Find your perfect fit. I had a bra fitting at ms in birmingham and she brought me all the wrong size bras to try on and when i asked her why she had not brought my size she said they had not got my size in stock. Your current best fitting bra ideally less than a year old. To get some expert intel i headed to both ms and rigby peller. Find your bra size online now. So if the under bust is 31 inches your band size is 36 inches and if the under bust is 32 inches the band size is 36 inches.
They just look at your chest and work out which size you are. Bra wearers can calculate their cup size by finding the difference between their bust size and their band size. Went into the plymouth store today. If the under bust measurement is an odd number 5 inches is added and if its even 4 inches are added. A large mirror to check that your bra fits correctly. Only at victorias secret.
Tips on how to take the perfect measurements. Lingerie for every moment. How your bra size is calculated. Adjust the straps so that the tip of your breast as seen from the side is in the middle of the cup. If your band measurement is 34 inches and your bust measurement is 37 inches the difference is three inches and your cup size is c. Before we start youll need.
The latter is an old school underwear shop that works very differently from other stores. Wear a t shirt bra without padding. Instead of measuring you the bra fitters work by sight. Both rigby and ms came back with a 34d. To measure your bra size fist we calculate the band size also known as the back size. Some signs of incorrectly fitted bras include the band digging into the torso or sliding upwards red marks shoulder or neck pain the breasts overflowing around the edges of the bra and the bras center panel not lying flat against the breast among others.
Plug your bra measurements into the bra size calculator to get your perfect fit. Bea 14 may 2016 at 1726. The bust size bust line measure or over bust measure is the measurement around the torso over the fullest part of the breasts with the crest of the breast halfway between the elbow and shoulder usually over the nipples ideally while standing straight with arms to the side and. Your best fitting bra ideally less than a year old. Bra measurements cup size guide this is the difference band. Learn how to measure your bra size by watching our step by step video.
A 34b bra from two different companies for example may not fit the same person because of this lack of standardization.