Well, firstly, nobody has one true bra size. Bras will vary in size and fit depending on the brand and even the style,
so it is far better to familiarise yourself with how a well-fitting bra looks and feels, than to rely on your measurements.
I will show you two methods for determining your bra size. Method one will quickly estimate your size based on your current bra size
and your underbust measurement, and method two will go into more detail about the fit of your bra.
Method One
This method does require a tape measure, but only to determine the band size. You’ll also need to put on your favourite bra.
It helps to stand in front of a mirror to see what you’re doing and to check that the tape measure is horizontal.
The underbust measurement should be taken by holding the tape measure horizontally underneath the breasts. Pull the tape measure firmly
against your body so that it feels tight, and don’t breathe in deeply. Don’t worry about it feeling too restrictive – the
elasticity of the bra should take care of comfort. You will need to round your underbust measurement to the nearest even number.
This usually means rounding up, but if you are closer to the smaller size, you may get a better fit by rounding down. For example,
a measurement of 35 inches would usually be rounded up, whereas a measurement of 34.5 inches would normally be rounded down.
Now find your current bra size on the table, and trace along to the correct column for your underbust measurement.
You will notice that for each column you move to the left, the band size decreases by two inches and the cup size increases by one letter, and the
reverse happens if you move to the right. This is because all the sizes on each row of the table are equivalent in volume. If you were to
stay in the same cup size but move to a smaller band size, then the cups would also be smaller. A D cup on a 36" band is equivalent to a DD cup
on a 34" band, or an E cup on a 32" band etc.
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28" |
30" |
32" |
34" |
36" |
38" |
40" |
42" |
44" |
46" |
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28AA |
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28A |
30AA |
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28B |
30A |
32AA |
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28C |
30B |
32A |
34AA |
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28D |
30C |
32B |
34A |
36AA |
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28DD |
30D |
32C |
34B |
36A |
38AA |
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28E |
30DD |
32D |
34C |
36B |
38A |
40AA |
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28F |
30E |
32DD |
34D |
36C |
38B |
40A |
42AA |
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28FF |
30F |
32E |
34DD |
36D |
38C |
40B |
42A |
44AA |
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28G |
30FF |
32F |
34E |
36DD |
38D |
40C |
42B |
44A |
46AA |
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28GG |
30G |
32FF |
34F |
36E |
38DD |
40D |
42C |
44B |
46A |
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28H |
30GG |
32G |
34FF |
36F |
38E |
40DD |
42D |
44C |
46B |
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28HH |
30H |
32GG |
34G |
36FF |
38F |
40E |
42DD |
44D |
46C |
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28J |
30HH |
32H |
34GG |
36G |
38FF |
40F |
42E |
44DD |
46D |
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28JJ |
30J |
32HH |
34H |
36GG |
38G |
40FF |
42F |
44E |
46DD |
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28K |
30JJ |
32J |
34HH |
36H |
38GG |
40G |
42FF |
44F |
46E |
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30K |
32JJ |
34J |
36HH |
38H |
40GG |
42G |
44FF |
46F |
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32K |
34JJ |
36J |
38HH |
40H |
42GG |
44G |
46FF |
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34K |
36JJ |
38J |
40HH |
42H |
44GG |
46G |
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36K |
38JJ |
40J |
42HH |
44H |
46GG |
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38K |
40JJ |
42J |
44HH |
46H |
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40K |
42JJ |
44J |
46HH |
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42K |
44JJ |
46J |
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44K |
46JJ |
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46K |
You should now have an idea of your correct bra size. However, you will still need to try on some bras in your new size to be sure. You may find that you need to move to a different cup size, which is simply a case of going up or down a letter. If you need to try a different band size, don't forget that you need to increase the cup by one size for every band size you go down, and vice versa.
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