Don’t know your bra size? Join the club. There’s a deep confusion over bra sizing and how to measure your bra size. While it shouldn’t be complicated, it feels like lingerie shopping is an endless maze that customers are left to decode without resources.
If this sound quite familiar and you’re still left wondering how to calculate your bra size, we do have a solution: go to the experts. We spoke to bra guru Miryha Fantegrossi, Wacoal’s senior vice president of merchandising and design, about several bra issues and questions.
Bra sizes aren’t standard; some brands use the small to extra-large size range, while others use cup and band sizing. And the process of how to measure for a bra is ever-changing. While in-person bra fittings come highly recommended, you can now go the digital route, downloading an app to calculate your bra size from the comfort of your home. As convenient as that sounds, is it the best option? And how can you guarantee that the fitting results are accurate? It’s also hard to determine the bra cup sizes that best work with the shape of your breasts. A cup-size chart, for example, might not be able to tell you which style works best for shallow-top, east-west, or pendulous breasts. Fantegrossi walked us through everything from the benefits of a bra fitting to the best bras according to breast shape. We even discussed tips for cleaning your bra and when it’s time to get rid of it altogether.
In a world of seamless, underwire, demi cups, padded, bralettes, strapless, and beyond, here’s how you determine the best bra for your breast shape and find your perfect fit. And keep reading for solutions to common bra-fit issues, courtesy of lingerie expert Jenny Altman.
— Additional Reporting by Lara Eurdolian
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