2 bra and undies questions: Minimizer bras, where to shop

Tammyb

I have always heard a good bra can make you look 10 pounds lighter. I have noticed that my sports bras (the kind that smoosh you into a uniboob) make me look smaller chested and I find that makes me appears slimmer. I am thinking about getting a Minimizer bra now, because of this. Have others tried that? (I am a 38DD btw.)

And, where do you shop for bras and undies? For the past few years I have shopped Victoria's Secret but I feel like their bras make my bust look larger. Brands and store advice?

Thanks!

8 years ago

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Angie

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Victoria Secret is the worst place to shop for a bra unless you wear a perfect 32B, 34B or 36B. I had a fitting there once and it was absolutely laughable. They told me I was either a 34A or a 32B. I wear a 28D. A very hard size to find. Because Simone Perele can run very small in the band and cup, some of their 30D bras fit me PERFECTLY. That's all I buy. And at Nordstrom.

My clients have had luck at Nordstrom, Soma and Bare Necessities with excellent minimizers. May I suggest you head out for a fitting.

8 years ago

Tammyb

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Thanks Angie!

8 years ago

Ginger

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For an interesting read, I just found this fascinating blog post on minimizers. The author really understands what a difference cup *shape* can make.

http://skepticalbrablog.com/20.....mizer-bra/

8 years ago

Tammyb

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Ginger, interesting read. Thanks for the link.

8 years ago

Gigi

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I don't shop for minimizers (I have the opposite problem!), but I got a bra fitting at Nordie's last winter and couldn't be more pleased. The bras really flatter my figure.

I used to shop at VS for bras, but I don't any longer. The gal at Nordstrom who fit me told me that she used to work there and that all of their bands run big. They had me in a 32A (32 is the smallest band they offer), but the SA fit me as a 30C. My bras no longer ride up now that I have the correct size.

8 years ago

kkards

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years ago i got my best bra fitting ever from VS...it went like this....
SA, after measuring, i'd put you in a 30B, but we don't sell that size, so let's try a 32A.....
Me, thanks but no thanks.....
but at least it got me to my real size, and got me to stop shopping at stores that don't carry my size...

8 years ago

Janet

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I recently bought this bra, and while it is technically not a minimizer, it has a bit of minimizing effect on my profile view (like that article in the link mentions, it does redistribute me a bit to the sides so I look a little broader across the bust FWIW). I'm almost never happy with a true minimizer because they just smash everything in and give me excess cleavage. Or uniboob. Ditto to the suggestion of Nordstrom for fittings.

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8 years ago

Glory

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I have owned this bra off and on for several years. I find it super comfortable and very affordable. The one issue is that it is thin and so with certain items and certain weather .... you get the picture. It comes in the size you mentioned.

WARNER'S Minimizer Firm Support Bra

http://www.thebay.com/webapp/w.....24?site_re

8 years ago

chewyspaghetti

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I used to wear a minimizer, and I did like them. I felt like it was easier to find shirts that would close with it on. Yes, go to Norrie's for a fitting!

8 years ago

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