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Mission Impossible: cotton bra, NOT underwired, and crucially NO seem across the breast

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PacificDogwood · 09/10/2011 14:18

That is your mission, should you chose to accept it, S+B gurus .

I used to live in Triumph Tessa which has sadly been discontinued. And my size (36 D = 80 D) does not seem to crop up on ebay.

So, is there something comparable around? Cotton, supportive without underwire and no stupid seam running right across the breast??

TIA.

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TethHearseEnd · 09/10/2011 15:43

BHS

BHS

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yellowraincoat · 09/10/2011 15:46

American Apparel? Might not be supportive enough though.

AmApp

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theyoungvisiter · 09/10/2011 15:50

I have just discovered M&S's T-shirt bras which are superlatively comfortable, available in wired and non-wired, and have no seams at all.

Unfortunately they are not cotton but is that a deal-breaker?

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PacificDogwood · 09/10/2011 20:27

Thank you, all.

tethers, I coudn't get your links to work (just went to BHS homepage) but found their cotton non-underwired ones which are exactly the kind of thing I am looking for, so thanks. They only seem to come in strange sizes now though, but I will keep an eye on them.

yellowraincoat, thanks for the link but sadly I am to old fat sensible for that top

theyoungvisitor, I've looked at those. They are ok, but, but... they are just not like my previous ones . I suppose the cotton content is the most negotiable of my demands.

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MayDayChild · 09/10/2011 20:39

You have to try Anita rosa faia comes with or without wire. The most comfy bra in the world. Fact.
I get mine from figleaves.com. They are worth the price tag. Hunt for money off at figleaves, plentiful apparently.

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PacificDogwood · 09/10/2011 21:19

MayDay, thank you, I've just looked at those. I like the Twin Range, but £45 !
But then again, if I end up wearing them for years, it might just be worth it

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PacificDogwood · 09/10/2011 21:20

Oh gawd, and major mortification at the typo in the title: seam, people, I ment seam

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PacificDogwood · 07/11/2011 21:49

Just a bit of feedback and thanks to thethers: got a couple of the BHS bras and will be back to get more - so thanks for that tip.
They had them instore although all sold out on their website.
They meet all my criteria.
They are cheap.
They are v comfy.

Bravissimo can wait until I've lost another stone or two.

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BranchingOut · 08/11/2011 08:45

Glad you have found something. I also wonder if a bf bra might meet your needs?

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HamsterMamster · 08/11/2011 08:59

How about this?
www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10001_10001_152010301180_-1?breadcrumb=Home%7ELingerie%7EBras

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mrsrhodgilbert · 08/11/2011 15:20

I have been looking for something similar, plain,comfy, non wired for lounging in post evening shower. M&S had nothing in DD really that wasn't divorce material. Assistant showed me post surgery of BF bras! Not exactly what I was after. Will now look in Debenhams, thanks.

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mrsrhodgilbert · 08/11/2011 15:22

Didn't mean either of those types were divorce material. Their other selection were, bad sentence construction. Sorry.

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PacificDogwood · 08/11/2011 17:02

Thanks for further thoughts, ladies.

Debenham's bra is not cotton - see, told you my criteria are insane tricky.
And I am fed up to the back teeth with BFing bras, so no, not those, ta .

I am v v happy with my new cheapo BHS bras - I measured a 36 E at M+S, but found a 38 D fit better with the BHS ones.