Correct bra Size and 'big' knickers

floss2

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Why you are still exactly the same size!!!

Yes, in the flesh (so to speak!) but he's a bloke - it's a totally different boob size to him! :rotfl:

Pollycat

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Why you are still exactly the same size!!!

floss2 wrote: »

Yes, in the flesh (so to speak!) but he's a bloke - it's a totally different boob size to him! :rotfl:

Ah, I see now!

If it had said.....
Why (does your fiance thinks it's Christmas & his birthday all at once!)?
You are still exactly the same size!!!

.......I'd have got it.
I completely missed the bit that you'd made 'bold' type. :doh:

Sorry, patchwork cat.

bank_of_slate

Lydia82 wrote: »

I walked into Bravissimo wearing a 38F and walked out wearing a 32HH.

Bravissimo are fantastic! :T
...Linda xx

galvanizersbaby

scotsgirl wrote: »

Don't you love that perception that you can only be a small back size if you are a size 6! I get a similar comment all the time (28-30 back) and it's so annoying. Thing is, if you are wearing the right size bra, you'd probably struggle to wear even one back size too small as it would struggle to close, and you'd definitely toil with more than one.

Interesting thread
I was measured for bra size properly the first time by posh wedding outfitters and they claimed I was a 32B and not a 34B - my wedding bra killed me - when I took it off there were bright red marks.

I went back to my 34B and have been measured at Debenhams since and they measured 32 also - the fitter said apparently I could not possibility be a 34 but a 32 is too tight (I am petite 6-8) so I am going to continue to wear a 34
Unless of course a bra is supposed to be that painful?!

Perhaps I should go somewhere else and get measured again

Floss - I'm not sure I get how somebody can think that a 34B is their correct bra size and really be a 32DD - surely there must have been a fairly noticeable amount of over spill in the cup department?

floss2

galvanizersbaby wrote: »

...Floss - I'm not sure I get how somebody can think that a 34B is their correct bra size and really be a 32DD - surely there must have been a fairly noticeable amount of over spill in the cup department?

You are right re the overspill - with gradual weight gain I had gone from a 34a to 34b (or so I thought :rolleyes:) and I knew I wasn't a 34b anymore, I thought I was a 34c, but would never have gone down to a 32 without being advised to....my excuse is that if my mum was still alive she'd have had me sorted out ages ago

floss2

galvanizersbaby wrote: »

....Perhaps I should go somewhere else and get measured again

I would suggest Debenhams or Bravissimo if you have one near you - but they don't actually "measure" with a tape, it's more an assessment of your body size & boobage, to start to determine which size & make gives the best fit.

I was quite stunned to be told "you are not a 34" when I had a bra, t-shirt & cardi on!!

poppett

Well thanks to this thread I decided to go and get measuered today and like many of you I too have been wearing the wrong size for over 25 years!!!:rolleyes:

The lady asked me what size I was wearing but I said I'd prefer her to measure me and tell me what size I should be wearing first. Hubby was stood outside the fitting room and heard everything! I then went and bought a couple of new bra's and the difference is great....I have a cleavage!!!:T wahhhoooooo

poppett

Floss, if you really want to recycle your old bra's have a look at this link...

http://www.breasttalk.co.uk/bra-appeal/

beccad

galvanizersbaby wrote: »

Interesting thread
I was measured for bra size properly the first time by posh wedding outfitters and they claimed I was a 32B and not a 34B - my wedding bra killed me - when I took it off there were bright red marks.

I went back to my 34B and have been measured at Debenhams since and they measured 32 also - the fitter said apparently I could not possibility be a 34 but a 32 is too tight (I am petite 6-8) so I am going to continue to wear a 34
Unless of course a bra is supposed to be that painful?!

Perhaps I should go somewhere else and get measured again

Floss - I'm not sure I get how somebody can think that a 34B is their correct bra size and really be a 32DD - surely there must have been a fairly noticeable amount of over spill in the cup department?

Well yes - I get overspill when I wear a bra that's even just the one cup size wrong!

At the end of the day, if you don't feel comfortable in whatever size they suggest (and that's all it is!) you don't have to buy it! Just make sure that you go up or down the back and cup sizes accordingly, and learn what a well fitting bra should look like. Also that not all bras are made equal, I vary between a 30 and 32 back, and anything from a FF to a GG cup.

alias123

I agree with a lot of the more recent comments. No woman should feel pressured to go and get herself measured just because of a few suggestions on a public forum, and its perfectly OK to have different size bra's in your drawers. Just as women differ in clothes sizes between shops/brands, you will differ in bra sizes too. You may well be a 34B in an M&S bra but a 30D in bravissimo. If it feels comfortable, is adjusted correctly and not riding up, baggy or long in the straps then it's the correct size in that 'bra' (note; even within a brand it will differ because of material/padding or lack of, etc):)