'Are You Wearing the Right Bra Size?'

[Oeditpus Rex]

This just popped up as a sponsored G-mail link, so I thought I'd post it here as a public service.

http://tinyurl.com/ckmd6q

[supernova]

1. Many women are wearing the wrong size

It's dang uncomfortable too.

[TZ]

3. Yep. I seem to be in between thoughso I never get one right.

To tell the truth, when ever I don't have to wear one..I don't.

[supernova]

8. Here's a really good bra size calculator

Somebody here mentioned it in a previous bra thread and I saved it:

http://www.85b.org/bra_calc.php

[Bunny]

18. Hmmm. Apparently I am wearing the correct size.

:woohoo:

That's a dandy calculator, by the way. :thumbsup:

[KittyWampus]

40. handy link, thanks

[Left Is Write]

2. Yes, I believe I am.

[NightWatcher]

4. this is all useless WITHOUT PICS

jeez, thought yall would have learned by now.

[BeachBaby]

5. My cups overfloweth.

So probably not.

[3.14158675309]

16. with nectar from the gods.

Just sayin'. :hi:

[HopeHoops]

6. I don't wear a bra

Those are evil devices unless they are necessary for physical comfort.

[trof]

29. You too? Me neither.

;-)

[redqueen]

7. Probably.

Fucking things. (Bras, not my boobs.)

[Gormy Cuss]

9. The better question would be "Are bras made in the right sizes?"

Cuz a lotta women have trouble finding ones that fit.

[supernova]

10. A lot of us are lopsided

One is bigger than the other, sometimes by a completely different cup size. Makes bra shopping fun. Not.

I'm pretty well balanced, but I have friends who are different sizes and it's hard for them to get fitted properly.

[Seeking Serenity]

12. Most of us have asymetrical breasts

It's just the way the good Lord made us.

[Richardo]

13. "I don't know how you gals walk around with those things."

/elaine benes

[Bunny]

17. I somtimes wonder the same thing about that part you guys carry around.

:D

[Richardo]

19. That might have been the funniest line in the entire run of that show.

"I don't know how you guys walk around with those things." :)

:hi:

[pokerfan]

35. George's bra sales interview

George: The first time I laid my I on brassieres I was enthralled.

Farkus: Hum. tell me about it.

George: Well, I was 14 years old. I was in my friends bathroom. His mother's brassieres were hanging on the shower rod. I picked it up, studied it. I thought, I like this. I didn't know what way or what level, but I knew: I wanted to be around brassieres.

Farkus: That's incredible story. You have a remarkable passion for brassieres.

George: They are more than an underwear to me, Mr.Farkus. Two cups in the front, two loops in the back. How do they do it?

Farkus: Well, I think I can say, barring some unforeseen incident, that you'll have a very bright future here at ED Granmont.

George: Thank you Mr. Farkus, thank you very much indeed.

Farkus: See you Monday 9 o'clock.

George: If you don't mind, sir. I'll be here at 8.

[no name no slogan]

30. I am constantly amazed that more women

don't burst into gales of laughter whenever they see a naked man. We look ridiculous without clothes on.

[Richardo]

32. Are you saying there are women who don't?

:cry:

[no name no slogan]

33. Sadly my friend, I've only heard rumors of them

:(

[Bunny]

47. Seriously, we'll only laugh if it looks like a golf pencil.

:P :hi: Richardo!

[Richardo]

49. Another pencil test!

Will they never end? :cry:









:D :hi: Bunny!!

[Bunny]

52. Well, if you can beat the pencil, you got nothing to worry about, right?

Wait a minute, did I just say "beat the pencil"? That sounds faintly obscene, dunnit? :crazy:

[Richardo]

53. There a gold mine of risque comments running through my head

So thanks for that! :)

[no name no slogan]

54. Heynow. That sounds worse than "waxing the surfboard"

Or "taking old one-eye to the optometrist" or "visiting aunt Mabel in Topeka".

[Bunny]

56. "visiting Aunt Mabel in Topeka"???

:spray: :rofl: :hi:

[no name no slogan]

57. based on a true story, or so I've read

:D :hi:

[Bunny]

46. I've only burst into laughter once, and that was because there was a ba...oh, never mind.

:blush:

[Richardo]

48. ...lloon holding it up?

:shrug:

[Bunny]

50. OMG was that YOU?????

:wow:

[Richardo]

51. It's not my fault that the store was low on helium

:(

[enlightenment]

20. Then why don't they make asymmetrical bras?!

Annoying in the extreme, it is . . .

[pokerfan]

37. They do

http://www.snaresofvenus.com/Information/shelancia.htm

"...wide range of customers including; women with small ribcages and large bust lines, A-AAA cups, asymmetrical cups, maternity bras, mastectomy bras, bras for Pectus Carinatum and Pectus Excavatum, bras for women with allergies, post surgical bras and any other difficulties women encounter when searching for a good fitting attractive bra."

[enlightenment]

41. Cool!

Too bad they're so expensive . . .

[Manifestor_of_Light]

11. Most people wear a band size that is too small.

And wonder why they can't breathe. That's the measurement around the ribs.

Lots of women think they are a 34B and they are actually a 36A.

For example, I have large ribs. Size of ribs and size of cup are not related.

However I am a small cup size and it's hard to find bras that are small cup size with a 40 inch rib cage.

Also the cup size varies with the band size, so an A cup will get progressively bigger with a bigger band size.


They have some amazingly comfy sport bras nowadays. I wear them all the time except if I wear a dress on special occasions.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. I doubt it.

I need to go get fitted for some new bras. I am past due.

[Seeking Serenity]

15. Getting a proper fitting is key.

You can't just take a stab at it and guess.

[applegrove]

21. You measure under the breasts and around the back to get the stap size. Then you measure around

the widest part of the breast and around your back to see what the cup size will be. Every two inches that the cup size is bigger than the base stap size...is a new cup size.

[flvegan]

22. I'm hereby offering free bra/boob ratio inspections.

I'm an expert and will be happy to show you my certifications.

[JoePhilly]

55. Me too ... I was going to request some photos which would help a formal analysis.

[Fleshdancer]

23. I hate bras

I think it's assumed that small breasted women have an easier time, but bras suck for women of all shapes and sizes. Many bra makers will design a cup for C, but then cut it down for smaller cups or expand it for larger cups. The female body doesn't work this way though. An A cup or DD cup breast is not the same shape as a C cup breast.

Victoria Secret is a great example of this and not just because they seem to think all boobs are saline filled. If I manage to even find an A cup bra at VS, then it will fit on the bottom, but it's baggy on top which looks stupid. One would have to have a melon shaped A cup just to fit the bra correctly when most of us have a sloped shape.

[Maine-ah]

24. this may help -

http://ittybittybra.com/

[no name no slogan]

31. Think you got problems? How do you think us manzierre wearers feel?

[deepthought42]

39. I have to buy the

demi's at Victoria's Secret. The full-size ones make me look like a little girl playing dress-up. Not flattering... It sucks being an A, but oh well...

[sohndrsmith]

25. Yes: if it doesn't cut into my skin, fall off, make my clothing look

worse (or inappropriate) and it's comfortable - that's my test. I don't pay much attention to it - don't like the things - just an extra hassle because society tells me I need to cover up a normal reaction to being cold. Dumb. I've ignored this "rule" once or twice and didn't much like the reaction I got, so it amounts to the lesser of two evils. : ).

This thread made me laugh when I saw it because I remember my grandmother - who basically looked like Olive Oyl from birth into her 80's. Super skinny/petite. The older she got, the bigger her bras got - so much so that if someone else did her wash they'd think a much larger woman was living in her house. It was too funny, but she was into comfort and apparently the looser she could get them, the better. (Love you, miss you, Grandma...) : ).

[Fire Walk With Me]

26. My gynecomastia is not yet to the point where I shall require cups.

However, I'm not lonely at night.

[Lyric]

27. No, but only cause I can't seem to FIND any in my size.

At least not ones that don't look ridiculous and matronly. Bah.

x(

[Manifestor_of_Light]

34. Look for a specialized lingerie store.

There are some that have all sizes. Expensive but worth it.

Top Drawer Lingerie in Houston is one I have been to.

Very well designed website:
www.topdrawerlingerie.com

[GoddessOfGuinness]

28. Are you?

:rofl:

[DevonRex]

36. Until recently the band size was too big and the cup size was too small.

Who knew it was so complicated?

[underpants]

38. BOO!!! the picture doesn't change

:grr:

[LostInAnomie]

42. I clicked on this thread in the hopes of seeing boobs.

So far, I have been sorely disappointed.

[cabbage08]

44. Aren't there rules for posts like this?

[FloridaJudy]

43. I *have* to wear a bra

Because otherwise a DD looks ridiculous. But I'd like to slap the snot out of whoever came up with the bones. The fool things always work their way out and stab me in the armpit at the most inappropriate moments, like while I'm riding the bus or in the middle of a job interview.

[yy4me]

60. I agree with your thoughts about whoever started the underwire

thing. I have the worst time with bras. The damn bones poke me and are not ever properly aligned. To add insult to injury, I have allergies to some of the materials (latex, Spandex) used in the back closures and in the comfort straps.

Whenever I decide it is time to try again, all I find are tiny, lacy, bony, pricey bras.
I remember years ago, this granny could buy Maidenform or Bali 100% cotton unadorned bras that were bone free and comfortable.

You have to really prepare yourself for this major bra buying mission. Can you relate to this?
Look at the racks, one mfr's 36C is the same size and the next mfr's 38B. Only 3 items in the fitting room at a time, get undressed, none fit, get dressed again, go find 3 more, undress, try on, nope, get dressed look again, give up, go home.
Try another store another day.

I bet there are millions of us who would like to go back to something other than the stuff offered today.

[graywarrior]

45. Are you?

:rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

58. Apparently not

[JanMichael]

59. I don't wear one. I'd have to drink more beer. nt