Help me oh bra gurus - I am seriously doubting myself...

[ItsAllGoingToBeFine]

A while ago there was a thread on here sensationally revealing that bra sizing had changed and that your band size was now your actual band size - none of this adding on four or five inches malarky.

I'm wanting to order a Shock Absorber sports bra online: one of the websites selling the bra says to add the 4/5", the manufacturers website says to add the inches, the figleaves website says to add the inches.

I'm a 31" underbust, 35/36" over. What size(s) do I order? - I really cant be arsed ordering wildly the wrong size and then faffing with returns etc.

[HeavyHeidi]

M&S is useless and puts everybody in wildly wrong bras. There is no adding 5 inches and if you measure 31 then you should be 32 bra, or even 30. And in way bigger cup than D.
Do you have Bravissimo somewhere around? They'll show you the difference between "seems to fit" and "really fits" :o I also though my 36D bras were more or less ok until they put me in 32F.

[ItsAllGoingToBeFine]

Update: I had a personal shoppers appointment at John Lewis to get a dress for a wedding. First thing she said was, "we'll get the bra lady in to measure you up properly shall we".

According to them I am a 32D (and now own my most comfortable bras ever - I used to be 36AA) so hopefully at least one of the bras I have ordered will fit :-)