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[Jacquelita]

Originally Posted by Tonchi

And back to the underwires, they definitely were designed by some Teutonic sado-masochist.

I'm surprised to hear so many women complaining about underwires. They've always been my preference. I'm not nearly as large as some of the women here (I'm a 36C), so maybe that makes a difference, but the underwires have never poked or hurt me - sometimes one has started to come out - but that's a good sign that it time to retire the bra.

Catwoman! - do you ever have problems with back pain? With such a small back and a large front-end, I know it can be a problem for many women.

When bra shopping, aside from fit my main criteria are shape (gotta make sure the girls look natural - what's up with the pointy-boob bras - who likes that?!) and comfort. Unless of course I'm shopping for something "special" - then comfort may take a back-seat

[Tonchi]

Originally Posted by Jacquelita

I'm surprised to hear so many women complaining about underwires. They've always been my preference.

The underwires are just fine so long as you are on a straight course and full speed ahead, "Knockers up!" as Rusty used to say. It's when you twist your upper body, like to reach something or turn on the printer, or stretch, that the fun begins. The titty bits move with the rest of you but the wired part stays rigid, and that causes discomfort that you can't correct by grabbing your bra through your clothes and adjusting it while half the office is watching

[Catwoman]

Originally Posted by Jacquelita

Catwoman! - do you ever have problems with back pain? With such a small back and a large front-end, I know it can be a problem for many women.

Yes all the bloody time. Well, I have back problems and I'm only assuming it has something to do with my ridiculous centre of gravity. I've been going to see an osteopath but can't afford it anymore so am doing Pilates once a week which is actually brilliant. It strengthens your core muscles - or the muscles needed to hold yourself up - so theoretically you could become strong enough to support your female members without a bra. Nowhere near that stage yet though, but I definitely recommend it to anyone with a similar problem.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Seems to me that having very large breasts is like carrying an Elephant gun all the time.
Great for getting someones attention (male or female) and sometimes admiration, but rarely useful and a painful burden. There's always unwanted attention too.

Indeed. Of course, we all love attention, and I do most of the time. It does get a bit much though, and even wearing loose fitting clothes you get unwanted attention. Also men (and women) tend to assume you're stupid, which gives me an advantage because it's always more impressive when I slaughter that stereotype....

[LabRat]

I did the men's jeans for awhile because at the time, low or superlow-rise flare bottom were about all I could find in women's jeans. Not flattering on a newly postpartum person. I liked being able to pick the length and waist, but again, hard to find a style that fit alright.

[chainsaw]

LabRat, I'm also 5'2". I gave up trying to buy regular sized pants. Even the "short" Levi's are too long. So I find a pair that fits good in the butt and take them to the cleaners to have them altered. Makes for an expensive pair of pants, but it's worth it. And, I stock up on pants in the summer. Stores usually have pants that aren't as short as capri's but are shorter than regular pants. They fit perfectly! I dunno if you have Target stores near you, but they carry Mossimo brand. I just got 3 new pairs of their "short" summer pants. They're awesome.

Bra shopping. ICK! I'm in between a 36C and D so I always have to try on double the amount because one style will fit completely different then the next. I recently splurged and got my first Victoria's Secret bra. The “Angels, lined demi” fits perfect. I’m going to go back and buy a bunch of them.

[LabRat]

34A---PLEASE don't complain to me about bra shopping I have a helluva time trying to find ones with enough padding to differentiate me from my male labmates, but not so much I look like a freak in a T-shirt. I pretty much exclusively shop at VS for my bras, when I find one that's perfect, I buy 3. $ouch$. God I loved breastfeeding. I have never had cleavage before... I must say tho, it felt like I was leading the way with 'em and I was barely a C. My husband was in heaven .

[melidasaur]

I am 5'3'' and have the same problem with pants - the short lengths are still too long. GAP is about the only store that has jeans in a shorter length that I still don't have to cuff.

Forget capri pants - I've complained to ever store on earth that people under 5'5'' would like to wear capris too. Knee length peddle pusher styles usually end up as capri length on me.

In general, I just stick to skirts and pants.

I bought my first victoria's secret bra ever - and I LOVE IT!

[chainsaw]

I was wearing an A cup in the 5th grade. Since then, boobs have never been a happy subject in my life. I was a cheerleader in high school and HATED that I had to wear a sports bra to keep from hurting myself - I even considered reduction surgery. It sucked. Still does. It really affects my physical activity. And when you start gaining mammaries so young, they also start to sag when you're still young. I'm only 28 and I'm embarrassed of the way they look. Bigger isn't always better.

[Tonchi]

Yes, Undertoad, but T'Pau (Queen of the Universe) was named because of her ears. She has the most incredible long and pointed ear-tufts I ever saw and an attitude of entitlement and superiority to match. I tried to post a photo of her on the screen but could not figure out how.

As for the story of the underwire bra conducting lightning, it's TRUE I read about it too.

It seems like we gals are about the same height and breadth, with the exception that I quit wearing a bra because nothing fit me anyway without one of those little packets that the latinos call "rellenos". So I just wear peasant shirts or T's now and celebrate the fact that if nothing shows anyway you have nothing to hide My doctor laughs and says he never saw anybody my age so completely un-selfconscious about their body. I tell him I have "nothing" to be ashamed of!

If you haven't figured out why the jeans are all too long yet, trot over to the shoe department and look at those Li'l Abner boots and platform/spike heels they are selling to the kids right now and it will all become clear. I solved that problem by wearing cowboy boots with 2-inch or more roping heels or getting some thong sandles with some flashy trinkets attached that come with a huge platform. Around the house I just roll up the cuffs, because that's supposed to be hip right now too. So when you can't beat 'em and you refuse to join 'em, just do it YOUR way.

[xoxoxoBruce]

One size fits all.

[BigV]

skintight!

[BigV]

cause not all of us want to dress up as GOP icons...

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by BigV

cause not all of us want to dress up as GOP icons...

[Trilby]

Do VicSecret bras come in bigger sizes? I'm a D, nearly DD. Do they fit us girls?

[melidasaur]

Originally Posted by Brianna

Do VicSecret bras come in bigger sizes? I'm a D, nearly DD. Do they fit us girls?

they do, but they usually don't carry them in the stores, or at least limited numbers in stock. You can order DD sizes on the internet. They usually have a fair number of 38DD in stock, just limited colors.