Custom undergarments

[cjsmith]

OK, Bay Area folks, I've got guests coming in to town. One of them has heard of a place (Berkeley area, maybe?) that specializes in bras for nonstandard women. Er, let me rephrase: women with a nonstandard ribcage-to-boobage ratio.

This would normally be only an amusing sidenote (oh, those crazy Californians!) but for two things. 1) I could sure use a visit to a place like that myself. 2) It's my fault she's heard of it -- apparently, long ago, I'm the one who told her!

What was it? A store that does custom work? A store with a much wider variety than usual of premade stuff? I'm sure it wasn't just the Title Nine store, but I'll take her there too.

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[aelfie.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, lemme search my poor little brain.

I'm thinking Oakland, near the convention center. There was an article in the Merc about it in the last year. I found this link Where to find a bra (http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/where2buy/bra.html) with some hints, but unfortunatly no name.

In San Jose there's Chicki Downs @ 1209 Park Ave 408-286-2772 I've been here. Its okay, but they did have a decent nursing bra in my size. although her stock seem limited in styles, but lots of sizes (you get ugly with functional).

Out in Pittsburg is Under it all @ 4571 Century Blvd 925-778-7272 I love this store. I ended up buying some very nice, very comfy bras for me there. In fact this is where I went shopping for a bra to wear under my wedding dress. I highly reccommend this store.

Hope this helps! I definitely have the problem of nonstandard ribcage to boobage ratio. Most manufactures seem to think that someone who needs a 44 needs a minimum of a D cup. I barely fill a C when not nursing. (Although I must say after I had Ike I really enjoyed my new D cup tits. Unfortunately, *sigh* they went away. I'm back to where I started. I am however very interested to see what happens after I have Elli and Gwen!)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oo, thanks for that link! That one person's vague comment about Oakland seems right on -- the store I remember mentioning so long ago could be that one in Oakland. More Google in my future. :)

Under It All is now on my short list. Thanks.

I took out my tape measure just to see how bad it really was. Now I'm sorry I did. According to the fitting instructions on this site I'm a 28FF. Many of the stores other hard-to-fit people rave about, such as Decent Exposures, stop at 30. (What I've got on is a 32D, all straps and closures pulled as snug as they'll go.) No wonder I can't find anything to fit right.

Maybe after a coupla pregnancies you'll start keeping a little of that extra nursing boobage. One can hope!

[aelfie.livejournal.com]

Under it all should be able to help. If I remember their yellow pages ad they go up to something like a J cup.