https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:15:07 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262581 Wed, 28 May 2014 00:20:17 +0000 Alassë 1262581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hehe; thanks for the good reminder! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262540 Tue, 27 May 2014 23:44:00 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1262540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A wonderul lesson for us all! &nbsp;Thanks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262446 Tue, 27 May 2014 22:35:35 +0000 Anonymous 1262446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for reminding me to go get fitted again. Going next week. My straps keep falling down! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262422 Tue, 27 May 2014 22:11:10 +0000 Angie 1262422@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good for you, Janet. Bras change their fits&nbsp;too, so it's ALWAYS good to&nbsp;make sure you fit into new bras - whether you've worn them before or not.&nbsp;</p> <p>Chantelle's size 30D used to fit me&nbsp;when we lived in France and I bought bras there. But over the years they changed their fit - and now my bust and under bust are swimming in a size 30D by Chantelle (who used to fit quite small). I stayed the same size though.&nbsp;Simone Perele's&nbsp;size 30D is much snugger&nbsp;and fits very well. Thank heavens for them. I measure 26 inches under the bust, so yes - their 30D runs small.&nbsp;</p> <p>Elisabeth, you crack me up.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262419 Tue, 27 May 2014 22:06:19 +0000 doubleh 1262419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had the same adjustment last time I got my fitting done. &nbsp;Smaller back, larger cup. &nbsp;I don't understand; maybe bc I'm a stomach sleeper it all slides to the front? &nbsp;(If only I had known that in high school!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262417 Tue, 27 May 2014 22:03:30 +0000 Janet 1262417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>True, Gaylene! Yes, I have been wearing DDD/E depending on the country of sizing origin. I wish it were more standardized.</p> <p>The true test was that I tried on the very same model bra that I've been wearing -- one by Fantasie -- and lo and behold I needed it in a smaller band size than I've been wearing. No wonder I was thinking my bras had stretched out. Either that or they've started vanity sizing bras. But I don't think so. I measured just under 30" around the band. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262416 Tue, 27 May 2014 21:58:46 +0000 Gaylene 1262416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Based on my experience, I'd say that bra sizing is like any other kind of clothes sizing because the fits can very quite a bit across styles and brands. And just like other clothing, everyone has a different idea about what is comfortable; one person's too loose is another's too tight. </p> <p>And, to answer Aziraphale's question, there is a size E, and a size F as well, but the letters don't always correspond across countries. Here's a conversion chart that shows how sizing differs across countries:<br /> <a href="http://www.herroom.com/european-lingerie-size-conversions,929,30.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.herroom.com/europea.....29,30.html</a><br /> That's one of reasons finding a good fit takes time because the only way you can tell if a bra fits you is to try it on--sort of like buying a pair of shoes.</p> <p>ETA: *laughing at Aziraphale's chart*. Well, I've got a 30E bra in my stash but I'd hardly call my girls enormous because I've always been able to go bra less quite comfortably. A 30E/32D/34C/36B could all theoretically fit depending on how tight I wanted the band. My 30E bra is a single hook band made of quite stretchy lace; I needed to size down two band sizes to get the sucker to feel secure. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262409 Tue, 27 May 2014 21:46:56 +0000 jackiec 1262409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well I know for a fact my size is changing....despite the same weight and overall size I am the incredible shrinking woman in the chest... perhaps I don't dare confirm it with a fitting...HA! </p> <p>ETA:</p> <p>A - for Are you kidding me what happened? &nbsp;or AA or AAA even...AAAAAhhhhh :(</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262404 Tue, 27 May 2014 21:41:52 +0000 Aziraphale 1262404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've made up a list for bra cup sizes:</p> <p>A: Almost flat<br />B: Basically there</p> <div>C: Curvalicious&nbsp;<br />D: Dang, those are big<br />DD: Double dang<br />E: Enormous<br />F: F@#&amp;ing enormous<br />G: Gazongas<br />H: Holy moly </p> <p>Maybe nobody wants to be E for&nbsp;Enormous?</p> <p>(This is a joke, btw...I get so tired of crazy bra sizing that it's easy to make fun of the whole thing).</p> </div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262399 Tue, 27 May 2014 21:36:27 +0000 Aziraphale 1262399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a stupid question. Why is there no size E?</p> <p>And thanks for the tip, Janet!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262391 Tue, 27 May 2014 21:26:50 +0000 Ornella 1262391@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope this explains some of my recent issues. I'm in desperate need of new bras, yet nothing I tried recently had&nbsp;fit right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262390 Tue, 27 May 2014 21:25:37 +0000 Suz 1262390@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow &nbsp;- that's pretty interesting, Janet. I hope you found a good new one! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/psa-on-the-importance-of-bra-fitting#post-1262384 Tue, 27 May 2014 21:23:20 +0000 Janet 1262384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, we've been talking a lot lately about the importance of the "invisible" elements of our wardrobe. I have been planning on replacing my go-to nude t-shirt bra, so I popped into a lingerie store today. I tried on a couple of bras and something was clearly off with each one even though they were "my size." The SA and I decided maybe a fitting was in order even though I could swear my size has not changed in the three years since I last had a fitting (after a 15 lb weight loss). </p> <p>Well, it turns out I am no longer a 32DDD -- I am a 30F. </p> <p>[It would be ironic is cycling is making me smaller in the torso while remaining the same size in the hip and thigh. ]</p> <p>So ladies, even if you could swear you are the same size you've been for years because your clothes still fit the same, you still may have changed bra size! </p>