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Boobs in your face!

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YehaaYessir · 11/10/2025 16:01

So I've been to a couple of wedding receptions recently and a formal event for DH's work.
Is it just me getting older or does anyone else notice the amount of women/ girls at these kind of events whose boobs are almost out?

I'm no prude but really? When did this become so widely appropriate? I'm not talking a bit of cleavage here, I'm talking everything on show, the whole lot out to a millimetre or two from the nipples.

I just wonder why so many girls these days feel the need to do this? Are they insecure about the rest of themselves? Or is it an empowerment thing- that they will know what every male who sees them that night will be thinking?

I for one would prefer not to be confronted by pairs of bare boobs in my face on a night out?
Has anyone else noticed this?

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CrystalShoe · 14/10/2025 11:59

PinkArt · 14/10/2025 11:57

I know you don't get it, but everyone else isn't as desperate for male attention or validation as you. You think other women are dressing, existing, just for a sniff of male attention and so you frame everything as part of the narrative. No-one else is giving men the headspace you are though.

Erm, if I was dressing for men, I'd get Gladys and Barbara out in their full glory, and dust them with a bit of glitter! 😂 I'm a 40D and quite impressive in full sail!

thepariscrimefiles · 14/10/2025 12:00

StarlightLady · 14/10/2025 11:48

“Overly saucy” ? 🤣🤣🤣

That reminds me of the old 'saucy' seaside post cards popular in the 1970s. I had hoped we had moved on from then but obviously not unfortunately.

There was always a man in a flat cap ogling a young temptress with large boobs watched by his sour-faced middle-aged wife who was hoiking up her matronly bosom with her folded arms. The wife looked like a dead ringer for @CrystalShoe.

CrystalShoe · 14/10/2025 12:00

thepariscrimefiles · 14/10/2025 12:00

That reminds me of the old 'saucy' seaside post cards popular in the 1970s. I had hoped we had moved on from then but obviously not unfortunately.

There was always a man in a flat cap ogling a young temptress with large boobs watched by his sour-faced middle-aged wife who was hoiking up her matronly bosom with her folded arms. The wife looked like a dead ringer for @CrystalShoe.

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I live in Brighton! 😂 Born and bred here. Place is full of sauce.

neveradmit17 · 14/10/2025 12:02

I haven't read the whole thread but the parts I've seen suggest that I'm going to be in the minority but yes, I was at a wedding recently where one woman seemed to be dressed rather extremely. It was most odd, her boobs looked like 2 chicken breasts laid out on slabs, they were almost fully exposed and at a 90 degree angle to her body. God knows what she was wearing to achieve that look. My feeling was that her attire was detracting from the Bride's appearance. It was honestly so extreme, you couldn't miss it - I didn't know where to look.

The guy she was with was also dressed a bit oddly in a loud garish check suit which looked uncomfortably tight. God knows how long it had taken them both to get ready! I wonder if their costumes allowed them to eat anything, they were that tight.

ExposedCankles · 14/10/2025 12:10

CrystalShoe · 14/10/2025 11:52

@Autumngirl5 "It is not very classy and to me it strikes of desperation."

Well, I think so. Showing a large amount of boobage can easily look really cheap and tarty if you're not careful. And I love all the "It's for meee!" responses. How convenient that you just happen to be showcasing something that men love! 😂😂😂 I suppose the extra male attention is purely accidental! I believe you. Thousands wouldn't. 😂

Why don't you just own up to the fact that you want men to notice you, any man, no matter if they're married with kids, and that you don't care how unsisterly it is?

I'd respect that honesty. The outrage at such behaviour called out is funny! I am a 40D myself, and I know what other women are doing when they walk around undulating for male attention! 🤭And personally I don't like to take fashion tips from the Carry On films, but you do you! Bunch of saucy old sexpots. 😂😂

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This is painful.

The bit you are missing is that if men notice the women’s boobs then a) so what; and b) if it causes an issue for the man that is his problem. What you are saying is that you want a woman to adapt her behaviour because another woman doesn’t like how it makes a man feel or behave. Fucking nuts. Regressive, sexist and fucking nuts.

you want us to say we like attention. Well most of us like to looks nice for ourselves and for others, of course. I would like you and OP to be brave and admit that you have some reason to mistrust men and it’s easier or ingrained in you to make women the issue.

SerafinasGoose · 14/10/2025 12:21

This rather odd thread has reeled me in. They got me (shamefaced)! But the small investment has certainly been worth the returns in entertainment value.

Expecting cries of 'ooh Matron!' in 3, 2, 1 ....

PinkArt · 14/10/2025 12:23

CrystalShoe · 14/10/2025 11:59

Erm, if I was dressing for men, I'd get Gladys and Barbara out in their full glory, and dust them with a bit of glitter! 😂 I'm a 40D and quite impressive in full sail!

As I said, you don't get it. Again, plenty of women are capable of getting dressed without thinking of how they can do so for male attention. But you've objectified yourself so...

CrystalShoe · 14/10/2025 12:25

SerafinasGoose · 14/10/2025 12:21

This rather odd thread has reeled me in. They got me (shamefaced)! But the small investment has certainly been worth the returns in entertainment value.

Expecting cries of 'ooh Matron!' in 3, 2, 1 ....

😂😂😂 Stop messin' about!

CrystalShoe · 14/10/2025 12:38

neveradmit17 · 14/10/2025 12:02

I haven't read the whole thread but the parts I've seen suggest that I'm going to be in the minority but yes, I was at a wedding recently where one woman seemed to be dressed rather extremely. It was most odd, her boobs looked like 2 chicken breasts laid out on slabs, they were almost fully exposed and at a 90 degree angle to her body. God knows what she was wearing to achieve that look. My feeling was that her attire was detracting from the Bride's appearance. It was honestly so extreme, you couldn't miss it - I didn't know where to look.

The guy she was with was also dressed a bit oddly in a loud garish check suit which looked uncomfortably tight. God knows how long it had taken them both to get ready! I wonder if their costumes allowed them to eat anything, they were that tight.

God, how awful. Nothing worse than a show-off at a wedding trying to upstage the bride.

CrystalShoe · 14/10/2025 12:48

"I would like you and OP to be brave and admit that you have some reason to mistrust men and it’s easier or ingrained in you to make women the issue."

Mistrust men? Would you trust a fox in a hen house?? You're being naive. It's not that I think a man would be unfaithful just because some Barbara Windsor sort trots back and forth in front of him like a show pony, but I'd rather that both she doesn't do that in front of my man @Roundlucy AND that he doesn't feast his eyes if she does!

I would never prominently display my 40Ds at group social events with other couples. I don't do that to my fellow women. So unsisterly.

ExposedCankles · 14/10/2025 13:02

@CrystalShoe so for you men will be men and women need to work around it.

If a random pair of tits caused a problem in my relationship I’d have bigger problems than someone’s “headlamps” 🙄🙄🙄🙄

Charlenedickens · 14/10/2025 13:06

CrystalShoe · 14/10/2025 12:48

"I would like you and OP to be brave and admit that you have some reason to mistrust men and it’s easier or ingrained in you to make women the issue."

Mistrust men? Would you trust a fox in a hen house?? You're being naive. It's not that I think a man would be unfaithful just because some Barbara Windsor sort trots back and forth in front of him like a show pony, but I'd rather that both she doesn't do that in front of my man @Roundlucy AND that he doesn't feast his eyes if she does!

I would never prominently display my 40Ds at group social events with other couples. I don't do that to my fellow women. So unsisterly.

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Well any woman can wear what she wants when she wants, if “your man” happens to be there, then I would guess she isn’t doing it as he’s there, he’s irrelevant to her. If he’s feasting his eyes, then deal with him. You can’t control all women because you’re dating some letch. That’s not how the world works.

and 40d bra size, signifies over weight and small breasts for your body size. Unless you’re wearing the wrong bra size, so I am wondering if that’s the issue. You feel bad about yourself in comparison to these women and feel your boyfriend would prefer them.

in general a 32 bra band is a size ten, 34 a 12 and so on, generally a 40 would be a size 18-20.

StarlightLady · 14/10/2025 13:16

I’m a 36F and l go topless at the beach where l can. Do you think l’m trying to “steal” men?

ThreeTescoBags · 14/10/2025 13:19

wintertime4me · 11/10/2025 16:27

Im a bi woman i dont mind if women have their boobs partly out.
As long as they are my type and over 30.

Tbh i dont care how people dress.

Preach 🙌

Productiveam · 14/10/2025 13:24

I'd respect that honesty.

Because having the respect of @CrystalShoe is so very important to us all.

Productiveam · 14/10/2025 13:25

@CrystalShoe did your ex husband cheat on you?

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 14/10/2025 14:21

CrystalShoe · 14/10/2025 12:48

"I would like you and OP to be brave and admit that you have some reason to mistrust men and it’s easier or ingrained in you to make women the issue."

Mistrust men? Would you trust a fox in a hen house?? You're being naive. It's not that I think a man would be unfaithful just because some Barbara Windsor sort trots back and forth in front of him like a show pony, but I'd rather that both she doesn't do that in front of my man @Roundlucy AND that he doesn't feast his eyes if she does!

I would never prominently display my 40Ds at group social events with other couples. I don't do that to my fellow women. So unsisterly.

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Why do you assume other women would even be bothered if you had your boobs on show?

thepariscrimefiles · 14/10/2025 14:31

CrystalShoe · 14/10/2025 12:48

"I would like you and OP to be brave and admit that you have some reason to mistrust men and it’s easier or ingrained in you to make women the issue."

Mistrust men? Would you trust a fox in a hen house?? You're being naive. It's not that I think a man would be unfaithful just because some Barbara Windsor sort trots back and forth in front of him like a show pony, but I'd rather that both she doesn't do that in front of my man @Roundlucy AND that he doesn't feast his eyes if she does!

I would never prominently display my 40Ds at group social events with other couples. I don't do that to my fellow women. So unsisterly.

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You persist in your narrative of a big boobed stereotype of a woman flaunting herself in front of 'your man' who is powerless to resist her busty charms, as though he has absolutely no agency and self control.

This is akin to the narrative that used to be accepted at trials of men accused of rape. That if the victim was wearing a short skirt or a push up bra, she was 'asking for it' and deserved all she got.

SerafinasGoose · 14/10/2025 14:37

I simply can't imagine being that offended or even remotely bothered by a semi-exposed pair of norks: and that's irrespective of my bisexuality or whether DH was with me or not!

The whole idea that an exposed neckline is somehow a betrayal of a 'sisterhood' (what sisterhood?) strikes me as really comical.

This thread is getting less like a seaside postcard now and more akin to Viz! Oh, the nostalgia ... 🤗

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 14/10/2025 14:50

SerafinasGoose · 14/10/2025 14:37

I simply can't imagine being that offended or even remotely bothered by a semi-exposed pair of norks: and that's irrespective of my bisexuality or whether DH was with me or not!

The whole idea that an exposed neckline is somehow a betrayal of a 'sisterhood' (what sisterhood?) strikes me as really comical.

This thread is getting less like a seaside postcard now and more akin to Viz! Oh, the nostalgia ... 🤗

Quite… and if the sisterhood does exist it certainly wouldn’t include using negative or derogatory language to describe women who don’t conform to your personal dress code.

Charlenedickens · 14/10/2025 15:43

SerafinasGoose · 14/10/2025 14:37

I simply can't imagine being that offended or even remotely bothered by a semi-exposed pair of norks: and that's irrespective of my bisexuality or whether DH was with me or not!

The whole idea that an exposed neckline is somehow a betrayal of a 'sisterhood' (what sisterhood?) strikes me as really comical.

This thread is getting less like a seaside postcard now and more akin to Viz! Oh, the nostalgia ... 🤗

Actually I can, some women don’t feel good about themselves.,and are the type to be jealous of other women, plus add in insecure in their relationship, I can imagine that whole set of circumstances can make that individual blame the other women, want them to cover up, not let their partners see, because it just makes them feel worse. Rather than deal with their own issues.

the poster who is arguing it said she is 40d bra size, any woman on here immediately knows that is not a busty woman. Only a bloke wouldn’t know it. Any woman would immediately recognise that is overweight with relatively small breasts for their body size.

unless it is a man posting of course.

StarlightLady · 14/10/2025 15:46

To be sung to the tune of we will rock you.

Hey you are your own person, make a big noise
Dancing at the club, gonna be a big girl someday
You got boobs in our face, that's not a big disgrace
Showing your tits all over the place, singin'…
We will, we will rock you
We will, we will rock you

MinglyMadly · 14/10/2025 17:01

Charlenedickens · 11/10/2025 16:28

Why would you possibly write they were in your face. That’s so creepy. And so what if men are there with their partners, you can’t think women should dress modestly in front of men in relationships, because, what it’s their job to ensure they don’t think impure thoughts? News flash. Men see boobs all the time. And women can dress as they please, it is not insecurity and no one is putting them in your face. If you’re worried your husband is a pervert who ogles, then he’s your problem. Not the women.

Shocked at the almost gas lighting responses you are getting OP.

Everyone knows that "boobs in your face" is not to be taken literally.🙄

And if people can't grasp that this isn't about containment but about a deliberate choice that's equally bewildering.

I've seen this on occasions too and it's totally inappropriate.

It's not about women's choice nor is it a case of you shouldn't care. Any human being male or female putting areas of their body on show that are sexual (and yes breasts are sexual) is at best highly distracting and not in a good way and off putting to normal social interaction.

StarlightLady · 14/10/2025 17:13

MinglyMadly · 14/10/2025 17:01

Shocked at the almost gas lighting responses you are getting OP.

Everyone knows that "boobs in your face" is not to be taken literally.🙄

And if people can't grasp that this isn't about containment but about a deliberate choice that's equally bewildering.

I've seen this on occasions too and it's totally inappropriate.

It's not about women's choice nor is it a case of you shouldn't care. Any human being male or female putting areas of their body on show that are sexual (and yes breasts are sexual) is at best highly distracting and not in a good way and off putting to normal social interaction.

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But it’s not as if most people are walking about or attending functions in Versailles style almost topless dresses. Where incidentally you could show your breast with pride, but not your ankles.

Charlenedickens · 14/10/2025 17:25

MinglyMadly · 14/10/2025 17:01

Shocked at the almost gas lighting responses you are getting OP.

Everyone knows that "boobs in your face" is not to be taken literally.🙄

And if people can't grasp that this isn't about containment but about a deliberate choice that's equally bewildering.

I've seen this on occasions too and it's totally inappropriate.

It's not about women's choice nor is it a case of you shouldn't care. Any human being male or female putting areas of their body on show that are sexual (and yes breasts are sexual) is at best highly distracting and not in a good way and off putting to normal social interaction.

Edited

amish smocks all round then. 😂

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