Monday, June 9, 2008

Q: Do you really need to get your boobs measured by a professional?

A: Yes.

Yeah I know you don’t wanna. Letting some strange lady wrap her tape measure around your girls while she lectures you about how flattering that padded bra is a lot like having a stethoscope pressed on your back while you fake cough. Nothing weird about it or anything, but still not fun. And if you’re like most people, you don’t like being given the hard sell, which salespeople at certain unmentionables shops have a bad habit of doing. (Victoria’s Secret, I’m talking to yoooouuuuuuuuuu.) This naturally is even more annoying when you’re partially undressed.

So, this begs the question: Should you find out what your bra size is from a professional? Yeah, honestly, you should. Most girls and women don’t even realize they’re wearing the wrong size bras. Often, the problem is that we wear smaller cup sizes than we ought to be wearing while the bras are too big inch-wise around.



How do you know if you’re wearing the wrong size?

Here are some tell-tale signs:
* Frequent costume malfunctions. If you're prone to nip slips (and you haven’t just run up several flights of stairs), your bra is probably too small.
* You always close the clasps on the tightest or loosest setting. Ideally, a bra should fit best when the middle of the three clasps is used.
* Uniboob! If your boobs are smooshed together, making your cleavage look like a tushy, you might want to go up a couple of inches.
* It just doesn’t look good. If your bra makes you look droopy, it could be the wrong size. If, after you attempt to tighten the straps, the back rides up on you, you might want to go down a couple of inches.

Still not convinced you need the assistance of a professional? Fine, but at least check out some helpful tips on this here website.

This public service announcement has been brought to you by the number 32 and the letter D. Yeah that’s also Pretty in Pink Leopard’s bra size, not that I knew that until recently!

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