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Front fastening bras

(44 Posts)
annodomini Fri 15-May-15 10:39:59

Fasten bra and put it on feet first.

jo1book Fri 15-May-15 09:35:41

Isla Bras. Made for America from China but sold cheaply on ebay. Type in Isla Bras and Angelcitiz will come up. They have quality bras from £8 free postage. They have the cross back with clip fastening between boobs. Give fantastic support with comfort and give you a nice uplift. Come in black and nude with a few pastels. Downside? Expect to wait 2 weeks for delivery from China and, if like me, you will buy a lot . I have abut 25 to see me out.

Elegran Fri 15-May-15 09:26:27

Sprinkle torso with talc to let the bra slide round more easily?

Thistledoo Fri 15-May-15 09:09:00

Broke my arm in January and putting on a bra one handed is impossible. So have resorted to pull on things. I just step in and pull up. So comfy, think ill bin the proper ones. grin

NanKate Thu 14-May-15 21:24:31

When I wear one of the all in one stretchy bras I step into it and pull it up. smile

Mishap Thu 14-May-15 21:23:22

Perhaps this is the time to ask GHQ if we can have a facility for uploading videos grin

loopylou Thu 14-May-15 21:19:58

grin
You'll make the headlines aggie !

I sympathise and well remember trying having to do this when I mucked up my shoulder.

AshTree Thu 14-May-15 21:12:15

Well there you go NfkDumpling! Come to think of it, my waist is about the same size as my boobies and I don't have a problem.
Good luck aggie. If we never hear from you again, it was nice knowing ya flowers

aggie Thu 14-May-15 21:05:04

I'll try it again in the morning and report back if I haven't strangled myself smile

NfkDumpling Thu 14-May-15 20:09:20

My waist is larger than my boobies - and the twizzle method works for me!

AshTree Thu 14-May-15 20:06:30

I've always employed that method too, much the easiest way. aggie do the bra up at the front at waist height, then twizzle it round and heave it up. Unless, of course, your waist is larger than your boobies, in which case this might not work grin.

aggie Thu 14-May-15 19:50:35

36 g is that anything to do with the difficulty ?

aggie Thu 14-May-15 19:47:58

well I guessed that , but It won't pull round it is sort of adhering to my rather plump torso

Ana Thu 14-May-15 19:47:42

Yes, that's what I've always done as well. I do, however, reach round the back to undo it when I take it off, but you don't need to.

Mishap Thu 14-May-15 19:44:18

aggie - this is the principle - after you have done the bra up at the front (with the straps upwards!) you pull the cups round to the front ready to receive the boobs, one on each side! grin

aggie Thu 14-May-15 19:40:22

I tried that but no way would it twizzle sad How did you manage that

FlicketyB Thu 14-May-15 19:26:37

I have always done my bra up at the front and twizzled it round. I have always thought that that was how everyone did it smile

Mishap Thu 14-May-15 19:03:09

You might try what I have done since I broke my elbow at age 19 (it doesn't bend properly now) - get an ordinary bra, do it up at the front, then twizzle it round.

EGNAN Thu 14-May-15 18:48:51

Can anyone tell me where i can buy a front fastening bra that isn't (a) expensive (b) maternity or (c) white and frumpy. I have scanned the major stores and even the internet, but haven't been able to find anything that doesn't come into these categories. I may be getting on in years, but still like pretty, feminine underwear !