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    Default US bra sizing help please!!

    how do i measure my US bra size?

    under my rib cage im 27.5 inches
    and around my boobs im 36inches

    but the size says 32a, 32b, 32c,32d etc etc...


    i thought the cup was the size of your boobs ie (dd) and the number was under your ribcage? but it starts at 32? pelase tell me thats not in inches?!

    trying to figure it out to buy lingerie online. stupid blonde!

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    Default Re: US bra sizing help please!!

    That link is great, by the way.

    anyways, technically, the 32 would be inches directly under your boobs. The A, B, C, D, etc is generally supposed to be inches around boob MINUS inches under boob, A=1 inch difference, B=2 inches, etc. However, i don't find that to be accurate. I'm a 36B/C, but I'm 34" under my boobs (and some 36's don't fit me right!). It all depends on the brand I guess.

    So basically, yeah, our sizes are all f*cked up and use the converter on the link!!






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    Default Re: US bra sizing help please!!

    if you are an odd number measurement under the boobs you add 5" if you are an even number then you add 4". Hence, you would add 5" to your 27.5" to give you a band measurement of 32. Then you measure around the bust and as described above a bust measurement of 1" greater than the band measurement would be an A cup, 2" greater is a B cup etc.

    Based upon the measurements you gave you sound like a 32D.


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    ohh thanks for the links

    apparently, im 34DD in the states yay! victorias secret here i come!!!

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    I wuv VC.

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    Default Re: US bra sizing help please!!

    No wonder my bras are uncomfortable!

    VS measures me at a 34 B but they are way too damn tight every where! Using that website above, I'm a 36 C. And here I was complaining about being a B cup.

    Definately going to rethink getting 550 ccs! I dont think I need that much for a DD now!


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    Ugh, I just moved to Toronto and they don't have VS. I am so going on a spree while I'm here!

    They are having a sale on Secret Embrace bras til the end of the month - buy one, get $15 off the second one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sinia View Post
    I dont know about that...according to their calculator I'm a 38D....and I'm not. I wear a 34D and they fit me very well..not tight at all.
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    VS is notorius for sizing wrong and also vanity sizing. Their bras are smaller so ladies who wear a C cup can wear a D and feel bigger, hence shopping there more.

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    That was a helpful site, now I know for sure that I am a 34DD, but I know how much I fill those cups so I know I am bordering an E cup!!! VS is awsome, but unfortunately they don't carry my size in most bra's they have....at least nothing I like.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LatinaRose View Post
    Ugh, I just moved to Toronto and they don't have VS. I am so going on a spree while I'm here!
    I know and La Senza sucks ass!!!

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    ^^Yes, esp compared to VS! What is fucked up is that they are owned by VS!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by lexXe View Post
    I know and La Senza sucks ass!!!

    I've actually heard tons of raves for that store. Why does it suck if I may ask.

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    ^^Their stuff is kinda cute, but generic looking. A little housewifey for my tastes. VS is way more sexy and has many different lines. LaSenza is kinda boring compared to VS.

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