Finding the Perfect Fitting Bra
The perfect fitting bra is the Holy Grail of women’s lingerie. For many women, the perfect fitting bra might as well be a myth, a fairy tale, something completely unobtainable. But never fear, we have come up with some simple guidelines to help you on your quest for the perfect fitting bra.
Three step check for the perfect fitting bra:
- The strap around your body should be firm but comfortable. When you stand side-on at a mirror, the strap that runs around your body should be horizontal and should not ride up at the back at all. If the back of the bra rides up in the back, it is too big.
- The wires at the front should lie flat against your rib cage. This is also true for soft cup bras. The under wires should not dig in, rub or poke out at the front.
- Your breasts should be enclosed in the cups and you should have a smooth line where the fabric at the top of the cup ends and meets your bust. You shouldn't have any ridge or bulging over the top or sides of the cups, even if you are wearing a balconette style or lower cut shape. If your breast bulges out of the cup, the cup is too small.
Trying-on tips
When you are
trying a bra on, it's best to start off by fastening it on its loosest hook.
This way you will be able to tighten the bra up if it starts to give in the back
a bit when you've worn it a few times. Also, remember to adjust the shoulder
straps to ensure that they are not too loose. When you've put on a bra, you may
need to adjust your breasts to make sure that they are in the cups properly.
It's a good idea to try a T-shirt or top over the bra that you are trying so
that you can see the shape that style gives you underneath your clothes.
Bra Fitting Troubleshooter
My
breasts are bulging out of the top or sides of the cup and my bust looks lumpy
under clothes.
This is a sure sign that the cup size you are wearing is too small as your
breasts should be totally encased in the cups. Try at least one cup size bigger.
My
bra rides up my back or moves around as I move.
Apart from trying to squeeze ourselves into cup sizes that are too small, the
most common mistake that we make is to wear back sizes that are too big. The
strap around your body should fit snugly and it will only move around if it is
too big. If this is happening, you need to try a smaller back size. BUT REMEMBER
a smaller back size will also be smaller in the cup (i.e. a 34B is smaller in
the back and cup than a 36B). For example, if you found a 36B fit you well in
the cup but was too big around the back, you would need to try a 34C.
The wires stick out at the front or dig in under my arms.
When the wires stick out or dig in like this, it's often because the cup size is
too small and your breasts are forcing the bra away from your body. Try a cup
size bigger so that the wires lie flat against your body and fully encase your
breasts.
The straps dig into my shoulders and give me red marks.
The main support provided by a bra should come from the strap around your back
and not the shoulder straps. If your shoulder straps are digging in, you are
probably wearing too big a back size so you need to drop a back size.
Alternatively, you may simply need to loosen the shoulder straps.
The cups are wrinkly, particularly at top and sides.
This is usually a sign that the cup size is too big so you may want to try one
cup size smaller. However, if the wrinkling is only at the tip of the cup, this
could be an indication that the cup size is too small because your breasts
cannot fit into the cups properly - in this instance, try one cup size bigger.
Try one cup up and then one cup down to determine which cup size corrects the
problem.
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