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The random underwear (and socks) thread
lepetitfromage:
So.....aforementioned boob container came in the mail yesterday. It is NOT GOOD. And it is getting returned.
It's supposed to be my "real" size and it still isn't working. I almost started to cry after I put the thing on. It was big, ugly, uncomfortable and still didn't fit right. It was the "Lauren" by Freya in a 36G.
In the last 6 months, I've tried all of the following sizes and met complete and utter failure with each one:
38D (I was wearing this regularly before I tried finding the Right Size)
36DD
36DDD
36G
By process of elimination, I think I'm going to try a 36 or 38F and see how I fare with those. Generally, I'm having 4 problems: gaping at the top of the cups, gore not lying flat, band/underwire digging in and underwire poking through the center gore. With the Freya bra specifically, it was just....huge. Well, huge in the cups but tight in the band. It came almost all the way up to my armpits, all the way around and was just way too...tall...in the front. If I wore even the slightest V neck, it would have shown. For reference, under bust measurement is 37 and bust measurement varies from 42-44, depending on what they feel like doing that day. :roll:
I'm currently wearing a 36DDD and it's the best fitting bra I have but it's still not right. The cups feel ok, but the gore is still not lying flat and the band is so tight that it leaves deep marks when I take it off. This goes against what I've read about band sizing!! I read that if the gore doesn't lie flat, you're wearing a size in which the cups are too small but the band is too large. Well.....the cups are constantly feeling too big and the bands are constantly feeling too small! I've tried "balconette" styles and I really like them but it's hard to find ones in the size I need that don't look ridiculous or behave more like a full coverage bra.
Also, the section of the bra where the cup meets the strap does not lie flat either- I can fit 3 fingers between the fabric and my skin. I don't know if this just "happens" or is another indicator that things are Not Right.
I'm about to just give up and start buying XL sports bras for day-to-day use.
Barmymoo:
Have you been professionally measured at a proper shop? Once you've found a couple of styles that fit well, you can order online but it really is worth going to get properly measured - even if it means travelling a bit of a distance - because as you've discovered there are so many variables! I've never bought a bra without having it fitted; when I get round to ordering the new ones I need I won't be trying them on because they're the same as the ones I've got, but I know they fit.
lepetitfromage:
The only time I was measured was at Victoria's Secret last year and they are bumbling idiots that put me in a $50 bra that didn't fit. It felt like it fit initially but then a month later, I was getting stabbed with underwires.
I think my main worry about getting fitted is feeling pressured to spend a lot of money that I don't have or having that prior incident happen again. :-\
I feel guilty about going and getting fitted and then buying a bra elsewhere but I just can't afford to buy in a specialty store.
Barmymoo:
Yeah no, don't go to Victoria's Secret - I don't think they are properly trained (they might be, but I'd imagine they're salespeople rather than fitters).
The problem with getting fitted one place and buying in another is that unless it's an identical model, the fit won't be the same. I'd advise getting one or two well-fitting bras and paying more, instead of getting several cheaper ones that don't fit. But I feel your pain, I pay at least £60 a time to get just two bras that fit and I have to replace them reasonably frequently, at least every year.
lepetitfromage:
I'm just trying to find something at this point that doesn't cause me physical pain. I need it to tide me over until I can afford to buy a really good one. After all my bills are paid, I only have about $20 left each week. Ugh.
*sigh*
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