Mar 31
WT Week 2 – I know, I’m Late
I admit it, I have been putting off this post. The topic is something I am self conscious about and have not looked forward to discussing. It is what it is though. The time has come to accept, get over and learn to love. Blah. Blah. Blah.
Anyway, be warned. There will be talk of my bras, my breast size and inevitably a ton of whining and bitching – there will not be pictures.
The task: turn a stern eye on your support garments
That is the only kind of eye I have for my support garments. Alright, that may be a bit dramatic. But honestly, shopping for bras at my cup size is one part depressing and ten parts frustrating.
The problem is I am a DD. The majority of shops carry this size only in styles best fitting someone with blue hair and a walker. It is beyond hard to find my size in something cute, age appropriate and well made. Not impossible, just hard and torturous. And when I say well made, I mean it. I don’t buy cheap bras. At this size they NEED to be well made. Not to say that I really have issues with sag or droop (I’m pretty lucky in that regard) but gravity is a motherfucker and I don’t take chances. Also, cheap bras in a DD don’t exist – at least not cute ones.
My current undergarment collection consists of:
two completely function only, all white and super supportive numbers that are generally worn under work clothes (though one of them is starting to look a little worse for the wear and needs replacing)
ONE super cute superstar that I am in love with and wear to often. It puts, and keeps the girls exactly where they are supposed to be
Two overly padded demi-cut numbers that I rarely wear (seriously – who the fuck pads a DD?? And what was I thinking when I bought them?)
Two others that are complete torture devices. Both are super cute and fit perfectly. However, they are minimizer bras. In theory, I love this because I am incredibly self conscious about my chest and always looking for ways to play that area down a bit. In reality all they do is flatten my lady lumps into pancake/shelf like oddities. Ugly and uncomfortable. These got tossed.
The rest are staples. Colorful cotton numbers that just do what they are supposed to do without making me feel elderly or matronly. These also are starting to show some age and should be replaced.
Time to go shopping I suppose. I keep hearing rumors that peeps like Oprah have brought more attention to the shopping worlds short comings when it comes to proper support garments for larger ladies. Here’s hopin’!
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Not sure where you’re located, but do you have access to Nordstrom? Wende’s been waxing eloquent about what they have to offer.
If it’s any comfort to you, you’re not the only one struggling to find bras that fit, that do what they need to, and that don’t look like they were made for someone’s grandmother. Being middle-aged, I’m contending with the dreaded droop as well, and I really really hate that. I went for a professional bra fitting last year, but I’m not all that confident about the way it was done. The woman simply put her fingers on either side of me, from the back, and declared my size. I would have felt happier if a measuring tape had been involved…
Good luck on the replacement of the ones that need replacing!
38DD or so here, Dirty City. I am a big believer in finding a brand/style that works and then ordering online. Other than Nordstom’s, I can’t think of a good place for bras in Cleveland.
If I recall correctly, the excellent blogger Liberty London Girl is a professional fashion writer and also something like a size 34G. She regularly recommends any attractive undergarments she finds in larger sizes so it might be worth perusing her blog. She blogs at:
http://libertylondongirl.blogspot.com/
Just FYI, hope it helps!
Hey there – thanks Anne! Yup, I am a 32G & write about bras a lot. I have this post up RIGHT NOW!
http://www.libertylondongirl.com/2010/03/28/dimity-so-bras-from-new-zealand-for-bigger-busts/
LLGxx
As a very very small busted lady, I am fascinated that it is also very hard and frustrating to bra-shop when one is at the other end of the bra-lphabet… Finding a bra that helps with shape and support (’cause even when their small, the boobs need some help) is not easy when the styles are nearly pre-teen. Good luck with the shopping!