The Bra, Reinvented

[Kathi]

VC's measuring system is so weird. To get your under band measurement you measure under your arms and across the top of your chest, near the top of your bra.. So I did that. I get 31", my real under band measurement is 25.5/26". Then you measure across your bust which is 33". So I plug the measurements into their calculator and I get the message "Please enter a measurement between 30" and 40". Well, isn't 31" between 30" and 40"? So I plug in 32" and get a bra size of 32A. That adds 6" to my band size. In reality, I'm a 26G but wear the sister size of 28FF, adding 2" to accommodate my bony ribcage and because 26" bands are impossible to find.

Ok, so what's so different in VC's bras that I can fit a 32A when my 32C Chantelle is too small in the cups and too large in the band? It gives me no support, rides up in the back and actually give me "back fat". Also, I can hook the 32C bra around my 33" hips! This is why I don't trust Jockey or any other American bra companies.

BTW, my sister size in a 32 band is a UK 32E, it's the same cup volume as UK 26G. I think in US sizing it's a 32DD.