How A Bra Should Fit
- The straps on a bra should be snug but not tight. You should be able to drop your straps and your breasts do not move
- The bra band should be horizontal
- The Wire of a bra should extend from your sternum (breast bone) to under your arm (not on your breast)
- The centre gore of the bra (the front of the bra) should lie flat against your chest
- The wire of the bra should follow the “smile” of your breast
- Breast tissue will not spill out of a well fitted bra
- There should be no sign of breast outside of the bra: these can be in the form of “side-boob” “back fat” or excessive “arm fat”
- Breast should feel supported as if they are being held.
- The bra band should be slightly tighter than snug initially, as all bras stretch, on the very loosest hook.
- Bras should be comfortable enough to wear for the day, it is completely normal to want to take your bra off as soon as you get home. It is a working garment that supports