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OT bra fitting
I'll be in Seattle next week and I'm considering getting fitted and
purchasing new bras, my current bras seem to fit ok, but are seriously worn out. If I want to do this job in the US it has to be next week, I don't think it will wait 'til October. So, which stores have good fitters and a good range to choose from? I haven't yet figured out whether I want nursing bras or not, I'm feeding Ada 2-3 times a day, but almost never anywhere but home, so a little extra faff is not a problem and I kind of fancy some nice underwired bras. UK people, where do you go? I've found M&S not that great fitting was fine, but then actually finding bras that I liked wasn't! Anne |
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"Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... I'll be in Seattle next week and I'm considering getting fitted and purchasing new bras, my current bras seem to fit ok, but are seriously worn out. If I want to do this job in the US it has to be next week, I don't think it will wait 'til October. So, which stores have good fitters and a good range to choose from? I haven't yet figured out whether I want nursing bras or not, I'm feeding Ada 2-3 times a day, but almost never anywhere but home, so a little extra faff is not a problem and I kind of fancy some nice underwired bras. UK people, where do you go? I've found M&S not that great fitting was fine, but then actually finding bras that I liked wasn't! Anne Debenhams are very good. |
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UK people, where do you go? I've found M&S not that great fitting was fine,
but then actually finding bras that I liked wasn't! Anne I find the whole thing a complete chore. I did find one non-nursing bra I liked from M&S but do recall they do have a better range at Debenhams. But it's been a while so.. Jeni |
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If you do a google search on bra fittings and Seattle, I found quite a few
places. However, I have no idea if they are close to where you will be. Ann Marie Lingerie, Decent Exposures, and Nordstroms are a few that were listed. Good luck. Victoria Secrets have bra fittings. -- Sue (mom to three girls) "Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... I'll be in Seattle next week and I'm considering getting fitted and purchasing new bras, my current bras seem to fit ok, but are seriously worn out. If I want to do this job in the US it has to be next week, I don't think it will wait 'til October. So, which stores have good fitters and a good range to choose from? I haven't yet figured out whether I want nursing bras or not, I'm feeding Ada 2-3 times a day, but almost never anywhere but home, so a little extra faff is not a problem and I kind of fancy some nice underwired bras. UK people, where do you go? I've found M&S not that great fitting was fine, but then actually finding bras that I liked wasn't! Anne |
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Sue wrote:
If you do a google search on bra fittings and Seattle, I found quite a few places. However, I have no idea if they are close to where you will be. Ann Marie Lingerie, Decent Exposures, and Nordstroms are a few that were listed. Good luck. Victoria Secrets have bra fittings. Nordstrom has a wide selection and usually has well trained bra fitters. Best wishes, Ericka |
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So, which stores have good fitters and a good range to choose from? I
haven't yet figured out whether I want nursing bras or not, I'm feeding Ada 2-3 times a day, but almost never anywhere but home, so a little extra faff is not a problem and I kind of fancy some nice underwired bras. Any of the major department stores have store fitters. I always measure myself. With a nicely fitted unpadded bra. If you measure directly under your armpits, that is your number in inches over here. I'm a 34, and then measure around the fullest part of your bust take that measurement and subtract it from the other measurement. the difference is your cup size. for example 1 in larger = A cup 2 in larger = B cup 3 larger= C and so forth I measure 34 under my armpits and 42 around the fullest part of my bust therefore i have to get my bras custom made LOL If you like fancy sexier bras, but don't want to pay $48 and up, before I got pregnant I used to get all my bras from Fredericks of hollywood. Reletively inexpensive, supportive, non-grandma looking bras, in a very very wide range of sizes. They have a website and a storefinder at www.fredericks.com good luck. |
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Any of the major department stores have store fitters. I always
measure myself. With a nicely fitted unpadded bra. If you measure directly under your armpits, that is your number in inches over here. I'm a 34, and then measure around the fullest part of your bust take that measurement and subtract it from the other measurement. the difference is your cup size. for example 1 in larger = A cup 2 in larger = B cup 3 larger= C and so forth I measure 34 under my armpits and 42 around the fullest part of my bust therefore i have to get my bras custom made LOL eek, that's not how I've measured myself, or been measured before, what do you mean "under the armpits", does that mean across the top of the boobs? to get the band size in the UK you measure beneath the boobs and add 4 for an even number and 5 for an odd! Anne |
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Anne Rogers wrote:
Any of the major department stores have store fitters. I always measure myself. With a nicely fitted unpadded bra. If you measure directly under your armpits, that is your number in inches over here. I'm a 34, and then measure around the fullest part of your bust take that measurement and subtract it from the other measurement. the difference is your cup size. for example 1 in larger = A cup 2 in larger = B cup 3 larger= C and so forth I measure 34 under my armpits and 42 around the fullest part of my bust therefore i have to get my bras custom made LOL eek, that's not how I've measured myself, or been measured before, what do you mean "under the armpits", does that mean across the top of the boobs? to get the band size in the UK you measure beneath the boobs and add 4 for an even number and 5 for an odd! Anne I've never heard of her way of doing it either, Anne. It seems logical that what you measure on your ribcage would be your band size, but for whatever reason, "they" don't do it that way. My understanding of "under the armpit" would be where your bra band would go. This is the way that I've had it done. http://www.blooberry.com/bformfaq/measure.html Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys, 1/3/03 Addison Grace, 9/30/04 Check out the family! -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clarkguest1, Password: Guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password |
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eek, that's not how I've measured myself, or been measured before, what do
you mean "under the armpits", does that mean across the top of the boobs? to get the band size in the UK you measure beneath the boobs and add 4 for an even number and 5 for an odd! Anne They both work, by measuring above the breast you take an extra variable out. |
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Anne Rogers wrote:
Any of the major department stores have store fitters. I always measure myself. With a nicely fitted unpadded bra. If you measure directly under your armpits, that is your number in inches over here. I'm a 34, and then measure around the fullest part of your bust take that measurement and subtract it from the other measurement. the difference is your cup size. for example 1 in larger = A cup 2 in larger = B cup 3 larger= C and so forth I measure 34 under my armpits and 42 around the fullest part of my bust therefore i have to get my bras custom made LOL According to this method, I'm a 34A. eek, that's not how I've measured myself, or been measured before, what do you mean "under the armpits", does that mean across the top of the boobs? to get the band size in the UK you measure beneath the boobs and add 4 for an even number and 5 for an odd! According to the UK method I'm a 34AA. According to Rigby and Peller I'm a 32C. Well, actually, I'm "between 30 and 32" but still a C. And I have to say, it's the 32C bras that I've bought since I went to R&P that fit, and are the most comfortable bras I've ever worn. Heck, I suddenly have a cleavage, and forget that I'm actually wearing a bra even though it's got underwires! This is after 20 years of wearing 32A... |
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