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Wearing revealing clothes with small boobs

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Littlehooty · 01/03/2016 21:01

There's so many bodysuits and dresses that have quite a revealing chest area but I've avoided them due to the fact I've got no boobs 😢 should I be avoiding them? Is it embarrasing to try and pull off such things with no boobs?

Wearing revealing clothes with small boobs
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littlehooty · 03/03/2016 12:46

Yeah just measured again, 2 ft 9 for the under bust and just over 2 ft 9 for the cup
Which in inches should be 34 inches right?
Third website has calculated me at 38AA. That bra guru site makes no sense to me Blush

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LaurieLemons · 03/03/2016 13:11

OP I'm not sure if you're taking the piss or not Grin you don't know the meaning of small boobs! You look great, go for it!

Talisin · 03/03/2016 13:13

2 foot 9 inches makes you 33 underbust (assuming you're pulling the tape measure tight) so either a 32 or 34 band, most likely 32. When you measure your overbust are you bending over?

StatisticallyChallenged · 03/03/2016 14:07

Take twould measurements.

  1. Stand up. Bra off. Measure underbust tightly.
  2. Bend forward. Bra off. Measure round the dangliest bit so probably round your nipple. tape measure should be fairly loose and not compressing your breasts at all.

Ignore the calculators. Seriously. Step away

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littlehooty · 03/03/2016 15:39

I only used te online calculator as some were saying I'm not an A cup so was trying to figure out what the hell I am

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StatisticallyChallenged · 03/03/2016 15:52

Have a Google for a website called the bra band project. It shows women who have been fitted properly and is very useful in helping to get a feel for what bra sizes really look like

Lots of shops and online calculators use an old fashioned measuring approach which basically gives you a band size which is too big and a cup size several too small.

HairySubject · 03/03/2016 16:05

Basically if you measure under your bust fairly tightly that is your band size. If an odd number it is usually best to go down so 33 becomes 32 etc.
Then lean forward and measure your danglys not too tightly. Each inch in difference is a cup so a difference of one inch is A, 2 is B, 3 is C and so on.
So if you were 33 under and 35 when leaning it would be 32B.
If you were 30 under and 34 at the fullest you would be a 30D.

I am guessing you are a 32C or a 30D

banivani · 03/03/2016 16:09

Here's the thing - if bras were made out of material with no stretch you'd measure your underbust firmly, see that tape measure said 33 inches and know that 33 inches was your bra band size. But they're not stiff, they're stretchy, so if you buy a bra with a 33 inches long band it just stretches around your torso and doesn't hold firm, and it's the firm hold of the band that lifts your twin deer (to quote the song of Solomon). So you have to buy a band with a number on it that's smaller than what your tape measure says, say 31 inches. And since the cups are proportional to the band you choose a bigger cup size. Nothing of this is any longer based on any meaningful science. apart from the proportional bit. Basically, if the band of a 34A isn't firm around your torso you try a 32B, then a 30C maybe. Point is, if I measure myself my underbust is 86 cm. But I buy bras based on 75 cm and have jumped the cup size to an E. It's all ridiculous. Bring back whalebone corsets.

AKissACuddleAndACheekyFinger · 03/03/2016 16:15

I got a bit bored reading this thread...if you like them, wear them! We're we not the same group of women who roundly battered the 'is your body beach ready?' campaign because it relied on the perception of your body by others?! I think they look lovely, I think your picture looked lovely, I think someone with big knockers would look lovely...the 'lovely' comes from the confidence of the wearer.

StatisticallyChallenged · 03/03/2016 16:50

But a 34 bra doesn't measure 34 unstretched. It measures more like 30 but will stretch to say 35. So if you measure 34 you roughly wear a 34.

Note it's different in cm measured eu bras.

Old school measuring- if you measured 30 you'd buy a 34 because the band didn't stretch. But in EU sizing they built this extra 4" or 10cm in. So if you measured 75 you would buy a 75. Now that bras are stretchy you no longer add inches. This means that you wear a 30 in the UK but have to deduct that 10cm in the eu. A UK 30 is now equal to a EU 65

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littlehooty · 03/03/2016 17:01

Definitely more confused now, if my A bra is too big then how can I be a c or a D? Confused double checked on the internet it's deffo only m&s in my area that do bra measuring dam it

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EmGee · 03/03/2016 17:08

Could you not go to an independent bra shop? There is one in the small town I grew up in and it was a revelation when I went. I had always thought I was a 34B in M&S, but post-kids my boobs seemed to shrink and 34B was too big in the cup size. Went into the independent bra shop, lady measured me (and showed me how to put a bra on properly e.g. scooping all the breast tissue into the cup by leaning forwards), and I was a 32C. Got some nice new bras and have never bought from Marks since.

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littlehooty · 03/03/2016 17:10

There is none Shock only have primark & m&s to buy underwear
It's shocking

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HairySubject · 03/03/2016 17:14

A 36A, 34B, 32C and 30D all have the same cup volume.
The support for your chest should come from the band, not the straps, so the band should be firm and fairly tight. You should not be able to fit more than 2 fingers between the band and your body.
If you can pull your band away from your body it is too big and you need to reduce the band size and increase the cup size accordingly.

blibblibs · 03/03/2016 17:33

Honestly,listen to these ladies. I was happily wearing a 34B, stumbled across a bra thread a few years ago and measured like they said and ended up a 32FF!!!!
I've never been into a shop to be measured and most of my bras, infact all of my new size are from the internet. It took a bit of trial and error but I've found panache the best for me and a discount store on amazon so never pay more than £10 for one.
One of the best things I've done in a long while Smile

Bunbaker · 03/03/2016 18:25

I used to wear a 34A. I now wear a 32B and look less like a boy. A 30 band is just too tight for me even though I measure 29 inches under my bust. I have a skinny upper torso with no spare fat at all so a 32" band is much more comfortable for me. I have no back or side fat to scoop either.

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littlehooty · 03/03/2016 18:27

Thanks everyone, I'm sorry that I've made this go on for so long, I literally have no clues about bras and sizes and cups Blush I just dug out my old bra from when I was pregnant, it's not wired though but is a 36C and that fit so much better than my one right now! There was no gappage at The top eitherBlush think I'll be travelling this weekend to get measured properly
Although the dress in that photo of me is a size down from what I wear so the zip is pulling my chest in, they are deffo not that close together! Blush

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HairySubject · 03/03/2016 18:54

Good luck with the measuring. Even when you get the right size you still have to mess around with style to suit your bust.

Sallyingforth · 03/03/2016 22:06

But whatever bra size you end up with, the important message from all this is that you do have lovely breasts. You are not flat chested as you said in your OP. Be proud of your figure!

ItGoesWithoutSaying · 04/03/2016 08:39

Thing is, I think these bra interventions work better on ladies with larger norks. I'd been saying I was a 34A for years, discovered these threads and re-measured thinking I might be a 28FF or something. The measurements (32,34) made me a 32B - so hardly any different.

One thing it did teach me was the "down a strap size, up a cup size" rule. Before that I thought all B cups would be the same. So, in my case I assume a 34A worn on the tightest notch is pretty similar to a 34B on the loosest?

Anyway, OP, you look great.

Salene · 04/03/2016 08:44

Only a flat chested person can pull them off if any with boobs tries it would look awful.

StatisticallyChallenged · 04/03/2016 09:11

The thing is that most people move by more than that. The majority of 34A folk I've come across tend to have had an m and s style fitting which means that someone fitted at a 34A measures around 30 under and 35 over and is in fact closer to a 30dd. But even smaller ladies find it useful- take a look at bunbaker upthread who found even going down one band up one cup made a big difference

Bunbaker · 04/03/2016 09:13

Preens Grin

mrsmortis · 04/03/2016 11:58

If you are still confused - try this site instead.

www.rigbyandpeller.co.uk/The_Correct_Size.html

Perhaps a different explanation will help.

The issue with wearing a cup size that is too small and a bigger band is that it basically ends up squashing you boobs under your arms which will only make you look even smaller!

There is also such a thing as a mobile bra fitting service. I found out about them when I was struggling to find maternity bras. Try googling to see if there is one near you.

MomOfSix47 · 05/05/2017 01:48

I realize this post is over a year old, but wanted to chime in. I am the owner of mosquito bites and push bras are my best friend! I am going to purchase one bodysuit and see how I look (and feel) in it. I have always been self-conscious but you wonderful ladies have given me a huge boost.