Coloured bras if you have large norks - where???

[Alibabaandthe40nappies]

Following on from the thread the other day about visible bra straps, I need some help.

Bought a lovely dress in Fatface today - size smaller than usual too and it skims over all the lumps and bumps so feeling rather chuffed . It has thin straps, not spaghetti but close so bra strap is visible. The straps are well positioned though so they do line up with bra straps which I find things often don't.

Anyway, mindful of the verdict on here that it was ok to have bra strap on view if it was a nice colour I went into La Senza and M&S to look for something to wear under it.

Nada.

I am a 40 DD/E, or a 38 E depending on the style and shop. It was so depressing. Everything colourful didn't go big enough, everything in my size was hideous hideous hideous and either white, black or beige

Please help me so I can wear my lovely (smaller than usual!!) dress!

Hmm.

Well I went into Triumph yesterday - didn't ask them to fit me as I didn't have time - but I did try on a 38 band size in an E and F. It was sooo tight I could barely do it up. I think the one I have is very old.

I do need to get to Bravissimo, but it will be a while before I can get to one.

Ali i found John Lewis was the best place. I found a Freya bra (loads of different colours) and a Fantasie one. Both are a great fit (i'm a 32F)

I hated Bravissimo, it was possibly the worst place i have ever been to buy anything!

Ooh Alice - a voice of dissent!

John Lewis would be a lot easier for me to get to than Bravissimo.

I have a fantastic new discovery!

Asda (yes, Asda!) are doing brightly coloured bras for £5 / £6 up to a G cup!!!

I mean they're not the best quality, but they've got great colours and you can;t argue with a fiver!

It must be over a decade since I've been able to buy a cheap and cheerful bra (36G here) - I bought 3 - my favourite is a shocking pink one - can't find it on their website, but I know the one down the road still has it.

i agree with alice re bravissimo. they do fittings well but the stock is really limited, they just have that bloody panache one with the leaves on it. any time they get anythign interesting it sells out straight away which you'd think might tell them something...

fishie it wasn't that i had problems with, although they didn't seem to have much.

The reason i didn't like them was because just over a year ago i went there to find a bra/body/all in one to go under my wedding dress. At the time i was a 36E but was wearing an old bra that was 38D (i had just stopped expressing milk and my boobs seemed to be changing shape/size at an hourly rate!!) Anyway, the woman in there took one look at me at said "32FF" i thought "great,no fussing about" All the bras she brought to me i literally couldn't get to meet across my back, but she wasn't having any of it. She even tried to do it up her self, and when that wouldn't do up, she tried telling me it was the design, that i should try another design. Er, why not try a bigger size?

And that is why i don't like bravissimo

pre pregnancy i loved my bras from matalan, £7 each with matching knickers for £3 and in some beautiful colours too. i was a 38g (could get away with a 40f done up on a tighter hook) now almost 29 weeks pg and just been measured at a 38j so limited to white and white it seems.

anyway recommendations for non pregnant mners, are matalan and simply yours whihc is a website, it seems to be aimed at larger women but their unerwear come in a really big size range and if you cna;t find soemthign there then i'm not sure where else you would.

I have these in a 34 E and they are my current favourite. There are other sorts form REd Herring at Debenhams but most are out of stock in larger sizes online - a stopre might be better. Being T Shirt bras, they are padded which is a bit annoying when you have large norks but they are wonderfully comfortable and supportive (and there are matching boy-shorts)

Hi, I haven't read all the thread but has anyone mentioned dying white bras? I have always done this, orange looks particularly good. Dylon dyes are fab for this.

Marisota.co.uk - has coloured bras. Cheaper than Bravissimo but haven't bought from there yet.
Never thought of that sausage but will give it a go.