For Those Who Need to Know

Instructions For Basic Bra Sizing:

Step #1: Get a soft measuring tape.

This is the only type of measuring tape that can be used for accurate
measurements. If you do not have one, you can get one a Wal-Mart or
many other stores for less than a dollar.

Step #2: Take off your bra.

The measurements you take will be much more accurate if your bra is off.
Almost all women wear cup sizes that are too small which smashes the
breasts down causing the measurement to seem smaller than they really
are. If your breasts hang or sag, just try and get someone to help you
so that you can prop your breasts up while measuring. If you really
need to, just take the measurements with a bra on. The size will still
be a lot closer than anything you have been wearing and the fit a whole
lot better. And if you need help or feel the numbers are just not
making sense, just take BOTH measurements, one with the bra on and one
with the bra off and call us and we will help you determine the best
size.

Step #3: Measure underneath your rib cage.

This measurement will help you determine your band size. So measure right
underneath your breasts where a bra band would normally sit. Make sure
that you keep the tape level all the way around and pull the two sided
together until they meet and lie flat against your body. Do not pull it
too tightly but it does need to be somewhat snug. Whatever number you
get here, in almost all cases just needs to be rounded up to the
nearest even number. So if the measurement is 33 than you would just
round up to 34. Very easy. But there is one exception to this rule. If
you measure 34 1/4 or even 34 ½, you should round down to 34 instead.
The reason for this is simple. Bras lose elasticity every time you wear
them so the fit will only get less and less supportive the longer you
wear the bra. So when you first purchase a bra it needs to feel snug
but not too tight on the LOOSEST hook. Then as the bra stretches from
wear, you can move the hooks in tighter to maintain a higher level of
support longer. If you buy a bra and need to wear it on the tightest
hook from the start, you have nowhere to go but to buy a new one when
it starts getting stretched out. For a bra to be supportive, you must
wear the correct band size.

**So for the above example, the band size is 34. I will use this measurement again below to determine the final size needed.

Step #4: Measure across the widest part of your bust line. (NEVER MEASURE
UNDER YOUR ARM PITS AND UP OVER THE TOP OF YOUR BREASTS AND NEVER ADD
INCHES.)

Just measure across your nipples at the widest part
of your breasts. Nothing at all needs to be done to this number except
rounding it up if the measurement falls between two numbers. So if you
measure 41 ½ just round it to 42. That is it. Nothing else.

Step # 5 Do a little math.

Now take the number from step 4 and subtract the number from step 3. This
then gives you a cup size to go along with the band size that was
determined earlier. The band size we had earlier was 34 and for the
above example the bust measurement was a 42. So you have 42-34 = 8.

So you have a band size of 34 and an 8 inch difference for the cup size so
your bra size is a 34H. Each number represents a cup size as the chart
below details.

1 = A
2 = B
3 = C
4 = D
5 = DD(E)
6 = F(DDD)
7 = G
8 = H
9 = I
10= J
etc. etc.

Now you have a size that will fit you so much better and support you so
much better and make you look so much better than anything you have
ever worn before.