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Bra shopping can come close to matching the horror of bathing suit shopping. Breasts can frequently change size, and manufacturers each have their own idea of what a 36 C looks like, so there are endless trips to the fitting room, and back and forth with UPS.
While I can’t give you the secret key to get you in the right bra styles straight out of the gate, here are some brassiere basics on design and types to arm yourself with before you head to the mall or the web for a new fashion bra.
Sports bras: These bras types are made of soft and supportive fabric and are designed to be worn by active women participating in rigorous activity (think that forty minutes you spend on the stair climber at the gym). A good sports bra will prevent damage to breast tissue and help decrease sagging.
Minimizer Bra Design: For busty gals, a minimizer design can reduce the appearance of breasts by up to one to two cup sizes.
Push-up bras: The name says it all. Push-up bras are constructed in such a way as to make breasts appear larger and fuller, with deeper cleavage, usually done with strategic padding and a deeper neckline (so that cleavage can be shown off).
Demi-cup Bra Design : Sometimes also called half-cup bras, this bra design is cut just above the nipple, and can be worn with lower cut tops and dresses. This design give you nice cleavage, but may not be supportive enough for fuller-figured gals.
Full-cup Bra Style: Easily the most comfortable choice for larger breasts, a full coverage bra lends the maximum amount of support. Once upon a time, this bra design was the upper region’s equivalent to “granny panties,” but recently, many major lingerie manufacturers have been making beautiful, sexy, feminine styles for gals from C’s to GG’s.
Underwire Bra Design : Be glad we live in modern times, ladies, because underwires today give support and lift without having to sacrifice comfort like their ancestors did.
Soft cup Bra Style : This bra design has no underwires, but are instead lightly molded cups. As such, this bra type offers much less support than their wiry cousins, but can be very comfortable for girls with smaller, perkier busts.
T-Shirt or Seamless Designs: How do they do that? Designed to be invisible under even the most threadbare t-shirts, this bra design is seamless and usually made of microfiber.
Convertible Bra Styles: What a concept! These bra type has detachable straps that can be mixed and matched to wear under strapless, one-shouldered, racerback, and halter style clothing. It is difficult, but not impossible to find designs that offer enough support for fuller figures, but petite to average-sized frames can convert away with these bra styles.
Balconette or Shelf Bra Styles: Not entirely practical, these bras only cover about half of the breast, but do offer major lift and cleavage. Not much in the way of support, however.
Bralette Bra Styles: Ideal as a training bra, these bras resemble crop tops and half-shirts, and give minimal support for smaller breasts.
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