https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:01:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020756 Fri, 19 Apr 2019 01:13:02 +0000 shiny 2020756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angles are a bit different and your phone is in the way in pic 1 (I'm curious if the new bra does that pulling thing between the breasts as your old one does?). But YES it appears you look more lifted and your waist looks smaller too. Also yeah to no back flab!&nbsp;</p> <p>Live in the bra for awhile to see how it wears when moving around etc. I say that because I recently online ordered what I thought was the right bra but got a different model (full coverage rather than demi cups which I normally wear). It felt alright at first, then after a couple of days wearing, I realized the cups were gaping at top, and the wires were moving around a lot. The straps kept falling down too, no matter how much I tightened them. Thankfully I'd purchased from Nordstrom so it wasn't a big deal returning/exchanging. Just saying that I didn't notice these differences on first try on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020553 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:03:29 +0000 April 2020553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats, Anchie -- and thank you for doing your part to teach the world that "32G" is a COMPLETELY NORMAL BRA SIZE.</p> <p>You look terrific.&nbsp; Nothing better than a well-fitting bra! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020480 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 01:51:59 +0000 rachylou 2020480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. Definite difference. You look all y’all and willowy </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020457 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:20:11 +0000 Anonymous 2020457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! Looks good to me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020392 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:17:10 +0000 Jenava 2020392@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I see a difference! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020390 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:15:20 +0000 fifthandfinest 2020390@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks great! Great shape. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020335 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:58:01 +0000 Angie 2020335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOOKS GREAT. 32G it is.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020334 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:41:38 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2020334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That’s great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020327 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:59:44 +0000 anchie 2020327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bras have arrived. 30H and 32G both fits very good, but since I am not used to feel my bra, 32G feels more comfortable. And it feels so good, girls a finally in the right spot. </p> <p>I am surprised that because of wider band (3 hooks instead of my usual 2 hooks) back view also looks better with less noticeable back flab then with my old bras with bigger size band. I am keeping one bra from this order, Wacoal in 32G in pictures, but since I am now more sure about the sizing off to order more in different styles. Excited and very thankful to all. </p> <p>ETA - last pic is in my old bra. Any difference? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020195 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 20:35:24 +0000 Jenava 2020195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi anchie!&nbsp; I'm in Seattle!&nbsp; How exciting!</p> <p>I feel like I've read this same thread before and the requestor almost always ends up being fitted in person and being very glad they finally did so.&nbsp; I'm curious to see how you do with your online haul.</p> <p>I've been wearing nursing bras lately (hateful things) and I have mostly ordered online for those as they aren't easy to find in wide selection in stores.&nbsp; But I also have been wearing the correct size bra for many years now, so I'm pretty confident in my knowledge of how a bra should feel and fit.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Echoing what others have said, even within the same size and brand, the fit of a bra can be totally different!&nbsp; That's why a human fitter is the best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020171 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:58:39 +0000 anchie 2020171@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have never been to US, and it will<br /> be truly fantastic if it happens. Problem is that I will not know until almost the last moment. My boss told me to prepare like I am going - to get the visa, book the hotel etc so that I am ready to go if money comes through but to also be prepared to cancel everything if it doesn’t. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020158 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:56:11 +0000 Jane 2020158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! That would be fab Anchie! How fantastic that would be! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2020148 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:31:20 +0000 Angie 2020148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>ANCHIE!</b></p> <p>MUST GET THAT GRANT. MUST COME TO SEATTLE.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2019923 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:18:18 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2019923@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tell him to hire me to write grant proposals! (Only half joking). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2019917 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:40:18 +0000 RobinF 2019917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate bra shopping and when I find one I like I buy a whole bunch because next time I go to look for them the style has changed and I have to start all over again! My latest are Wacoal and I went down in band size and up in cup size like a lot of others here have experienced. I am a bargain shopper but not when it comes to bras. I am fairly busty and a bra has to fit and feel good and I will spend a lot to get that. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2019915 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:32:55 +0000 anchie 2019915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie - there is actually a very small chance that I will LOL. There is a conference in Seattle in November that my boss wants to send me to, but he needs to find sponsors who would pay for it, so don’t think it is very likely. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2019912 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:21:37 +0000 Angie 2019912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You need to come to the US to shop for bras </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2019911 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:17:42 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2019911@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anchie, that makes sense. I wonder how it would go if you went in saying you had some on order, but want to see what’s available locally, so you’ll be able to compare it to what’s coming and that you will be making the purchase decision after you’ve tried the others on. Or maybe there is some other reason you can give at the outset for wanting to try them on but not expecting to purchase that day. Waiting for payday, lol? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2019910 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:12:03 +0000 missvee 2019910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much for starting this thread Anchie! I knew my bras were getting stretched out but I’d just been putting off the purchase of new ones. Luckily I have a specialty bra store about 2km from my house, so no excuse, right. I stopped by the shop this morning and sure enough I needed one band size smaller and two cup sizes up! What a difference. I bought only one but I’m debating about a couple more.<br /> I hope you have good luck with your online orders. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/3#post-2019902 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:22:19 +0000 anchie 2019902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Reason why I am so hesitant to go to a store is that in such stores I feel pressured to buy something, and I usually make mistake under pressure. And here is not easy if not impossible to return something that you bought in person. That is why I prefer online shopping so that I can try something and decide on my own pace. And I need some time to decide if something is uncomfortable or not. And to try it with different tops etc.<br /> And I also honestly don’t know which shops here specializes in wider size ranges and are good in what they do. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/2#post-2019857 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:20:27 +0000 Angie 2019857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What <b>Janet </b>said.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Anchie</b>, get thee to a reputable lingerie shop for a professional fitting or you will be in trouble with me!</p> <p>;) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/2#post-2019845 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 16:27:26 +0000 Mainelady 2019845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I spent most of my life purchasing bras and hoping they fit well enough. Finally, on a shopping trip with my sister, I went to a BraSmith store. I had a professional fitting and purchased 4 bras. They were expensive, but worth every penny. I do not have any BraSmith or similar stores near me. I have been able to purchase replacements of the 4 bras I bought online though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/2#post-2019786 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:19:20 +0000 anchie 2019786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL Calvin Klein was also one that I tried in 32C and have in 36D </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/2#post-2019780 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:06:38 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2019780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m not bored—I’m amused. Who likes to shop for bras? I get the reason for your rush—what you have now is uncomfortable. I hope you don’t mind my little giggle at using your lunchtime for a fantasy try-on session.<br /> Btw, the bra I wound up getting that day is a Calvin Klein. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/2#post-2019775 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 11:57:03 +0000 anchie 2019775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope I am not boring you with my bra saga. After realizing that I have been wearing poorly fitting bra my whole life without even realizing it, I am so impatient now to try good fitting bra to finally know how it feels. I just came back from my lunch break, I used it to go to shop where I usually buy my bras - Calvin Klein, Skinny, Tommy Hilfiger. I just wanted to try smaller band to<br /> see if it feels too tight regardless of cup size. 32 was smallest band in the shop, and C was the biggest cup in that size. So I tried 32C of the same bra that I already have in 36D. And to my surprise I was able to close it on the tightest clasp and still able to fit my whole fist inside the band - it is extremely stretchy. So 30 band doesn’t sound like a such stretch ( pun intended ) to me anymore. I can’t wait now to receive my order, it hasn’t shipped yet. And if that doesn’t work out I will go to specialty shop to be fitted there. No idea where that is yet, and no one to ask unfortunately. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/2#post-2019763 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:49:15 +0000 Inge 2019763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>If only finding a great-fitting bra was more straightforward, right!</div><div><br /></div><div>I really recommend going straight to a specialty lingerie store, Anchie, the bras there will be a bit more expensive, but experimenting with ordering online when you're not sure of your current size might turn out just as or even more expensive (just my two cents here;-)</div><div><br /></div><div>I've always found the SAs in our lingerie stores extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable, no need to be nervous at all. And they usually have a wide range of sizes available in different brands and styles. ETA: Even if one style of bra from a certain brand fits you perfectly, that doesn't mean another style from that same brand will also feel and be just as good. The SAs really know what they are doing and can tell you immediately which styles work best for you etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>Keep us posted?-)<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/2#post-2019744 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 07:23:44 +0000 Laura1975 2019744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, that's soon true about trusting your own opinion. I've found Bravissimo in my local city to be really fond of trying to put you down a band size from what you're wearing regardless of whether that band fits or not. Red welts on the skin is not a good look!</p> <p>Anchie, I think we all have an outdated opinion that a D cup is enormous because for so long that was the biggest available. A 30E for example isn't really a big bust. I'm a similar size to Runcarla above, 31 under 37.5 over and you wouldn't look at me and think I had a big chest. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/2#post-2019727 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 02:06:31 +0000 April 2019727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anchie, this is meant as a statement of support, no pun intended.</p> <p>Bra fitting is an *insane* situation.&nbsp; As others have noted, cup size means nothing except in proportion to band size, band size isn't always the same size as your measurements, and -- please -- is there anything more unsettling than going to a strange fitter who tells you (if they know what they're doing) to "bend over and shake your breasts into the bra cups"?&nbsp; Um, seriously?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>I had a Nordstrom bra fitter who was wonderful and put me at ease about all of this -- and then I moved out of state.&nbsp; Start all over again?&nbsp; Ugh.</p> <p>Not sure where you are in the world, but in the US there is a trope of the DD cup representing the largest breasts one could imagine (because that's generally the largest cup size to be found in a department store.)&nbsp; In fact, "DD" by itself means nothing.&nbsp; In my current favorite bra, I wear a 30E, and I am not especially top-heavy.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Maddening as it is, I think the takeaway message is to go to a store known to have good fitters and then trust yourself as to whether the resulting bra makes you feel and look good.&nbsp; If it doesn't, then it's not right even if a "professional" has said it's right for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/2#post-2019717 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 23:26:17 +0000 Echo 2019717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It IS possible to fit yourself for a bra, but most people are never taught how a bra is supposed to fit. The support should come almost entirely from the band, so the straps are not actually pulling things up or providing much support. I've found a well-fitting bra could almost have its straps cut off and would still be fine (of course they're not designed for that, but just to give an idea of how it would feel).</p> <p>Additionally, most women need to go DOWN in band size and UP in cup size. As others have mentioned, cup size is proportional to the band size, so the D cup of a 36 is larger than the D cup of a 32. So as you go down in band size, you must go up in cup size.</p> <p>Bras should lie flat against your breastbone. If the center is pushed away, that means that either the cup size is wrong or the style is wrong.&nbsp;</p> <p>To find properly fitting bras can take forever and a day on your own, though. Finding a large department store or specialty store (NOT Victoria's Secret, who tries to fit you into sizes they carry) is much faster, and the associate can also recommend styles that will work for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-shopping-help/page/2#post-2019708 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:13:02 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2019708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks--I'll look for those for her. </p>