did you know that 8 out of 10 women wear the wrong bra size?

so, i thought id give you guys steps on measuring yourself correctly.
keep in mind, that there are two different ways to measure for your bust.

bra measuring method #1. over.

Step #1: Band measurement
Measure under your arms, high on your back, around the top of your chest. If this measurement is an even number, this is your band size. If this measurement is an odd number, add 1" to determine your band size. Record that number, you'll need it for step 3.

Step #2: Cup measurement
Wear your favorite supportive, comfortable bra. Measure loosely around the fullest part of your bust. Record that number, you’ll need it later.

Step #3: Do the math
Subtract your band measurement from your cup measurement; each inch in difference represents one step in cup size. For example: if your band measurement is 34" and your cup measurement is 36", the difference between these measurements is two inches, and you'd require a B cup.

bra measureing method #2. under.

Step #1: Band measurment
Measure around the chest directly under the breast at a constant height with the cloth measuring tape. Add 5 inches to that measurement. This dimension is your bra/band size (If the bra size works out to an ODD number go up one inch to the next EVEN number.) This should equal the circumference around the chest, directly above the breasts/under the arms.

Step #2: Cup measurment
Now measure around the chest at the height of the fullest part of the breast. The measuring tape should be held horizontal, flat on your back, and your arms should be down. Make a note of that measurement (only used for comparison) and compare it to the Bra Size from step 1.

Step #3: Do the math
To determine the proper Cup Size, find the difference between step 2 and step 1 (step 2 - step 1.) Use the chart below to determine your Cup Size.


0-1/2 inch difference= AA Cup
1 inch difference=A Cup
2 inch difference=B Cup
3 inch difference=C Cup
4 inch difference=D Cup
5 inch difference=DD Cup
6 inch difference=DDD Cup
7 inch difference=DDDD Cup
8 inch difference=FF Cup
9 inch difference=G Cup
10 inch difference=H Cup
11 inch difference=I Cup
12 inch difference=J Cup


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or, you can even go to this website where theres a bra calculator. all you need to do is measure yourself in the areas shown, and then enter in your measurements.
bra calculator

Oohh!! I was looking for something like this! =D I wanted to measure myself since I felt weird going up to one of the workers at VS and asking them to do it. Thanks! =]

QUOTE(xlitoxb @ Mar 15 2006, 6:39 PM)

Oohh!! I was looking for something like this! =D I wanted to measure myself since I felt weird going up to one of the workers at VS and asking them to do it. Thanks! =]

haha, yea, sure. i remember i had such a hard time finding a right bra a few years back.

I was too!! Thanks so much!!

How huge is a J cup o_o;;

I am thinking of this too...it must have been the size of my butt...

Thanks for sharing!

Thats soo helpful.
Ohh I saw at either Macy`s or Mervyn`s that 8 out of 10 woman wore the wrong bra size.

Thanks for the information! I saw a similar resource topic earlier. :)

Thank God for this. I was thinking about this awhile ago but was too lazy to actually type it up. I hate it when people wear bras that are too small. Even on a skinny or fit person a bra that's too small produces unsightly bulge. I'll add this to the pinned topic of helpful links.

wait a sec....when i did the measuring and added it in my head i got about what i wear...but when i went to that bra calculator it said i was a 28AA? what? i know that's not right lol... everything but the calculator thing was helpful for me : )

This is helpful.
But a J-cup??

This is great! Thanks!

Whoa, J-cup. I'll never need one of those.

haha you could always go to victoria's secret and get them to measure for you
hah.

but im sure this helps plenty.

according to this, i'm supposed to be wearing a B, not an A...

hmm...

Haha, J cup. I'm still a B, but I'm only 13 so, so what :}

Ohh! I'm going to do this anyways, even though I kinda already know it from the victoria secret ladies. But more reason to touch my boobies besides checking for cancer!



Wow, I love making awkward sentences.

This is really intresting how they find this out

This didn't work for me. All three things were wrong. They said im a C, when im bigger then DD.

QUOTE(Kira123 @ Jan 30 2007, 8:17 AM)

This didn't work for me. All three things were wrong. They said im a C, when im bigger then DD.

..well, then i dont know. that "bra detector" is used everywhere. in books (teaching girls how to do it), at stores..ect, ect.

wow thanks =)

That's really helpful, thanks!

J cup? Lol, that's crazy. I didn't know it went that big.

Oh Shizzle, I didn't know I was a J cup.

it said im a 34b and thats the size I already wear :) And a J cup omg how big is that like wow...

I work at La Senza (for those who don't know, it's like Victoria's Secret in Canada) and we had a whole workshop on that stuff...they don't always work perfectly just because everyone's bodies are different but they can help give you a starting point.

Hm.

I have an easier method: go to Gap Body and get one of the ladies to do it for you.

Much faster.