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Stylish dresses for larger busts

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Mangelwurzelfortea · 27/04/2026 15:27

Can anyone recommend any brands that sell dresses (stylist, fashionable ones, not floral sacks) that actually fit over larger busts? I am a size 10 but have a 34G chest - bane of my life tbh - and I am sick of buying lovely dresses that I can't get on over my bra, or if I can, they strain and gape. Wrap dresses are not the solution as they make me look like I'm wearing one of those breastfeeding dresses where you can just whip the top bit open. If I go up one or two sizes (which is normally what I'd need to do) then the dress swamps me everywhere else. If by some miracle I can get them on, then they're far too short in the body because the boob area takes up so much of the dress (and don't get me started on jumpsuits and the resulting horrific camel's toe). I am so sick of conventional sizing which just isn't for my body type! Help!

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dovesquare · 27/04/2026 16:03

I am the same as you. I don’t do dresses. I have given up. I have tried hundreds and I just look like a twat in them all. Even the John Lewis personal shopper a couple of years ago struggled.

DigJoke · 27/04/2026 16:05

I am 28GG. Short and petite with oversized boobs. I tend to wear tops and skirts for this reason.

I usually avoid dresses with any waist seam and if I have to, I wear sacks.

I feel your pain. I love fashion and clothes but so many dresses are out of bounds for me.

Hate wrap dresses and never wear them.

Laiste · 27/04/2026 16:07

I buy from Blue Banana.
Not the goth/rock chic site of the same name, but one which sells clothes which really fit my busty hourglass figure.

DigJoke · 27/04/2026 16:11

I don’t know if this counts as stylish but it has worked for me. I bought a size 10 which is big for me, and had the straps shortened. It actually looks quite nice! As it’s so long for my 5 3 height, the boobs taking up space, didn’t shorten it too much on me.

Stylish dresses for larger busts
MyVisionsComeFromSoup · 27/04/2026 16:12

I buy Bravissimo/Pepper berry dresses on Vinted (at least I did before the sizing categories went ridiculous and I couldn't find anything)

DigJoke · 27/04/2026 16:12

For some reason, this has worked too. But it’s casual.

Stylish dresses for larger busts
starrynight009 · 27/04/2026 16:15

I'm a 34H and have the same issue :( I've never found a dress that works for my body shape without showing off a load of chest.

cottingleyfairy · 27/04/2026 16:15

Another vote for Fairlie Curved

Mangelwurzelfortea · 27/04/2026 17:05

MyVisionsComeFromSoup · 27/04/2026 16:12

I buy Bravissimo/Pepper berry dresses on Vinted (at least I did before the sizing categories went ridiculous and I couldn't find anything)

Their sizing changes are stupid - don't get me started!

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Keepingongoing · 27/04/2026 21:09

Urkye in Poland is a small company designing and making tops and dresses specifically for women with a large bust. It’s a limited range, but might be worth a look. The designer clearly knows how to use bust darts, which is what you need for a larger bust.

The clothes remind me of Biu Biu (now closed) - I had a dress from there which flattered my curvy figure like nothing else I’ve ever had.

https://urkye.pl/en_US/index

Urkye

Wide selection of dresses, tops and shirts for bigger busts. Polish product, high quality. Brafitting doesn’t end with the bra - check it out for yourself!

https://urkye.pl/en_US/index

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