I give this lecture a lot -- it seems like most people haven't ever gotten anyone to tell them how to distinguish a well-fitting bra from a badly-fitting bra
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*Eyes down.* You throw skirts at me for slimming power...now I read about bras? Maaaan, Lady...now I need to go get me a fitting. =/ Strangers prodding at my chestness.
Unfortunately for those of us with scary sized breasts, none of the sources you mentioned sells anything in an I-cup. This is not sutrprising; bloody few places do.
If you're down in L.A. and have extra time, remind me to take you out to The Wizard of Bras. I'm not absolutely sure what size ranges they carry, but everyone I know who has been there has raved about their range and selection.
I'm still waiting to get a decent fitting. I went to a special bra store in Jersey before Ben's wedding (year and a half ago), and they were useless in terms of fitting. I'm *not* a D cup.
Anyone have a spare clue how to deal with underwires poking at arm fat? It's been a problem forever, with many different bras, and means that I only very rarely wear underwire bras.
I've never found any underwire bra that didn't poke and gouge. I've never WORN an underwire successfully long enough for them to pop out of the channel! Everyone keeps telling me these mythical comfy underwires exist, but even when they take me to a bra store to try stuff on, no dice.
Which would be fine if bra manufacturers could be convinced that B and C cups do not NEED underwires ...
I don't know about that. I've worn a 38B all my adult life, and I've always worn underwire. The new bras I've had that weren't underwire I stopped wearing, because I wasn't getting the kind of support I needed. I've had a few underwires die on me, but usually the elastic goes before the underwire.
Anyone have a good source for underwire balconette bras?
Well, if you're happy with your non-underwire self, that's cool.
Failing that, what is it about underwires that's poking you? If it's that the cups are too narrow (which is what happened to me), you might want to look in the "full-figured" section, where they do go down to Cs in some styles. Those tend to have wider cups, also the Target bras seem to be sympathetically cut for those of us with wide breasts.
You may also need a smaller band size in underwire than you do otherwise -- the underwire should lie flat on your torso, with the band even with the floor all the way around.
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*Eyes down.* You throw skirts at me for slimming power...now I read about bras? Maaaan, Lady...now I need to go get me a fitting. =/ Strangers prodding at my chestness.
p.s. going to be in town soon, I wanna see you :)
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Anyone have a spare clue how to deal with underwires poking at arm fat? It's been a problem forever, with many different bras, and means that I only very rarely wear underwire bras.
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Which would be fine if bra manufacturers could be convinced that B and C cups do not NEED underwires ...
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Anyone have a good source for underwire balconette bras?
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Failing that, what is it about underwires that's poking you? If it's that the cups are too narrow (which is what happened to me), you might want to look in the "full-figured" section, where they do go down to Cs in some styles. Those tend to have wider cups, also the Target bras seem to be sympathetically cut for those of us with wide breasts.
You may also need a smaller band size in underwire than you do otherwise -- the underwire should lie flat on your torso, with the band even with the floor all the way around.
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