Bra styles for larger breasts

Whether you consider yourself lucky or unlucky, if you have large breasts, and by large I mean a DD cup then finding the right bra becomes a bit more difficult.

You may think women with smaller breasts have it easy, with a much wider choice but its not true.  There are literally hundreds of DD+ bras to choose from on know my size.

But probably the most important thing is to get the correct size bra to match your body shape.  As getting this right will not only improve your posture and comfort but also give you a noticeable confidence boost too.

The correct bra can work wonders with your clothes giving you an ultra feminine silhouette that women with small breasts can only dream about!

Its a well known fact that most women actually wear the wrong size of bra - in extreme cases some wearing a 38B when a 30F is actually the correct size!

Unfortunately simple size guides will not always work and to make matters worse no two brands size their bras exactly the same.

So here is our simple guide to getting the right fit...

The strap around your body should be firm but at the same time it should be comfortable.  With the correct fitting bra the majority of the support for your bust actually comes from the back strap and NOT the shoulder straps.  So look for the following...

The strap should be horizontal and not lifting at the back (this would indicate that the shoulder straps are doing too much work and this will be uncomfortable)

The underwires should be flat against your ribcage and that you can run two fingers under the band.

Your boobs should be enclosed within the cups with no wrinkling of the bra fabric.  Of course plunge style bras will always expose some breast but this shouldn't look like its bulging over either the top or the side of the cup.  This would indicate that the cup size was too small.

My bra is riding up

If the back strap of your bra is higher than the front then your band size is too big.  We would advise trying a smaller band size to compensate.  Don't forget that if you go down a band size you may need to go up a cup size to fit your breasts correctly.  So if your current bra is a 36B and its riding up try a 34C.

My bra shoulder straps dig in

The weight of your breasts pulls the front down causing the shoulder straps to dig in. The same advise applies as above.

My breasts are bulging

If some of your breast is bulging out of the top or sides of your bra then you are definitely wearing the wrong size cup.  Although certain styles of bras will push your breasts up they shouldn't overflow!  We would advise going up a cup size.  So if your current bra is a 36B then try a 36C.

My bra is wrinkling

Generally this is because there is too much material and your breasts do not fill the bra properly.  We would advise going down a cup size.  So if your current bra is a 36B then try a 36A.  If the wrinkling is only at the top this could indicate the cup is too small to hold your breasts properly so try a larger cup size instead.

My bra is lifting away from my body

This is caused when your breasts are too big for your bra and they are pushing the front of the bra away from your body.  The wires in your bra should fit smoothly against your body with no finger spacing.  If you can fit a couple of fingers in between the joining of the wires (the centre of the bra) then your cup size is too small.  We would advise going up a cup size.  So if your current bra is a 36B then try a 36C.

My bra moves when I raise my arms

If when you lift your arms up the bra is moving then it means it is not supporting you; well enough.  This could be either because the band size is too large and/or the cup size is too small.  We would advise going up a band size and if that doesn't stop the movement then try increasing the cup size too.  So if your current bra is a 36B then try a 38A and if needed a 38B.  Don't foget you may need to drop a cup size when increasing your band size.

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