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Non wired bras

(88 Posts)
Shawlands2000 Wed 26-Jan-22 21:35:33

Anyone else disappointed by the range of non wired bras available? My favourite non wired bra has been discontinued by M&S and I am struggling to find a substitute. Lingerie departments are full of pretty bras but they are nearly all wired. Why aren't those who prefer a non wired option offered a better choice?

MiniMoon Thu 27-Jan-22 20:50:41

www.royce-lingerie.co.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAosmPBhCPARIsAHOen-NKObYAwbyqXO30hZxf8iheScMbgVIicAaAbDghjYeldxzfiwWW24MaAt4SEALw_wcB

Best bras I've ever bought came from Royce.

nandad Thu 27-Jan-22 20:33:05

BlueBelle, I am rather large and it’s more comfortable to wear a bra in bed. I do agree it’s so nice to not feel trussed up, so I usually take my bra off late in the evening when I’m watching TV.
My mum’s biggest wish for me, other than being happy, was to have small boobs!

Serendipity22 Thu 27-Jan-22 20:03:22

Ohhhhh after this mornings carry on I wholeheartedly welcome NONE WIRED bras.

Explanation
At some unearthly hour i turned over in bed, must have been ½ asleep, felt a stabbing in my boob, i pushed the wire back in its rightful place, it poked out of the tear, i pushed it back, it poked out again (( alllll this was at some stupid, mental early hour )

I ended up pulling the flippin wire out and lunged it across the bedroom hahaha. Sooooo, yes, i wholeheartedly welcome the NONE wired brasserie.

Grrrrrr

angry

diygran Thu 27-Jan-22 19:50:39

I can never get a bra to fit in M & S. As a B cup the best fit I've found is Triumph Doreen. Mind you I'm so fat now that back extenders are needed.
Am with OP, if anyone knows of good cheaper range, would be glad to know.

JaneJudge Thu 27-Jan-22 19:16:39

they are a bit padded but it is more for comfort rather than those cup pads things

BlueBelle Thu 27-Jan-22 19:07:00

They look nice Janejudge but they look padded
Why do they pad them all, anyone C and over don’t need padded bras

Jane71 Thu 27-Jan-22 18:46:31

Disapointed with M&S here as well. I used to buy their non-wired cross your heart bras, but they don't sell them any more. When I asked them why they said their latest ones were better.
Not for me.

OnwardandUpward Thu 27-Jan-22 18:37:30

PS I went to M&S with the intention of buying a bra, but the first box I opened contained a yukky very second hand bra . The shop assistant said it happens loads because people steal the bras by wearing the new one home. I was so disgusted that I haven't tried shopping in an actual shop again and lost the will to carry on shopping at that point!

Whitewavemark2 Thu 27-Jan-22 18:35:50

David Neiper . I’ve just bought a wireless bra and it is incredibly comfortable. Will get a couple more.

OnwardandUpward Thu 27-Jan-22 18:35:17

I've bought some unwired bras in Asda (George) too and they are pretty good (came in a pack of two) as long as you don't keep them too long! Oops.

MerylStreep Thu 27-Jan-22 18:34:18

Storynanny
Well done ? It makes so much sense to look there first. Bras aren’t cheap.

storynanny Thu 27-Jan-22 18:25:56

Yes, there are sellers on eBay with discontinued /overstock bras. I’ve just bought a couple for half original price

Coastpath Thu 27-Jan-22 09:29:01

The link works JaneJudge. They look good.

I agree, why pad a 38F bra??? My pet hate are bras with those foam pads in. Ok to start then the foam pad starts wandering, bunching and folding up - sports bras are a menace for that.

Shawlands2000 Thu 27-Jan-22 09:28:53

Thanks for all the suggestions ladies. Will definitely give the supermarkets another go. Bought one from Tesco years ago and I was put off by the poor quality. Bobbled very quickly and didn't wash well. Sounds like that might have changed.

JaneJudge Thu 27-Jan-22 08:17:13

I'm really sorry but I can't get a link to work. They are on sainsburys TU, non wired bras and they come in packs of two

Those were teal bird print but there are plenty to chose from

JaneJudge Thu 27-Jan-22 08:13:40

These ones from sainsburys are really comfortable, they do them in a variety of colourways/prints. I have boobs and find them supportive enough. Who on earth designs bras though? why do they think women need all that padding? and all the thin straps, it's ridiculous

MerylStreep Thu 27-Jan-22 08:10:36

There are always Bra Bargains ( as I call them ) on Ebay. They are the genuine article. Companies buy up end of line stock but have to cut out the label.
Here’s an example.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222890197530?var=521716517881&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338365712&toolid=20006&customid=EB38211143&

HettyBetty Thu 27-Jan-22 07:55:27

I'm happy to spend £££s on bras but have a couple of very comfortable non wired ones from Sainsburys.

Jaxjacky Thu 27-Jan-22 07:18:59

After being advised a year ago at the breast clinic to ditch the wired bra’s and after some trial and error I now wear M&S sumptuously soft range, 36D.

Ladyleftfieldlover Thu 27-Jan-22 07:00:06

I get non-wired bras from Miss Mary of Sweden.

Calendargirl Thu 27-Jan-22 06:54:49

I’m a 34A, and I like a basic white, non wired, non padded cotton bra.

Used to get the perfect ones from BHS, sadly no longer an option. Mine are now from M&S, they keep altering the styles though. Find one I like, but then it changes by the time I need to replace them again.

BlueBelle Thu 27-Jan-22 04:13:55

Nandad. you wear a bra at night !!! I can’t wait to let all go free it gets chucked off as soon as I draw the curtains

My Asda don’t have any underwires bras that aren’t padded why on earth do they think you need padded unless you are very small

Silverlining that doesn’t work, tried it, if it were that easy none of us would be complaining

Pepper59 Thu 27-Jan-22 02:28:34

Why are women forced to wear these instruments of torture as in underwired bras? I detest them and they are really painful if you are larger. I didn't know M&S were discontinuing them, yet another reason not to shop there. They really are determined to ruin themselves.

rafichagran Wed 26-Jan-22 23:01:31

I have seen some pretty one's in the bigger Mark's and Spencer, but I only wear underwire one's so dint know their price.

silverlining48 Wed 26-Jan-22 22:50:40

A consultant once advised my mum not to wear under wired bras at all. Can’t remember exact reason. Assume wire digging in could do some damage maybe,