OT: Bras available for uncommon sizes -- rant

I've got to get this off my chest. I'm so frustrated seeing people post to blogs, groups, and boards so sad that there is so little in their bra size. I just noticed a discussion on Beverly Johnson's bra making blog about not finding size 28F. I love Beverly's work but even she was not aware of companies that make that size in Ready to Wear. My 10-second search on the big web retailers brought up tons of options, like 10 brands and 40+ bras, and that doesn't include those custom-fit types like Jeunique/Brantly/Cameo. There are posts all over with scads of people screaming about not finding 32DD. I want to shake every one of those people and tell them to use their search engines! Figleaves advertises on every lingerie page in the universe,and Bravissimo, HerRoom, BareNecessities, Zodee, AmpleBosom, BraSmyth and their ilk are not far behind. I am also a non-department store size, and my greatest complaint is that there are so many bras in my size on the web that I'm forever shopping! I can appreciate that at the extreme ends of the spectrum choices are more limited than for 34C, and spending $50+ on a bra takes getting used to. I do make custom bras for my dear friend who wears a 52H because she can't afford Ulla. But I'm heartbroken thinking of all those shapely women wearing ill-fitting bras. They can manage to post to the web; why can't they find the retailers?????

Hollaback, girls, please! Pora

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wurstergirl
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Uh, I didn't mean to offend anybody. Present company is _entirely_ excepted.

Pora

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wurstergirl

Back when I was a 38F/G, it was harder to find bras in that size. Five years is a long time in retail... But now I'm a tiddly 32DD, I can nip into Marks and Spencers and find a dozen to choose from... They range from £12 up. I love it! At last I have a bra for every day of the week and a couple of fancy ones for special outfits! Yay!

I think a lot of the problem is that these women don't know how to search, and they probably STILL don't know their true bra size!

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Kate XXXXXX

Back when I was a dd, I had no trouble finding bras. Then, the steroids I have to take for the asthma increased my girth. I looked in all those places. but the probl;em was that until very recently, anything which was my size was also a "granny" bra. Engineered with heavy satin, and lots of "coverage". Also, usually bullet shaped. Either that, or it was the kind that gave a "monobosom".

No thanks to all of those. I was beginning to look for someone to make custom ones until I was pointed back to the web, and found that finally some of these firms have new designers, and their bras are now reasonable.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

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Olwyn.Mary

Yeah, talk about weight fluctuations... My bra band/back size went down 3 sizes in 3 months and now I'm a 30! I have to put an extender in the back because my ribcage is narrow. A 32 will poke my upper arms. I'm so disappointed because I want to do the Unique Patterns service (mem. boardshorts). I haven't sent in any measurements because this downward trend is a great thing. Hooray for acupuncture!

Pora

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wurstergirl

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