How To Your Bra Size

Wearing undergarments that fit properly is about more than just accentuating your attributes and concealing trouble areas; as the foundation of every woman's outfit, a properly fitting bra affects your posture as well as the health of breast tissue.

A bra that is too loose will allow breasts to sag and cause back problems due to strain; if it's too tight the elastic and underwire can pinch and poke sensitive areas leading to discomfort, bruising, and even breast health problems, such as blocked milk ducts.

How to Measure Your Bra Size

Follow these steps to finding the correct bra size, as explained by Le Mystere founder and CEO Michael Rabinowitz in The Handbook of Style

Step One: Measure Band Size

1. Measure yourself while wearing an unlined or thinly lined bra.
2. Using a soft measuring tape measure around your rib cage in inches – just beneath the bust. Ensure that the tape is snug, smooth, and level in the front and back.
3. If your measurement is even, add four inches to this number to get your band size; if your measurement is odd, add 5 inches to this number to get your band size. Fuller figured women with rib cage measurements of more than 36 inches may only need to add 1 or 3 inches to get to the next even numbered band size.

Step Two: Measure Cup Size

1. Keeping the measuring tape straight and snug, measure around the fullest part of your bust.
2. Subtract this measurement from your rib cage measurement.
3. The difference is the basis for your cup size; each inch of difference is equal to one cup size.

You can look up your cup size here:

• less than 1 inch = AA cup
• 1 inch = A cup
• 2 inches = B cup
• 3 inches = C cup
• 4 inches = D cup
• 5 inches = DD cup (E)
• 6 inches = DDD cup (F)
• 7 inches = DDDD cup (G) Credit: womens-intimate-apparel.suite101.com