Rigby and Peller bras - worth the money?

[Lottapianos]

I'm a 34GG and I seem to get through bras like there's no tomorrow. I have neck and back pain (unsurprisingly!) and need a fine feat of engineering to keep norks front and centre. I have got some good ones from Bravissimo but they only seem to last about 3 months before I have pulled the straps as tight as possible, but they stop being fully supportive.

I understand that R&P bras are wonderful so I had a look on the website and eeeeeek! £80 at least! However, it's an investment in my health as well as looking good so I would be prepared to go for a fitting and some purchasing if it would be really worth it.

Anyone with experience - what did you think? If not that impressed by R&G, are there other brands you would recommend for enormous norks instead?
Thanks all

[springaroundthecorner]

About a year or more ago I had a look on R&P website and discovered a brand they sell called Empreinte. I also found they were sold on Figleaves and decided to have a go. They are around £70 quid a throw but I can hand on heart say they have never budged even though I machine wash them. (gentle wash). Well worth the money. If you only get one get the Melody but I also have the Thalia and thats beautiful under a shirt. With regard to size you need to go down a back size from Freya and Fantasie. Not just me - had that confirmed in a lingerie shop when I bought one in a sale.

[springaroundthecorner]

ps. Just had a look on figleaves. Its the Thalia balconette I have.

[GnomeDePlume]

If you are anywhere near Desborough in Northamptonshire then you can book a fitting at the corset factory!

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It is in the factory shop but they are qualified fitters. R&P it is not but the bras will fit. I take DD there a couple of times a year to be properly fitted.

[Baggyoldclothcat]

Having shopped at R&P for my 30G norks since my twenties I can honestly say they are the best place in my experience for bra fitting. I usually buy mine in the sale when there are some good bargains to find - last year I got a Prima Donna bra and knickers set for about £48 but it does depend on your size. I think they may have a sale on at the moment.

I took my sister there for a bra fitting when she was at sixth form and being teased for her small chest by some low life. She was fitted by June Kenton (the original owner) who came bounding out of the changing rooms and told me to come and see "the transformation". Needless to say my sister is also a fan.

It's worth going along if you can just to get a fitting, I have never been pressurised into buying anything and I have to say some of my bras have lasted years so I have always felt it was a good investment.

[LadyofWinterfell]

I have two R&P bras, and they are by far my most comfortable ones. I'm 'only' a 38G but i've never had a more supportive bra. I got mine off ebay though so paid about £40 each!

[Arouge567]

AH I was searching for reviews on R&P too! I can't express how much I empathise with the ladies who experience neck and back pain, everything mentioned in this thread I relate too! And I don't have any children!!. Thank you for all the feedback, I will try R&P, but don't know whether I'd actually purchase.

[ilariao]

I was ignored by the staff even though shop was empty (I went to 43 Bow Lane, London) I went there because, in spite of having my 'profile' they got the size wrong when they sold a bra to my boyfriend who was trying to surprise me. Back to the shop, I was ignored and no one asked me what I was looking for. I asked for a specific size and colour and they gave me a wrong one AGAIN.

[GiddyOnZackHunt]

fruit yes it is worth going if you're less endowed. I came out considerably better endowed and with everything a good two inches higher than when I started.

[GiddyOnZackHunt]

Oh buggery tits. This is a zombie thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jap001]

I'm so fed up. I spent 2 hours in the shop. A sports bra in the wrong size was chosen as they had nothing in that was my size. The seamstress came in and took measurements so that it could be altered. 2 and half weeks later it arrived and it doesn't fit.They had not done what they said and my only option is to send it back and for them to try again. £128 later and still no bra that I can wear. A total waste of time and money. The staff are lovely but that does not compensate for me being out of pocket for weeks with no bra.

[Pollaidh]

I've been completely converted from M&S, Calvin Klein etc to Marie Jo.

Marie Jo cost around £70 but the difference they make to my 36DD posture is amazing. They're supportive, you actually feel like you're being held properly, they're really comfortable, and I find my chest looks a little smaller (a good thing), and definitely higher, in the MJ Avero. According to the specialist shop where I bought them, MJ Avero are their biggest seller.

[MrOnionsBumperRoller]

Yes they are, even more worth the money if you live anywhere near the factory shop in Desborough,Northamptonshire, where they are mega cheap, though they are called Fauve now aren't they?