingerie Please

Lingerie Please — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:39:31 +0000

I think the the fit of a bra is really important especially as so many people use different size guidelines now. We tell people who have never used online before to follow these guidelines as a guide only:
http://www.lingerieplease.co.uk/bra-size/
Then if you try on two similar to your size you should find the right one for you. Being fitted is a good idea however you have to take into account that each retailer is different so if you are unsure look at their size guidelines.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:12:28 +0000

I had a really professional bra fitting at a specialty store (Victoria’s Secret is a different story) and I have never been happier. I couldn’t figure out what size I was because it turns out I’m a 30 C, which I had never seen before in my life. Even with my small size, I had been having a lot of back pain from wearing a 34 B bra that gave no support at all (the closest fitting size I could find in a regular store without feeling suffocated).

I wore a white t-shirt to the fitting and she just measured over my shirt quickly. She brought several to try on and would leave the room to let me change and always ask if I would be comfortable with allowing her to check the fitting without my shirt on (in the new bra). She would pull on places and adjust parts as necessary, which allowed me to learn how to fit my own bra on me and correct the adjustment every time.

I was really surprised at the price too, the fitting was free and the bras I purchased were between $28-46, what I would normally pay at a decent quality lingerie store. They never scrutinize or use words like “small,” “average,” etc.

The traditional “measure yourself here and there” is not correct, since I had been wearing a 34B! I would really highly recommend having a professional fitting. They really are professionals who DO KNOW MORE THAN YOU about bra sizes.

I think that everyone should have a -real- professional bra fitting, but it may be hard to find experienced fitters that conduct themselves entirely professional.

By: Lesa

Lesa — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:53:20 +0000

I had a fitting and it was very unnerving the first time but I have spent thousands of dollars trying to find the right bra. I have large breast but my back is not wide so I can never find the support and comfort of the right bra. I love these bras and I thank the fitter. I have only bought 2 so far because they are costly but if I had all the money back for the bras I bought in the past I could have an entire wardrobe of intimacy bras.

By: Kajaki

Kajaki — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:37:19 +0000

Today I woke up early and I coundn’t fall a sleep yesterday, becouse of this post. It’s really a sleep taker?.

By: randomchick

randomchick — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:48:56 +0000

it asked for my blouse size……and i dont own one…….

By: The Snake

The Snake — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:45:28 +0000

I admit it – I’m one that didn’t know my bra size – but found most stores didn’t know it either. They kept fitting me for a 38DD. I had “granny” teats. The truth was, I finally found Nordstrom’s. How professional and how great I felt. They put me in a 32H (that’s right it’s a bra size folks) and the girls just perked up. No longer were the straps of my bra trying to hold up the fort… the bra worked with me helping me with my posture as well.

So for those of you that do not know this feeling – maybe it’s time to learn about it. As for the rest, if you are “ok” with your size bra – god bless you.

By: Pippie

Pippie — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:09:31 +0000

As a fitter in a local department store, I agree that a proper fitting greatly benefits most women. We try not to feel them up, though. Of course failing that, there’s always the “fruit” method:

http://www.plus-sizebra.com/fruit-sized/

Haha. It’s not as accurate as a proper fitting, but better than you’d think!

By: Natalie / Fashion Intel

Natalie / Fashion Intel — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:58:13 +0000

I only wear bras for sex and if “Intimacy” declares that a good bra = a great life, then obviously I haven’t been paying attention.

By: David Duff

David Duff — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:23:06 +0000

“it’s not terribly exciting to grope somebody and get a handful of shaped foam, either.”

Quite right, ‘Bad Kate, that’s exactly what my first girlfriend said to me as she withdrew her hand from my rather smart but baggy, white airtex Y-fronts. Ah, those were the days . . .

By: TheBadKate

TheBadKate — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:35:26 +0000

All I want is a store that will sell me a nice bra, without rash-like lace, with supportive fabric and underwire, but NOT cut up to my chin, in a B cup. I’m so sick of “light padding” that puts me up two cup sizes. I know my size, and I’m happy being small-breasted, and I’d like to celebrate that. Nobody seems to make them any more; it’s either perky little moulded frames that stand up by themselves, or underwire-free Granny styles with old-fashioned seams and a conical point, or flimsy bits of microfibre that don’t actually support anything.

And to address the gentlemen’s point, it’s not terribly exciting to grope somebody and get a handful of shaped foam, either.