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Bra fitting Updated: 01 Jan 2011

Bad fit

1. Shoulder straps dig into your shoulders – most likely the straps are bearing too much weight. The underband size (12,14 etc) may be too big, or the shoulder straps too short to adjust properly. They could also be too thin. Shoulder straps slide off. Try tightening them; if that's not the problem, try a style with shoulder straps aligned in the middle of the cup, rather than to the side. Flesh bulges over the back underband – the underband is too small.

2. Flesh bulges over the bra at the armpits – the side wings are too narrow. You may need a fuller-figure style bra.

3. Wire digs into your arm - the wire may be too long for you, or the cup is too big, so the wire doesn't sit against the root of the breast.

4. Wire cuts across the breast tissue, or doesn't sit snugly up against the sides/bottom of the breast tissue – the wire is the wrong shape. Try a different size, or a different brand/model.

The underband is too big if:

The cup puckers at the nipple.
The back of the underband rises in the middle.
The bra moves up when you raise your arms.
The cup is too big or the wrong style for you if:
It's baggy or wrinkly.

5. The cup size is too small if:

Breast tissue pokes out the bottom (this could also happen if the underband is too big).
Breast tissue spills out at the sides.
Breast tissue bulges out the top of the cup.