Bra Fit Question - YouLookFab Forum

I need to go in for a bra fitting soon - I'm almost finished breast feeding my 10 month old so I am just waiting for my girls to shrink back to normal. In the mean time I thought I would see if anyone had any suggestions for my issue. I have come to realize that my main problem with finding decent fitting bras is that the center gore (center part between the two cups) is usually too wide. This causes the cups to shift my breasts to the sides too much instead of them pointing straight out. I have a wide back but my front chest area is pretty small (and I am a 34dd/e normally). I actually pointed this out to the Nordstrom bra fitter when I had a fitting done pre-pregnancy but she seemed to ignore my concerns (ended up with a Chantelle t-shirt bra but still thought that it looked a little weird on me). Does anyone have any suggestions for a supportive bra with a narrow center gore? I suppose I can get my bras altered. I was thinking of taking a trip to NYC to get seen by one of those "professional" bra fitters at Intimacy or the like and see if I can get something that works a little better

17 years ago

Kristen

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I usually get my bras at a local shop, but that's pretty expensive. I've actually been very impressed with the bras at Lane Bryant lately. They do fittings there too.

Anonymous

Nordstrom's is generally a good place for a bra fitting but I have had both great and not so great fittings there. We're all human and make mistakes so taking that into consideration a bad fitting is bound to happen once in a while. Sorry it happened to you, I know how expensive that is.
I would be a bit leary of having a bra altered. I did that once and the bra was so uncomfortable afterwards I could not wear it. I think there's a lot of engineering in bra design and messing with that can undermine the structure of the bra. Sounds like we're building a bridge here, probably many similarities!
I think you should give Nordstom's another try and explain what happened to you last time you were there. Customer service is very important to them.

Nicole

Shana, I think I have a similar situation, though I didn't really diagnose it. This is the bra that I wear just about daily:

http://www.barenecessities.com.....4500_,size,.htm

I too was fitted for a Chantelle bra at Nordstrom. It's only alright, I much prefer this Fantasie of England bra over the Chantelle.

The only problem I have with this Fantasie bra is the fabric is quite thin--so there is not a lot of "coverage" when the wind blows...if you know what I mean.

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