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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[genderfur.livejournal.com]

I've ordered brassieres from England, personally. They seem to believe that women come in a wider variety of ratios over there.

But since I'm *in* Berkeley, I've got a strong interest in knowing what the answer turns out to be.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. If I didn't have such an aversion to buying things without fitting them in person, I'd at least have tried Title Nine by now, but... How do you do it?

I will definitely make a post with a summary of the answers!

[genderfur.livejournal.com]

I *totally* know what you mean about buying things w/o trying them on, but I was just feeling desparate for a brassiere that fit properly, and Bean had been having success with this particular place.

It was from England, they were pricey except when on sale, they didn't charge shipping (why should they? bras are so light). When I fretted about the hassle/expense of returns, Bean reminded me that we were't having to drive anywhere to buy these things.

When I find that gosh-durned link, I'll get it to you. It might already be in the list below, I dunno.

(PS: 32F)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I hear ya. (Supposedly 28F or 28FF, but a 32D cinched as far as it will go is sort of close.)