blue underwear. light blue with white lace. thats what i want and i carnt find any anywhere at all its driving me crazy. ano its a bit early to be worring about my underwear but im worried il never find some. xx

I don't think it's too early, x0x-Zoeee - you need your underwear for when you have your dress fittings!
Peaseblossom - wish you were about when I was looking for mine a couple of months back! In the end I had a lovely lady in a dept store help me, but I was in a realy tizwaz!

i have a rather large set of ladies, and i want a long basque type thing to hold them in and everything else? do you know the best place to get measured as i lost all hope when 3 different places told me different sizes and none of them fitted :0(

Can you help me? I need a strapless bra but one thats more like a wonderbra/balconette my bra size is 32a (thats why I need a decent bra lol) My dress is a 2 piece corset top with straps that fall off the shoulders. I've tried a lot of strapless bras including the wonderbra ultimate but they all just squash me in!

Re. Basques- There aren't too many fuller bust basques out there. Debenhams (where I work) are meant to be getting in a new bridal range up to a G cup but I am yet to see it. Try Bravissimo too.
Another thing is if your dress is a proper tight laced corset you will not need a bra (for my graduation ball I wore a corset with no bra and I am a 36H-HH and my boobs weren't going anywhere). Often there is no room for a bra!

thank you hunny xx

Leah, I've found that Bravissimo tend to be good at fitting rather than measuring. They have great guides on how a bra should fit, rather than how to measure. Where had you been before and do you know approximately what size you are?

Claire, I'm probably a bad person to answer that as I'm wearing a custom-made corset as a part of my wedding outfit (I'm having a corset under a boned bodice for maximum shape) and then hoping to have some really fab silk knickers like those from Ell and Cee, plus a suspender belt and nude/red contrast seam stockings. To be honest, I wouldn't try to get changed into a bra when you get back to your room as you're likely to be knackered. Why not get some seriously sexy lingerie for the honeymoon instead or just have amazing knickers?

Here to help, spread the word! :D

im an f cup and also have big hips,i wanted a pair of knickers that give some control but arent too high waisted as dont want them rolling down or struggle to get them off can u sudjest owt.also wanted a strapless bra but with the thick band at bottom[the sort that rihanna wears as a top!!! lol] can anyone help? much appreciated.xx

I can't write boob*es?

sarahuttley- Wonderbra Ultimate Strapless goes up to an F cup and has a thick band. As for the pants, you can get some pretty sexy shaping undies now, try M&S and Debenhams. If your dress is quite tight you won't need much holding in!

Just a quick point on dress corsetry. While a lot of them have built in corsets which are supportive (albeit to varying levels), none of them, not even the very best ones, are tight-lacing corsets. They're not steel boned and won't reduce your waist more than 2", whereas a proper tight-lacing corset will reduce your waist by at least 4" for most people.

sarahuttley2b-[keera - I bought a gossard bra, much as you're describing, for my wedding underwear. Not sure what size they go up to, but it makes my bust look amazing! I've never had a bra like it and can't wait to wear it time and time again after the wedding! I've had to leave it at my sister's house to stop me wearing it beforehand! It's called an Oh la la! longline bra.

well after reading what SS said its obviously not a proper corset and guess it wont stop my breasticles from jiggling! :o) I'm currently a 38D but I think I need measuring because I'm almost certain that I'm not wearing the correct size. Also am losing weight so my breasticles are shrinking and I've lost 3 inches off my waist already so i'm assuming I'll have also lost it off my bra size. I saw a wonderbra one in debenhams that is supposed to be good, but I'm rubbish at buying underwear!! x

i worn my stapless bra that im planning to wear for the wedding for the 1st time yesterday and oh my god it was so uncomfortable was measured bout 6months or so ago and they said i was 36dd but il prob need to take it back and get a 38d or something cz it was digging in xx

thats the bit i dont like though, the overhang! If you're supposed to get overhang if it fits properly then i think i must be a 36 as I dont get any jiggly bits in my 38s

Sara - Sorry if I was confusing things. Dresses that aren't tight-lacing corsets can be supportive enough for the bust; it depends on the dress.

If they feel like they're falling down then you're probably wearing the wrong size. It's probable that you need a smaller band size and a larger cup size (for all your bras, not just your strapless ones).

Soon to be Mrs Mann - Why do you particularly want one that fastens at the front?

Vikkims - There's nothing wrong with not wearing a bra with your dress if your dress is supportive enough. I'm a 34F (which in cup volume terms is only a size smaller) and quite a lot of the dresses I tried on were supportive enough to go without a bra.

That said, I'd definitely say to get yourself sized properly as the right size bra can make you look at least a dress size smaller!

SpecialSundae i just prefer it to the rear fasterner as with my dress the clasps stick me in the back and cause the bra to rub and make it uncomfortable

Cheers hunni...........gotta take my daughter for her first bra fitting :-( so think ill find a specialist to do it in then.

MrsBarker - 30D and 32C are basically the same cup size but at different band sizes. I'd totally ignore M&S as they've never got my size right, even when they've put me in the size they're saying I should be and it's sitting totally wrong. What sort of thing are you looking for, as there are quite a lot of shops online and on the high street who do a 30D?

The differences in sizing is all down to a level of training. Some places still (stupidly) go by the old rule of adding 4-5" to the underbust measurement which went out with the ice age. There's only one place that I'm aware of where that old method works, and even then that's only for their bullet bras.

Really a measuring tape is all but pointless in fitting a bra, as it's really how it fits that is important. Two girls could have exactly the same measurements could be very different sizes depending on how their bits are placed and how big their ribcages are etc. etc.

Bravissimo have a good range in 30D, as do Debenhams, Figleaves and most of the other big department store chains. Sometimes in brands which are particularly tight you'll have to wear a 32C but it's basically the same size.

I haven't read through all of the comments but I know a few women with big melon's are in need of strapless bra's but can't seem to find any in there size.. Well, I may have a solution.

Where I live there's a store called "Perfect Fit" it's an underwear store and they specialise in Bigger Sizes, especially for brides. I popped in just to have a look at what they have and I tried on a strapless bra, now I am a 36J and I've never wore a strapless bra in my life but the one I tried on was perfect, a little big in the back but the cup was great and it was holding me up and giving the big boy's some shape.

The woman who was helping me said that if I wanted that bra she will send it off to the "bra maker" and have it altered to fit me perfectly and it will only cost £5 extra or I can have a whole bra made especially for me and it will cost around £40-£50. I know that's alot but the bra is made to fit you!

So, if you are really struggling let me know and I can post the details on your wall. I'm sure if your no where near Bristol you could just ring them with your measurements!