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It's so bad that my fiancée has some bras that say she's a B cup and others that says she's a D cup. In order to go bra shopping, you have to actually try them on to find out if they fit.

If I had to try on underwear to see if they fit, I might not bother with underwear at all!

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[–] AGreenPurple@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 6 days ago

When going for brands, like Lounge Underwear or even more expensive ones like Marlies Dekkers, Aubade or Lise Charmel (instead of cheap imports from China) there's almost never a problem with the size. There have been maybe 2 or 3 bras (cheap ones) that did not fit in the last twelve years and everything else has the same size and fits her.

[–] Tedesche@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Around 19, I’d say. 42 now.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I don't see how most men would even find that out. Underwear is too intimate of a topic to open up about to the opposite sex.

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm sad I missed the days of girls wearing no bras. Must have been nice.

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

You don't live in Australia then.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Teenager. I'm an artist. I was drawing some characters. Had to find some references.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 6 days ago
[–] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

No clothes shit in my country is standard so why would the bra's be?

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 146 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Clothing sizing in general is just arcane at this point.

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[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 99 points 1 week ago

Today years old.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 59 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's also the fact that cup size is not necessarily independent from band size, that's where the trick is. I used to think I'm an A with a high band size as I'm huge with no booba, like a 39A or something but those never fit that well.

According to ABraThatFits methodology I'm actually 36C, which somehow does fit and super well, though by common and dudebro methodology I'm most certainly more of an "A cup" if that makes sense.

I’m a woman w

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It's because whatever maniac invented the sizing scheme decided that every letter represents 2 inches more around your body at the weirdest boobage point than just below it. What a bonkers system! A woman with 38B bras is 38 inches around at the band, and 42 inches around at the girls. Nonsense. The way dudes THINK it works makes so much more sense.

[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 52 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Have her go and get fitted. Many women don't know what their band/cup size really is.

Also, IMO, women's pant sizes are where the real absurdity in sizes is.

[–] Reyali@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

Agree on all points! When I was had my first grownup job I was trying to build up my wardrobe and found a pair of jeans that fit and felt great. Size 3. I went back after another paycheck to get an identical third pair and when I got home, they were practically falling off of me. I had to exchange them for a 1, which was still larger than the size 3s from just a month or two earlier.

But a fitted bra? One of my best purchases ever. Getting in the right size resolved about 70% of my chronic back pain. Fit is different between bra types but decent brands’ sizes are standardized, regardless what OP says.

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[–] sbf@feddit.org 42 points 1 week ago

Well, today years old. Thanks.

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