![]() ![]() This is how the UK lingerie companies size their bras, and slowly but surely many US manufacturers are moving over to this method. This website was created to give you your TRUE bra size using your TRUE measurements, which results in the best, most optimal fit you will ever experience. Quickly run away from any bra fitter who adds additional inches to your measurement! ![]() If you measure 30 inches under your bust, your band size should be exactly 30 inches. Why are they fitting you into a band size that is NOT your actual measurement?! The answer is simple: to cut manufacturing costs. For example, if your band size is 34 but your bust size is 37, then your bra size is 34C (difference of 3, again, means it's a C cup). You'll still need your band measurement to give you the number preceding the letter. This results in a less-than-optimal bra fitting because the band is going to be too loose, and the cup size is going to be too small due to the additional band size allowance. If the difference is less than 1, then it's AA, 1 means A, 2 means B, 3 means C, 4 means D, 5 means DD, and so on. So if you measure a true 30" around, your band size would be rounded up to 34" in order to fit their brand sizing. ![]() It is common for a lingerie fitter to take your under-bust measurement and add 4 (or even 5!) inches to that number. In many US department stores, the method of sizing they use is outdated and super inacurate. Band sizes ranging from 28 to 52 and cup sizes ranging from AA to J are the norm there, and so they should be! The United Kingdom, for example, knows that breasts are not created in a limited size range and caters to all shapes and sizes. It asks for a tight, snug, and loose underbust. The good news: most brands outside of the United States already know this and have been manufacturing bras that fit the majority of women for ages. This particular calculator is unique because it relies six measurements, as opposed to the traditional two, to determine your bra size. There's a secret that many large scale lingerie companies don't want you to know - there are a plethora of bra sizes outside of the standard A-DD range and you very likely might fit into one of them. ![]()
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