Which part of the bra is structurally most responsible for lift?
Cups
Band
Shoulder straps
When trying on a bra, which row of hooks should you use?
Tightest
Middle
Loosest
Whichever makes it fit
True or false?
A"compression"-style sports bra is likely to work for larger cup sizes.
True
False
The bridge (the part of a bra that joins the cups at the front) is never going to lie flat against your sternum, so don't even bother trying.
True
False
You should add four inches to the actual circumference of your rib cage to find your band size.
True
False
Which of these is a "sister size" (same cup volume) to a 36C?
38C
38B
38D
34B
What American cup size corresponds to a UK size E?
DD
DDD
F
Potentially any of the above
What is the average bra size among British and US bra-wearers, according to various tabloid scare pieces that inevitably have comment sections full of verbal diarhhea that you really shouldn't look at?
List the UK cup sizes between AA and K, inclusive, in order:
List the European cup sizes between AA and K, inclusive, in order:
List the US cup sizes between AA and K, inclusive, in order:
What is the largest cup size offered by the following brands, listed in order of US market share:
Victoria's Secret (VS, Pink):
Hanes (Hanes, Playtex, Bali, Wonderbra):
Maidenform (Maidenform, Donna Karen, Lilyette, Sweet Nothings):
Warnaco (Calvin Klein, Warners, Olga):
What factors other than rib cage circumference and breast volume can contribute to bra fit?
Breast position/separation
Breast shape (upper fullness, nipple direction)
Shoulder shape
Spine curvature
Rib cage shape
All of the above
Statistical increases in cup sizes over time can be at least partially attributed to...
Better information and options that allow consumers to purchase sizes that actually fit them
Advances in elastics technology that mean that a proper fit involves a smaller resting band size (and therefore larger cup size) than in the past
omg obesity epidemic and/or lying silicone-filled slutz
Those first two and probably not the third
So how big is a set of 32G breasts, anyway?
And while we're at it, what do
normal
breasts look like?
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Lea
, 2013.