The Bra Discussions: 2

Ilie:
of course, i think nothing is more important than
bras; no VPL; and Spanx when one needs it!
I'd do anything to spread the word on good bras not being a luxury, but a necessity~ they're the
Mother of our garments~ 'when Mom ain't happy ain't nobody happy'. LOL
i've learned that i don't care what designer dress or shirt i have on,
nothing can save a bad bra, and wearing a non supporting bra is aging.
the reason i am now able to wear a very wide belt (even though i'm
short waisted) is that the bras are doing the work and exposing more
of my torso/waist by lifting eveything where it should be.

Joanne:
Last year a friend told me that she wears a 38C bra from La Senza. Aye.
Terrible! The girls need a boost!!! She was beginning to look matronly and it's
all due to the wrong bra size. The right size can make you look like
you lost 10 pounds!

Ilie:
..and 10 years...

Joanne: When you wear a band that is too large, it rides up in
the back and therefore slides DOWN in the front. That is what puts
the girls too low and makes one look older/fatter. Most people think
their bra is the correct size but are wrong. The band should be
completely UNDER the shoulder blades. Stand sideways at the mirror -
the back should be level with the front and not one centimeter higher
in the back!

Ilie:
And this: if you're seeing 'Back Fat'...
your band is too big for you. (resulting in what Joanne described
above).


CheryleB: Since we are citing the rules. The fullest part of the bust should be
midway between the top of the shoulder and bottom of the elbow. Bend
the arm at a 90 degree angle with the forearm across the waist to
check. Those of us with short waists and larger cup sizes have a real
challenge with this. Also the underwire should sit flat against the
chest. If it is pulling away from the chest wall at all, the cup size
is too small and/or band size is too big. The B&M store I shop at
most often keeps a thin fitted white t-shirt in the fitting room for
testing the look of bras. It is a crewneck in a very stretchy
lightweight fabric. If there is any boob overflow at the top, it will
show up with the test t and means a bigger cup size. I can tell a
woman with the wrong bra size from quite a distance. I've seen women
wearing a bra that the band is so big that it is climbing as high as
it can before the armpits stop its rise. If only they knew.