The perfect bra in 6 steps
LOOKING FOR THE CORRECT SIZE? ALWAYS ASK FOR ADVICE!
Did you know that weight fluctuations, pregnancy and age all have an effect on the size, shape and firmness of your breasts? Having your bra size measured regularly should be high on your list of priorities.
This is because you can make the most of your figure by wearing lingerie in the correct size. Your lingerie stylist is there to offer advice and help.
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Only 20% of all women wear the correct bra size.
With these tips and the professional advice from one of our
lingerie stylists, you can become one of them!
Step 1: Putting on your bra
Bend over and gently shake your shoulders to allow your breasts to ‘fall’ into the bra like drops. Straighten up again and fasten the bra. Make sure the back section is perfectly horizontal around your body.
Step 2: Checking the back section
The back section is the most important part of the bra, as it must give the necessary amount of support. The correct back size ensures that the back section fits properly around the body, lifting the breasts. To provide sufficient support, the back section must be perfectly horizontal around your body. This is why the lingerie stylist will always check that the back section does not fit any higher than the underwiring at the front.
Step 3: Adjusting the shoulder straps
Very few women have two breasts that are exactly the same size. This is why it is best to adjust the straps separately, so that each breast is given the necessary support and your breasts become symmetrical. Make sure the straps don't move loosely over the shoulders and adjust them until you have a perfect fit. It is unnecessary to tighten the straps for more lift as this only provides 10% of all the support!
Step 4: Checking the central front panel
The piece of material that connects the two cups of your bra must rest on your breastbone and fit comfortably. If it 'floats’ between your breasts, then you are not wearing the correct size. During a Lingerie Styling session the stylist will determine your exact size.
Step 5: Checking the underwiring
While you are putting on and fastening your bra, the underwiring should open up a little to enable it to fit nicely around your breasts. Can you feel the underwiring poking into your skin just below the armpit? Then the bra is too large. If the underwiring pokes into the breast tissue, then it is too small.
Step 6: Following the line of the cup
Check that the edge along the top of the cup does not cut into your skin or leave a gap, and that the transition from cup to breast is smooth. Letting your breasts spill over is not done! The lingerie stylist will also check that your nipples fit into the deepest point of the cup, and that there are no folds in the material.
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