lingerie revelations

[abka]

Last night while niggling with the top of the new bellydance costume it was brought to my attention that I was wearing the wrong size bra. Today the patient, brilliant, and all around wonderful darthfox and I went shopping at the mall.

darthfox has been fitted by the wonderful people at Bravissimo (not yet stateside, if you are in England you must go there) and is something of a bra-fitting expert genius. After trying on about a million twenty? bras we determined that I am not a 38D or 38DD, but rather a 34FF or 34G. When I started wearing a bra I think it was a 34C? Then that became 36C, then 36D, then 38D.

34G?!?!? WTF! I know, WTF?

This is messing with my brain a little. My bra size has been ingrained in my head so long that I actually had to write the new size down in my day planner so that literally 2 minutes after we tried on the bras that fit I would remember it.

Bras that fit are magical. Did you know that the middle thingy (gore) is supposed to lay flat against your chest? I know, neither did I! And the back is supposed to be quite snug so that the bra can lift and this means that the back won't ride up? I know!

Also wearing the proper bra under clothes I look 10 pounds lighter.

Revolutionary! (I must call my mother, I bet she is wearing the wrong size too.)]

ETA: Here is darthfox's advice on bra fit. If you wear a bra you must read it!

Comments

[aloudallowed.livejournal.com]

I need a bra fitting! But I have no idea where to go.

[abka.livejournal.com]

You can start with this :)
http://darthfox.livejournal.com/845495.html?#cutid1

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

If you have a Nordstrom locally, they're pretty good. gblvr got fitted today, and the saleswoman really did a good job.

[abka.livejournal.com]

yes, Nordstrom is where Fox and I went.

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

*I* wear a 36 band, so there is no way in heck that tiny little you could be wearing above me. If I had know you were, I'd have pushed you to get professionally fitted.

Fortunately, at the size you are, there are a lot of options that don't require shipping from overseas.

[abka.livejournal.com]

A couple of years ago I got fitted at Dor-net, but instead of giving me a larger cup size they moved me from a 36D to a 38D. I know you've been talking about Bravissimo for ages, I'm just now exploring their website :)

[themindy.livejournal.com]

I went to Victoria's secret a few week ago with a GF...and they were magic! I look a full size bigger when properly supported and I'm waaay more comfortable...they are massive!