amazing... it's interesting that in heavy exercise, nipples move all around the boob, but the boob tends to stay in the same place. i had no idea that's how it was.
― Mother Father Chinese Dentist (ytth), Saturday, 14 March 2009 03:41 (fifteen years ago) link
suggest bra
― buzza, Saturday, 14 March 2009 03:55 (fifteen years ago) link
has anyone used the shock absorber bras?
― tehresa, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 22:48 (fifteen years ago) link
i was just looking at those at bare necessities. i like the one that looks like a normal sports bra instead of a Very Complicated piece of boob engineering that goes up to your neck. a lot of the beyond-c-cup sports bras are kind of alarming looking.
tho i was coming on the thread to curse wacoal. i found a bra that seems like the best useful-everyday style evah, and they don't go up to the size i need. fucking hell.
there's a panache bra that i have high hopes for, though.
― JuliaA, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 00:19 (fifteen years ago) link
normal-looking shock absorber bra:
http://www.barenecessities.com/Shock-Absorber-Level-4-Max-No-Wire-Sports-Bra_product_ShockAbsorberB4490_,search,.htm
btw, if anyone's eyeing bare necessities lately, they've had great cust support for me, and i have a coupon code: 15thanks for 15% off til 9/15 (excluding a few brands, but fuck wacoal anyway)
― JuliaA, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 00:23 (fifteen years ago) link
ooooh thanks!
this is the shock absorber i was looking at: http://www.figleaves.com/us/product.asp?product_id=BB-109&mci=&size=&colour=&image=r574155-p390320-front
cheap!
i am in desperate need of something more supportive. as i age, i am getting more and more paranoid about the sag and then adding to it by bouncing up and down at the gym is making me really frightened.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 00:34 (fifteen years ago) link
I think I am in sag denial ... on a vaguely related subject, one of the actresses in Synecdoche, New York was sporting side boobs. I realized that I don't really have side boobs.
― free jazz and mumia (sarahel), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 00:37 (fifteen years ago) link
you don't want them, believe me.
― JuliaA, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 01:02 (fifteen years ago) link
they do go to the side, but because of their, er, width, there isn't a major gap between them.
― free jazz and mumia (sarahel), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 01:03 (fifteen years ago) link
my eternal frustration continues, and i just made my FOURTH order with bare necessities in, uh, a month? i now, however, have one bra that fits me better than any bra has fit me before. everything else is being returned, ffs.
i like their customer service. i called them at 3 am and left a msg about adding something to my order if they could and call me back but NOT before 10 in the morning because before then i might kill someone, but after then i have to be awake anyway. i don't think i told them all that.
they called me at five after 10. and now my order is straightened out.
i got the shock absorber bra i linked to upthread, so if it fits, i will come back to this thread and rejoice.
― JuliaA, Friday, 21 August 2009 18:32 (fifteen years ago) link
a big annoyance with bra manufacturers:
in british/european brands (panache, wacoal, fantasie, etc.) my band size is a size larger than my measurements. ok, whatever, i don't like things too tight on me. so i figured that was my band size for bras, full stop.
then today i tried out a bunch of vanity fair/lily/american less-expensive bras, and i'm swimming in the same damn band size. i can see cup sizes being variable according to style. so it goes. but fucking band size?
the ribcage measures x inches. the band size should be x inches.
the shock absorber bra, though: fits! hurrah! i really like it.
― JuliaA, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 18:45 (fifteen years ago) link
how did you go about finding the right size for the shock absorber?
― tehresa, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 18:56 (fifteen years ago) link
and does it really hold things down well?
grrrrrr can't find the wacoal bra I like and can't read the labeling inside (worn right off) so I cannot search the internets for the exact same one!
― quincie, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 21:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Out of laundry & wearing something today that is basically like not wearing a bra. Useless.
― The Lion's Mane Jellyfish, pictured here with its only natural predator (Laurel), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 21:11 (fifteen years ago) link
also, stupid felina changed the undies I like; I stocked up on a bunch before realizing the banding was different and now have to deal with riding-up-the ass new model!
― quincie, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 21:12 (fifteen years ago) link
I hate that ...riding-up-the-ass undies are horrible.
― what happened? i am confused. (sarahel), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 21:13 (fifteen years ago) link
i found these super cheap no-riding-up-the-ass undies at target - they're like $7 for 6 pairs. sure, they look hideous, but they feel GREAT.
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 02:17 (fifteen years ago) link
do you go to the Target in El Cerrito? That's a seriously fancy Target.
― what happened? i am confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 02:31 (fifteen years ago) link
hmm i dunno - it's the huge one right off the freeway. i never pay attention when my chauffeur is driving me around.
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 02:50 (fifteen years ago) link
I guess it's technically Albany, but yeah that's the one ... huge!
― what happened? i am confused. (sarahel), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 02:52 (fifteen years ago) link
every time we go there to buy one thing (usu undies/bras) we end up coming out with a cart-full of stuff. that place just sucks me in!
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 02:56 (fifteen years ago) link
tehresa, i ordered the same size in shock absorber as i do in wacoal, and it seemed to fit well. i seem to need a different size in european bras than in american ones--i'm 34 in ribcage with american ones, and 36 is more comfortable in european. so i go up a band size, down a cup size when i consider european bras. though tbh i've kind of given up on american bras. i'm sick of bra shopping, and now at least i have a couple that fit.
i ended up returning the shock absorber bra, tho, because there are two fasteners at the back, with a big space in between. if that makes sense. that's great for support, but it also meant that i had to wrestle to get the fucking thing on. for that price, it seemed ridic.
― JuliaA, Monday, 21 September 2009 20:05 (fourteen years ago) link
i have no idea what my wacoal size is. i think i'm gonna go to title 9 on wed and just pay for an expensive bra and get it fit right and then order online from then on.
― tehresa, Monday, 21 September 2009 20:32 (fourteen years ago) link
i finally went to title 9 and now i have an awesome bra. it is by moving comfort. they were v helpful! i went for a mini run tonight and it was a completely different experience :)
― tehresa, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 04:42 (fourteen years ago) link
ok so this is for those of you who aren't too comfortable with having a stranger fit you for a bra: http://fortnightlingerie.com/find-your-size/
― just1n3, Monday, 15 March 2010 00:41 (fourteen years ago) link
If you aren't comfortable w getting professionally fitted for a bra, you probably should get over it, tbh (With the caveat that I wouldn't be comfortable w a man doing it, but I've never been anywhere that had men as, er...fitters. Does that even exist?). But I guess if you can't get to a place with that service an online guide and some general pointers will still be an improvement.
I think smaller women can get away w a poor fit a lot more than women that need shape + support just for daily comfort/function.
― The other side of genetic power today (Laurel), Monday, 15 March 2010 14:17 (fourteen years ago) link
justine's link is good, though. that's the way to measure yourself. there's a lot of confusing sizing info online, even at major lingerie sites. any bra sizing guide that tells you to add numbers to your ribcage measurement or bust measurement before calculating cup size is outdated and inaccurate. you can come up with really comical measurements--i measured as a 36A with one of those guides once. i am nowhere near that size.
it would be best, of course, to go to a lingerie store where someone could feel you up and determine not only your size but the styles and brands that would fit you best, but some of us aren't going to be able to do that. you can figure out bras just fine with persistence and your own (correctly done) measurements. i had a hell of a ridiculous bra quest, but i managed it.
when you get the well-made, supportive stuff for larger busts, that shit gets really expensive, though. i could afford bras so much more easily when i was wearing the wrong size.
― JuliaA, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 07:10 (fourteen years ago) link
has anyone tried these before:
invisible demi bra
invisible pushup bra
my wedding dress has a low back, so i'm trying to figure out my options. i like the idea of these^^ but i'm wondering about how well they actually work. also, i'm worried about the 'pushup' aspect of them, as i don't want to actually be falling out the front of my wedding dress.
also considering one of these convertible bras because they have that really low back, but the straps look like they might bulge through the fabric of my dress.
― just1n3, Friday, 19 March 2010 23:14 (fourteen years ago) link
i had a friend who used those invisible bras for special occasions. her opinion of them was that they were great for c cups and under.
i love convertible bras, myself. i had a great backless one when i was maid of honor in my sister's wedding.
what's the fabric of yr dress like?
― JuliaA, Saturday, 20 March 2010 07:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Why not a low-back bustier thing?
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Saturday, 20 March 2010 13:53 (fourteen years ago) link
There's even this one, which is all microfiber, seamless, and wireless. Might be more comfortable for all-day, esp in that soft & flowing dress?
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Saturday, 20 March 2010 13:56 (fourteen years ago) link
On second thought, I don't think the center plunge is low enough on that one, but then I don't think the VS invisibles were low enough either.
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Saturday, 20 March 2010 14:01 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, that bustier is really nice but probably not low enough in the back or the front. i was playing round with the dress last night, different ways to wear it, and the way i really want to wear it means that the whole back is exposed, and the neckline is is really low. so i'm thinking i will only be able to wear those adhesive things (the ones that are separate, not joined at the cleavage).
the dress comes with a matching bandeau for more coverage, which could work well in the front, but i think it looks really unsightly in the back, even wearing the dress differently.
the fabric of the dress is modal jersey, self-lined.
― just1n3, Saturday, 20 March 2010 15:30 (fourteen years ago) link
maybe these?
― just1n3, Saturday, 20 March 2010 15:32 (fourteen years ago) link
OMG that link. I am wearing nowhere NEAR the correct size and haven't done for years.
Though I'm confused as to the adding numbers to get from the inches around your back to the "band size" thing. Trying to work out if I'm a 40F or a 44D but either way that's nowhere near what I'm currently wearing (which is actually vastly uncomfortable.)
I'll go to M&S tomorrow and try some bigger boob cup sizes and see if it helps.
― There's Always Been A Dance Element To (Masonic Boom), Saturday, 20 March 2010 15:50 (fourteen years ago) link
that link i posted: i'm a about 3 cup sizes bigger using their method than i am using VS's fit guide or bare necessities. so take with a grain of salt.
really like this, but this site doesn't have 360 degree pics, so i can't see the front.
― just1n3, Saturday, 20 March 2010 15:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Well, I've been wearing a C cup since I was 18, just increasing the back size. I can no longer squish myself into a C cup, so I might try either a D or something larger.
― There's Always Been A Dance Element To (Masonic Boom), Saturday, 20 March 2010 15:58 (fourteen years ago) link
just1n3, even the product's website doesn't have a front view, but you can see how low cut the front of Miley Cyrus's dress is when she's wearing one.
― Jaq, Saturday, 20 March 2010 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
i just found a place that stocks them, out near where we're headed today, so i'm gonna see if i can try one out. fingers crossed!
i was trying on the bandeau again, and even with that on i still can't wear a bra with a back strap bc it shows right through the thin material.
― just1n3, Saturday, 20 March 2010 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
http://jezebel.com/5500379/the-marketing-woes-of-36dd
In the past decade the median bra size in America increased from 36C to 36DD.
really?!?! i guess i shouldn't be surprised, but wow i gotta say that had no idea (i am barely a b)
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Thursday, 25 March 2010 15:25 (fourteen years ago) link
i blame oprah. i remember when she went on this big kick about going down a band size and up in the cup. all my friends went and got new comically sized bras.
― tehresa, Thursday, 25 March 2010 20:12 (fourteen years ago) link
i was thinking that bras had the inverse of the women's clothing sizing problem (ie sizes were artificially small even though clothes kept getting bigger) -- bra sizes keep getting bigger to make women feel that they have big boobies but the boobs themselves aren't growing
?
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Thursday, 25 March 2010 20:16 (fourteen years ago) link
if i went up in cup i would be floating (or not) in space
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Thursday, 25 March 2010 20:17 (fourteen years ago) link
If I went down a band size, you'd find me slumped over my computer, unable to operate my legs because no blood was circulating to my lower body.
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Thursday, 25 March 2010 20:18 (fourteen years ago) link
i seriously need new bras right now but i am so scared of attempting to find the correct size :\
― tehresa, Thursday, 25 March 2010 20:19 (fourteen years ago) link
k ILS, i have to ask.. what to wear underneath white/light-colored tops and tshirts and such?! you're supposed to wear nude-colored bras with them obvs but i am several shades paler than most "nude" colors i can find. not sure where to look. and man.. 36dd?! i barely wear an a. dnw pushups/lots of padding either, prefer no wires even. this is driving me crazy.
(annoyed with self for having purchased & not returned this white summer top from apc last year, under which you might have to wear a tank because even with a lining it's semi-sheer.. but wtf, it's for summer when it's too hot for extra layers)
― wears suburban hang-ups on her sleeve like some kind of corporate logo (daria-g), Friday, 26 March 2010 03:22 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't care about color showing through as much as I hate lumpiness and lines. Wd rather wear a black bra under a white shirt and have it be smooth and well-shaped then a white bra that bunches or has seams that show.
I generally go the "nude"-colored route, but yeah, it's an enormous pain to find something like your skin. Buying bras is a nightmare if you pay any attention to the details.
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Friday, 26 March 2010 13:20 (fourteen years ago) link
If you don't need the support and it HAS a nominal lining already, why not use a sticky shaper thing to make sure no nip shows through, and let the rest vaya con dios?
― Ask foreigners and they will tell you the gospel comes from America. (Laurel), Friday, 26 March 2010 13:22 (fourteen years ago) link
i find that even if the nude color is not the same as my skin (which is like ghostly white), it generally looks fine under white. however, i wear white shirts once in a blue moon, so ymmv. also pale pink can work sometimes.
― tehresa, Friday, 26 March 2010 16:28 (fourteen years ago) link