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curveappeal: Thanks to Frilly Fusion for all this great info!! _______________________________________________________ I just thought some of this information might be helpful. Bra Fit Resources Bra Calculators  are meant to give you a good starting point, you should still try on different band and cups to see what works best.  These are the two most accurate I could find. http://www.sophisticatedpair.com/bracalculator.htm  http://www.butterflycollection.ca/bra-size-calculator/ On Sizing How to Find your Bra Size What do sizes really look like? What does it mean to wear D cups? G cups Bra Size Catalogue Blogs with good information: VenusianGlow.com  All kinds of fitting information. Links to befores and afters. BrasIhate I’ve linked to her helpful alteration tips. Butterfly Collection also has an online story for D-K cup sizes. Invest in Your Chest Bra reviews, will show upcoming styles Braless in Brazil Thin and Curvy Boosaurus BustyResources Wiki with source blogs list Bratabase  A database of bras, reviews, and bra measurements so you can determine what size you might want to buy online.  Record how your own bra fits and get suggestions from other users.  A Bra That Fits on Reddit  Small boobs:  Another Video 32aabra (blog) Small Bust Big Heart (blog) When adding inches helps:  Bra Fitting Formulas Is the War on Plus Four the Answer? The Women who Need to Add Inches Small Band Project: Bras for sub-28 ribcage, do you need 26? Band Alteration:  Bra Alteration Tightening 30gg Deco Shrinking A Bra Band Bra Band Alteration Tutorial Brands for Full Bust / Plus Size 10 Best Brands for Full Cup/Plus Size 8 Bra Choices for Plus Size/Full Bust Women/40-50 band Sister Sizing Cup size is determined by the band.  A 36C will have a bigger cup than a 34C.   34C and 36 B will have the same cup volume.   Go across the rows for the same cup volume on a different band Unfortunately I can’t find a link to an easy guide to how sizing differs between US/UK/Europe/Aus because the systems are such a mess.  If anyone has any accurate recommendations, please link and I’ll add. Where to buy (in progress) And yes, uncommon bra sizes will cost more, but if you’re savvy you can find them on sale.  They’ll earn their value in comfort, looks and longevity.   Online: BraStop Butterfly Collection Figleaves Bravissimo ASOS HerRoom Bare Necessities A Sophisticated Pair Once you’re pretty sure of your bra size in a certain brand check ebay for some really good deals. Bra Swap on Reddit In Stores: Nordstrom’s and Nordstom’s Rack Macy’s carries Wacoal up to G, don’t expect much selection Recommendations? Bra Donation http://www.freethegirls.com/donate/ http://brarecycling.com/ My favorite conversion chart is the one on Barenecessities’s website! It’s the most accurate, simple conversion I’ve found to date.

curveappeal:

Thanks to Frilly Fusion for all this great info!!

_______________________________________________________

I just thought some of this information might be helpful.

Bra Fit Resources

Bra Calculators  are meant to give you a good starting point, you should still try on different band and cups to see what works best.  These are the two most accurate I could find.

http://www.sophisticatedpair.com/bracalculator.htm 

http://www.butterflycollection.ca/bra-size-calculator/

On Sizing

How to Find your Bra Size

What do sizes really look like?

What does it mean to wear D cups?

G cups

Bra Size Catalogue

Blogs with good information:

VenusianGlow.com  All kinds of fitting information. Links to befores and afters.

BrasIhate I’ve linked to her helpful alteration tips.

Butterfly Collection also has an online story for D-K cup sizes.

Invest in Your Chest Bra reviews, will show upcoming styles

Braless in Brazil

Thin and Curvy

Boosaurus

BustyResources Wiki with source blogs list

Bratabase  A database of bras, reviews, and bra measurements so you can determine what size you might want to buy online.  Record how your own bra fits and get suggestions from other users. 

A Bra That Fits on Reddit 

Small boobs: 

Another Video

32aabra (blog)

Small Bust Big Heart (blog)

When adding inches helps: 

Bra Fitting Formulas Is the War on Plus Four the Answer?

The Women who Need to Add Inches

Small Band Project:

Bras for sub-28 ribcage, do you need 26?

Band Alteration: 

Bra Alteration Tightening 30gg Deco

Shrinking A Bra Band

Bra Band Alteration Tutorial

Brands for Full Bust / Plus Size

10 Best Brands for Full Cup/Plus Size

8 Bra Choices for Plus Size/Full Bust Women/40-50 band

Sister Sizing

Cup size is determined by the band.  A 36C will have a bigger cup than a 34C.   34C and 36 B will have the same cup volume.  

Go across the rows for the same cup volume on a different band

Unfortunately I can’t find a link to an easy guide to how sizing differs between US/UK/Europe/Aus because the systems are such a mess.  If anyone has any accurate recommendations, please link and I’ll add.

Where to buy (in progress)

And yes, uncommon bra sizes will cost more, but if you’re savvy you can find them on sale.  They’ll earn their value in comfort, looks and longevity.  

Online:

BraStop

Butterfly Collection

Figleaves

Bravissimo

ASOS

HerRoom

Bare Necessities

A Sophisticated Pair

Once you’re pretty sure of your bra size in a certain brand check ebay for some really good deals.

Bra Swap on Reddit

In Stores:

Nordstrom’s and Nordstom’s Rack

Macy’s carries Wacoal up to G, don’t expect much selection

Recommendations?

Bra Donation

http://www.freethegirls.com/donate/

http://brarecycling.com/

My favorite conversion chart is the one on Barenecessities’s website! It’s the most accurate, simple conversion I’ve found to date.

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Anonymous asked: Hi! A bit of a strange question. A couple months ago my mom bought me a Freya Nieve long line. Unfortunately, my boobs have grown since and now the cups are a bit to small. I would hate to give up on it because it was very expensive, but I can't return it. Do you have any suggestions? for now I wear it with a tank top because it makes it less noticeable, but with any tshirt it's obvious. Is it possible to alter the cups?

Cups are, unfortunately, pretty much impossible to let out. You can take them in (although it often does icky things to the line of the bra), but bras are built with an incredibly small amount of seam allowance incorporated into them so that it becomes virtually impossible to let them out without sacrificing the integrity of the garment or outright destroying the fabric. 

I’ve seen people sell new/almost new bras on sites like ebay, especially in rarer sizes, like Freya’s size range. If you’re willing to take a bit of a hit on the price, that might be the way to go.

When I grow out of my bras in the cups, I always end up layering a lot to hide it, which is a slightly less desirable option than having a fitting bra, but we can’t all afford to spend hundreds of dollars every time we gain a cup size. I like to wear a tank top and then a fitted t shirt or hoodie to hold everything in and conceal the “boob muffin” effect as much as possible.

I guess this might be a strange question on another bra blog, but luckily this mod is a seamstress so I’m used to this kind of thing haha!

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Thanks for the suggestion, bapgeek.

craniyum:

Soma Intimates accepts donations of new or gently worn bras. You can bring them to any Soma boutique or mail to:

Soma Bra Donation
c/o The Bra Recyclers
3317 S. Higley Rd., Ste 114-441
Gilbert, Arizona 85297.

Bras will be distributed to local shelters affiliated with the National Network to End Domestic Violence to help women in need.

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