Bra sizing is whack. I got a bra, and asked my husband “what size does this look like?”. He answered 34B. I agree that’s what it looks like, but it’s a 34DD. I have small boobs, the sizing doesn’t work the way it used to and honestly I’m glad because before I was a negative size, nothing fit. Small boobs stay close but small bra sizes are small in the wrong dimension - if small boobs are champagne glasses, small bras are made for half-lemons.
So now they say - under bust is band size, cup is bust minus band so if I have 37" bust and 33" under, they look small, are small, but do usually fit 34D. It’s like the opposite of vanity sizing, but much more inclusive at the small end of sizes.
It must be awful across the spectrum. I’m at the other end - most stores don’t carry anything near my size. Even the specialty boutiques (which I hate shopping at) might have something for me… in like, one, two, or if I’m lucky, three colors.
I’ve completely given up on US sizing and buying in stores. I measure myself to get my UK or European size, and order online.
… Which sucks in its own way, because who wants to have to return things through the mail? I’m pretty much stuck with whatever I can get, and I keep using it until the fabric wears and the underwire starts scratching me to the point of drawing blood. Because each bra costs like $60, and I don’t have the kind of money to casually drop just for one piece of underwear. Yay, womanhood.
Bra sizing is whack. I got a bra, and asked my husband “what size does this look like?”. He answered 34B. I agree that’s what it looks like, but it’s a 34DD. I have small boobs, the sizing doesn’t work the way it used to and honestly I’m glad because before I was a negative size, nothing fit. Small boobs stay close but small bra sizes are small in the wrong dimension - if small boobs are champagne glasses, small bras are made for half-lemons.
So now they say - under bust is band size, cup is bust minus band so if I have 37" bust and 33" under, they look small, are small, but do usually fit 34D. It’s like the opposite of vanity sizing, but much more inclusive at the small end of sizes.
It must be awful across the spectrum. I’m at the other end - most stores don’t carry anything near my size. Even the specialty boutiques (which I hate shopping at) might have something for me… in like, one, two, or if I’m lucky, three colors.
I’ve completely given up on US sizing and buying in stores. I measure myself to get my UK or European size, and order online.
… Which sucks in its own way, because who wants to have to return things through the mail? I’m pretty much stuck with whatever I can get, and I keep using it until the fabric wears and the underwire starts scratching me to the point of drawing blood. Because each bra costs like $60, and I don’t have the kind of money to casually drop just for one piece of underwear. Yay, womanhood.