Bras for the well-endowed lady, lol
First off, apologies if my icon is offensively semi-nude? Hope not, hehe!
This is my first time posting here! I was just wondering where a girl can get actually really good bras that are well-made and well-sized, and largely cupped. (Those are them in the icon!) Do let me explain: I'm a 40 in band size, but currently wear an H cup. My general experience is that plus size stores that carry bras (Addition-Elle here in Canada, Lane Bryant in the US) generally don't go past DDD. The band size will go up, but the cup size won't. It doesn't help me to have a 44 DD - the cups will still be too small and I'll be needing safety pins to get the band to fit.
Just for anyone who isn't totally down with how bras are sized: band size should be the circumference of your rib cage, basically - aka, if you measure just under your boobs, and cup size is determined by the inches of difference between the circumference of your boobs and the circumference of your ribs. Aka, my rib cage is 39 inches around, so I can sort of do 38 on the loosest setting or 40 on the tightest, but I have a 13.5" difference in those two circumferences. Yes, it's weird. My boobs are disproportionate.
I currently wear a Prima Donna brand bra (this one) and love it, but damn, they're expensive! I generally buy them at a boutique in my home city where they sell for $169.00. (Ouch.) Does anyone else wear bras in a similar size that are well made but cost less than $100?? I'd love to know if such options exist! Thanks in advance! :)
This is my first time posting here! I was just wondering where a girl can get actually really good bras that are well-made and well-sized, and largely cupped. (Those are them in the icon!) Do let me explain: I'm a 40 in band size, but currently wear an H cup. My general experience is that plus size stores that carry bras (Addition-Elle here in Canada, Lane Bryant in the US) generally don't go past DDD. The band size will go up, but the cup size won't. It doesn't help me to have a 44 DD - the cups will still be too small and I'll be needing safety pins to get the band to fit.
Just for anyone who isn't totally down with how bras are sized: band size should be the circumference of your rib cage, basically - aka, if you measure just under your boobs, and cup size is determined by the inches of difference between the circumference of your boobs and the circumference of your ribs. Aka, my rib cage is 39 inches around, so I can sort of do 38 on the loosest setting or 40 on the tightest, but I have a 13.5" difference in those two circumferences. Yes, it's weird. My boobs are disproportionate.
I currently wear a Prima Donna brand bra (this one) and love it, but damn, they're expensive! I generally buy them at a boutique in my home city where they sell for $169.00. (Ouch.) Does anyone else wear bras in a similar size that are well made but cost less than $100?? I'd love to know if such options exist! Thanks in advance! :)