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If your boobs are G+ where do you shop...?

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NEmum · 25/04/2017 20:22

I've always had a large chest & have managed (usually) to buy tops/dresses on the high street, but since giving birth I can't find anything that looks good on the top half!
Granted the current fashion is vile (cold shoulder, boxy tops etc etc) but i would still like to buy some new stuff.
So, where do you shop to accommodate a larger bust?
Btw I'm 32, tend to dress classic/smart without too many 'crazy' styles or colours

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BurningViolin · 26/04/2017 11:35

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NEmum · 26/04/2017 11:44

@BurningViolin that's all really good advice, thank you x

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BuggersMuddle · 26/04/2017 12:16

I think it depends on your shape, I'm G cup, broad shoulders but otherwise petite and hourglass shaped.

Hobbs is my go to shop for all things workwear. I wear knits and tops fairly close fitting, but I do find myself sizing up for dresses and so the waist / hips are a bit roomy. I get tend to go for either slightly stretchy tailoring or jersey for that reason as I would probably need to get the really tailored ones altered.

Other places I've had some success are Hugo Boss, Reiss, Ralph Lauren and Jaeger (although who knows what's happening there). Might seem an odd one, but for casual, the outdoor / sportswear brand Icebreaker actually does some nice fine knitted tops which I find a lot more forgiving than t-shirts (although a lot more expensive).

Pepperberry stuff does fit, but tbh I think a lot of it is frumpy and doesn't wash / iron well.

To be honest though, I have accepted that in general tops will be simple / stretchy because boobs. I have yet to find a way to rock floaty / the crisp shirt / big prints (even if it fits) that doesn't make me look like a prop forward or like I'm standing in a hole Envy

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MusicToMyEars800 · 26/04/2017 13:12

Buggers I am really short with an hourglass figure, hips are quite big, finding clothes is just a nightmare, and I am picky on what I like, it annoys me because anything buttoned down the front never works, especially as the gaps between the buttons just gape, and I quite like a lot of tops, cardis and blouses.

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TooDamnSarky · 26/04/2017 13:16

Phase Eight
Oasis

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Catherine0317 · 26/04/2017 21:47

32FF and a post baby tummy (6 month old) with very narrow shoulders. My normal tighter clothes don't work as well..Typically for casual wear - I like Oasis and M&S. For work I find Hobbs, Reiss and Tommy Hilfigers (more dressy line) good. Zara, H&M and the like are a no go IMO for the flat chested. Ihave tried pepperberry and would echo the above. I like open cardigans - drapey ones. Ted Baker do them every year. Last summer I can across perfect T shits with a lovely silk front in Hallhuber (@ HOF).
Since the baby I've struggled as I normal wore quite fitted but not pepperberry look at my boobs fitted as noted above. I got two nice sweaters in COS (the ones with the fake silk bit at the bottom),

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Catherine0317 · 26/04/2017 21:47

Non flat chested

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IJustLostTheGame · 27/04/2017 09:59

Collectif are quite good. I have shirts that button up without a 'nork strain' on the bust button.
And I wear them with modern jeans etc so I don't look like a throwback.
Their cardigans are good too.
They're overpriced but their sale stuff is great and good value.
I'm an 8 to 10 and rock a g.

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