Heh. I love her expression: "Mall Bra Syndrome"

I needed a non-nursing bra after I got real sick of those and went to the lingerie store in town that had signs bragging about their ample sizes. Told the woman my size, and she kinda looked down at my chest, doubting it, and handed me a smaller cup saying "there are large (cup)'s, try it on, it will work".

I sighed. Went to put it on, slammed open the curtain once I had squeezed into that damn thing and hollered over to her "Large (cup)'s huh?". The double-boobage effect was outrageous (my nipples were popping out!). She apologized lots and ran to find if they had anything in the cup sized I had originally asked for. They had nothing in the store that fit.

Thank god for bravissimo!

Seriously, I cannot tell you how much being an unusual bra size SUCKS, so cheers to her for wanting to help others with the same problem. I have had salesgirls in both Victoria's Secret AND Cacaique (the lane bryant lingerie shop) tell me my size doesn't exist. And then try to give me the closest they have. For the former the cup is too small, the latter the band is too big.

But you know, as nice as bravissimo and the like are, I'd still kill to just go to kmart/target/pennys and get a bra for $10 like all my friends instead of having to mail order, hope it fits, deal with returns, and pay FIFTY FUCKING DOLLARS for something that goes under my clothes. Seriously, I'm poor. I can't afford that. Does my large chest make me wealthy? Is there some government stipend for every cup size over D I should be getting?

we have never, ever, worn a halter top
Hee! Also, srsly for reals.

This store looks great. Wish I didn't live in the boondocks.

I finally got properly fitted at an Intimacy store in Houston. It was fantastic, but it was also 3 weeks grocery money on 4 bras. I'm ok with that, but what really drives me crazy is swimwear. I wear my bras every day - I really get a lot of use for the money. But getting a swimsuit that fits is just as expensive, and I don't get to wear it as much.

I prefer Figleaves to Bravissimo - it seems like they have a better selection.

if a proper manufactured fit costs 4 months grocery money sounds like some enterprising company should do individual cuttings and the like, have it finished in a low cost region, then have it shipped back. maybe the price would be hard to keep down though.

3 weeks. sorry just wake up. still though.

Maybe there should be a "bra-bus" driving around for everyone who lives in the sticks. I mean, I live in Swedens third largest city and the shops here don't stock my size. By my count every single one of my friends have an unusual bra size and all of them buy mall bra's except me (one girl I really tried to help my measuring her, didn't buy from Bravissimo precisly because of the return-trouble if it didn't fit).

We should do bra-buses like book buses, that tour the nation with dressing rooms and every possible size in stock.

(my problem isn't really the cup anymore, since I lost a lot of weight, now the cup is possible - it's the backstrap. 32 just doesn't exist around here. Though I know a 28, poor lass!)

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