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writes:I have a 30F chest, however it only looks about a 32C, the other day, my friends were going round asking what bra size we all were, and I told one of them she didn't believe me at all. And although i told her not to tell anyone, i think she told some of the others, who now also think i was lying. What can I do to rectify this?
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reader, gem16 +, writes (7 July 2008):
Hello, I am a 30f also, and I have exactly the same problem. Just show them the bra that's all you can do. It's very frustrating and It always bothers me. As for the last comment, Iv been measured 9 times now as I was in the wrong size before a 30e and people never believed me for that, but I actually needed a bigger size. Show them your tag if it's bothering you, but I know what it's like. x
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reader, anonymous, writes (12 May 2008): Measuring myself on the rules regarding the under bust and across the bust I am a 32 A!! However i wear a 32 E so how is this!! 29 underneath then add four and 32 across bust there is no way in this world I would fit into an A cup the 32 E is straining why is this??
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reader, anonymous, writes (2 May 2008): hi, i have just had mine measured and i was really shocked to find that i am a size 30 in one particular style and a 30 e, in anoher (this i found a bit odd). i awlays thought i was a 34d. im not actually happy about being this size,because it means that i dont get to wear lots of pretty bras. The two bras that m&s have orderd (yup hey had to order them)are both whie, one is plain and the other had a few yellow flower prints. im so envious of all the smaller breasted ppl that can go into new look and get some brightly coloured bras, and they are so much cheaper :::::( does anyone else have this problem? any suggestions? thx
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 April 2008): You can show them your bra band after you take it off in front of them. If that doesn't shut them up then consider them jealous harpies and move on.
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reader, anonymous, writes (13 March 2008): hi, i'm a 30ff/g depends on where i buy them from. i used to wear a 32 back which was always quite loose. i never thought i would fit a 30. when i got measured they said i was a 34b (not likely) i tried that on and she was amazed that it didnt fit. i tried on the 30ff and that fitted perfectly. i dont find the measuring tools work as i've been told different sizes everytime i tried one. my friends didn't really believe me till i showed them my tag on my bra. i'm a size 8 top and size 10 bottom. i think people are just jealous when they say they dont believe you. be happy with what you have, i am. my sister is a 32j an she's very happy.
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reader, anonymous, writes (26 February 2008): Im 30F too and when my friend found out she just laughed and said ur joking and no way! Its only coz shes jealous as she is flatchested! dont let it bother u!
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reader, anonymous, writes (17 February 2008): Oh My God, this is exactly the same reaction I had when a friend of mine found out what size i was!!.... now i just keep my mouth shut, this has nothing to do with my self confidence it just saves the long conversation about how i cant possibly be that size, last time i ended up taking my top off and showing her that my bra fit well and then showed her the tag, that shut her up!! I'd like to point out at this point that she was a close friend not some random off the street!I am very happy with my shape and size, I am a 30F/30FF dependant on cut, 5'3'' tall, wear a size 8 top and size 8/10 jeans. Most people dont understand that as your back gets smaller the cup gets bigger coz there's less space for all the fat (as it were!) to go, everything gets pushed out the front.Seriously, who cares what everyone else thinks, i've had people make comments about my size and proportions since i was about 14, i'm now 24.Dont 'rectify' it, enjoy it!!xx
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reader, anonymous, writes (3 February 2008): I guote: "your measurements are 27 under and 32 round? have you measured the fullest part or have you measured above your bust? I would be happy to provide you with the correct average bra size, because if you measured the fullest part of your bust, (thats around your back and accross your nipples), then your a 32b average. However to it into an F there must be some miscalculation somwhere.... "
My bust size is 91/92cm across the fullest part wearing a non padded bra. Underneah the bust 67cm. The difference is about25cms, which is G65 japanese size and about 30E/30F uk size. I got professionally measured too. Do check out the bra calculator here.http://www.85b.org/bra_calc.php
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 December 2007): well u could just show them ur bra or something then they would believe u ive got a friend who is a 34 FF and no one really believes her but she proved us wrong ;)
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 December 2007): I wear a 30F bra too, and I have had people disbelieve my bra size. No-one has outright accused me of lying though. To those of you who made comments about tiny waifs with massive boobs, it really isn't like that. Yeah, we're slim and busty, but nothing out of the ordinary. People don't realise that cup sizes are relative to the band size of the bra. an F cup isn't always huge. In fact, it can look quite small, especially if you're not wearing a figure hugging top.
This model is a 30F: http://www.bravissimo.com/products/lingerie/everyday-essentials/fantasie/balconette-bras/fac6-details.aspx?colour=Whitehttp://www.bravissimo.com/products/lingerie/everyday-essentials/panache/balconette-bras/pn53-details.aspx?colour=Blackhttp://www.bravissimo.com/products/lingerie/seam-free/panache/balconette-bras/pn84-details.aspx?colour=Chocolate
As you can see, she is slim and busty, but by no means a freak of nature. Chances are, you know a few people with that figure who wear a C/D cup, and they probably have no idea that they're wearing the wrong size.
If you want to find out your bra size, take a look at my website: http://www.belladonnaeyes.co.uk/bra_fitting_part_01.htm
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reader, anonymous, writes (1 December 2007): I wear 32D. NO, the boobs ain't that heavy at all and i've never had any back problems. 32D is a small D compared with bigger D bras like 36/38. I'd say its medium like like a 34C or 34B volume wise.
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reader, Joysboobs +, writes (26 November 2007):
Hi Ladies,
It is interesting and reassuring to read about other womens reactions to boobs.
I was always envious of a friend who was 5 ft 6 and had a narrow back. She was a 32D which looked big with the thin back. I gained weight and now take a 40B or C, but I know that this is fat and that when I lose weight I will be back down to a 34B.
One question though, what does it feel like to be a 32D? Are they heavy?
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 November 2007): People who laugh/get jealous of another's bra size is sick and ignorant and needs to get measured themselves. If they don't, they'd be old and drooping in notime at all.
Who'd be laughing then?
We have the last laugh!!
Good luck on your new found 'voluptiousness' everyone.
by,
another 30f female
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 November 2007): I'm 27 inches underneath the bust and 37 chest. I wear a 30f bra. In other words i'm very curvy for a small frammed girl. I don't mind people getting all jealous and that, i think they do it because of jealousy and their own insecurity. Who said you can't be slim and curvy at the same time. Although its not all the same with slim looking girls and we are in the minority group. We are all built differently which is the works of our genes and heredity. There's nothing much i can do for what others think and say, so, just ignore them. Anyway, people who don't know you won't appreciate who you are, nevermind the 'shell'. They're not worth your 'worries'.
You have my support!!
from,
30f
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 November 2007): I'm a 30f/g. I get a lot of 'unwanted attention' from men. On the other hand, a lot of women give me strange/jealous looks on the streets when they look at my chest. HOwever, one passerby female on the street came up to me and told me 'you have a very nice figure' ONCE recently. That was a really a nice change, people admiring instead of bitching about my figure. I don't go round telling people what bra size i wear and i don't hang out my bras in the balcony to show off. My bra size is really my own business, as long as i'm happy with the way i look that's all that matters. I think people will admire the person you are 'inside' too and not just the 'bra size' if you are modest about yourself.
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 November 2007): I'm a 30f/g. I get a lot of 'unwanted attention' from men. On the other hand, a lot of women give me strange/jealous looks on the streets when they look at my chest. HOwever, one passerby female on the street came up to me and told me 'you have a very nice figure' ONCE recently. That was a really a nice change, people admiring instead of bitching about my figure. I don't go round telling people what bra size i wear and i don't hang out my bras in the balcony to show off. My bra size is really my own business, as long as i'm happy with the way i look that's all that matters. I think people will admire the person you are 'inside' too and not just the 'bra size' if you are modest about yourself.
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 November 2007): I'm a 30f too, but i used to wear a 32e bra when i was 7 lbs lighter. I used to go to one gym and there's this bunch of girls mainly flat chested who'd always ignore me and give me dirty looks when i walk past them...as if i'm fake and that. I think women who thinks that they're 'something' will always get jealous of other slim and curvy girls. Something that they 'don't have'. So don't be sad or bitter. Take it as a compliment! They won't be jealous of any plain looking sirl since there is nothing for them to be jealous about. A lot of women like to compete and compare, just ignore it.
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reader, pgissyd +, writes (17 November 2007):
 Hi there, Im a 36gg sometimes 36 h. but if I wear a 38 I go down to an Fcup. it really does depend on where you go to get mesured, my advice is get measured in EVERY store you go to buy a bra, so you know your getting the right size for the brand. you will probably end up with several different size bras in you drawer, but at least they will be the correct size according to brand. Although I wear a large cup, I dont look big, I have an hour glass figure, and Im 5'7" tall. So you look at 5'1" Jordan with her dd cup and she looks HUGE, but you look at me with my G cup and I look average. Why does i bother you what your friends hink of your bra size? Its not them that have to put up with the back ache and the stares from guys. dont worry about it, let them get on with their lives and you get on with knowing you are voluptuos. And please IGNORE the first few posters on this, they obviously have no idea what they are talking about xxxx
Only one thing I noticed though, your measurements are 27 under and 32 round? have you measured the fullest part or have you measured above your bust? I would be happy to provide you with the correct average bra size, because if you measured the fullest part of your bust, (thats around your back and accross your nipples), then your a 32b average. However to it into an F there must be some miscalculation somwhere.... If you went down 3 band sizes you would only go up two.... Let me know ok xxxx
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reader, anonymous, writes (17 November 2007): Okay if you are 27 inches under the bust and 33 around the boobs, I think you should try a 30C. I had those measurements a few years ago and I wore a 30C.
Some companies just use the underbust measurement but the problem with this is your ribcage expands upwards and so you need to add a few inches to take this into account. Anywhere from 3-5 inches depending on your backsize. I always found adding 3-4 inches worked best and then subtract the band size from the bust measurement to find the cup size.
Hope this helps.
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reader, anonymous, writes (16 November 2007): I'm a 30FF and no one believes me at all...they all give me terrible looks and say that I'm lying. It didn't help that I used to work at Victoria's Secret and all the girls there swore I was a 36DD...no way.
I've been measured three different times by three different bra specialists, and one of them I had to take my boyfriend with me because he wasn't too sure either. But just know that you have a bra that fits and if they don't believe you tell them to check your tags ^.~
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reader, anonymous, writes (12 November 2007): I myself is a 30f too since putting on 8 pounds .. I used to wear 32d bras when i was slimmer, at only 105lbs. I'm 5 foot 3 inches and I wear a size 8 uk size dress. Once, I told my sis in law what my bra size was when i was still a 32D, even then she refused to believe me. She said there's no such thing as a D cup cos you can't find it in the shops. My brother even bitched about and said i can't possibly be more than a B cup (possibly because i'm only petite in size. By the way, his wife is 5 foot 8 inches and wears a 36c bra. I just think she's jealous because she don't want to believe that you can be slim and curvy at the same time.
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reader, anonymous, writes (12 November 2007): I myself is a 30f too since putting on pounds .. but I used to be 32d when i was slimmer, at only 105lbs. I'm 5 foot 3 inches and I wear a size 8 uk size dress. Once, I told my sis in law what my bra size was when i was still a 32D, even then she refused to believe me. She said there's no such thing as a D cup cos you can't find it in the shops. My brother even bitched about and said i can't possibly be more than a B cup (possibly because i'm only petite in size. By the way, his wife is 5 foot 8 inches and wears a 36c bra. I just think she's jealous because she don't want to believe that you can be slim and curvy at the same time.
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reader, anonymous, writes (27 October 2007): Well, I am a 28FF and I get the same kind of response from my female friends, they can see that I have a fair amount of bust but say "FF??!" as if it were impossible. I wear a size 8 on top so they don't think it's possible to be both! I am only 5'2" and am curvy so that's the way it is. I have been measured at Selfridges and Bravissimo and they both say the same size! I think you should ignore your friends, at least you are wearing the right size, they probably aren't and that is why they don't believe you. Also, they will be uncomfortable, and in a few years, sagging because they havn't worn the correct size!
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reader, anonymous, writes (1 October 2007): Well I was actually worried about my bra size at one point. I'm 32E and only 14. I don't look out of proportion only shapely, someone guessed I was a B cup which is rather odd. Numbers and letters don't mean anything.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 September 2007): Just Forget About it say ya whatever tell them you know your not lying and if they are your friends they should belive you otherwise they arent your friends at all
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reader, anonymous, writes (20 September 2007): i'm sure she has been accurately measured, and you're assumption that she hasn't is actually quite amusing, considering that you can't actually see her.i'm 18, and i'm a 30F, though i tend to wear a 32E becuase they're much easier to find. People tend to guess me at about a D/DD.. my breasts don't look that large - i just happen to have average, if a little on the bigger side, sized breasts and hips - and a very tiny back and waist. If you're friends don't believe you, they can't have a huge amount of trust in you - and if they're that bothered about you're bra size i suggest they find a hobby.Good luck :)x
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reader, anonymous, writes (18 September 2007): Of course she can be a 30F! I got measured as a 30F but I can wear anything from a 34dd, to a 32e a 30ff or a 28ff. If I go down a back size i usually go up a cup size as all brands of bras are different. My breasts do look big, but people usually estimate dd. Just tell your friends to hush why are they so concerned about ur bra size?? tell them to watch their own
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reader, anonymous, writes (14 September 2007): Yeah, well my bras had been getting too small, hence me going to get remeasured, but I expected to be a 34C or 34D, but, I suppose with the back size being smaller, like people have been sayng, the size of the cup of a 32E is similar to that of a 34D or 34DD, so I'm only a bit larger than I expected.Another thing that's interesting is that (independent of any pregnancy) many women's breasts carry on growing until they're 21, so when I got measured as a 34B when I was 15, I pretty much thought that was it.... I wonder how many others make the same mistake.
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 September 2007): "I've just been remeasured at La Senza and ben told that instead of a 34B I should wear a 32E, my mother won't believe me and insists that La Senza must use a different method of sizing their bras than Marks and Spenser. It does annoy me!"
La Senza sizes are different to marks and Spencer’s... But not that different.
It my be you actually are a 32 back size. It's whatever’s comfortable really... If you actually are a 32E the equivalent (just about) in a 34 would be 34DD.
I had been wearing a 34B for a good amount of years but it turns out I was a 32DD and I didn't even realise the bra was too small. So yeah. Could happen
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reader, anonymous, writes (7 September 2007): Me too...really feel frustrated.
Same situation...omg...Is a man speak loud to me today in the classroom!
Ha said:"I think u just A cup only, so small how to feed ur child in the future." really want to hit him.
seems like know very much about woman.
I wear 32D T-shirt bra. Is it that knid of bra not suit me?? need a push-up or v-bra..?
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reader, anonymous, writes (3 September 2007): I've just been remeasured at La Senza and ben told that instead of a 34B I should wear a 32E, my mother won't believe me and insists that La Senza must use a different method of sizing their bras than Marks and Spenser. It does annoy me!
I'm quite slim too, I wear a UK size 12 and am tall (5'10" ish) and don't look at all top heavy! What I now find is that I'll have to buy plus size bras! With so many people now saying they need D or bigger, I wonder why manufacturers haven't twigged onto this.
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reader, anonymous, writes (3 September 2007): I've just had my daughter measured at Bravissimo and they have fitted her as a 28e - she wears size 10 clothes and doesn't look like she has huge boobs - she just has a really nice shape to her (and she's only 14) - what odd balls your friends are - do they think that having a cup size above C makes you more or less desirable?? It's just a manufacturer's sizing after all - I wears size 8 jeans from Per Una and size 12-14 from New Look - so am I lying if I say my jeans are size 8? It's just a number - tell your friends to go and get fitted for a bra properly and they too can have a new size to boast about!
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 August 2007): The people on here doubting she's a 30F are absolutely ridiculous! Just because she's in the minority sizing group doesn't mean she's lying about it... It really doesn't help when people sneer saying "err I really doubt you are a 30F" Have you ever seen her?! I'm a 32JJ and can't find a bra that fits for love nor money and I would gladly welcome all those who doubt that she can have 30F's to take my boobs off my hands for a day and see how quick you are to doubt... and before you start saying you can't possibly be a 32JJ, think about why on earth somebody would lie about it?
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 August 2007): Your friend is probably in awe of you. i am also a size 30f and my friends are also shocked at this, but not out of envy but because i am a small build i look in proportion to my body size. You don't need to do anything to rectify this or justify yuorself to anyone. you are who you are and as long as your happy then that all that matters.
Regards
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reader, anonymous, writes (16 August 2007): Wow, the people who are doubting you are so rude and obviously understand nothing about bra sizes. I wear a 28FF and my chest is 36" (quite normal). I look nothing like Jessica Rabbit or a porn star, and I can stand up quite fine. People guess that I'm a 34C... because they don't understand bra sizes! It's so frustrating to have people think I'm lying or don't know what I'm talking about. So I definitely commiserate.
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 June 2007): Tell your friends they're ignorant, then invite them to go with you for a decent fitting for themselves at a lingerie store (department store fitters often are poorly trained).
I too wear a Fantasie 30F after a professional fitting, after years of 34D and a department store 32DD (I gasped at the thought of a DD, so the fitter probably didn't want to go higher, and she sold me a sort of old-lady bra).
I'm finally free of shoulder and neck pain. A 30F supports from below so well that it keeps the bounce to a sexy minimum and holds my bust about an inch higher. I look slimmer and younger because my waistline is no longer obscured.
And yes, one can be slim (I'm a size 6) and have very big breasts. They can be inconspicuous if they're broad rather than protruding. Enjoy your good fortune and educate your envious friends.
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 April 2007): I'm supposedly a 36DD according to standard measurements, I've worn all sorts of sizes and have found that bras from different retailers come in all shapes and sizes! So I could be a 36E in one shop and then a 38DD in another. My latest purchase was the new Katie Price range aka Jordan very pretty lingerie. So I looked carefully at the sizes and thought the 36F looked about right,tried it on it was fine across the back but the cup size was too small! I changed it then for the 36G!!! The thing is no-one believes that it's a G cup, I don't care as long as I'm comfortable. I get trouble finding tops to fit as well, being only 5ft 1" its really difficult to accommodate my boobs and I end up wearing a size 18 top, when I'm a size 12 on the bottom. Freakish I know but we are all different, so flaunt your curves like I do!!!
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reader, sparklingfairy2 +, writes (9 April 2007):
According to experts anywhere between 70% 85% of women are wearing the wrong brasize. Untill I was measured prfessionally by Bavissimo I was wearing 32C/D sized bras, when they told me I was a 28FF i couldn't belive it; but when i tried one of their bras on it fitted much better than the ones i'd been wearing previously.
I too have had bra fittings since then where the "professional" bra fitter has told me I am a 32C when I have been standing there in a 30F asking is the back size slightly too big, she agreed that it was, yet still insisted on saying that "according to her measurements i MUST be a 32C".
With "professionals" like this its hardly any wonder women wear the wrong bra size. I suggest Bravissimo http://www.bravissimo.com/bravissimo/info/3Step.aspx?language=en-GB or John Lewis as their service is far more accurate.
Just because you have a smaller waistband (i.e. just under the bust width) means that the cup size goes up automatically. A 32D bra will have roughly the same amount of space for the breast as a 36B but the band will be longer to fit round a larger back.
There are many people who have the preconception that larger cup sized people are obviously so, but infact women have far larger breasts than others can be wearing a smaller cup size than someone with the smaller breasts and a smaller back.
If this responce doesn't make sense please say, I also hope I have not offended anyone in saying what I have. From personal experience I know what it is like to be looked at like i'm lying when i say what my brasize is.
Furthermore I find that Lingerie companies do not make enough pretty bras for smaller back sizes and I am currently exploring with the idea of becoming a Lingerie designer myself to rectify this problem. If anybody has any ideas regarding what they would like to see in a bra for larger cup sizes I would welcome any advice.
Many thanks.
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reader, Dr Pete + ♥, writes (2 January 2007):
 Immature people behave like this. No doubt there is an element of jealousy and another of insecurity. Being a girl yourself you know how conscious you are of how everything looks. Why worry about your own body when you can make fun of someone elses eh? That's all they are doing. The problem here is with them, not you. Don't forget that =)
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reader, anonymous, writes (2 January 2007): I am a 30F too and no one can ever believe me. The lady at Belk's who "professionally" measured me said I was a 34B. I laughed at first cuz I thought she was joking- then realized she wasn't. When she brought me a 34C bra it barely covered my nipples and she couldn't believe the measurments could be that wrong! Anyhow, roll with it. That is all you can do. ps- if you ever try to breastfeed be prepared for IMPOSSIBLE boobies. You will not find a bra. Just warning you. lol. At the height of my breastfeeding boob size I was like a 32JJ or something. I mean, bra makers can't count that high in the lower bandwidths.
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reader, willywombat +, writes (17 December 2006):
 Yes this is possible, but stuff your mates, why worry what tyhey think? What do you need to prove anyhow?
I am 5'9" tall and have your common or garden 36DD, but I look smaller cos I am so tall, everyone is different.
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reader, anonymous, writes (17 December 2006): I have just been measured as a 30F too. Anon is totally right. The cup size is in proportion to the back size, so if you're only a 30, then the actual size of the cup in a 30F bra is the same as the cup on 34D / 36C.
I'm now finding it really hard to find nice bras that don't look grannyish! Your friends are clearly jealous. And personally I would rather mine were slightly smaller.
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reader, anonymous, writes (16 November 2006): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionI know you didn't say it to annoy me, Stina, but as I said, I've been measured by Bravissimo (look it up) AND by three department stores, all who tried to see me a 30F, I only chose the one that looked the nicest. lol.
OMG! Anon, you are so right!
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reader, anonymous, writes (16 November 2006): I have a similar problem. I am a 30 FF (professionall measured every 6 months). To the person who said you must be like Jessica Rabbit - no. The number is your back size under the bust not your waist doesn't mean your waist. No one has ever guessed I'm the size I am because as seen here a lot of people don't understand the sizing system. I'm 23 and never met a single person who would say I'm a 30FF on seeing me because they have in their head an image of what a FF should look like - which is wrong if your backsize is as small as it is. People hear anything above DD and have an image of Baywatch fake breasts in their minds. This is not the case. There is nothing wrong with being the size you are and the reason they probably don't believe you is that they don't understand how it works themselves. Can't remember the exact figure but a high proportion of women don't wear the right bra size. If you have been properly measured then maybe you should point this out to them and suggest they get professionally measured because they are probably wearing the wrong sizes!
To all the people here who doubt someone can be a 30F i want to ask why? Is it so hard to believe that you can be slim in the back and have a large bust? Or do they think that to have large breasts you automatically have to have a large bust size. Because of the miss understanding that large breasts means a large number in my bra size people regularly assume I have to be a 36 or 38 and I think most of my friends would guess at a D or DD. If I were to put that size on I'd get no support and be lost in the cup.
My advice if they still don't believe you is to ignore them. They are obviously jealous and immature. They'll get over it and if they don't I feel sorry for them. Just be happy in yourself and your own body.
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reader, stina  +, writes (15 November 2006):
 Hi again Anon,
Not to annoy you or anything, but over at the Victoria's Secret |
