I'd be no good in a job measuring people for bras. I'd feel a right tit.
How does anyone manage to get the right bra size?
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Originally Posted by Phil Owens:
“Try Phil emergency 24/7 boob measuring service... no job too small.... or too big....
Proper hands on service...
Sorry ladies.. I'll get me coat..
”
“Try Phil emergency 24/7 boob measuring service... no job too small.... or too big....
Proper hands on service...
Sorry ladies.. I'll get me coat..
”
You on your way round then
Originally Posted by iiHEARTy0u:
“I went to la senza who said i was a c cup. Bra was uncomfortable so never bought it.
Went to bravissimo who told me what they thought i was by looking and the bra fitted perfectly.
I really recommend them.”
“I went to la senza who said i was a c cup. Bra was uncomfortable so never bought it.
Went to bravissimo who told me what they thought i was by looking and the bra fitted perfectly.
I really recommend them.”
Another vote for bravissimo, I will check out their website. Thanks!
Originally Posted by emnat:
“This morning I looked at a bra calculator whereby you put your measurements in and it gives you your bra size, this came out at a 38B, I then measured the manual way which came out at 34DD. I went to a Rigby and Peller store today where they don't measure you just estimate your size and they said I was a 32F.
How do you measure your size, I'm soo confused?
”
“This morning I looked at a bra calculator whereby you put your measurements in and it gives you your bra size, this came out at a 38B, I then measured the manual way which came out at 34DD. I went to a Rigby and Peller store today where they don't measure you just estimate your size and they said I was a 32F.
How do you measure your size, I'm soo confused?
”
Rather than accusing people of sarcasm lets break down your post.
1) you put in your measurments - to come out with 38 you must have put in 38 - presumably after measuring yourself.(this bit is whatever it is, only the cup size changes).
2) You measured the manual way - so how did you get 34 when the time before you got 38? How dd you work out the cup size?:
3) A woman glanced at you and proclaimed you a 32F.
I'd be inclined to say the first one is correct, as the measurement you put in for the cup size will probably change from a B to a DD if you only reduce the first measurement from 38 to 34 but leave the cup size measurement the same.
If I remember correctly you measure immediately under your bust to get the inch size and then over the bust to get cup size +5 inches is B, + 6 is C, +4 is A etc. but saying that I find a 34D fits me exactly like a 36C....so who knows
Originally Posted by missy83:
“I didn't realise at Rigby and Peller that they just estimate, even though they are professionals I can't see how they can be completely accurate
Did you try any bras on in there emnat?
I have never been measured professionally only do it myself which isn't really best I guess”
“I didn't realise at Rigby and Peller that they just estimate, even though they are professionals I can't see how they can be completely accurate
Did you try any bras on in there emnat?
I have never been measured professionally only do it myself which isn't really best I guess”
They look at what bra you are wearing and ask you the size, she then pulled the strap at the back which she must of thought was too loose. I did try a couple on and bought one.
Originally Posted by Shadow27:
“You on your way round then”
“You on your way round then
”
LOL
yeah! but it might take me a some time from here.
Originally Posted by Azagoth:
“I just take a sneaky peak at the labels on the ones she wears most often.”
“I just take a sneaky peak at the labels on the ones she wears most often.”
I worked out an ex of mine one did that with me. I was really impressed when he appeared to "guess" my bra size...then tried it again a few weeks later, this time after I had been wearing a bra that was a different size...surprise surprise he "guessed" that size
Originally Posted by Hobbit Feet:
“Rather than accusing people of sarcasm lets break down your post.
1) you put in your measurments - to come out with 38 you must have put in 38 - presumably after measuring yourself.(this bit is whatever it is, only the cup size changes).
2) You measured the manual way - so how did you get 34 when the time before you got 38? How dd you work out the cup size?:
3) A woman glanced at you and proclaimed you a 32F.
I'd be inclined to say the first one is correct, as the measurement you put in for the cup size will probably change from a B to a DD if you only reduce the first measurement from 38 to 34 but leave the cup size measurement the same.”
“Rather than accusing people of sarcasm lets break down your post.
1) you put in your measurments - to come out with 38 you must have put in 38 - presumably after measuring yourself.(this bit is whatever it is, only the cup size changes).
2) You measured the manual way - so how did you get 34 when the time before you got 38? How dd you work out the cup size?:
3) A woman glanced at you and proclaimed you a 32F.
I'd be inclined to say the first one is correct, as the measurement you put in for the cup size will probably change from a B to a DD if you only reduce the first measurement from 38 to 34 but leave the cup size measurement the same.”
Under bust was 33, across fullest part of bust is 39. Please give me your expert opinion?
Originally Posted by Button62:
“M&S are notorious for measuring wrongly. My daughter was wearing 38D on their recommendation, but always felt unsupported and had grooves forming accross her shoulders.
I took her to a small independant shop and it turns out she is actually a 34G. For the first time as an adult she is wearing the correct size and is comfortable.
How M&S could be wrong by 4 inches and several cup sizes is rather baffling.”
“M&S are notorious for measuring wrongly. My daughter was wearing 38D on their recommendation, but always felt unsupported and had grooves forming accross her shoulders.
I took her to a small independant shop and it turns out she is actually a 34G. For the first time as an adult she is wearing the correct size and is comfortable.
How M&S could be wrong by 4 inches and several cup sizes is rather baffling.”
Well they were spot on with me. Mine fit perfectly.
Originally Posted by Phil Owens:
“LOL yeah! but it might take me a some time from here.”
“LOL
yeah! but it might take me a some time from here.”
Yay for Wrexham - on a totally off topic thing, hope to be coming to the footie next Saturday to see Cambridge Utd play.
Originally Posted by emnat:
“They look at what bra you are wearing and ask you the size, she then pulled the strap at the back which she must of thought was too loose. I did try a couple on and bought one.”
“They look at what bra you are wearing and ask you the size, she then pulled the strap at the back which she must of thought was too loose. I did try a couple on and bought one.”
I think other people are right in that different brands fit better in different sizes.
It is difficult to find comfortable ones though
Originally Posted by emnat:
“Under bust was 33, across fullest part of bust is 39. Please give me your expert opinion?”
“Under bust was 33, across fullest part of bust is 39. Please give me your expert opinion?”
Where did I say I was an expert?
How very odd
Edit - I've just checked several online sizing things and 38B seems to be the right one.
Originally Posted by emnat:
“This morning I looked at a bra calculator whereby you put your measurements in and it gives you your bra size, this came out at a 38B, I then measured the manual way which came out at 34DD. I went to a Rigby and Peller store today where they don't measure you just estimate your size and they said I was a 32F”
“This morning I looked at a bra calculator whereby you put your measurements in and it gives you your bra size, this came out at a 38B, I then measured the manual way which came out at 34DD. I went to a Rigby and Peller store today where they don't measure you just estimate your size and they said I was a 32F”
In Rigby and Peller, they always measure me smaller around the back than any other place. They say this is because their bras 'give' a lot and they really do!
Originally Posted by LilAbby:
“Well they were spot on with me. Mine fit perfectly.”
“Well they were spot on with me. Mine fit perfectly.
”
Great that you got one who knows her job
I have been measured by 3 different assistants ... all different sizes.
When you have mahoosive ones it's more important to get the right support or they end up round your belly button
Originally Posted by AubergineGenius:
“I do agree that Bravissimo ones are a cut above the others
Not speaking at as a bra-wearer but as a bra-researcher
”
“I do agree that Bravissimo ones are a cut above the others
Not speaking at as a bra-wearer but as a bra-researcher
”
that`s where it`s at.
Originally Posted by annette kurten:
“that`s where it`s at.”
“that`s where it`s at.”
Absolutely they always look like they're so comfy the bravissimo ones
Originally Posted by AubergineGenius:
“Absolutely they always look like they're so comfy the bravissimo ones”
“Absolutely they always look like they're so comfy the bravissimo ones
”
This all working out just fine for you Bud?
Originally Posted by Shadow27:
“Yay for Wrexham - on a totally off topic thing, hope to be coming to the footie next Saturday to see Cambridge Utd play.”
“Yay for Wrexham - on a totally off topic thing, hope to be coming to the footie next Saturday to see Cambridge Utd play.”
Rugby league man me (Celtic Crusaders). But Saturday and Sunday afternoons are my relax days on the town sod the football... Wrexham FC lost the plot years ago...
Originally Posted by Arthur Denge:
“This all working out just fine for you Bud?”
“This all working out just fine for you Bud?
”
No, I'm not really a breast man, but they're still pretty cool
Please no-one take offence at this, it's a phrase I picked up from a comic novel waaaay back.
"He took her left breast in his hand. It was weighty and satisfying, like a grapefuit on a piece of elastic..."
Makes me chuckle...
"He took her left breast in his hand. It was weighty and satisfying, like a grapefuit on a piece of elastic..."
Makes me chuckle...
Originally Posted by Button62:
“Great that you got one who knows her job
I have been measured by 3 different assistants ... all different sizes.
When you have mahoosive ones it's more important to get the right support or they end up round your belly button”
“Great that you got one who knows her job
I have been measured by 3 different assistants ... all different sizes.
When you have mahoosive ones it's more important to get the right support or they end up round your belly button
”
Don't they just!
I think a lot of the confusion is in if extra inches should be added to the back measurement or not
If they are added (which I believe is the old fashioned way ) it comes up for me as a B. Using a calculator which doesn't add it on I get E
To the OP I am not an expert but your measurements are not far from mine and I would hazard a guess you are bigger than a B which has been suggested
If they are added (which I believe is the old fashioned way ) it comes up for me as a B. Using a calculator which doesn't add it on I get E
To the OP I am not an expert but your measurements are not far from mine and I would hazard a guess you are bigger than a B which has been suggested
Originally Posted by Hobbit Feet:
“Where did I say I was an expert?
How very odd
Edit - I've just checked several online sizing things and 38B seems to be the right one.”
“Where did I say I was an expert?
How very odd
Edit - I've just checked several online sizing things and 38B seems to be the right one.”
Thats what I got however when trying that size on my boobs fell out the bottom.
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