Do You Think You Wear The Correct Bra Size?

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I was recently measured & was told I’m a 42DD. Must admit, it makes a tremendous difference to wear properly fitting bras. I liked one of the bras I tried on so much that I bought it in 3 different colours. For ages I’ve been living in 2 saggy old bras - not even sure what size they are! I’ve lost over a stone & a half & wearing my new bras slims me down even more. Such an ego boost ( and a boob boost 🤣)

I went to Rigby and Peller wearing a 36C and came out wearing a 32E. Sadly, I can’t afford their prices now.

I definitely do as I've been to Bravissimo and they had the same size as I'd worked out myself using BoB.

I went for a bra fitting on Wednesday, after not being fitted for donkeys years, and yes, I was wearing the right size, but needed new bras as many of mine were old and saggy.

One of the bras I bought was one cup size up, but the other 3 were the same size, so I’m putting it down to slightly different manufacturer sizing.

I went to bravissimo. I also took DD(17) toa different shop, recommended for fitting smaller cup sizes.

I know my size, I measured myself and used a proper calculator to get my size.

Some of my bras are sister sizes but generally I buy the right size. Have for YEARS!

Yes, I used boob or bust to measure. Although now am 44 my boobs have decided to get bigger! Assume its the sodding peri. They're already big enough 😖

I go once every few years to ensure I’m wearing the right size bra - badly fitted bras are a pet peeve of mine though! A nice, well fitting, bra is just such a confidence booster! I’m a 32H and have consistently been since I was 18 so I probably don’t need to - but it’s ’my thing.’

Pretty much. I'm a 32 band , but the cup fluctuates. I wear molke bras, but I measure using the Boob or Bust method.

Are you sure that's your correct size op? Don't tell me you went to M&S. You may have been plus 4ed and really be in the region of 38F.

I'm not completely sure, but I have small boobs, and don't find bras uncomfortable. I think it probably matters more if you have bigger boobs.

Yep, I fit myself

Yes!! I was 36B for years but post menopause my boobs seemed to grow. I tried various different sizes but all were so uncomfortable. I got measured and I am.now 38D. Much better fit now I'm not constantly trying to shift my knockers around 🤣🤣

M&S measure me as 40C but I'm actually a 36GG/H

What dress size are you as 42 sounds like a quite big back size? I am a size 20/22 on the top and wear a 36 back size

Yes am sure I do.
Get measured at bravissimo.
The other shops don't do my size. So unfortunately I have to spend the money on the bras

mairzydotes it was M & S but the bras I have are really comfortable.

Yes I’ve been a bravissimo girl for 20 odd years (back when it was run from the founder’s garage and you phoned them up 😀)

42 sounds big? I’m a plump 14 and wear a 34

dementedpixie I do have broad shoulders. Was an 18 to 20 but more towards 18 now I’ve lost weight. Long way to go though as I’m only 5ft 2” & around 14.5 stone

I'm a broad 16/18 and wear a 34 back
Can you pull the back band out more than an inch?

I'd been wearing 36C or 36D from M&S but got measured at a 'proper' place and came out as a 32FF

The sadly very expensive bras I bought from them fit like a dream, meanwhile out of interest I went back to M&S and tried some 32F (they don't seem to stock FF) and they wouldn't even meet around the back.

I've come to the conclusion that M&S have their own sizing that is wildly adrift of everywhere else.

Some fitting tips

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I know I don’t wear the right size because I have a smallish back and am really small in the cup (as in, not full) but I actually have a very wide cup. My beast tissue starts right back into my armpit. My actual size according to BoB is a 30DD but these are hard to buy off the shelf and all have extra thick straps and support I don’t need. If I wear a full cup in this size, the wire fits along the bottom but the cup is completely empty at the top, I need a balconette style which again, is hard to get. I end up wearing sister sizes and having to try on loads and not getting what I want.

You'd need to try their G cup size as that should be the equivalent of FF in other brands.

Yes I measure myself. Bob. I got fitted at R&P for my wedding. Great but ££££££. M&S tried to get me in a 40d, I'm a 34c!

No idea! The ones I have are comfortable and my boobs are not dangling around my knees so that will do for me.

Not by the calculations. The problem is that the 'correct' method is one by which we end up with a smaller band and a wider cup. Yet my problem with bras is that I feel the band and that is the source of discomfort for me. I feel much more comfortable without any bra, yet I feel obliged to wear one to go out and about and to work, etc, so my priority is not 'the correct size', but something which I feel as little as possible.

I think the 'correct' size according to calculators I ended up with was something like 30D? The ones I have are 34B, which is a sister size and I recently bought one of the 'Zero Feel' Sloggi ones (which I can feel, but they're right that it's a minimal scrap of fabric), in size M, which by their size chart is too large and indeed is visible a bit large in the cup (it gapes a bit in one part of the cup as I put it on), and yet was more comfortable in wear than the 'proper' size S (IIRC it gave more space around the armpit, which was a real problem for me in another one of the Sloggi ones I tried first).

Maybe the 'proper' calculations work better for women with more fat cushioning around the ribs than I have.

I feel uncomfortable with the concept of "correct bra size". Sure, try a different size suggested by a different method to see if you're more comfortable in another size, but it's your body: only you can say if you find the fit comfortable and 'correct'. Regardless of what size some formula says you should wear.

Went to a local shop and discovered Elomi .
These were a game changer for me .Am 57 and still got bouncy boobs -sexy underwear !
DH not that bothered but he is the best and feeling amazing for me makes me happy ❤️