droopy boobs and bras - problems buying

Recommend Rigby and Peller. Wouldn't go anywhere else

I have yet to find a decent bra. I am a size 40GG and my boobs are droopy and wobbly. Balcony bras make them wobble like jelly in a cup, minimisers make me look as if I have a uni-boob and underwires are not very comfy and I think they are bad for breast tissue. However bras without underwire make my boobs look enormous and I have always been very self conscious about them. I have spent money I didn't have on famous makes that don't fit any better then good old M&S. I am measured, get a bra and then have problems when I get home and wear it for more than a few hours.
Going bra less isn't an option for me. So I'm stuck with my old, ill-fitting bras that have been made comfy by many washes.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Womens-Front-Closure-Full-Coverage-Underwire-Non-Padded-Racerback-Bra-/111616109961?var=&hash=i

this is an excellent front fastening bra.

Ladygracie. I have to agree with you. I am small all over and I have never had much of an impressive bust. Now that things are going south it has turned out to be a benefit as the raavages are not so bad as they could be. It's a poor consolation but it is one.

My daughter is getting married, and I'm demented trying to find a bra that will lift up my large breasts. Going to get measured again, having lost two stone, but I just can't get them raised up enough!
Hate it, and it's the first thing I notice I photos.

I'm a 38 L (long) so it's a struggle to get a bra which fits well. I rate Bravissimo highly. If there is a Bravissimo near you go in when you have plenty of time. The assistants are very knowledgeable about their products and spend a long time helping you choose the right bra. Not cheap mind you but you're paying for individual attention and a good bra.

I'm 36D but have been buying my bras from Sainsbury, Asda, Matalan... I know that the fit isn't perfect, but I have never had any joy from M&S. In fact, going near the shop these days robs me of the will to live!

i'm a 40E and get all my bras from asda!! they're all underwired and some are balcony bras but they come in a range of wonderful colours. and, more importantly, they're all so very comfortable - and inexpensive. so much so that i've now got a drawer full of about 20 bras and could so easily go back and buy more.

Bravissimo are good if you have one near you. I went for a fitting there and realised the size I was wearing was nowhere near the right size for me.

Am I asking too much wanting a bra to look attractive off as well as on? I do not want mine to look at though it doubles for carrying a week's groceries.

Over the shoulder bolder holders = enough said.

I would recommend Bravissimo too but usually go to John Lewis for a fitting. That last word is the key - you must be served by a trained fitter

Tanith you have made me feel I know someone in common.I am just the same as you have spent my life trying to minimize my bust hated being large especially as a teenager with all the comments.Cant understand people who have enlargements!!

I am at my most comfortable when wearing my sports bras. If you like to feel well upholstered it might be worth trying one.
Panache sports bra

I am in the same boat as many of you . Tried every bra type but they all hurt my back , underwired give me a rash too ! I have ended up with ghastly pull on front fastening thingies . I would just love a sexy , pretty one but end up having to take them off after an hour of purgatory . I am 36 D so not an unusual size .

Gosh, Oldgoat, I wonder if the Queen has her Boobies manouvered into position? Perish the thought!

Grangegran I like the Triumph Amourette too. I am not particularly busty though, 36b, never been measured though so perhaps I am wearing the wrong size. Anyway they are comfy, and quite a pretty bra too I think.

DD and I went down to London to buy some fancy lingerie for her wedding. The assistant at Rigby and Peller (where the Queen gets her bras) assessed our cup sizes by eye and we left with some well-fitting and very expensive bras
However, the process is not for the shy, involving hands being plunged into bra cups and flesh being manouvered into position. Remember Trinny and Suzannah doing something similar in their make-over programme?

I go bra less at home when no one is in and hope I don't have to answer the door!?

Thanks tanith but I can't stand underwired bras. I would love to go braless but don't have the wardrobe to accommodate it.?

The most comfortable and most natural is no bra - not that I do.

No boobs until the menopause, now a 36D. Tried M and S for years with little satisfaction and gave up with them when an assistant informed me I was very difficult to fit! Got measured at a local department store and found the Triumph Amourette soooo comfortable. A tad expensive so made do with 2 until I found them on Amazon, sometimes on the daily deals at £7! Underwired, lacy, supportive and have now been wearing them for 8 years.

hildajenni I used to have the same problem with straps falling off, this bra from M & S solved the problem it has silicone inside the straps that stop it slipping and its comfy too..

www.marksandspencer.com/jacquard-lace-underwired-dd-g-bra/p/p22069554?image=SD_02_T33_4617_Y0_X_EC_90&color=BLACK&prevPage=plp

I didn't have any when I was born.
However, they sprouted when I was about 12.

hildajenni if the straps fall off your shoulders I think a bra fitter would tell you that you are wearing the wrong size. Pluck up the courage and get measured - in a specialist shop if possible, not M&S.

I hate shopping for bras! The last one I bought is wonderfully comfortable but the straps fall off my shoulders as I am unable to make them any shorter unless I alter them, and I'm afraid of making them lumpy. I don't like being measured. I've seen Miss Mary of Sweden advertised and wonder what they are like.