There's no way I can buy any there, then. Aren't they the company who has the new "invisible" underwire line? I clearly need bras that lift and separate but I HATE underwire.
Ooo, I rarely pay attention to their campaigns, just because their stuff is expensive and never fit me.
I wonder what the invisible underwire is like... I've had bad experiences when a bra finally gives out and the underwire starts to come out of the side. That's never pleasant.
And then adjust for how each of their bra models fit. I make corsets, among other things. I am intimately familiar with my bra size, according to industry standards and historical standards. I'm a C cup. Walked into a VS once, and had the girl take measurements (figured she'd know better how the product fit customers' measurements than I since she, y'know, worked there). She gets me a bra in the size that I knew that I was and that she had measured and that the bra said it was. Then she got me one that fit - a D cup.
On top of that fit isn't even across the product lines, so you need to know how each model will fit you before you can make an educated purchase. I don't like VA at all, really. A C cup DOES NOT need padding. Oy.
I've never understood why anything over a B cup is padded. Seriously. B cup is fashion industry standard, and once you get over that, the padding is so poor-looking that it's *really* obvious that you're both padding AND that it's sucky padding, and now you look like a drag queen/tranny who has poor taste in falsies.
I clearly didn't finish. :P Is Sears a good place to get measured? When she does get sized, they give her quite good bras. And, of course, I bet some people are gonna be all "eww" when reading that. Bewbies are 4 lyfe, y0. Unless you get breast cancer and sadly have to get them removed. :(
Padding does make the bra much more comfortable and round but it ain't needed after a certain size, like B, as you said.
The ladies at Sears's lingerie section, IME, usually know their stuff and can accurately and comfortably fit most if not all of their product lines. AND they make decent recommendations about what will be more comfortable ("...Yes, that's pretty, but if you'll be wearing it for any length of time, you'll likely want something with a thicker strap that's less likely to cut into your shoulders.")
I'm curious to know what size I am, really. Not the "omg!! They iz big so Is must flaunt mah bewbies becuz Im an attenshin whore!!" way, though. For my back and necks' sake mostly, and to see what shirts look like.
Ideally, restrained boobs should hit about the midline of your upper arm. For quite large ladies, this isn't possible to manage with comfort using modern foundation garments; you'd need a (properly fitted) corset.
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I wonder what the invisible underwire is like... I've had bad experiences when a bra finally gives out and the underwire starts to come out of the side. That's never pleasant.
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These days (well, the ones I have) are plastic and not metal. Still.. they are uncomfortable.. -_-
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On top of that fit isn't even across the product lines, so you need to know how each model will fit you before you can make an educated purchase. I don't like VA at all, really. A C cup DOES NOT need padding. Oy.
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My Grandmother goes to Sears to get fitted.
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I've never understood why anything over a B cup is padded. Seriously. B cup is fashion industry standard, and once you get over that, the padding is so poor-looking that it's *really* obvious that you're both padding AND that it's sucky padding, and now you look like a drag queen/tranny who has poor taste in falsies.
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Padding does make the bra much more comfortable and round but it ain't needed after a certain size, like B, as you said.
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Sorry for sounding somewhat dumb but I have yet to get measured. The slowness of my brain I blame the heat for. Can't I? :O
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With a mirror and a measureing tape, you CAN find your proper measurements. Here's a decent method: http://www.blooberry.com/bformfaq/measure.html
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