Nordstrom's rocks

[cjsmith]

For the first time in my life a person with a measuring tape helped me with bra fitting. It's official: I am closest to 30G, and some 32Fs will work (though they'll have a short lifespan). Several 32Fs were bearable enough that I bought them; one 30G is on order for me and will arrive in a week or so.

Nordstrom's rocks. Title Nine does not even remotely compare. Victoria's Secret might as well be a grocery store.

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Most fitting-advice is WRONGWRONGWRONG because they tell you to measure your ribs and then add inches to that for your bra size. NOOOOO. You measure your ribs and THAT IS YOUR BRA SIZE.

That's totally what showed up in my fittings, too. The helpful woman measured me at thirty and said I'd therefore be a 32, but then I tried them on -- a good dozen or more -- and they were all too big in the band. Surprise!

However, she also said that if you can get a 32 to work you'd better go for that, because 30 is so limiting. So I get to buy (mostly) 32s and ditch them after half their useful life. I deeply hate clothing manufacturers.

The other WRONGWRONGWRONG is most women are (raise your hand if you're surprised) wearing too big a band and too small a cup. I've known that for YEARS, but where the @#$! do you find something with a smaller band and larger cup than 32DD? GRRRRRRRRRR.

[genderfur.livejournal.com]

...england, that's where! (Cananda has English underwear - might have good brassieres?)

Note that figleaves.com is an English company, btw. They may be where my bras came from too. (Bean has been needing English bras for years now.)

And what did she mean by "because 30 is so limiting"?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

She meant it's hard to find anything in a 30, but it's easy to find piles of stuff in 32. She was correct for her store, at the very least!

[ambar.livejournal.com]

Dangit, I spotted a catalog or something with a 28 band, but did I mail it to you? NOOOOOOOOO.

*sorry*

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh, no biggie no worries, I have to try stuff on so I'm really reluctant to go mail-order. It was hard to believe the number of absolutely-identically-sized bras I sent back versus finally bought...