https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:31:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1706165 Sun, 31 Jul 2016 23:22:14 +0000 Gigi 1706165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I think K. Period is correct about the CK style. I found it to run TTS also and did not have to order up a cup size, despite what Nordie's site says. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1706157 Sun, 31 Jul 2016 22:55:02 +0000 Alix 1706157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd second the Simone Perele Celeste! I have it and it really does stay put and I'm 100% satisfied. A note of caution / advice - bizarrely, the quality seems to not be uniform. I don't know if this is color specific or what... But my experience was - the white (which I have) is excellent. I tried on the same bra in the nude color and the bra cups were made of a different material that made loud foam or crinkly plastic like sounds when compressed. (Not ideal - imagine giving someone a hug and it sounds like your breasts are emitting foam padding type sounds!)</p> <p>In terms of sizing - I'd recommend getting a bra sizing at Nordstrom. I'm sure other places do it well also. But not all bra shop SA's are the same! After going to Nordstrom, I discovered I had been wearing the wrong bra size my whole life... Now clothing looks so much better and bras are far more comfortable... (I do wear the same size bra for strapless as my other bras)</p> <p>Good luck, you've got lots of good advice here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1706153 Sun, 31 Jul 2016 22:15:37 +0000 Thistle 1706153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think there is such a thing... Sorta like a unicorn. I've heard they exist but have never seen one for myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1705894 Sun, 31 Jul 2016 03:36:28 +0000 K. Period. 1705894@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think Gigi and I probably have the same Calvin Klein strapless. &nbsp;It was highly rated at a few of the online sites. &nbsp;Plus, it is really reasonably priced.&nbsp;I don't find it super comfortable, but I don't find it uncomfortable either. &nbsp; I did find, though, that it stayed up much better when I wore it on a looser set of hooks than on the tightest set. &nbsp;The tightest ones were actually counterproductive because they kept dragging the bra down my rib cage. &nbsp;With the looser hooks, the grabby, rubbery bits on the bra band do all the work of keeping it up. Lesson learned.&nbsp; </p> <p>ETA: I checked and the name is "Naked Glamour". &nbsp;It's actually a convertible, rather than just a strapless. &nbsp;Nordstrom, Macy's and Zappos carry it, and it fits TTS. &nbsp;Plus it is only $42. &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1705892 Sun, 31 Jul 2016 03:31:10 +0000 Gigi 1705892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would also recommend a bra fitting at Nordie's. I got a Calvin Klein strapless there last winter, and it has been great.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1705837 Sun, 31 Jul 2016 01:14:36 +0000 Colette 1705837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marilyn posted the Wacoal bra I was talking about. The forum also recommended this one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1705834 Sun, 31 Jul 2016 01:06:52 +0000 Marilyn 1705834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The lingerie manager at my Nordstrom recommends this one.&nbsp;It's full coverage and she says it stays put.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1705796 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 23:18:45 +0000 Suz 1705796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for starting this thread, Windchime. I actually donated one of my dresses because I needed a strapless bra for it and could not find one to fit.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1705792 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 23:06:56 +0000 Windchime 1705792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>COLETTE--Thank you for the recommendation; that is a beautiful bra! It sounds like a fitting for a strapless is the way to go.</p> <p>Thank you for your wise suggestion, JOY; I didn't realize a strapless fits differently than other bras. </p> <p>ANNA--If I have to choose, I'd rather have my strapless too tight than have to pull it up all the time. And hey, you're right; if all else fails, there's always duct tape! </p> <p>GRADFASHIONISTA--So Wolford worked for you in your regular bra size? That's interesting. Maybe I'll order one to try. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1705756 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 20:50:21 +0000 gradfashionista 1705756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wolford. I tried Wacoal, Simone Perele and one other prominent brand--can't recall--but they really cut the top part of my chest in half. I bought the Wolford one recently for a strapless formal gown and it was comfortable throughout the evening. It was in no danger of sliding down, either. Oh, and I wore the same size for it as I do for my other Wolford bras. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1705649 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:19:21 +0000 annagybe 1705649@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah my strapless bra is a completely different size, unlike Joy, mines a band size down &amp; a cup size up. I bought mine at specialty lingerie store. Honestly if you don't wear underwire normally, you're never going to find them comfortable. They need to be snug otherwise you'll be pulling it up all night.<br /> There's always duct tape </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1705589 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 12:53:43 +0000 Anonymous 1705589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ire come d that you go to a Nordstoms for a strapless bra fitting. I think I was advised to go up a band size and down a cup size in a strapless bra. The SA found a very comfortable one for me, but a few years ago. It is a Calvin Klein. My regular bra size is 30D and it was a 32C. The lingerie SA's can guide you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1705587 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 12:49:20 +0000 Colette 1705587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know about the underwire but this strapless bra was recommended to me by the forum and I love it. The sizing is different than what I'm used to so I had the SA at Nordstrom fit me for this bra. It's the best strapless I've ever owned but, it's still a strapless bra and they inherently are less comfy than a regular bra. I think there is another great strapless by Wacoal also at Nordstrom, but I'm sized out on the small end. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/iso-a-kinder-gentler-strapless-bra#post-1705564 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 11:31:04 +0000 Windchime 1705564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can anyone recommend a comfortable strapless bra for use under sleeveless tops and dresses? My strapless bras, which are the same size as my other bras, dig into my chest and actually leave red marks when I take them off at night. Not fun. :(</p> <p>Most of my "regular" bras are NOT underwire; my strapless bras ARE underwire. Is underwire necessary in a strapless for it to do its job, given the absence of straps? I must confess I don't know. And I'm wondering if the underwire contributes to the discomfort.</p> <p>I'd love to find kinder, gentler strapless bras...thanks! </p>