Bra Size Chart and Measurement Features

Beautiful breasts are the pride of any woman. In order to look more attractive, it is not necessary to lie down under the knife of a plastic surgeon. Correctly hide the imperfections of the breast and emphasize its advantages will help to choose the right bra.

Or, conversely, the straps fall off, and the cup strives to move sideways. Almost every woman is familiar with discomfort when wearing a bra. What went wrong and how to avoid it? The answer is simple - you need to choose your ideal size correctly.

This will not only allow you to wear a bra beautifully and look more attractive, but also to stay healthy - because due to the tight bust, blood circulation is disturbed, the functions of the mammary glands (especially in pregnant and lactating women), posture deteriorates, aching and shooting pains in the back are disturbing, in women osteochondrosis may develop.

A considerable part of scientists are inclined to believe that it is a close bodice that is often the cause of the occurrence of tumor processes in the mammary gland. All this does not add either beauty, nor youth, nor optimism.

Choosing a bra - beautiful and comfortable - you should start by measuring the necessary parameters. It is advisable that during measurement, not only a centimeter tape is at your disposal. An assistant will come in handy.The second pair of hands will definitely not be superfluous and will help to calculate everything correctly, you may have to use a calculator. Before you start, make sure that the bodice that is worn on you is comfortable and sits perfectly.

• Size under breast. This is the number we need to find out which bust is right for your figure. Stand up straight with your hands down. Change should be after a complete exhalation. "Centimeter" to the skin should fit as tightly as possible, but not squeeze it. The resulting figure will indicate the size of the bra. Nuance: if you get an odd number, then it is better to buy a bra more. If the number is even, then it is as close as possible to your actual parameter.

• Chest circumference. This is the second value needed to select the correct underside. You should measure it by inhaling deeply and holding your breath. Bend your chest parallel to the floor. "Centimeter" must be applied to the points that stick out the most, strictly horizontally. He should not crush or hang loose.

• Cup size of the bodice. It can be picked up with a simple mathematical action. From the second value (on the convex points of the chest), the first measurement (the number measured under the chest) should be subtracted. The difference will also indicate the depth of the bowl. Example: chest circumference along the highest contours was 96 cm. Chest size is 80. Cup parameters are calculated by subtraction. It turns out 16 cm. This is the third breast size.

• Determination of the size of busts for pregnant women. It is made in the same way, but at a certain time. Expectant mother is better to take measurements in the second trimester, when the mammary glands reach their maximum size.

First of all, picking up a product, you should clearly understand what Latin letters and numbers on etiquette mean:

More accurately determine the size of the summary table of standard parameters. This is relevant for Russian models.

It happens that the size is determined correctly, but the chosen model of the bra is still "bad". Then you need to try to determine your so-called parallel size. The adjacent sizes of bras exist just in order to interchange the basic ones.

So, how to find out exactly the size needed to purchase a bra?

1. The size under the chest turned out to be 69. So, we choose a bra with the marking 70.
2. The circle along the line of prominent forward points "stretched" by 90 centimeters. 90-70 = 20. We look at the table and conclude that 20 is the fifth breast size. The fullness of the bowl - E.
3. We are looking in catalogs and stores busts 70E.
4. We find, try on, if it does not fit, please show the adjacent dimensions.

That is why man is interesting because not everything in him can be measured using formulas. This also applies to the female breast. Therefore, having figured out the size, comparing it with foreign markings, it is also necessary to try on linen. After all, the figures for all the ladies are purely individual, and in their sizes they can deviate from the numbers presented in the tables.

Basic rules when choosing a bra:

• Matching parameters. Everything depends on compliance with the dimensional rule in the choice of a bust.But you should also consider the height of the chest. The numbers in the tables guarantee a "hit" in the size of 70-80%. The remaining 20% ​​are the individual nuances of the figure, including the height of the mammary glands.

• Clasp. Must be durable. A wide ribbon passing under the chest, to which fasteners are fastened on the back, should not “pull off”. If you put on a bodice and raise your hands, then this part of the bra should not "move" up. If it sits exactly, it means that you were not mistaken with the size.

• You should never buy a bra less than its size, calming himself with thoughts of impending weight loss. You can not lose weight. And you can lose it, but the volume of the body will not go away. And in that, and in another case, the bust bought "for the future" will be uncomfortable.

• Pregnant women and nursing mothers Special bras are best suited, they are designed for healthy and comfortable motherhood, and are not suitable for normal wear.

In choosing a bra for a magnificent woman, there are subtleties:

• The bust should “shape” the chest. The plus is that a woman can give her almost any form, depending on the model of underwear. Slender girls can’t do this.
• The straps should be wide.in order to reliably “secure” a lady with a considerable weight of breasts for a long time.
• Full cup bras are often reinforced with side gussets. for extra breast support. The T-shaped cut of a bowl looks advantageous. But the presence or absence of seeds in a bra is a matter of taste.
• The most spectacular lingerie for magnificent ladies, as a rule, is made in Germany and England.

If you need to choose a bra on the smallest chest (sizes A, AA), then in this process it is important to remember:

• The main difficulty is find a good assortment. Manufacturers are usually not too focused on such a small chest, and therefore there are fewer models and color solutions than we would like.
• The most important part of such a bust is cups.. It is better to take with a foam lining and vertical seams.

Often manufacturers call the smallest 28 the size of the bodice. Practice shows that there are girls with 20 - 26 sizes. This situation is the worst. To find such models from the manufacturer is unlikely to succeed. A custom-made bra will save. By the way, with it you can then try to adapt to factory bodices - you will just take the clothes one size smaller in volume than your exclusive wardrobe premerman, and two sizes smaller in the cup.

It’s better to take your measurements before you come to the store.

If you are measured by outsiders, they can interpret the results to their advantage, that is, with a small assortment at the outlet, it is beneficial for the seller to give you a larger or smaller figure, just to “adjust” the parameters to the available product. If time and money allow, visit a professional bra-fitter (specialist in the selection of linen).

There are far more types of bra cups than we are used to thinking. In addition to the “push-up” familiar to everyone, there is a balcony, minimizer, demi, full-size and miniature.

If breasts are asymmetrical by nature (one larger than the other, one higher than the other), it is better to choose a bra with a contour cup.Contour will allow you to hide defects and "form" the shape of the breast, as well as visually increase its size. These types of cups are worth paying attention to women who often buy bras of adjacent sizes.

For owners of a small breast (sizes A, AA, B) - cups of the “demi” type are perfect. They are not much understood over the line of the nipples, create a hollow between the breasts that is interesting for male looks, visually give the breast volume.

If nature generously bestowed, and large breasts (sizes F or G), a bodice with support with the type of cups “minimizer” is perfect. It creates a breast reduction effect. And a full lady may not be afraid that the buttons on her blouse will be unfastened and she will shock others.

Small breast size (A, B, sometimes C) are favorably emphasized with the help of sachets of the "bolkonet" type. Their task is to present the chest for the surrounding views from the most favorable side. "Bolkonet" with vertically directed seams on the bowl increase the bust in volume.

The horizontal seams on the cups make the chest cone-shaped. Vertical - lift. Cross seams are designed to enhance lateral support. Diagonal seams visually shift the chest to the center.

If everything is more or less clear with the determination of the Russian sizes of bras, then what if you wanted to buy beautiful underwear of foreign manufacture? In addition, if you are abroad, and to ask a foreign consultant for help in comparing the sizes with the Russian is at least useless?

It is important to remember here that the sizes of bodices in Europe coincide with the Russian ones. If you chose German-made underwear, use the tables relevant to Russian standards.

Compliance of foreign markings with Russian sizes of girth (which figure to pay attention to on the bodice)

Correspondence of foreign markings to Russian sizes of completeness of a bra cup (which letter will stand on the product)

International bra size designations

If your chosen bra is made in China, then determining the desired size is very simple. At first, women get lost when they look for letters on the marking, but find ... notes! The fact is that the Latin designations of sizes A, B, C, and so on, translator - machine perceives as a stave. Thus, “do” is C, and “la” is A.

Chinese markings

If you buy clothes not for yourself, but as a gift, it’s easier to miss the size. The best option is to know exactly how the bodices of the person to whom the gift is intended are marked. If there is no such information, you can try to outline the type of figure for the seller in the store.

Men have an unusual way of indicating the size of a female "asset." By analogy with fruit. The first breast size is an apple, the second is an orange. The third size is compared with grapefruit, and the fourth with coconut palm fruits. The fifth and sixth sometimes with a melon and a watermelon, respectively.Size 6+ is not commonly found in nature. Such breasts are only a consequence of plastic surgery.

New beautiful underwear, selected by the rules, always brings a new sensation to the life of a woman or girl. It adds self-confidence, sometimes it gives a small but important impetus to the development of relations with a man. Gives a feeling of satisfaction and awareness of their own female beauty.