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vaginapagina2006-11-30 10:18 pm
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bra fitting and questions
So I was in Lane Byrant for the first time last week and I had my first "bra fitting". All of my bras have recently become too small since I've started HBC. I'm sure a lot of people would kill to be in my shoes, but I hate having to buy a whole new set of bras. They're so freaking EXPENSIVE! I'm just trying to figure out what size I AM though, first.
I know everyone says the best thing to do is actually try them on until you find the right bra size... but how can I if nobody HAS my size? I mean, I thought if anyone would have it, Lane Bryant would. I guess I'll have to do the trial and error thing and order them online. Someone recommended figleaves.com, and I was wondering if anyone has ever bought bras from them before? Any other online (or non-online) stores that you'd recommend that would have unusual sizes? I've never even BOUGHT bras online before... what are the return policies like usually? I imagine I'll have to go through ordering a few before I find the right one.
(Sorry if these questions are too off topic... I searched through "bra" and "boob" communities but they either weren't active anymore or were... more visually oriented. I was hoping maybe some of you lovely ladies here might have gone through similar bra-fitting-experiences and might have some advice! It's kind of embarassing to talk to friends/family about- everyone rolls thier eyes at me and tells me to stop complaining about my big boobs. It's not as much of a blessing as they think though, you know?)
EDIT: If I didn't get a chance to reply to each of you, I just wanted to say thank you! So so much! I got a lot of different advice, which is kind of what I wanted! I have a lot more options that I realized! ♥
They measured right under my breasts and then measured around my breasts. They told me that for each inch difference between the two measurements equaled a cup size. Since I measured 35 and 45 respectively, I'm a freaking 36G according to the person who fitted me (I've been wearing 36DD). They didn't even HAVE 36G's bras.
Also, I was reading through an old post here:
http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/4712622.html
and I noticed that that person used a different system to measure... by adding inches to the band size first? I'm confused. According to that method I'm back to like, DD which clearly doesn't fit me anymore. What's the "standard" for calculating bra sizes? I've been googling and reading different things.
Also, I was reading through an old post here:
http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/4712622.html
and I noticed that that person used a different system to measure... by adding inches to the band size first? I'm confused. According to that method I'm back to like, DD which clearly doesn't fit me anymore. What's the "standard" for calculating bra sizes? I've been googling and reading different things.
I know everyone says the best thing to do is actually try them on until you find the right bra size... but how can I if nobody HAS my size? I mean, I thought if anyone would have it, Lane Bryant would. I guess I'll have to do the trial and error thing and order them online. Someone recommended figleaves.com, and I was wondering if anyone has ever bought bras from them before? Any other online (or non-online) stores that you'd recommend that would have unusual sizes? I've never even BOUGHT bras online before... what are the return policies like usually? I imagine I'll have to go through ordering a few before I find the right one.
(Sorry if these questions are too off topic... I searched through "bra" and "boob" communities but they either weren't active anymore or were... more visually oriented. I was hoping maybe some of you lovely ladies here might have gone through similar bra-fitting-experiences and might have some advice! It's kind of embarassing to talk to friends/family about- everyone rolls thier eyes at me and tells me to stop complaining about my big boobs. It's not as much of a blessing as they think though, you know?)
EDIT: If I didn't get a chance to reply to each of you, I just wanted to say thank you! So so much! I got a lot of different advice, which is kind of what I wanted! I have a lot more options that I realized! ♥