New Clothes

[Troubleshooter]

Having had some experience with women of ...admirable... proportions, I've found a few options here before.

42DD-all

42DD-Wired

42DD-Unwired

Always willing to lend a hand...

[xoxoxoBruce]

I find the names of the styles to be hilarious. However, were I a woman, I'd be very wary of something called Balli Powershape. I wonder if it's hydraulic or mechanical?

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Lunaephiliac

Mind OUT of the gutter, sir.

Damn, TS, you've been schooled by someone who is either 15 years old, or has the body of a 15 year old.

I can't tell which from the context of the above post.

[wolf]

I am frightened of the sizes listed as "F" "G" "H" and "I".

A greater, often unremarked, difficulty is finding a small cup size matched to a large band size. You ain't finding these in stores, I assure you.

Doing so by mail order or internet, although offering a wider variety of choices, typically results in a lot of trips to the post office for returns.

[Tonchi]

The answer is "rellenos", makes any size fit

Gawd! Does anybody remember the hankies or the Kleenex stuffed into your bathing suit??? Hooray for advances in science and technology. We've come a long way, baby!

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by wolf

Damn, TS, you've been schooled by someone who is either 15 years old, or has the body of a 15 year old.

I can't tell which from the context of the above post.

Well, a certainty of gender would make a proper riposte easier.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Tonchi

The problem is not just with you, we are having a women's clothing crisis in this country right now. Ever since they shut down the factories where people who could actually wear the stuff they manufactured worked and sent the industry overseas, we have been at the mercy of crappy materials, 10-year old machine operators, piecework quotas, and sizes that are marked completely differently from what an American can fit into. Because every brand seems to be tagged by reaching into a hat, and even the same brand changes season to season as the factories shift from one Third World country to another, you have no way of knowing if something will fit. You simply have to attempt to put it on, and forget what the label says. No wonder you hate it, the entire experience is too time consuming and unrewarding. We are being sold rags made of synthetic fibers, unlined, and with seams that unravel before you even get it off the hanger, and at twice the price it was before we destroyed our own garment industry. I used to love to shop for clothes, and now I find myself complaining to the salesperson more than going home with a purchase.

Thank Walmart. Even if you've never set foot in their store they're calling the shots for almost everyone.
Are you willing to pay more for better quality? Doesn't matter for the most part...you've been outvoted by Walmart shoppers.

[Jacquelita]

Originally Posted by Tonchi

And back to the underwires, they definitely were designed by some Teutonic sado-masochist.

I'm surprised to hear so many women complaining about underwires. They've always been my preference. I'm not nearly as large as some of the women here (I'm a 36C), so maybe that makes a difference, but the underwires have never poked or hurt me - sometimes one has started to come out - but that's a good sign that it time to retire the bra.

Catwoman! - do you ever have problems with back pain? With such a small back and a large front-end, I know it can be a problem for many women.

When bra shopping, aside from fit my main criteria are shape (gotta make sure the girls look natural - what's up with the pointy-boob bras - who likes that?!) and comfort. Unless of course I'm shopping for something "special" - then comfort may take a back-seat

[Trilby]

I prefer underwires myself. less chance of "leakage" from down under--even while doing my cheerleader routine! Yipee!

[OnyxCougar]

Originally Posted by limey

If the wire rubs under your arms it's because you're not DD but E or more, gal. If the wire comes out, well, I guess it's an old bra.

No, the wire comes out of the front...the plastic bit on the wire wears against the material closing the wire in on the front, and it pops right up.

I've also had underwires (the kind that's plastic for a "kindler, gentler" shaping system) snap. I felt it just snap. Then I had one big ole boob lower than the other.

And we don't have E's here, lovey, we have DDD and F. As far as I know.

And thanks for the links, TS. My husband has been pushing me to get new bras (once the underwire goes I just jerk the UW out of the other cup and wear em that way...) for ages, and his dad sent him some money for his birthday which he insists he wants me to use for my bras. (Probably to get me to quit bitching.) So I will be buying a tape measure tonight and he can measure me for my new bras tonight. Which can be part of his birthday present. (evil grin)

[xoxoxoBruce]

Seems to me that having very large breasts is like carrying an Elephant gun all the time.
Great for getting someones attention (male or female) and sometimes admiration, but rarely useful and a painful burden. There's always unwanted attention too.

[OnyxCougar]

I'm glad I'm not that big. My size might sound big, but it doesn't look that big on my frame. I'm 6'1 and go 280-ish. Put in that perspective, 42, 44, 46 D, DD, DDD isn't all that big.

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by OnyxCougar

And thanks for the links, TS. My husband has been pushing me to get new bras (once the underwire goes I just jerk the UW out of the other cup and wear em that way...) for ages, and his dad sent him some money for his birthday which he insists he wants me to use for my bras. (Probably to get me to quit bitching.) So I will be buying a tape measure tonight and he can measure me for my new bras tonight. Which can be part of his birthday present. (evil grin)

No problem. Like I said, always willing to lend a hand.

[Tonchi]

Originally Posted by Jacquelita

I'm surprised to hear so many women complaining about underwires. They've always been my preference.

The underwires are just fine so long as you are on a straight course and full speed ahead, "Knockers up!" as Rusty used to say. It's when you twist your upper body, like to reach something or turn on the printer, or stretch, that the fun begins. The titty bits move with the rest of you but the wired part stays rigid, and that causes discomfort that you can't correct by grabbing your bra through your clothes and adjusting it while half the office is watching

[Catwoman]

Originally Posted by Jacquelita

Catwoman! - do you ever have problems with back pain? With such a small back and a large front-end, I know it can be a problem for many women.

Yes all the bloody time. Well, I have back problems and I'm only assuming it has something to do with my ridiculous centre of gravity. I've been going to see an osteopath but can't afford it anymore so am doing Pilates once a week which is actually brilliant. It strengthens your core muscles - or the muscles needed to hold yourself up - so theoretically you could become strong enough to support your female members without a bra. Nowhere near that stage yet though, but I definitely recommend it to anyone with a similar problem.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Seems to me that having very large breasts is like carrying an Elephant gun all the time.
Great for getting someones attention (male or female) and sometimes admiration, but rarely useful and a painful burden. There's always unwanted attention too.

Indeed. Of course, we all love attention, and I do most of the time. It does get a bit much though, and even wearing loose fitting clothes you get unwanted attention. Also men (and women) tend to assume you're stupid, which gives me an advantage because it's always more impressive when I slaughter that stereotype....