Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate
I grew up in an era when you were fitted for bras. I was taught that if the back hikes up, the barrel of the bra is too large. Your cup size may be staying the same, but the circumference below (ribcage only) has probably shrunk. I don't know in your size, but generally you buy a bra with a letter cup size larger as you go down in ribcage/barrel measurement (at least in the olden days). For instance, a 32D used to equal a 34C (but not always). Bras seem to be made a little differently now and each has its own quirks, but you should be able to solve the back hiking up with a smaller barrel measurement.

Sadie "hates to buy bras" Kate

PS - Let me tell you about the last business trip when I arrived and my luggage didn't. And I traveled in a casual skort.

I've never been fitted for a bra in my entire life and I've been wearing one since I was at LEAST 10 years old. I wore a 36C in the 6th grade at age 10. The girls never had a trainer, they went straight from nothing to "OMG WHERE'D THOSE THINGS COME FROM!!" Made for growing up way too fast unfortunately in too many ways.
The trouble I'm running into is to find my size [DDD cups are hard to come by in the store] to try for fit, I have to go online AND I have NO option on bargain OR pretty bras. I have a feeling I'm in between sizes because I'd bought a size that I thought would fit better in a DD and the cups don't hold right. UGH too snug.. I'm almost afraid to know what size I REALLY NEEDED if the 50DDD didn't fit right and is all stretched out.
I don't even know of a shop anywhere around here to really be fitted right even if they sold the right size. Oh, well, eventually I'll get into something that fits again.