What is your favorite Bra?

[chickwhorips]

Maybe we should invent one and get te to make it for us?

good idea.... but where do we start?

[Brandi]

good idea.... but where do we start?

Well it sounds like we all want something that keeps us in, gives us shape(no uniboob) has compfy straps and cloth. No underwire, support. Am I leaving anything out?

[chickwhorips]

Well it sounds like we all want something that keeps us in, gives us shape(no uniboob) has compfy straps and cloth. No underwire, support. Am I leaving anything out?

i know there are a few people around here that sew.... maybe we can get them in on this.

now is the time i would've paid more attention to sewing when i was a kid. my stepmom was great at sewing. i just tried to make cool designs on the material with my sewing machine, never made anything.

[veloputt]

I'm currently 34D+
(I even had reduction surgery from DDD to C, and oddly, bra manufacturers changed the labelling so what was a C cup is now a D cup... go figure! I still have the old C cup for proof!).

For cycling I actually like the Pearl Izumi schimmels or their other sports "bras".

But for more active endeavors, like running or volleyball, my current favorite is by Brooks Pro-Support--and comes in band and cup sizes for a great fit.

For day wear--well, what's my favorite is not longer available the next time I go shopping (or the fabric changed or cut changed slightly to "improve" it), and varies by what I'm planning to wear over it. Have better luck w/ the european brands--they just seem to have better styles that fit well, too. E.g. Chantelle, Triumph, Freya... www.figleaves.com is a good place to check.

[margo49]

Yeah, Veloputt
I have a Triumph Tri-Action.
It is so nice and seamless with stretchy straps and velcro for easy adjustment. Best of all it is a front-y
Never figured out how to do a bra up at the back. Also have had long periods of limited arm movement ( mastectomy and a horrendous tractor accident) and fronties helped me stay independent.
I also think all the "reverse engineering" of seams, 3 sets of hooks and eyes, and overlapping fabric just ruins the asthetics of that beautiful expanse of a woman's back.

[veloputt]

Guess I've just gotten used to rear hooks as that was the only option I was exposed to nearly 30 years ago when I started wearing bras!

Besides the looks, hooks on the back can be painful, too. I have to be careful w/ where the hook hits on the backbone, else are a literal pain doing situps!

I've found a Walcoal w/ front closure and has some stiffness to the cups for the nice "t-shirt" look w/out feeling like armour plating, and a nice and comfortable strap design in the back... It's currently one of my favorites for "day" use.

Front zipper sports bras usually don't work for me, but I'm wearing out a Pearl Izuma front zip sports bra that was nice that it had a locking zipper (as w/out a lock, I've found some creep down on their own accord), and good strap adjustments.

[chickwhorips]

Best of all it is a front-y
Never figured out how to do a bra up at the back.

your not the only one. i'm not good at it either. i have to latch them in front and then spin it around my tummy and put it on that way.

i'm just not coordinated enough to latch it behind me.