if its any consolation bras for small boobs are just as impossible
I am a 30A, when I was measured they said I wouldnt find bras to fit me in shops and they were right
even finding 32A is hard enough
Have you tried different places?
A friend of mine put on facebook how she went to la senza and they measured her for a bra and sold her one that was 32 DD and they were shocked that she had been wearing B cup bras from the highstreet.
Without sounding bitchy about her, theres no way shes a DD purely due to her build and the photos she posts regulary where she looks to be an A to B cup at a push. One of her friends commented that she too had been measured at la senza and was three sizes bigger than when she was measured elsewhere. So maybe their bras are smaller made than the majority. Maybe if you tried there they would have something suitable?
A friend of mine put on facebook how she went to la senza and they measured her for a bra and sold her one that was 32 DD and they were shocked that she had been wearing B cup bras from the highstreet.
Without sounding bitchy about her, theres no way shes a DD purely due to her build and the photos she posts regulary where she looks to be an A to B cup at a push. One of her friends commented that she too had been measured at la senza and was three sizes bigger than when she was measured elsewhere. So maybe their bras are smaller made than the majority. Maybe if you tried there they would have something suitable?
These are the smallest bras La Senza have, there's only two of them, the smallest back is a 30, and they look like they are intended for a child or young person rather than an adult. sigh
Debenhams have some smaller ones with a bit more choice, 28a, but they still look like they're designed for children, not a single sexy option. here
I go to a local lingerie shop, who stock many of the same bras as Rigby and Peller, she recommended the MarieJo range and I have to say I have never felt as comfortable in a bra in my life. The fitter does the same "just by look" fitting and immediately put the band size down from the 38 I had been measured at the previous week in M&S and up 3 cup sizes. I bought 3 bras all around the £70 mark each but well worth it for the comfort level and how much better my figure looks
When I first went into Bravissimo years ago now, I was buying a 36FF and the girl behind the counter just said to me there is no way you are a 36 I would say a 30/32. I got fitted and she was right I was a 30G/H and the difference it made was enormous. I've put on weight but I am still only a 32 back.
These are the smallest bras La Senza have, there's only two of them, the smallest back is a 30, and they look like they are intended for a child or young person rather than an adult. sigh
Debenhams have some smaller ones with a bit more choice, 28a, but they still look like they're designed for children, not a single sexy option. here
I honestly don't work for them but have a look at Marie Jo which I mentioned in an earlier post, expensive but they have a good selection of small sizes
I honestly don't work for them but have a look at Marie Jo which I mentioned in an earlier post, expensive but they have a good selection of small sizes
Wow, good looking out - 71 30As, and all adult looking. Think I'll try one. Thank you!
Damn, looks like I spoke too soon. If you search band size 30 and cup size A you get 71 results, but when you click on the bras the 30backs start at a C cup... I'll hunt through them all but, that's pretty typical of what I've found bra hunting.
Wow, good looking out - 71 30As, and all adult looking. Think I'll try one. Thank you!
Damn, looks like I spoke too soon. If you search band size 30 and cup size A you get 71 results, but when you click on the bras the 30backs start at a C cup... I'll hunt through them all but, that's pretty typical of what I've found bra hunting.
Sorry I didn't notice that, how annoying, and weird to start the smaller cup sizes a band size up.
It must be quite flattering to be told your band size is lower and your cup size is higher. But if the new size is more comfortable then the chances are it's under less strain and will last longer.
My ex-wife was a 34JJ and the make she liked most was Fantasie as they do big sizes. She also bought some bras from the US via internet but i can't remember what make/brand name they were.
Is that the company started from nothing by a Scots woman who came from a rough council estate? I saw a really fascinating documentary on her, interviewed by Peter Jones (Dragons Den guy). She's worth millions now.....just from making Bras!
You're think of Michelle Mone and her company, Ultimo.
Woman trying stores along Princes Street in Edinburgh for a bra - she was a very well endowed woman. After about the fifth store, (it was Woolworths) and having been unable to find a large enough bra the assistant asked her if she'd tried Binns.
Get the top to fit 34g, get a saggy tummy area.
Get a 14/16 to fit boobs and get out of the pool looking like you have a nappy on.
Get a 12 to fit bottom half and boobs come out of armpit.
Dont like tankinis as they ride up and bikini tops make me look like Judy Finnegan
Woman trying stores along Princes Street in Edinburgh for a bra - she was a very well endowed woman. After about the fifth store, (it was Woolworths) and having been unable to find a large enough bra the assistant asked her if she'd tried Binns.
Thanks everyone. I might invest in a Rigby&Peller one. It's far too steep for me however what price for a straight posture and comfort?
I'm sure it sucks being small chested too. It feels like at either extreme the staff won't be well trained enough to advise you on what you really need in a bra.
I will also check out House of Fraser, I had no idea they would order in specific sizes so thanks very much to that poster!
Get the top to fit 34g, get a saggy tummy area.
Get a 14/16 to fit boobs and get out of the pool looking like you have a nappy on.
Get a 12 to fit bottom half and boobs come out of armpit.
Dont like tankinis as they ride up and bikini tops make me look like Judy Finnegan
At least men can get away with a lot more when it comes to swimsuit styles!
Not a fan of M&S for the larger breasted lady (38H). The best bras are ever had were from when I went into the Rigby & Peller shop in London, strange experience, as they don't use a tape measure, they just look. M&S were measuring me at a 42D, R&P had me at a 38H and they were spot on. I am a big fan of Bravissimo, they have a lovely range, and you can get some decent prices, Freya & Fantasie being my fave brands. On the high street it has to be Debenhams, they have really lovely stuff in the "fuller" range.
Rigby and Peller have the same problem that a lot of High Street shops also have, they don't seem to stock many bra's above an H cup in small back sizes and in pretty youthful styles. The ones they have on their website are really frumpy and all full-cup. It's as though they think anyone above an H must not want to look sexy.
When I first went into Bravissimo years ago now, I was buying a 36FF and the girl behind the counter just said to me there is no way you are a 36 I would say a 30/32. I got fitted and she was right I was a 30G/H and the difference it made was enormous. I've put on weight but I am still only a 32 back.
Unfortunately, some retailers (M&S cough cough) will try and sell you the bra they have available in a bigger back size and smaller cup because they don't have one in the low back-big cup size.
M&S tried to sell me a 38d as the closest size in the range when I was 15, as it was the largest cup they sold. My mum was furious, as I was a normal-sized teenage girl, being told I measured 38 just for the sake of a sale was ridiculous!
When i was in ann summers they were helping me find a bra, and said different styles often came up with a different size. I picked on i liked after being told i was 34C. In the shop it felt ok but after a few wears ive noticed that the bra seems tight around the back, and when i take it off it leaves a red indent of the strap and cups.
I dont think they really knew what they were doing, as she also said if the one i liked wasnt in stock, a 32D or a 36B would be the same as wearing a 34C! Surely that cant be right.
I dont think they really knew what they were doing, as she also said if the one i liked wasnt in stock, a 32D or a 36B would be the same as wearing a 34C! Surely that cant be right.
The reason she came to that conclusion is that generally going down a back size and up a cup size will lead to a bra that, as its widest point, is of roughly the same overall circumference. Unfortunately, as you suggest, it is an erroneous one, as while the bra may well be the correct circumference, it still won't fit very well.
Having had (admittedly not personal, as I'm a man) experience of high-street measuring techniques versus the likes of Bravissimo, I'd suggest you probably need to go down a back size and up a cup size, although this may apply more to larger-cupped ladies, as I don't think the major chains have much idea what they are measuring, quite frankly.
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Have you tried different places?
A friend of mine put on facebook how she went to la senza and they measured her for a bra and sold her one that was 32 DD and they were shocked that she had been wearing B cup bras from the highstreet.
Without sounding bitchy about her, theres no way shes a DD purely due to her build and the photos she posts regulary where she looks to be an A to B cup at a push. One of her friends commented that she too had been measured at la senza and was three sizes bigger than when she was measured elsewhere. So maybe their bras are smaller made than the majority. Maybe if you tried there they would have something suitable?
I agree. It's very frustrating. And then, when you do find a bra that fits, it looks like it was designed for a ten year old.
http://www.lasenza.co.uk/bras/all-bras.html#dir=asc&order=position&size=30_a
These are the smallest bras La Senza have, there's only two of them, the smallest back is a 30, and they look like they are intended for a child or young person rather than an adult. sigh
Debenhams have some smaller ones with a bit more choice, 28a, but they still look like they're designed for children, not a single sexy option.
When I first went into Bravissimo years ago now, I was buying a 36FF and the girl behind the counter just said to me there is no way you are a 36 I would say a 30/32. I got fitted and she was right I was a 30G/H and the difference it made was enormous. I've put on weight but I am still only a 32 back.
I honestly don't work for them but have a look at Marie Jo which I mentioned in an earlier post, expensive but they have a good selection of small sizes
http://www.mariejo.com/en/lingerie?f[0]=field_product_display_type%3A2369
Wow, good looking out - 71 30As, and all adult looking. Think I'll try one. Thank you!
Damn, looks like I spoke too soon. If you search band size 30 and cup size A you get 71 results, but when you click on the bras the 30backs start at a C cup... I'll hunt through them all but, that's pretty typical of what I've found bra hunting.
Sorry I didn't notice that, how annoying, and weird to start the smaller cup sizes a band size up.
You're think of Michelle Mone and her company, Ultimo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Mone
Yes, she said, but they rattle when I walk.
Get the top to fit 34g, get a saggy tummy area.
Get a 14/16 to fit boobs and get out of the pool looking like you have a nappy on.
Get a 12 to fit bottom half and boobs come out of armpit.
Dont like tankinis as they ride up and bikini tops make me look like Judy Finnegan
Boom Boom
Typed in best Basil Brush style.
I'm sure it sucks being small chested too. It feels like at either extreme the staff won't be well trained enough to advise you on what you really need in a bra.
I will also check out House of Fraser, I had no idea they would order in specific sizes so thanks very much to that poster!
At least men can get away with a lot more when it comes to swimsuit styles!
Madam if you please
Rigby and Peller have the same problem that a lot of High Street shops also have, they don't seem to stock many bra's above an H cup in small back sizes and in pretty youthful styles. The ones they have on their website are really frumpy and all full-cup. It's as though they think anyone above an H must not want to look sexy.
Why? Instead of worrying about the size of your boobs all the time you are worried about the size of your dick - its not fun on the other side either.
Unfortunately, some retailers (M&S cough cough) will try and sell you the bra they have available in a bigger back size and smaller cup because they don't have one in the low back-big cup size.
M&S tried to sell me a 38d as the closest size in the range when I was 15, as it was the largest cup they sold. My mum was furious, as I was a normal-sized teenage girl, being told I measured 38 just for the sake of a sale was ridiculous!
When i was in ann summers they were helping me find a bra, and said different styles often came up with a different size. I picked on i liked after being told i was 34C. In the shop it felt ok but after a few wears ive noticed that the bra seems tight around the back, and when i take it off it leaves a red indent of the strap and cups.
I dont think they really knew what they were doing, as she also said if the one i liked wasnt in stock, a 32D or a 36B would be the same as wearing a 34C! Surely that cant be right.
The reason she came to that conclusion is that generally going down a back size and up a cup size will lead to a bra that, as its widest point, is of roughly the same overall circumference. Unfortunately, as you suggest, it is an erroneous one, as while the bra may well be the correct circumference, it still won't fit very well.
Having had (admittedly not personal, as I'm a man) experience of high-street measuring techniques versus the likes of Bravissimo, I'd suggest you probably need to go down a back size and up a cup size, although this may apply more to larger-cupped ladies, as I don't think the major chains have much idea what they are measuring, quite frankly.