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'Lo. Following on from Kate_47839248932478823's thread about bras and that, see if I want to get measured do I need to take my bra off?
I've never been measured before, my bra fitting back in the day was me going to Marks and Sparks aged 16 and my Mam handing me through different sized bras and letting her know what one fits.
I put on weight and lost it again. I used to be a 36B, but the cup size nowadays is too big it seems.
I don't mind getting my chebs out for a woman who knows what she's doing, but won't me going along and wearing a bra which doesn't fit correctly negate the process of being fitted for a correct size?
Or do I need to take it off or not? I'm sorry to be thick but I need new bras, and don't want to be aged 23, almost 24 and be completely doolally when a woman embraces me with her measuring tape.
I've never been measured before, my bra fitting back in the day was me going to Marks and Sparks aged 16 and my Mam handing me through different sized bras and letting her know what one fits.
I put on weight and lost it again. I used to be a 36B, but the cup size nowadays is too big it seems.
I don't mind getting my chebs out for a woman who knows what she's doing, but won't me going along and wearing a bra which doesn't fit correctly negate the process of being fitted for a correct size?
Or do I need to take it off or not? I'm sorry to be thick but I need new bras, and don't want to be aged 23, almost 24 and be completely doolally when a woman embraces me with her measuring tape.
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Although I'm inclined to agree that it might distort the measurements, particularly if you're like me and wear padded bras .
You can do it at home though. I know that the Next catalogue has a measuring guide in it, but there's sure to be places online.
Ah haaaaaaah! I see! Merci!
I'd have volunteered but "Lipsy's" already got me on retainer ..
Is it just me, though, or are those things just plain wrong? The last one I used told me I should be a 30B/C, and I can't imagine the number of boobs I'd appear to have if I tried to squeeze the girls into one of those!
Then again, I don't trust bra fitters either, so maybe I wouldn't listen to me
Either go to somewhere with a fitter, or find out how a good one should fit, the middle bit flat to your chest etc (can't remember the rest) and work it out yourself, with the guidance of a tape measure but don't use it as gospel.
When I went to the big Victoria Secret in New York they measured me in the middle of the store! lol There are loads of women walking round with tape measurers ready to pounce you if you so much as look at a bra. They measured me as 32C but said I should wear 34B because they only do 32C in the "sexy little bras" and I wanted an everyday one.
As for a well fitting bra, you should be able to pull the back so you can fit 2 fingers down it and the middle bit should fit flat to your chest.
Anywhere half good will only take the measurements as a starting point and will then look at the fit anyway.
But from friends' experiences I think in most cases you keep your bra on. On figleaves.com there is a step-by-step guide to measuring yourself, and how to look out for a badly fitting bra.
its just round the corner from the art store on queen street, and they are fab, honest. obviously they only do bras for the larger chebbed lady, but the fitting service is great, the folk are luffly DO EEET!