Where did THEY come from!?

DizzyBish, thanks for the recommendation, I live in Weston-super-Mare and will be paying Walker and Ling a visit.

KATYK.....Thank you SO much for recammenING BRAVISSIMO really bra measuring service .....I'm desperate for new bras. Will try them soon.

I came out from a John Lewis fitting wearing a 32 E, having gone in wearing a 36 B.

Oh phoenix if only we could scoop up our saggy bottoms and push the fat round the front and higher up.........what bosoms we would have then

I don't really have proper bosoms but at least the small amount I do have don't droop

Before you all think I'm being smug, I do have a bottom that seems hell bent on introducing itself to the back of my knees

I used to wear Sloggi bras, but can't find them now; so I get Brevia pull-on bras instead. Very comfortable, and they don't squash me.

I saved up my pennies and treated myself to a trip to Rigby and Peller in London.
It was so, so worth it too despite the cost of the bras.
The fitting alone has to be experienced as not a tape measure in sight.
They do it all by eye, and my goodness, they are spot on !!
Brilliant service.

Bravissimo are great, lovely staff and a wide range of styles and colours at vfm prices. I wear underwired every day (34HH for running and and 36E for everyday). I also wear a seamless soft bra for bed.

I find under wired bras very uncomfortable and so I now buy wire-less ones. They're much cheaper than the branded ones I used to get but more flattering and they don't cut in. I used to be a 34B and am now a 36C.

Nearly everyone who is professionally fitted by a reputable specialist finds that the cup size goes up and the under bust size goes down. I recently lost over two stone but felt my breasts were getting lower by the day. I wore 38 or 40 ( can't suffer tight bras) f cup. Now I'm a 34 g .

Bravissimo are wonderful & will talk you through measuring over the phone. I have worn their gorgeous bras for years & as I am an unusual size they are great for me.

It's 3 1/2 years since I was last measured and bought bras. I'm thinking it must be about time, although they do seem to fit. I get mine from Amoena with (expensive) inserts.

I go to Rigby and Peller - which I really recommend - every year to check size and order online in between.

My funny experience was Debenhams fitting service . The lovely saleswoman was about to measure me , asked what size I thought I was,and I replied 40DD. Without measuring me she told me I was a 38FF..........and I was .

aggie Put the bra round your waist to do up the back bit at the front, swivel it round and hoist it up and put straps over your shoulders. Ta-da!

Yes Dot, this is what the M& S lady did. I'd had a go at home using various different measuring methods I found online - I came up with some really weird results! I bought a couple of bras from M&S and then went into Matalan, from where I've previously had good, cheap bras, and found 2 for a tenner ! Look almost the same as Marks's and so comfy. I like nude t shirt bras as they don't show under anything.

Anyone living in Weston super mare should go to Walker and Ling. Family department store with an excellent fitting service.

To find out what size bra you need you are supposed to measure under your bust (without pulling the tape tight) and this is the size you need. To get your cup size you measure over the fullest part of your bust and use this table to check your sizing, if your cup measurement is bigger by: less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) = AA
1 inch (2.5 cm) = A
2 inches (5 cm) = B
3 inches (7.5 cm) = C
4 inches (10 cm) = D
5 inches (12.5 cm) = DD
6 inches (15 cm) = DDD (E in UK sizing)
7 inches (18 cm) = DDDD/F (F in UK sizing)
8 inches (20.5 cm) = G/H (FF in UK sizing)
9 inches (23 cm) = I/J (G in UK sizing)
10 inches (25.5 cm) = J (GG in UK sizing)

Even this isn't foolproof though - I have tried on bras from different manufacturers and gone up and down a cup and back size!

Rather large in the chest department, despite having lost a fair bit of weight. I wear M & S Total Support non-wired. I always buy black because I think that large white bras look a bit comical. Perhaps all big bras do, but I prefer black.
I had a recall mammogram a few years ago and I'd been having some breast pain. Consultant told me never to wear wired bras (which I don't anyway) because they can squash the breast tissue and cause fibrosis.

I have always bought a 38c but when measured in m&s I was a 40D! When I tried that size on anywhere else it was back to 38c. Now buy M&co cotton bras in that size and they are lovely and comfortable and cheaper than m&s

I went to M & S for a fitting saying that I found under wired bras cut me in two. Assured that this was due to bad fitting I emerged with one. Within a week the wire became a cutting tool. Then I went John Lewis for a fitting. A lovely simple bra fitted beautifully.

I find most 'structured' bras, with or without underwires, squash my boobs together instead of leaving the natural gap between them. I know cleavages on show are fashionable right now but it's not a look I crave. So I stick with pull-on Sloggis size S. Since I no longer dance I don't need firm control and the Sloggis are very comfortable.

I used to go to R and P when I had to visit London regularly.
I haven't been now for over 15 years. I'd love to go again

I was measured in Rigby and Peller a while ago - what an experience and what a price £68 for a Bra!! £35 for the knickers - they were good though- back to M & S for me now.

Bravissimo for me. I was wearing totally the wrong size. I bought their bras and they changed the way I looked in my clothes.