My mom finally let me drag her down to the best little bra shop around–Creative Woman, a.k.a. The Wizard of Bras. You’ve probably heard that most women wear the wrong size bra. Would you like to know how wrong? Mom was wearing a 36D when what she should have been wearing was a 34F. She was rather disappointed to land such an oddball size, but she did have to admit those 34Fs were the comfiest bras she’d worn. The visit also put paid to our long-standing dispute over underwire–I love it, she hated it. But if I’d been wearing a bra that was two cup sizes too small, I’d probably hate it, too.
As for me, I knew I needed a new size, as my bras have been giving me backaches lately. The wonderful wizardesses moved me up from a 32C to a 32D–which is not as impressive as it sounds. Cup size runs in scale with band size, so the cup on a 32 is smaller than the one on a 36. On an almost 6-foot tall woman, a 32D can still look pretty darned flat-chested. Who’da thunk it? Anyway, the new bras are super-comfy, so who cares?
Mom called me again this morning to lament her F-ness. But here’s the thing, with the new, right, bras she actually looks less busty than she did before. Her cups do not runneth over. Plus, a properly fitted bra is the best way to avoid “matron-boob” you know, that mono-bosomed look that results from women wearing the size they’ve always been instead of the one they really are. And, no backaches.
Mom is now a sworn believer for life, and has vowed to tell all her friends about the wizard of bras. If you’d like to make sure you’re wearing the right size bra, follow the fitting instructions on their site.
