Get your bra on

When you have your bra on, lean over and position the underwire under your breast tissue...and shake your breasts a bit into the cups.


Next, the straps should not hold the majority of your breast weight!!! I can easily put 2 fingers under the strap and there is no visible pressure.

Check the back, notice that the hook and eye can be pulled a bit....but remains very firm.

This is a a GREAT fit!

Wire Chart

Wire selection is based off of a wire size....what does this mean?

A wire number designation is based on what the volume would be on a 34 band size.

A 34 wire is used in a 34B bra, or a person who is measured at 34" underbust and 36" at nipple line would need a 34 wire for the volume of breast.

A wire chart is useful in understanding volume of breast only. You will NEVER find this info on your bra, but consider this your bra's back story.

This chart displays the largest underwire I have worked with (72). I would not normally recommend an underwire past a 52 wire.

Decrease in band

Cup volume is a just a ratio, wire chart to follow. So we decrease the band size to 34, but we want to keep that volume the same. So, this is a 34DD. Notice that there is a bit of gap in the upper cup creasing from nipple line to the strap. This is our first indication that the band might still be a bit loose.







Check the back, notice how easy the powermesh pulls away from the body at the hook and eye. You really don't want it this loose. Promise.






Now here I have pulled the powermesh at the back so that the cups are pulled to the chest wall with the proper tension of powermesh around the body.




The breasts now fill the cups, the volume of the cups allow each breast to *rest* in the cup.

Bad fit part 2

Ok, lets take a look at the fit on the front of this same bra size (36D) from part 1.
Due to the rise of the powermesh in the back the cups in the front have slack and are not filled with the breast tissue. The lower portion of the breast is pushing under the wire and lower cup as the too loose band is allowing breast to remain unsupported.

This side view shows the rise of the powermesh in the back, and the lowered breast position in the front.

If your bra looks like this, chances are your band size is tooooooooooo big!

~Megan Summerville

Bad fit 1

Oooof! Just looking at the back fit of this bra hurts to look at!

This model was wearing a 36 band in this shot.

Notice the upward arch in the back of this bra. The roominess of the band is allowing the weight of the breasts to pull the back of the bra up.

Your breasts will never get the support they need if your band is too loose. Period.

80% of the support and lift of the breast comes from the underband. You should never adjust the straps tighter to lift your breast if you don't have a proper fitting band size. It will never work, and physics suggest that if your band is too loose and your straps are cranked as tight as you can make them......YOUR BOOBS WILL HEAD SOUTH!

~Megan Summerville

Bra Math? Pt 2

Next!

Nipple Line measurement :

This measurement should pass over the nipples and remain as horizontal to the floor as possible

Our model measures 34" and some change.

The increase from underbust to Nipple Line measurement is 6".
That would place this fit at a F cup.

Bra Math break down:

Underbust measurement + Nipple Line" = cup size

Underbust=Nipple Line= AAA
Underbust+1/2"= AA cup
Underbust+1"= A cup
Underbust+2"= B cup
Underbust+3"= C cup
Underbust+4"= D cup
Underbust+5"= DD cup
Underbust+6"= F cup
etc....

Next we will tackle what a BAD fit looks like!

Bra Math? Pt 1

Ok, it's just a ratio!

First things first: The underbust measurement establishes the band size (just 1 part of the ratio).

The more level and firm this measurement the more accurate the fit

Most folks find that this measurement is smaller than they thought.

"They don't call it training for nothing"

This model measures 28" and some change.
I would start fitting her in a band size 30. Based on her comfort in the firmness of that band I might also try a 32.

Tomorrow we will establish bust measurement, and get down and dirty with the boob math!

Not many bra makers make or carry a 30, but MS Lingerie sizing goes down to 28!

Call me for a fitting appointment, its free!

~Megan Summerville
512-922-6843