For many women, bra shopping can be a pretty traumatic experience and the end results isn't much better with many women managing ill-fitting, painful bras in the name of 'support'.
For lots of ladies, wearing uncomfortable bras that dig into their skin, slip off their shoulders, and create awkward spillage situations is the norm. Even then, when most get home, they cannot wait to rip them off their bodies. A lot of this can be traced back to the source; actually searching for a bra that fits and the fact that many women don’t know how to find the right bra or even the right bra size for them.
Furthermore, choosing a style that will keep you in comfort becomes a breeze once you know what you’re looking for.
Here's a quick guide on how to measure your bra size:
1. Measure your band size
Wearing your bra (no sports bras or minimisers, please), take a snug measurement around your rib-cage in inches, directly under your bust and level all around. If you get an odd number, round up to the next whole number.
- You may see some flesh puckering under the tape. This is normal.
- This measurement is taken tightly, because you want the band of your bra to be very snug.
- If you do not measure exactly to the inch, round up.
2. Measure your bust size
Take a loose measurement over the fullest part of your bust in inches, keeping the tape level around your body. If needed, round up to the nearest inch.
- Don’t pull the measuring tape too tight.
- If you do not measure exactly to the inch, round up.
- For every inch difference, go up a cup size. 1” would be an A cup, 2” a B, and so on.
- If your cup size is greater than a D, different manufacturers will classify your cup size differently, so you may have to try different cup sizes when you fit bras.
3. Calculate your bra size
Subtract your band size from your bust size.
- The difference between these two numbers is your key to finding your cup size. A 1 inch difference = A cup. 2 inch = B cup. 3 inch = C cup. 4 inch = D cup. 5 inch = DD cup.
- Once you go above 5 inches (12.7 cm), cup sizes will differ with each company. There should be a sizing chart on the company's website and you can use your band and bust measurement to find which cup you want.
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