Comments on: America’s denial of larger-cup bras

By: tammy

tammy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:44:06 +0000

be happy that you have a small frame and large breasts? that is so rare. to see you complain about it kind of makes me want to puke.

By: tammy

tammy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:41:30 +0000

Uhhh the girl in the picture is NOT a DD, at least not the DD they sell in America. I am a D and I am pretty well endowed–to be specific, my bust measures 40". I think what you're getting at may be an issue of size translation more than size absense. Although I will say it is still hard for me to find good bras in my size (38-40 D). I can NEVER find CUTE bras in my size in stores. I haven't tried Lane Bryant but I do most of my shopping at Target and would like the same convenience and low cost in buying bras as in everything else! Hey, the small girls get to buy their clothes pretty much wherever they want, why can't I?

By: EEE

EEE — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:19:35 +0000

Not only do women who wear larger cup sizes have a terrible time finding bras here in the US (I'm a 38E and order mine online), but we're generally dismissed as vain and delusional women who should be wearing the larger-band-smaller-cup sister size given by most size charts and calculators, but want to imagine ourselves to be thinner and larger breasted than we actually are.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that it isn't my imagination that a 42C bra rides up my back, doesn't lie flat in the middle, and gives no support at all.

By: Jeri

Jeri — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:50:50 +0000

Hey!
I am a 34GG and get most of my bras from a speciality store near chicago. Recently, I decided to just try and see what Nordstoms would have and I found myself a great bra!! I am 23 and really didnt want a wide strap or something that came up really high because I do wear tank tops during the summer and this bra is a lower cut cup and the straps are not huge. I would try a Nordstrom if you have one near you, they have a decent selection of larger cup sizes.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:53:57 +0000

If you think it's hard to find extended cup sizes in "regular" bras, try finding a supportive, comfortable NURSING bra with larger cup sizes. Good luck. My experience is that larger cups are usually available with larger bands, but my band size is 30" around the band and 33" under my armpits where some brands measure. I don't NEED 40" band. Another problem I've noticed is that many larger cup bras really only use larger wires. Those bras aren't shaped like me at all. I'm not as wide as their cups and they don't fit whatsoever. I've been nursing for 8 straight years (2 years per kid average for 4 kids) which benefits their health and mine, but bra-searching has been torture. I keep looking for the Holy Grail bra and I'm not sure it exists.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:05:21 +0000

Hi, I'm 19 years old and recently found out my proper cup size! At first I thought was a 34B, then a 34C, and now I know I'm actually a 30-32D! 30s are hard to find and are ideal but 32s are still nice and comfy. I love this article and will show it to more people, very interesting and informative!

By: boodapest

boodapest — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:40:48 +0000

Oh! And victorias secret told me I am a 38 B and insisted I try on that size. I put it on, just to prove the salesperson was incorrect, it fell right down to my waist ! LOLOLOL!!

By: Boodapest

Boodapest — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:35:30 +0000

Hello from New Jersey, USA! Up until a year ago, I was frustrated. I wore the same 34dd bra since High School! But was sick and tired of it. I found a bra shoppe near my house, called the Bra and Girdle factory where I was fitted. Low and behold, I was a 32FF! I almost passed out. A FF?? Is that even normal? Apparently is it very normal and widespread in the UK, in the States not so much. Not sure why this is, perhaps some strange stigma like in the cartoon?? But I am thrilled, even if they are overseas vendors, to find gorgeous lingerie from brands like Freya, Fantasie ( my fav), Ceriso, and Alegro. Not to mention swimwear too!! Amazing! For the record, I am 5'8" tall, 150 lbs.

By: Katie S.

Katie S. — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:35:38 +0000

I recently found out from a well trained lady at Victoria's Secret that I am a 32DD. I have been wearing a 34C, so I was way off. It was quite shocking for me to find this out, and I was actually sold a bra at Victoria's Secret that didn't fit at first. I returned it, and expressed my frustration at feeling like I couldn't trust anyone there. That was when I met the lady who told me lots of things that I feel every woman should be told first thing when going in to shop for bras. We ladies in America are highly uneducated on bras and breast health. Plus, we are made to feel like we are freaks if we have curves. I cried for about two days because I feel like such a freak with my smaller than average waist and larger than average breasts. It's as if anorexia is the trend in the lingerie stores of the everyday American woman. Big breasts are for Hollywood starlets only. I can't even figure out what size lingerie I need to wear because the items that fit my waist, my breasts pop out of. And the items that fit my breasts look baggy everywhere else. Get it together, America.

By: Gini

Gini — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:29:40 +0000

can you send more info about how to contact you?