28 inch back bras, where are they?

[YoungJoseph]

New Year, New Bra...
I've measured 29 under and 33 over. That makes me a 28D as a starter size. However, I can't see many 28 inch bras for sale. Any shop recommendations? I thought I could try a 30C (M and S sells these) and just go to the tightest setting instead. Any thoughts?

John Lewis and Debenhams have quite a good selection

Bravissimo

M and s do 28 backs if you look hard enough. (I was a 28d pre pg).

m.ebay.co.uk/itm/251413510678?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1
m.ebay.co.uk/itm/390734300647?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1
m.ebay.co.uk/itm/390734284905?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1

^ some I've found on ebay.

M&S do stock 28Ds, just not many of them. Ditto John Lewis list 12 styles in that size. Bravissimo will definitely do them....at a price, and they're your best bet if money no object.

I personally would head for the largest possible department store / shopping mall once the sales are over and try on absolutely everything possible in a 28d/30C/28C/30B (28e also would be worth trying but you'd be unlikely to find any of those in stock).

Try Brastop

That was quick, thanks so much. I've not seen that size in JL, M and S or Debenhams. Not searching correctly I suppose.

It is very hard to find that size. I'm 28 -30DD and I find it really frustrating- I'm really not an usual shaped woman ! Figleaves website at least lets you search by size.

John Lewis often do their own brand in 28 inch.

Boux avenue. As a 30HH they are only shop that I can get half decent bras from!

They are not easy to find at all. I am 28-30 E or F and I find it really difficult to buy. Bravissimo (get a good assistant). Never heard of Boux, off to google.

Boux Ave only start at a 30 back?

I get all mine from figleaves. Panache Cleo do nice ones that fit me well.

I noticed Very.co.uk had some yesterday.

Plenty of 28 backs on Figleaves

Panache Cleo do a 28 inch back. I'm 28E and get mine from Bravissimo.

Brastop, amazon (honest), mycurvesandme (panache/cleo owned), leia lingerie (fantasie/freya/fauve/elomi), figleaves, debenhams (brands plus their own gorgeous range which starts at 28 and runs tight too), largecuplingerie...

online will be your friend.

Debenhams? Gosh, never thought. Much handier to me than bravissimo. Thanks.

I like the fact that with Bravissimo you get bras that fit and they aren't bothered by the size. I went the other day and got a 28G but also a 30F, because the different styles had different cuts and we just kept trying them on until we had two bras that fit.

Based on your measurements I'd try a 28DD too.

I've just bought a nude t shirt bra in JL sale for £10, I really like it.

It was 28d.

Have you tried www.bras4all.co.uk ?

Thanks again, can't really believe I'm moving away from the beginning of the alphabet in bra world. Looking at pictures of women in bras that I look nothing like. Good fun though.
I've ordered a couple and I'll see how I get on.

Neither JL or Debenhams in my city have any 28 backs actually in the shop. I think that's shocking. To actually try any on I go to bravissimo in London, a 2 hr train ride away.

Madness.

On a related note, I once asked hotmilk why they stopped doing 30 backs (or did so few, can't remember) and the answer was... There was no demand. Really???

This site has some bright unusual stuff in a 26 and 28 back
madeinpreston.com

I'm surprised that they aren't more commonly available as well. I'm slim but not skinny, plenty of skinnier women than me around who would probably need a 26 inch back for example.