Wedding Forum - Bra sizes...

so i wanted to get measured for a new bra today. i went into one shop last week to get measured and the woman didnt seem to know what she was doing. went into one today and she said i should go to a 30D where as now i am wearing a 32B. i thought that is quite a difference so went somewhere else and she has said i am 32C so i am so confused!!

has anyone else had this problem. does any shop know how to measure you properly?
xx

M&S are not that great tbh..

would recommend Bravissimo or John Lewis hun!!!!

who's to sya tha ur local M&S isnt good..go try a few more shops

i'd reccoment Bravissimo too they are fab

i didnt know that a 30D and 32C would be the same. I am amazed that i could be a D cup. 2 out of 3 places i have been to have said that i am inbetween a 30 and 32.

i looked in la senza and b h s but neither seemed to do bra in 30D. xx

i tried on a 30B last sat and it felt really uncomftable so that would make sense really as she didnt put the cup size up. xx

I used to manage a lingerie dept in selfridges in Manchester, I strongly recommend dept store lingerie depts as they have a wide range of brands. Like with other clothes you will find your size varies with each brand.

best place is debenhams iin my opinion xx

i read somewhere this week that 2 thirds of women wear the wrong bra size!! as i said 32b and 30d seems like a huge difference!!

its not really hun, 2bh and all shops bras are different sizes :( which just adds 2 the confusion

when i get measured im a 32E, but if i cant get that size in the shop then they tell you 2 go up a back size and down a cup.. therefore i would be 34DD... so your 30D would go to 32C so thats 1 cup size out...

hope that makes sense

yeh thats the hard part, small backs n big cups always difficut, as the girls said bravissimo altho they are lil bit expensive i usually find debenhams do all sizes and the prices vary there red herring range good for everyday n it something like £14 for 2, check there website :)

Whilst I agree with the principle, Jo, in practice it's really annoying. It means that if you want to buy a bra online, for example, you're never sure if it will fit. This happened to me when I ordered some bridal lingere and I was really frustrated!

think i am going to go to m & s on monday in my lunch hour. would just like to know what size i am xx

I know its annoying. I tried on one bra and then picked up another because the first one fitted so well and was annoyed when I went to put it on and it was nothing like the other one. I never buy online now as I'm sick of sending them back.

I've always thought ann summers were pretty good. La senza get a big no no off me! xx

I am a 48DD....
I go to Contessa.. as i love their bra's.. ok they may be expensive but least im comfy!

wow think im going to go where you got measured im a 32B and could do with a bit more lol, im always worried that if i go to be measured they'll send me down a size and thats all i need lol. x

they all measure u differently so u will fit a differnet size in different shops, at least thats what ive always found! if u get measured in a shop get them to give u bras to try on in that size and sizes around till u find one that fits! if it fits, buy it, dont worry about the size!

Every shop measure different. Go and try some on and see which one fits you best. You have also just reminded me i need to go soon

hi mrsbarkertobe i was in the same boat as you been walking around thinking i was a 34b then went and got measured became a 32dd or 30e depending on which bra was picked and that was in m&s it really depends on the bra style you pick, i stared at the woman when she said 30e cos when i look at myself there's not a great deal there compared to those 30e bra wearing models. sometimes the big brand stores make their bra's slightly smaller to make you feel better about yourself and to get you to spend more money on a bra! However, since been remeasured i feel so much more comfortable and supported xx

*Kate* that's exactly what happened to me - I was wearing 34b's and shop told me I was 32DD! I couldn't believe it and thought she was making it up, but she brought me a bra that size and it fit soooo much better. And more importantly, I discovered that with underwire bra's, the 34B's had the wire sticking into my breast tissue which is not good, and the 32DD actually sat with the wire in the right place.

She did tell me though that bras are just like clothes, every brand will size slightly differently and you have to try them all on. My sports bra I bought is a 34D for example.

i grudge payin so much for a bra tbh!! and ican afford to go splashing out £30 quid at a time for 1 bra hta ihave to get from bravissimo!!! yes we have big boobs but we didnt ask for them to be made like that and we shouldnt get penalised for it! u dont see men who have small p**** havin to buy small boxers to accommodate gettin charaged more lol

Ive always found debenhams to be realy good, and I work in selfridges and everyone says they're brilliant at what they do x

I have to admit M&S are my fave. They do the more expensive fancy ones for something special and then do a nice everyday range which are still pretty but at £5 a bra you can't complain and they last ages. I would say I throw mine out because of the colour rather than them failing on me.

I always buy two pairs of knickers for each bra as most of the time I'm not sweaty enough to need to change my bra every day. That way I always have matching underwear.

Jo that's what I do get more wear out of them that way