themusecalliope

Victoria's Secret also does pro bra sizing. I can tell you how to size yourself, though.


Wear your best-fitting, NON-PADDED bra, and stand relaxed (don't expand your chest by inhaling, measure on the exhale.)

Start by measuring your band size: put your tape measure snugly (but not tightly) around your rib cage just under the breasts. Add 5 inches to that measurement. That number is your band size.

Then for your cup size: measure around the fullest part of your bust, which is around your back and usually across the nipple line. Subtract your band measurement from that number. The difference gives you your cup size-- 1"=A, 2"=B, 3"=C, 4"=D, 5"=DD, 6"=DDD, 7"=F, 8"=FF, 9"=G, 10"=H, 11"=I


Hope that helps.

When you go to apply these rules to an actual bra, you'll be faced with the fact that bras only come in even sizes i.e. 32, 34, 36, etc., and some cup sizes aren't readily available in what SHOULD be your band size. You can often comfortably wear a bra the next band size up with the next smaller cup size. For example, I SHOULD be a 32 D, but I have a very hard time finding those. I tend to buy 34 C and wear them on the tightest row of hooks, and just can't keep 'em long, because once the elastic in the band gets stretched out at all they're useless. Different styles certainly fit differently, too, as EVERY woman knows, and I'm convinced that some manufacturers have vanity sizing... Whee!

Okay, the costume designer is turning measurement exposition mode off now... Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah...