What type/s of bra do you normally wear?

[Edie]

Lockdown was so liberating in many ways! I chucked out both underwire bras (only a coupla sexy ones for posh nights out) and make up (same rule). Ta ra!

Also lol about the sports monoboob Rebelda No sweaty cleavage

And kalidarkone I sometimes go for the full sexy lingerie under scrubs look just for the hell of it

 

[Thora]

I don't understand why it is so hard to find bras in smaller sizes.
I'm not unusually small. I meet lots of women around 5'-5'2".
Size 8 is a 32" bust, so there must be loads of size 8 women with 30" or 28" inch ribcages who wear 28D to 30B bra sizes for example.
Even size 10 is only a 34" bust measurement so so loads of women with bands of 30.
Yet almost all shops seem to believe no adults wear bras smaller than a 32.

 

[May Kasahara]

I always buy online, usually from Brastop as they have loads of sizes and loads of sales.

 

[weepiper]

I don't understand why it is so hard to find bras in smaller sizes.
I'm not unusually small. I meet lots of women around 5'-5'2".
Size 8 is a 32" bust, so there must be loads of size 8 women with 30" or 28" inch ribcages who wear 28D to 30B bra sizes for example.
Even size 10 is only a 34" bust measurement so so loads of women with bands of 30.
Yet almost all shops seem to believe no adults wear bras smaller than a 32.

Rubbish, isn't it? The same reason as it was almost impossible to find a bike the right size if you were under 5'6" until fairly recently too I suppose. Stuff is largely designed by men, with their preconceptions about what is normal range.

 

[Edie]

Rubbish, isn't it? The same reason as it was almost impossible to find a bike the right size if you were under 5'6" until fairly recently too I suppose. Stuff is largely designed by men, with their preconceptions about what is normal range.

Surely bras cannot be designed by men

 

[ouirdeaux]

You can blame the design of bikes, say, on men producing them primarily for male bodies, but I doubt that this applies to bras.

 

[Rebelda]

Also lol about the sports monoboob Rebelda No sweaty cleavage

I cannot stand it. I'm naturally pretty sweaty, do an active job and work 12 hour shifts. If I wore a mono-bra for that I think my tits would actually fall off eventually. The eczema is horrific.

 

[weepiper]

You can blame the design of bikes, say, on men producing them primarily for male bodies, but I doubt that this applies to bras.

That's not what I said.

 

[ouirdeaux]

OK, if they have preconceptions about what might be normal range, I'll concede the point. But I'm a sucker for a crap joke.

 

[furluxor]

I don't understand why it is so hard to find bras in smaller sizes.
I'm not unusually small. I meet lots of women around 5'-5'2".
Size 8 is a 32" bust, so there must be loads of size 8 women with 30" or 28" inch ribcages who wear 28D to 30B bra sizes for example.
Even size 10 is only a 34" bust measurement so so loads of women with bands of 30.
Yet almost all shops seem to believe no adults wear bras smaller than a 32.

I'm a 30 ribcage and I always saw lots of bras in that size, but mostly in A-C cups only Pre-Bravissimo 30D was the best I could possibly hope to find.

What I'm learning reading the responses on this thread is what I should know and occasionally forget: all of those different options, even the ones that are a total no for me, have someone to whom they're the best looking and most comfortable bra around. Only the market is slow to provide.

 

[wtfftw]

I like an underwired bra at the lace/mesh end of the scale, or leopard. Ideally with wider shoulder straps so they don't dig in. Big back, big tits.

I despise a moulded cup or padding.

This for outdoors.

At home I'm either lying down or scrunched up so wired is not so comfy.


I went molke for ages but then they brought in and removed the reverse crossover so I stropped off as I prefer to have my larger boob tucked in more.

 

[kalidarkone]

Just bought this- not convinced it's going to look unfrumpy and hold my KK's securely, but intrigued to try!

 

[moonsi til]

I wear underwires t-shirt bras & have pretty much taken all ‘sexy’ bras to charity shop as I like a clean line. I don’t like padded & love colour. I have 2 decent strapless bras & also have one of those bra clips as I can’t abide say a racer back vest top & bra straps showing.

 

[May Kasahara]

What make are your strapless bras moonsi til ? I love the bare shoulders look but have never yet found a strapless bra that doesn't make me want to tear it off after 5 minutes

 

[spanglechick]

Just bought this- not convinced it's going to look unfrumpy and hold my KK's securely, but intrigued to try!
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I also wear a KK. Let us know. Though at best, it’ll be an around the house bra.

Tired of people telling me that I can wear molke to work. I can’t. My boobs are too low and it creates an 18 inch neck-to-tummy “cleavage” so unattractive and sweaty I’d rather be bruised by an underwire two sizes too small.

 

[kalidarkone]

Just bought this- not convinced it's going to look unfrumpy and hold my KK's securely, but intrigued to try!
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So received this today and it's going straight back. Has the same effect as wearing a cami vest- ie none! I bought it cus in the description it said that the model above was wearing a 34 JJ so I thought .....OK the size I wear atm is a 40 K underwired....so it might work.....but no where near! It was laughable!

I also bought some anti chafing shorts from this company last year. While the waist size was fine, they did not fit properly around my bum and thighs. I feel they hadn't considered - different body types in the way Snag tights do. But they are based in Cornwall.....

 

[RubyToogood]

one of those bra clips

Wait, what?

 

[moose]

Wait, what?

Bra clips! (sorry, other retailers probably do them too) They snap easily when they have more to keep hefted, but do the job. I have one of the 'strap' style ones - less strangulation effect than the clips, and good for people with sloping shoulders who can't keep shoulder straps up.

 

[Cloo]

I tried those but just didn't seem to work for me!

 

[Skim]

I haven’t got out of my crop top habit since lockdown, as they’re so soft to wear and reasonably supportive. Can just about get away with it (B cup). But if I’m going for a run, I’ll crack out my fully underwired M&S high support sports bra and adjust it as tightly as possible. It mostly does the job, but still searching for the perfect 100% no-bounce bra. May need to shell out some cash at Sweaty Betty or wherever…

ETA: posting a link to Runderwear bras, which look fabulously supportive and soft Will investigate…

 

[Callie]

I got a couple of m&s crop top things to wear in bed instead of my underwired bras. Didn't enjoy the monoboob effect but have been twisting half over which gives a slightly better cupping and us more comfortable for me.

Still not 100% convinced on them. Certainly useless for me anywhere other than in bed or lounging.

I'd like to get some pretty, underwired COTTON bras but they don't seem to be a thing? Either they're cotton and BORING or pretty/colourful and synthetic? Suggestions welcome!

 

[moose]

I'd like to get some pretty, underwired COTTON bras but they don't seem to be a thing? Either they're cotton and BORING or pretty/colourful and synthetic? Suggestions welcome!

I find the problem with cotton is that clothes don't sit well on top of them. I've had a couple from M&S but they make my tops ride up - whereas synthetic bras have enough slither for clothes to skim over them.

 

[scifisam]

kalidarkone , spanglechick mrsfran - any recommendations for a relatively comfortable sports bra for my GF, who's joining a gym? Size probably JJ or K.

 

[pinkmonkey]

Those bralettes/crop tops you can get now (I normally remove those pads) or a sports bra. Stopped buying 36c when I did the newer more accurate measuring thing. I’m like a 34g or something like that, (can’t remember it was a while back) tried getting my size and It wasn’t available or too pricey. Don’t have saggy boobs they’re just really wide, realised bralettes are far more comfy, wiring always digs in. I’m not going back to scaffolding, no way.

 

[mrsfran]

kalidarkone , spanglechick mrsfran - any recommendations for a relatively comfortable sports bra for my GF, who's joining a gym? Size probably JJ or K.

Has to be Bravissimo. I have a Freya Dynamic sports bra, but I have to get someone else to do it up/undo it for me

 

[kalidarkone]

kalidarkone , spanglechick mrsfran - any recommendations for a relatively comfortable sports bra for my GF, who's joining a gym? Size probably JJ or K.

Check out bravissimo- they have few sports bras there, or simply be or Brastop.

 

[spanglechick]

For true k+ (Some euro and usa brands skip cup sizes) Bravissimo is almost the only game in town.

 

[kalidarkone]

For true k+ (Some euro and usa brands skip cup sizes) Bravissimo is almost the only game in town.

Growing up, the ONLY bra I could get was a Doreen in white.

There is a great choice out there now. In fact the whole plus size fashion industry is the best it's ever been in my life time!

 

[scifisam]

Thank guys. I think I was hoping there was somewhere else other than Bravissimo, but oh well.

 

[kalidarkone]

Thank guys. I think I was hoping there was somewhere else other than Bravissimo, but oh well.

There is.
Simply be and Bra stop.