Bra crisis!
cold tootsies
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Please help ladies.....
Please can you recommend some shops which sell comfortable bras? I'm really struggling to find a simple, comfortable t-shirt bra that fits:(. The less fussy the better; I just want to feel well supported.
I've been measured in various shops and am usually found to be a 34D ( or occasionally a 34C). I've returned 3 bras already this week :eek: because after initially trying them on and finding them comfy, I've taken them home and worn them to find them unbearable- gaping in places, digging in in others and overall just ridiculously irritating.
My ideal would be lightweight and cool ,preferably a nice soft fabric and just a non- bra bra if that makes sense?! Something I can forget I'm wearing because it's nice and comfy ( yet still supportive).
Many thanks for any help.
Please can you recommend some shops which sell comfortable bras? I'm really struggling to find a simple, comfortable t-shirt bra that fits:(. The less fussy the better; I just want to feel well supported.
I've been measured in various shops and am usually found to be a 34D ( or occasionally a 34C). I've returned 3 bras already this week :eek: because after initially trying them on and finding them comfy, I've taken them home and worn them to find them unbearable- gaping in places, digging in in others and overall just ridiculously irritating.
My ideal would be lightweight and cool ,preferably a nice soft fabric and just a non- bra bra if that makes sense?! Something I can forget I'm wearing because it's nice and comfy ( yet still supportive).
Many thanks for any help.
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Edit - they also don't measure, if I measure myself Following the usual instructions come out at a 34D! I am actually a 30FF!!
I measured myself following a guide on House of Fraser and I'm even more confused now. According to them, I am an A/B cup! No wonder nothing fits if in every shop you're a completely different size:mad:
Has no-one else managed to find any comfortable t-shirt bras they can recommend? Or any idea of the best shops to try?
Believe it or not, Adsa do nice ones.
brastop.com is a website I use quite often for bras but the stock changes quite a lot so it's hit and miss what they have. It is cheap though!
I plumped for a "perfectly natural supersoft plunge" and a " vanishing back full cup" whatever the hell all that means
It might help to keep in mind that M&S, House of Fraser etc use an outdated measuring technique that involves adding 4/5 inches to your underbust measurement to determine the 'band size'. Adding these inches is no longer necessary because modern materials have enough 'give' to account for this difference.
A great guide to measuring correctly can be found if you search online for 'the better bra campaign" It is a blog that has measuring advice and fitting tips. Take a moment to read up - the people I know that have used this guide (myself included) were measured by high street stores as a 36/38/40 back with A or B cup size, when in reality the best fit for them (calculated by the method given on this website & evidenced by trying on bras!!) is closer to 30/32/34 back with DD,E,F (or larger) cup size. Once supported fully & correctly the difference in figure/the way tops fit is marked - the wonders of a great fitting bra, eh!
I am going try this, thank you
You would be surprised, of you are "measuring" as a 34B (for example) then the chances are you are probably a 30D the reason Bravissimo cater for larger sizes is because most women do fill those sizes, they just don't know it :-)
Their sizing is a bit off though, go a cup size smaller and a back size bigger and you'll probably be okay.
Sounds crazy- but try Ann Summers, at least to be properly measured as they use the modern accurate way. Also believe it or not- they do also do plain t shirt bras (although maybe not what you are after). But def get measured there- I have been measured at several m&s stores plus a local lingerie shop and they all got it wrong/bras I bought were uncomfortable after an hour or so of wear. Ann Summers on other hand fitted me like a glove.
And avoid m&s bras in general if you can- as their sizes are random and 2 bras of the same size will be different (as I've discovered countless times in past).
I can't speak for AS as I haven't been measured there but I agree, every M&S I have been to have measured completely wrong. They always stick me in a 34D, as their old measuring tape says so. I get chronic back pain when my bra doesn't fit. At Bravissimo (I promise I don't work there I just cannot recommend them enough) I am fit with a 30F-FF and every bra I've bought since, from many other places, in this size fits beautifully. As the brilliant site recommended above (http://thebetterbracampaign.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1 ) says, if you're a size 8 there is NO way you are a 34 back size. And yet so many women are doing so.
I go to Bravissimo and they are brilliant but as you are a D you can go to most of the normal shops and not pay the expensive prices I have to.
Bravissimo they are great. I went in as a C cup and came out double EE lol
Same here, I end up ordering online but order a few sizes then have to send some back
Love your username btw
As for fitting, go to Bravissimo or Rigby and Peller. House of Fraser fitten me correctly too.
According to the tape measure, I'm a 36A. Anyone who knows what I look will confirm that is not right.
a) I need a different size as weeks go by,
b) I don't rate BHS or M&S
c) Asda's are great, cheap enough to buy a few and chuck when they stretch, but more importantly they look nice and fit better than anyone else's (not withstanding that I've never tried really expensive bra shops)
We found ONE that the style was right for my body shape, but they didnt have my exact size, so ordered it and it arrived today.
It doesnt fit :mad::mad::mad:
Bravissimo, I used to love their shops but I stopped buying from there, I tend to have to pay out £30 for one bra if I go there and other places like M&S and BHS etc, I just cant afford to do that everytime and they don't last any longer than ASDA so I tend to stick with ASDA as they sell for about £7 a bra.
I've tried La senza and found they're the worse for bras coming apart really easily! Ann Summers also do bigger sizes and they are quite comfy and actually quite good value, they sometimes do a deal of 2 for £25 which are quite good.