Bra help needed please

busiscoming2

I've bought a vintage dress to wear for a wedding and need a bra that will make me look bigger! I need it to be bigger outwards not pushy up bigger (the dress is higher cut).

Can anyone recommend me a bra that would do this, as cheap as possible please as it won't get worn much and preferably available on the high street as I like to see and try before I buy.

Thanks

Alton_Towers

Primark have some good well padded bras that won't break the bank.

maman

busiscoming2 wrote: »

I've bought a vintage dress to wear for a wedding and need a bra that will make me look bigger! I need it to be bigger outwards not pushy up bigger (the dress is higher cut).

Can anyone recommend me a bra that would do this, as cheap as possible please as it won't get worn much and preferably available on the high street as I like to see and try before I buy.

Thanks

I'd try TK Maxx. I buy all my bras there. I went to a proper lingerie place and got myself professionally measured. Now I know my proper size I just look every time I'm in TK Maxx and if they have an I like in my size I try them on. They're not dirt cheap but about a third of full price unless in the clearance bit. Yesterday I got a lovely one for £5.

Asda's worth a try for cheap too.

HPoirot

Gossard is about 1/4 of retail price on ebay.

heebie-jeebies

H&M have some really padded bras for reasonable prices.

CupOfChai

Put chicken fillets in?

As for knowing your bra size, I find that doesn't help much because the bras are different sizing in each shop just like all the rest of the clothes... It's a good starting point but really I need to fit myself with each bra as it comes, I can't just pick up one labelled with the size and assume it will fit me, nine times out of ten it still won't be right. Don't get me started on the time I magically changed bra size between shopping trips despite not changing weight or body shape...

I loathe bra shopping.

busiscoming2

CupOfChai wrote: »

Put chicken fillets in?

I've never actually seen these in the flesh. Don't they just push you up? I want to go out a bit

CupOfChai

When I saw my friend wearing them she just looked like she had suddenly grown boobs from somewhere. Could you try some on to see? Or try stuffing socks in your bra or something to mimic the effect and see if it's what you want?

Or try on one of the bras that have a substantial chunk of padding in them in the same sort of way, those ones so it looks like it's all boob but in fact only half of what's in there is you... Sorry that might not be a great explanation!

Christina1982

Try eBay and amazon but check you can return first

busiscoming2

CupOfChai wrote: »

When I saw my friend wearing them she just looked like she had suddenly grown boobs from somewhere. Could you try some on to see? Or try stuffing socks in your bra or something to mimic the effect and see if it's what you want?

Or try on one of the bras that have a substantial chunk of padding in them in the same sort of way, those ones so it looks like it's all boob but in fact only half of what's in there is you... Sorry that might not be a great explanation!

Well I tried one of those VERY padded bras in M&S and OMG :eek: it made quite a difference! It wasn't very comfortable though so I shall have a look elsewhere.

Helpfulone

Can't beat M&S for bras.