EH - Essex > Hebrides...the next step of the adventure?

savingholmes

LOL at noise in the night of underwires escaping...

Pictured them running off together hand in hand ...

EssexHebridean

I wish they had run off SH - took me five minutes this morning to extricate them from the WM drum! 😬🤦🏻‍♀️ Beanie - good for you! Sizing is such a flipping minefield - and don’t get me starting on the places that consider a size 12 to be “large”! 🤬🤬

If anyone has any good recommendations for places for really good, supportive bras with pretty and comfortable stuff in DD+ ranges then please share! 

boxofpaws

My husband told me my underwear was a disgrace (it really was, I hadn’t bought any for years), so i bought 2 of these to check the size because I’d bought them in the past and found them comfy. They did, and I ordered 6 more and double pants. And then I chucked out my old underwear! It was a bold move but it’s sort of changed my life. They’re 2 for £18 so I revamped all my underwear for less than £100. I’m a DD and they are comfy and supportive and pretty. And cheap! 
https://www.marksandspencer.com/lace-trim-underwired-plunge-bra-a-e/p/clp60451182?color=MEDIUMGREYMIX#intid=prodColourId-60491245

Edited to say, specifically, plunge, underwire, padded. None of this balcony nonsense which I don’t believe can look good on anyone or be comfortable 

RosaBernicia

Are you washing your undies in lingerie bags EH?  Not the plain net kind, the ones with a slightly padded layer and fine mesh (I think mine are these and they are still going after years) - should stop wires escaping into the rest of the wash as well as being a bit gentler on fancy fabrics. 

Re comfort and shape it is very individual (I love balcony shapes and find them perfectly comfortable despite needing them in DD+).  This website is much recommended on a style group I follow and includes info on choosing the right shape as well as measuring. 

For where to get DD+... Bravissimo, Brastop and Pour Moi have been my latest. 

greenbee

Looking at the labels in mine, several are Freya, which I like. Larger sizes tend to sell out, but they have some nice stuff in different styles so there's usually something that works. I get myself fitted periodically in a local shop just to make sure I'm buying the right thing.

CL21

boxofpaws said:

My husband told me my underwear was a disgrace (it really was, I hadn’t bought any for years), so i bought 2 of these to check the size because I’d bought them in the past and found them comfy. They did, and I ordered 6 more and double pants. And then I chucked out my old underwear! It was a bold move but it’s sort of changed my life. They’re 2 for £18 so I revamped all my underwear for less than £100. I’m a DD and they are comfy and supportive and pretty. And cheap! 
https://www.marksandspencer.com/lace-trim-underwired-plunge-bra-a-e/p/clp60451182?color=MEDIUMGREYMIX#intid=prodColourId-60491245

Edited to say, specifically, plunge, underwire, padded. None of this balcony nonsense which I don’t believe can look good on anyone or be comfortable 

Those are very pretty! Hesitate to think about how old my current bra collection is 😬

rtandon27

@EssexHebridean - These ones are not cheap but mine have lasted 1.5 years, washed every week in one of those padded washing bags - super comfy & supportive - great under t-shirts & turtle necks & blouses alike. - Agree that the Freya ones are also amazingly comfortable, but I've not found them easily this side of the pond!

Cheery_Daff

I've been wearing various incarnations of a Freya deco for a few years now. Just the right fit for me. In fact, after I realised my one remaining one only has one clasp 😮😮 I've just been and ordered a couple more 😂

I used to use Figleaves, doesn't exist any more but has been replaced by Simply Be which has some nice ones.

girlatplay

I understand that Molke https://molke.co.uk/  is good value, supportive and comfortable.  I can't say from personal experience but my besties are all larger than DD and one in particular recommended this website (not to me, I can be comfortable in a vest 🙄).

beanielou

boxofpaws said:

My husband told me my underwear was a disgrace (it really was, I hadn’t bought any for years), so i bought 2 of these to check the size because I’d bought them in the past and found them comfy. They did, and I ordered 6 more and double pants. And then I chucked out my old underwear! It was a bold move but it’s sort of changed my life. They’re 2 for £18 so I revamped all my underwear for less than £100. I’m a DD and they are comfy and supportive and pretty. And cheap! 
https://www.marksandspencer.com/lace-trim-underwired-plunge-bra-a-e/p/clp60451182?color=MEDIUMGREYMIX#intid=prodColourId-60491245

Edited to say, specifically, plunge, underwire, padded. None of this balcony nonsense which I don’t believe can look good on anyone or be comfortable 

Thanks for sharing.
Great buy, have ordered