Can someone explain how the bra measuring method everyone on here raves about works?

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Seen a few thread titles alluding to it but could some please explain exactly how to measure yourself? Desperately need new bras but usually guess my sizes.

Ah I see it was 37/49 not 49 so yes, that makes sense - 36HH/J to start with

Thanks for you help.

Can't wait to try some others on

32/33 44? I would appreciate some help please!

Try a 32H/HE as a starting point

Grrrr, 32H/HH

35/44 is that a 36G? I have hideous underarm bulges :-(

Try 34GG, 34G, 36G, 36FF. What are you wearing just now?

I was wearing a 36D but felt it did not fit (I was getting fatter!) so went up to 38DD but its no better.

statistically don't your bras dig in and leave marks if you can't swivel them? I find it really hard to put a bra on with out doing it that way.

Have filled my shopping basket in M&S and will give them a try, thanks for your help

I do get a mark, but it's just like the mark that I get from socks or similar - they're not sore.

Noooooo happyoverhere please don't but them from M&S. They're pretty shit tbh for larger busts, inconsistent sizing, skip the FF cup and don't generally have the right designs. Have a look at bravissimo, brastop, mycurvesandme, amazon!

Luckily they have changed M&S website and I can't order a thing from it! Will try the others instead

Right, I finally got around to measuring the girls! Could someone please kindly convert my measurements, 29 under 37 drop. Tar!

try 28G, 28FF, 30FF, 30F

F, G or FF, really?! Bloody hell!
I know what I'm doing on my next day off!

That's an interesting comment that M&S just make each bra the same but bigger, without any engineering or different proportions for the different sizes.

Explains a lot. Last time I looked on their website I was horrified at the larger busted ladies modelling their bras, seemed to be like two bin lids stuck on someones chest, all out at the sides, and nothing forward.

I will never ever look in there for bras again.

Btw my fave is a Freya one from Debenhams. Right up and at em boobage with that one!

Cheers sorrel

Thank you so much. I have been wearing 34AA for years and never happy. Just thought I was too small to even qualify for bras!

I'm 29 under and 35.5 dangling (34 standing up). I know most Freyas are a bit too big on a 30 (I can stretch it out a bit even on tightest hook) but nowhere round here (Bristol so hardly in sticks) stocks 28s. They're even hard to come by online. The girl in HoF said she's a 28 and keeps begging them to stock them in store but they claim there's no demand.

Certain styles do not suit me at all- I'm very wide of boob and bottom heavy. I like balconette styles in a padded fabric as anything else squashes me strangely or I don't fill one bit of the bra and overspill another bit.

I'm currently wearing debenhams presence bras in 32D which are a pretty good fit actually (one is perfect on the band but the two in another style are slightly big on the band) but it would be nice to have a bit more choice. I know I can technically buy loads online and return, but that's a big hit to the credit card and a bit of a hassle.

Day trip to Cardiff? I think they have bravissimo and leia. Otherwise online is the sensible option tbh. I'd suggest looking at curvy Kate on brastop especially the padded balconettes like tease me, the Freya patsy half cup and the bravissimo branded half cups.

Bump for me? (Gave further details up thread).

Yes, the girl in HoF did recommend leia . I think I'll give online a try first and see how I go there first. I could really do with a strapless bra too (I've lost weight recently and would love to wear some nice strappy tops I never felt comfortable in before), that will be fun!

Try the wonderbra ultimate strapless in a 30- it runs small in the back and kicks the ass of every other strapless I've tried.

oh im going to try this

Good tip thanks .