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Bra help

tiggery — Tue, 27 May 2014 02:36:52 GMT

Good evening ladies. I just got back from Lane Bryant since they were having a bogo sale. I had been having issues with my bra not fitting correctly, so I knew I needed to go to a bigger cup size. After being measured, I had jumped 2 cup sizes. I need some ideas as where to find bras in size F. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Re: Bra help

Buck-i-Nana — Tue, 27 May 2014 03:03:28 GMT

Wacoal makes some wonderful large cup styles. Some of the larger Lane Bryants stores carry Wacoal, as does Macy's. They're pricey, but the support is outstanding. I would recommend though if you find a style that works for you, that you try on each color you plan to purchase even in the same style because I ran in to a problem a while back that the coffee color was not the same fit as the nude.

For me, an "H", the awareness style is the best. Many ladies here recommended it and they were absolutely right.

Re: Bra help

qbetzforreal — Tue, 27 May 2014 04:01:54 GMT

Try Lane Bryant's online store. They offer a much bigger selection. Also try online the Woman Within.

Re: Bra help

Big Sister — Tue, 27 May 2014 06:05:44 GMT

My first thought was to try Woman Within.com; they also have a catalog.

Re: Bra help

gidgetgh — Tue, 27 May 2014 13:57:44 GMT

F is the same thing as DDD I think.... someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Nordstrom carries DDD. I wear their Wacoal, Style 855192 in a DD. It provides great support. I love this bra.

Re: Bra help

Buck-i-Nana — Tue, 27 May 2014 14:39:42 GMT

On 5/26/2014 qbetzforreal said:
Try Lane Bryant's online store. They offer a much bigger selection. Also try online the Woman Within.

As a large-breasted woman, I find shopping for and buying bras on-line to be a disaster. Even shopping in stores is a real eye-opening experience on a regular basis. Getting properly measured is great, but as there is little standardization in the industry, even within a brand, that measurement is just a good starting point. I can pull the same bra size from the same brand in multiple styles and have some that fit, some that the band is so tight I can't fasten it, some that the band is too loose, some that I bulge and some that actually fit and support. I've found that to be true with expensive brands and inexpensive brands.

The only way I would order on-line is once I have found the bra that fits well and then order it by the specific style number.

Re: Bra help

Puppy Lips — Tue, 27 May 2014 15:03:16 GMT

On 5/27/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said:
F is the same thing as DDD I think.... someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Nordstrom carries DDD. I wear their Wacoal, Style 855192 in a DD. It provides great support. I love this bra.

Thank you for the suggestion. I am fuller figured and have been searching for a new bra. Heard good things about the Wacoal line, so I ordered the one you mentioned. It looks like a good one, seamless, no stupid lace, just simple and supportive. If it works for me, I will definitely buy more.

Re: Bra help

gidgetgh — Tue, 27 May 2014 15:41:35 GMT

On 5/27/2014 Puppy Lips said:
On 5/27/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said:
F is the same thing as DDD I think.... someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Nordstrom carries DDD. I wear their Wacoal, Style 855192 in a DD. It provides great support. I love this bra.

Thank you for the suggestion. I am fuller figured and have been searching for a new bra. Heard good things about the Wacoal line, so I ordered the one you mentioned. It looks like a good one, seamless, no stupid lace, just simple and supportive. If it works for me, I will definitely buy more.

I hope it works for you. When I finally, after losing quite a bit of weight, got up the nerve to go for a bra fitting, I went to Nordstrom and they did it. I tried on about 6 styles there and this is the one I liked the best, by far. I bought a few there and then found a light pink one on Amazon.

Re: Bra help

Puppy Lips — Tue, 27 May 2014 16:12:30 GMT

On 5/27/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said:
On 5/27/2014 Puppy Lips said:
On 5/27/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said:
F is the same thing as DDD I think.... someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Nordstrom carries DDD. I wear their Wacoal, Style 855192 in a DD. It provides great support. I love this bra.

Thank you for the suggestion. I am fuller figured and have been searching for a new bra. Heard good things about the Wacoal line, so I ordered the one you mentioned. It looks like a good one, seamless, no stupid lace, just simple and supportive. If it works for me, I will definitely buy more.

I hope it works for you. When I finally, after losing quite a bit of weight, got up the nerve to go for a bra fitting, I went to Nordstrom and they did it. I tried on about 6 styles there and this is the one I liked the best, by far. I bought a few there and then found a light pink one on Amazon.

Well congrats on your weight loss! Always working on that myself. Wish the weight would come off my chest first!

Re: Bra help

goodstuff — Tue, 27 May 2014 16:54:41 GMT

Try JustMySize.com-- or if you're lucky enough to have a L'eggsHanes/Bali outlet store in your area, try there.

Re: Bra help

tiggery — Wed, 28 May 2014 01:58:48 GMT

Thanks ladies. I'm beyond frustrated right now with Lane Bryant. I purchased 2 bras yesterday during their bogo sale. Returned one today and bought a cheaper bra, and wasn't given a refund. She did an even exchange. I'm now getting ahold of corporate because it's just ridiculous.

Re: Bra help

NickelEmily — Wed, 28 May 2014 02:01:19 GMT

If you don't mind shopping online, herroom-dot-com has just about every size imaginable.

Re: Bra help

151949 — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 23:49:09 GMT

I don't understand your problem - you got that bra for FREE so she simply exchanged it for another one so now you got that one for free.You haven't lost anything.

Re: Bra help

Lipstickdiva — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:28:48 GMT

You pulled up a thread that is well over a year old just to chastize someone????

Re: Bra help

151949 — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:54:50 GMT

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
You pulled up a thread that is well over a year old just to chastize someone????

I didn't bring it up - it was here. I didn't even notice it was old. But thank you for your oh so pleasant reply to tell me.

Re: Bra help

millieshops — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:08:31 GMT

What's going to work will depend upon more than just your cup size. I found that out after years of so-so bra fittings --and sad to say any number of those were done by "professionals."

My favorite bra comes from Prima Dona, but it comes at a price (I paid about $150 last time). I cann't wear any of the Wacoals any longer although I could when I was younger and had more of my own lift. Now I might as well buy cheap as to buy Wacoal.

When I want a bra without the price, a bra that's fine for much of my everyday life, I go to Dillards. Less expensive than Wacoal, and their fitters did a better job for me than any I encountered at Nordies. That's too bad for me since Nordstrom is 2 minutes from home and Dillards is a drive!

Re: Bra help

Kachina624 — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 20:39:52 GMT

Try the website called big girls bras.com .

Re: Bra help

catwhisperer — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 21:46:17 GMT

Bra shopping frustrates me to no end. I have had a few fittings by so called "professionals", and every one comes up with a different size for me. Plus depending on manufacturer and bra style, they all fit different. I am probably a 40 A/B. Never seen such a size anywhere. I have bought pull on bras twice online and even sized up, but had to send them back because they did not fit. I HATE bras!

Re: Bra help

Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 05:01:33 GMT

@catwhisperer wrote:
Bra shopping frustrates me to no end. I have had a few fittings by so called "professionals", and every one comes up with a different size for me. Plus depending on manufacturer and bra style, they all fit different. I am probably a 40 A/B. Never seen such a size anywhere. I have bought pull on bras twice online and even sized up, but had to send them back because they did not fit. I HATE bras!

Oh gees, me too .... I had a fitting at Nordstroms and the gal put me in a bra that was so tight I couldn't even take a deep breath!

I told her it was much TOO TIGHT and she told me that, no, I was wrong! After some back and forth, she told me "I was just one of those women who couldn't be pleased!!"

To this day, I'm sorry I didn't report her.

Re: Bra help

Sue in cincinnati — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 05:55:12 GMT

Didn't realize this was an older thread when I started reading, but did get

some new websites to check out for larger bras - thanks everyone!

Tinkrbl44: Your experience at Nordstroms is exactly what happened to

me at Dillards! She kept insisting that her measurements were correct

and I just needed to get used to a "proper fitting bra". Problem was, the

band was so tight I could hardly breathe!! She pressured me into

purchasing 2 Wacoal bras for a ridiculous price. I returned one to another store (didn't want to see that saleswoman again!). Tried to wear the other

Wacoal, but it never felt comfortable. What a waste of time and money,

plus aggravation with saleswoman!

Wore Bali bra for years, then they discontinued it. Now wearing Playtex

18 hour ; found at Kohl's.