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Wonderbra ultimate strapless bra?

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EasterBunnyFuntStoleAllTheEggs · 24/04/2014 11:32

I'm a 38FF, anyone else around the same size as me have this bra? What's it like for support? Are you constantly having to hoik it back up because it slips down like previous (cheaper) strapless bras I've had?

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EyelinerQueen · 24/04/2014 11:34

I have one (32E) and I love it.

Once it's on it doesn't budge. No hoiking required at all!

Contraryish · 24/04/2014 11:45

I'm a 38F so pretty much the same size. I have two! I find it stays up brilliantly and gives such a nice shape that I have been known to wear it when I don't need strapless! It has revolutionsised my wardrobe!

Having said which, I would wear it for a special occasion or evening out, it's not so comfortable that I would wear it all the time!

EasterBunnyFuntStoleAllTheEggs · 24/04/2014 11:55

Fab news, thanks a lot :) I'm getting it to go under my wedding dress so it's really good to know that it stays up and doesn't work its way down to your waist Hmm

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HazleNutt · 24/04/2014 12:42

it's an excellent bra, but comes up small in the back, I had to go up a back size.

EyelinerQueen · 24/04/2014 12:45

Agreed Hazle it's very tight on me even on the loosest fastening.

It's not the most comfortable bra in the world but worth it for the results Grin.

EasterBunnyFuntStoleAllTheEggs · 24/04/2014 15:48

Tight is fine, I can cope with tight :o

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StatisticallyChallenged · 24/04/2014 16:20

It's excellent - sizing a bit funny so go somewhere to try on (Debenhams usually stock it) and try on a variety of sizes around what you usually wear. I'm a 30HH and ended up buying a 32G

grumblepuss · 24/04/2014 17:52

I'm a 34DD and its bloody marvellous.
You need to bend over and catch them, do some scooping and a bit of hoiking when you put it on.
But then you're Ok.
I wore mine for a day of sightseeing and walking, there was minimal fiddling through the day.

LoadsaBlusher · 24/04/2014 18:06

I have found it to be the best strapless bra ive ever tried. Also like one if the posters above I have been wearing it under normal tops not just strapless as I like the shape it gives
I also had to go up a back size - Im 32dd usually had to get 34DD
Well worth the money

JapaneseMargaret · 24/04/2014 20:48

Surely this thread just proves how right the bra intervention girls are - the tighter the back to provide support for boobs, the better. It's not about the straps at all. :)

EasterBunnyFuntStoleAllTheEggs · 24/04/2014 21:25

Bra intervention girls? Can you elaborate on this please?

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StatisticallyChallenged · 24/04/2014 21:29

Bra intervention girls = the crazy bra obsessive ladies who stalk style and beauty (and occasionally some other boards too) trying to educate people about how a bra should fit.

Summarised version: bras have elastic. It's amazing, we know. But...someone forgot to tell a shedload of retailers so loads of them are still fitting using an old method where they measure your underbust and add 4" to get your band size. It's bollocks and means you get no support, and can actually cause health issues. Biggest culprits; Marks and Spencer, Ann Summers, La Senza, BHS, Boux Avenue, Mothercare...basically most major shops. Bravissimo do it right, as do Rigby and Peller. John Lewis do most of the times.

EasterBunnyFuntStoleAllTheEggs · 24/04/2014 21:37

Ohh right! Thanks! Do Debenhams do it right? That's where I got measured. The lady measured my underbust, eyeballed my chest then said something like 'I'll go and get you some F's, FF's and G's to try.' Since then I've bought 38FF bras from Bravissimo and they've fitted fine as far as i can tell. Yy to shoulder straps not being needed, mine are constantly falling down. I would love it if I never had shoulder straps again :o

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StatisticallyChallenged · 24/04/2014 21:48

Debenhams are variable - some stores good, some awful. If your shoulder straps fall down, it doesn't fit right. That's a sign the band is too big. Mind me asking what dress size you are?

Got a tape measure?

Measure as described here and report back.

EasterBunnyFuntStoleAllTheEggs · 24/04/2014 22:40

I'm in bed now but I'll do that tomorrow. Dress size I'm 18/20 (depends what shop I'm in :o ) usually a 20 on top though to accommodate the boobs.

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EasterBunnyFuntStoleAllTheEggs · 24/04/2014 22:44

Mind you, my bras do really need replacing, especially the one I wear a lot, the back isn't quite as elasticky as it used to be and the straps have always been shit at staying where they've been adjusted to, the sliders just slide, they don't stay put.

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StatisticallyChallenged · 24/04/2014 22:45

It's possible that you're a 38 (depends on body shape) but based on the experience on here there is also a fairly high chance that you aren't. Most size 18s tend to be somewhere around a 34

EasterBunnyFuntStoleAllTheEggs · 25/04/2014 10:33

Shock Underbust 35" and overbust 48", so what does that work out at...?

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Amethyst24 · 25/04/2014 10:42

If your shoulder straps fall down it means your back size is too big iirc.

SorrelForbes · 25/04/2014 10:51

Your measurements suggest trying a 34J/JJ and a 36HH/J.

If you scoop whilst wearing your 38FF have you got overspill?

EasterBunnyFuntStoleAllTheEggs · 25/04/2014 11:09

Nope, no overspill. Maybe just a teensy bit in the right cup, but the left cup is a wee bit baggy. My boobs are odd, it's very annoying!

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EyelinerQueen · 25/04/2014 11:11

Statistically "Most size 18s tend to be somewhere around a 34"

I'm a size 12-14 and I'm 33 inches Confused

All the 32s I've tried have felt rib crushing. Should I try them again?

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EyelinerQueen · 25/04/2014 11:12

Sorry for the hijack Easter Blush

JapaneseMargaret · 25/04/2014 11:15

I'm a size 10 (even an 8 in some shops) and measure 32!

EasterBunnyFuntStoleAllTheEggs · 25/04/2014 11:39

No problem, hijack away :)

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