Comments on: A note to bra manufacturers: YOU CAUSE ME RAAAAAAGE

By: Alyssa Vance

Alyssa Vance — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:36:00 +0000

God I hate shopping for bras too. Ive always been very busty and american sizes never went past dd when I was in high school, at least in my town. I refused to buy them online since even if the bra is your size it doesn’t necessarily look right. The ones that were dd back then were minimizers, matronly or victoria secret bras that would make me spill out. Im now a ddd and have found a few stores (mainly lane bryant and torrid) carry my sizes in store but its only been recently maybe last three years or so. I always hated shopping for them because none of them every offered support. I don’t want my breasts down to my knees! I like them up high because it shows off my waist and makes me look thinner. When I was inbetween dd and ddd I had a family friend in england ship me bras because at the time I couldn’t find any that fit. What I always hated the most though were the horrible sales people. Even if their bras didn’t fit they would try to persuade me they did. I argued with one woman because she kept telling me that the cup too small bra I had on fit. No hun, if their spilling out every time I breath it don’t fit. Or they would direct me to the minimizers. There are women out there who paid thousands of dollars for breasts as big as mine and you want me to make them smaller? Eh no.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:34:00 +0000

American size/Australian size

By: Aniyah

Aniyah — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:45:00 +0000

what do you mean 46dd/24dd??? yur both??

By: Evans and the IBTC – Axis of Fat

Evans and the IBTC – Axis of Fat — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:46:41 +0000

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By: Louloumakes

Louloumakes — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:38:00 +0000

i *deep breath*… STOPPED WEARING THEM! i cannot believe how much better i feel: my F cups on my short, dodgy-backed frame writhed and sloshed around in every bra i’ve ever bought (and had professionally fitted). they don’t fit me, and i suspect that they’re not supposed to (rather like stilettos, it’s not so much about my health or happiness as it is about the world around me’s sigh of relief as it ticks the “yep, this one’s female” box)

my back hurts less; i don’t get bitten into by straps in delicate places; i feel much sexier; and have stopped wasting HUNDREDS of $$ every couple of months in search of a flimsy bit of fabric that could possibly contain or control my cream pies.

seriously. try it for just one day.

By: Somethingspooky

Somethingspooky — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:53:00 +0000

Here’s a link for you http://www.evans.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=12553&catalogId=33054 Hopefully it’ll be of some help. I am a 48B and these are the only people I know that have feminine bras in my size…grrrr…. *hugs*

By: Ankrhe

Ankrhe — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:35:57 +0000

I have this same problem! It bugs the hell out of me when I find a nice shirt that sags around my breasts but is tight on my stomach.

By: murkypon

murkypon — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:54:43 +0000

Trust me, tight-makers don't think plus-sized women are 6'2″. I'm a plus-sized 6'0″ woman (with long legs, but not monstrously long) who can't find a pair of tights that don't make my feet feel like they're being squeezed to death, while still having a crotch that sags. I'd love to have just one pair that actually fit properly. Honestly, I'd also love a pair of pants that didn't fit like they were slightly cropped. And a shirt that actually “hits at the lower hip”. Even if the tights don't quite fit you, at least you have the option of garters–there are things that can be done with too much length. There's not much you can do with too little.

And I feel for the bra thing. I'm really something like a 42B, but I'm apparently borderline, so I can make a 42C work. I really feel for those who can't because it IS pretty much impossible to find them.

By: Crispiness

Crispiness — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:02:30 +0000

I just stumbled here from Offbeat Bride and had to let you know that I’m loving your blog, even if I’ve only read a half-dozen posts. I am also in this situation…big girl, small boobs. And of course it’s not just bras I have a problem with, in fact my boobs go braless most of the time, clothes also suffer from this fallacy of thinking that being fat equals huge tits. There are countless times where I’ve found some really cute top or dress that fits perfectly everywhere but the chest. Like I already don’t feel bad enough about myself for being fat, now I have to feel bad about not being the ‘right’ kind of fat? The kind of fat that doesn’t produce double D’s?

By: Janey

Janey — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:38:26 +0000

Hah, it's comforting to know you're not the only one, I must admit. Although it's still sad we need to be complaining about this! I highly recommend writing to bra manufacturers, like I did.

Thanks for your comment!