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Bra Rants From Asia
I started looking online when I got to a point where no bras in stores fit me anymore and I could no longer lie to myself that the quadboobs were cleavage. I know this problem exists for almost everyone except maybe those living in "bra heaven" (aka UK), but none of my friends seem to realise there's any problem with the pathetic bra selections we have in the stores.
I live in a part of the world where many girls are positively tiny. Yet retailers seem to think that 32 bands are perfectly alright. Sometimes they only bring in bras in B cups. The "one size fits all" approach in Asia is absolutely ridiculous. Most of our clothings have no sizes. They're "free size". Some shops even tell you their jeans are "free size". I once asked for a 32C bra (when I thought I was that size), and got sister-sized to a 36A?! Shop assistants give me strange looks and tell me nothing bigger than C cups were available, or yes, they have D cups but they only start at 34 backs, which they think should fit me, then hand me some ugly beige thing.
So I was in Marks and Spencer, the only place that seems know that bras go beyond B or C cups, trying on their 32Ds and quadboobing. I asked for bigger cups, and got introduced to this 32DD contraption that was so stiff it could take someone's eye out if I swung it around. It also cost 70 bucks.
I gave up looking for bras in any stores after that and went online. That's when I realised that bras in bigger cup sizes can look gorgeous and not like granny bras. I ordered several sizes from an online store. They were all wrong, but the customer service was so sweet and helpful with the exchange. It took some weeks, but today I got my first ever bra that fits - the Curvy Kate Emily in 28F. I can't tell you how excited I feel right now.
Yea, that's my "brapiphany" in a nutshell. It feels awesome!
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Thanks for sharing! :) Actually I think there are some authentic asian brands that are doing it right, like Braologie and Moliform, and I've seen others pop up on ebay :)
I don't know what exactly for you is a granny bra, but I think those wider bands and their inovative design solutions are far superior than any UK brand I've tried, and I've tried them all.
So yeah, prints maybe girly and fun, but in terms of support Asia rocks :)
Oh, btw, I think Poland is referd to as Bra Heaven these days :)
Tell me about it. D cup starts at 36 bands. 32 band comes only in A cup. The decent one we have is Xixili and Wacoal, but the biggest is F/G, I think.
After I've fitted a couple of my friends I basically told them, yeah, welcome to ordering-bras-online hell. :D
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