ImagineRepublicCity
September 25th, 2014, 10:08 AM
Okay, so I thought this would be a bit useful, considering most girls wear them, and we all know why.
Here's a couple of questions, if you have another question, lemme know.
Why do we wear bras?
For support and the lot. The bigger your breasts, obviously, the more support you need. As you may have heard from someone with large breasts, they may complain about sore backs and the lot. While you may not like bras, they are sure as heckas handy.
(This question has been debated around. Many people say bras are not necessary, but it really depends. As stated above, bigger breasts means more support)
When do you need to wear one?
In all honesty, this is an absolute personal opinion. You can begin to wear one as soon as you can feel your breasts growing or you can wait it out (if you're lazy) until you feel like you should.
Do I have to wear them all the time?
Nope! Again, it's all your opinion. I normally wear them when I'm out and take it off when I'm home. You can wear them all the time or never wear them.
What size am I supposed to get?
Okay man, this is when things get serious. Considering how there are so many numbers and letters and all this symbol stuff, I can understand this is complicated. I mean, did you know 8/10 women are not wearing the correct sized bra? That's a ton. So obviously in many countries, the numbers/letters are different, so I will use UK/US numbers and UK/AUS letters.
Here is a website with some of the conversions: http://www.brasizecalculator.tk/
I believe that website is not accurate in calculating, but the conversions are good. If your country is not there, just search it up and you can find it.
SO MEASURING
1. Get a measuring tape
2. Wear a somewhat fitting bra. This could be one you have now or something. Obviously you don't want to wear something extremely small/big when measuring, so one which appears to fit.
3. Stand in front of a mirror (If you don't have one, it's okay, it just makes things easier for you) and wrap the tape around the bottom of your bust. This is basically where your bra ends. Make sure the tape is horizontal (so you use the mirror to help you) and record.
If (using inches) the measuring is odd, you go up. If even, you stay on the even. (e.g. If it was 31, you will go to 32. If it was 30.5, you go to 30)
4. Measure your bust. Wrap the tape around the fullest part of your bust. This is normally where your nipple is, but I'm not sure what your breasts are like.
5. When you have the measurement, take your underbust measuring and take away the underbust from the full of your bust measurement. (e.g. Underbust=30, Fullest of bust=34, measurement=4)
6. Depending on the inches difference, this is your size. So AA=Less than 1, A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4, DD=5, etc...
So your measurement is merely -underbust-difference- Hence, the number then letter.
Don't be alarmed when you realise you're actually something like 8DD or 12A. A lot of stores may uses outdated ways to measure, like 'add 5' to the underbust. It's a pretty old method, and doing this allows their range to be smaller to pretty much make things easier for them.
NOTE: Make sure you go into store and try a couple bras on as well. While I do believe this method is accurate, it's always good to check. Some cuts/styles can range in size, and so the measurement is only a rough estimate.
It's also good to always measure your size whenever you buy new bras. The last thing you want is to buy one and realise it's the wrong size later on.
How do you know if your bras too small/big?
There is a lot and I mean A LOT of ways to find out. It's a bit difficult listing them all out and giving a description, but I'll include some of them here.
Most of these will come up in the link below, but here's my wordings:
> The Band. So this is the bit which goes all around your chest bit (the part with the clasps, I don't know how to describe it) So we don't want you suffocating and we don't want you to have a really loose bra on you. TO find out if it's too small/big, get someone else (Unless you're extremely flexible and able) to place their hand into the band at the back. You will know if it's too small if you cannot close your hand into a fist and you will know if it's too big is you are able to move your hand out after it's in a fist.
And yes, when you take off your bra, you're going to get marks, it doesn't mean it's too tight (though it could still be), it means it's doing it's job :D However, if it does give you 'side boobs' or 'back fat bulges,' it's too small. It may even be the cut of your bra too.
> The Straps. I hope you all know what straps are, the bit which goes on your shoulders (Unless you wear a strapless one, then okay, that's cool) You will know if the straps is too tight if they are digging into your shoulders. You will know if they're too loose if they're slipping off your shoulders.
If you have really large breasts, then you can get extra support for your shoulders, because it could really hurt your shoulders. You can find them in specialist bras shops, and it ranges from 10-15 Aus dollars.
I'll do more another time, this is still incomplete
Check out this link-> http://www.herroom.com/bra-fitting-advice,902,30.html
Here's a couple of questions, if you have another question, lemme know.
Why do we wear bras?
For support and the lot. The bigger your breasts, obviously, the more support you need. As you may have heard from someone with large breasts, they may complain about sore backs and the lot. While you may not like bras, they are sure as heckas handy.
(This question has been debated around. Many people say bras are not necessary, but it really depends. As stated above, bigger breasts means more support)
When do you need to wear one?
In all honesty, this is an absolute personal opinion. You can begin to wear one as soon as you can feel your breasts growing or you can wait it out (if you're lazy) until you feel like you should.
Do I have to wear them all the time?
Nope! Again, it's all your opinion. I normally wear them when I'm out and take it off when I'm home. You can wear them all the time or never wear them.
What size am I supposed to get?
Okay man, this is when things get serious. Considering how there are so many numbers and letters and all this symbol stuff, I can understand this is complicated. I mean, did you know 8/10 women are not wearing the correct sized bra? That's a ton. So obviously in many countries, the numbers/letters are different, so I will use UK/US numbers and UK/AUS letters.
Here is a website with some of the conversions: http://www.brasizecalculator.tk/
I believe that website is not accurate in calculating, but the conversions are good. If your country is not there, just search it up and you can find it.
SO MEASURING
1. Get a measuring tape
2. Wear a somewhat fitting bra. This could be one you have now or something. Obviously you don't want to wear something extremely small/big when measuring, so one which appears to fit.
3. Stand in front of a mirror (If you don't have one, it's okay, it just makes things easier for you) and wrap the tape around the bottom of your bust. This is basically where your bra ends. Make sure the tape is horizontal (so you use the mirror to help you) and record.
If (using inches) the measuring is odd, you go up. If even, you stay on the even. (e.g. If it was 31, you will go to 32. If it was 30.5, you go to 30)
4. Measure your bust. Wrap the tape around the fullest part of your bust. This is normally where your nipple is, but I'm not sure what your breasts are like.
5. When you have the measurement, take your underbust measuring and take away the underbust from the full of your bust measurement. (e.g. Underbust=30, Fullest of bust=34, measurement=4)
6. Depending on the inches difference, this is your size. So AA=Less than 1, A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4, DD=5, etc...
So your measurement is merely -underbust-difference- Hence, the number then letter.
Don't be alarmed when you realise you're actually something like 8DD or 12A. A lot of stores may uses outdated ways to measure, like 'add 5' to the underbust. It's a pretty old method, and doing this allows their range to be smaller to pretty much make things easier for them.
NOTE: Make sure you go into store and try a couple bras on as well. While I do believe this method is accurate, it's always good to check. Some cuts/styles can range in size, and so the measurement is only a rough estimate.
It's also good to always measure your size whenever you buy new bras. The last thing you want is to buy one and realise it's the wrong size later on.
How do you know if your bras too small/big?
There is a lot and I mean A LOT of ways to find out. It's a bit difficult listing them all out and giving a description, but I'll include some of them here.
Most of these will come up in the link below, but here's my wordings:
> The Band. So this is the bit which goes all around your chest bit (the part with the clasps, I don't know how to describe it) So we don't want you suffocating and we don't want you to have a really loose bra on you. TO find out if it's too small/big, get someone else (Unless you're extremely flexible and able) to place their hand into the band at the back. You will know if it's too small if you cannot close your hand into a fist and you will know if it's too big is you are able to move your hand out after it's in a fist.
And yes, when you take off your bra, you're going to get marks, it doesn't mean it's too tight (though it could still be), it means it's doing it's job :D However, if it does give you 'side boobs' or 'back fat bulges,' it's too small. It may even be the cut of your bra too.
> The Straps. I hope you all know what straps are, the bit which goes on your shoulders (Unless you wear a strapless one, then okay, that's cool) You will know if the straps is too tight if they are digging into your shoulders. You will know if they're too loose if they're slipping off your shoulders.
If you have really large breasts, then you can get extra support for your shoulders, because it could really hurt your shoulders. You can find them in specialist bras shops, and it ranges from 10-15 Aus dollars.
I'll do more another time, this is still incomplete
Check out this link-> http://www.herroom.com/bra-fitting-advice,902,30.html