BOOBS!
I've done loads of bra fits this week! That's me properly working as a bra-fitter now and it's actually really fascinating seeing how different figures fit. Every age from teenagers to great grannies and all shapes and sizes. Mostly larger busts though, the smallest I've done this week has been a DD, the largest a GG. It's amazing seeing the difference it makes. They look slimmer, more upright, less downtrodden.
When we start a fit we take an underbust measurement. Partly as a starting point and partly for the customer's sake as they seem to think a tape measure means it's official. But we don't use the measurement really, we go by how the bra they're wearing and how the bra we try on them fits. Some measure 34 and need a 36, some need a 32. Then you can't measure for the cups, they're done on judgement and trial and error.
The skill seems to be in judging the size when an 18 year old comes in wearing a bra she's had since she was 14 that barely covers her. And in working out what styles suit who. A teenager will be fine with a moulded t-shirt bra but a 70 year old likely won't fill the cup and will leave the top part hollow. Then there's balcony, plunge, half cup, side support, a myriad of different seam patterns. The side support ones are great, they really stop bigger boobs migrating to the sides.
And the customers: some are shy, some whip their bras off without hesitation (often the older women, which surprised me a bit). We mostly go out the room while they change but if they're showing no hesitation we just stay in. Some easy to please, some impossible.
The worst bit is going out to the floor and being unable to find the size. The biggest problem is small backs, large cups, we're struggle because they sell and the suppliers seem to ration them. It's amazing how many people really do need them. That's annoying and frustrating for us and the customer.
So yes, enjoying it and I'm sure it's having a knock-on effect on my corsets.
When we start a fit we take an underbust measurement. Partly as a starting point and partly for the customer's sake as they seem to think a tape measure means it's official. But we don't use the measurement really, we go by how the bra they're wearing and how the bra we try on them fits. Some measure 34 and need a 36, some need a 32. Then you can't measure for the cups, they're done on judgement and trial and error.
The skill seems to be in judging the size when an 18 year old comes in wearing a bra she's had since she was 14 that barely covers her. And in working out what styles suit who. A teenager will be fine with a moulded t-shirt bra but a 70 year old likely won't fill the cup and will leave the top part hollow. Then there's balcony, plunge, half cup, side support, a myriad of different seam patterns. The side support ones are great, they really stop bigger boobs migrating to the sides.
And the customers: some are shy, some whip their bras off without hesitation (often the older women, which surprised me a bit). We mostly go out the room while they change but if they're showing no hesitation we just stay in. Some easy to please, some impossible.
The worst bit is going out to the floor and being unable to find the size. The biggest problem is small backs, large cups, we're struggle because they sell and the suppliers seem to ration them. It's amazing how many people really do need them. That's annoying and frustrating for us and the customer.
So yes, enjoying it and I'm sure it's having a knock-on effect on my corsets.