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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But there's also more awareness of correct sizing. I remember getting measured at Victoria's secret in the 2000s and them putting me into a 32B even though my breast was popping out and I needed a smaller band size, but they didn't carry the size I actually needed. 34B is just kind of a strange size: I'm not saying no one fits it into it, but I think a lot more people thought they did than actually did just because people thought "D" meant huge and major stores didn't carry smaller bands. [/quote]

34B is a strange size? What an odd comment. [/quote]

Not if you read the rest of the comment![/quote]

The comment is that people wear the wrong size bra. It’s not weird that is an average size or most commonly size. [/quote]

Based on a survey where women self reported their sizes from 1992, when no one was wearing the right bra size. It's not like anyone was measuring. [/quote]

What? People measured in 1992. I’m old enough to remember 1992 wells Today the results would still be self reported. [/quote]

The Oprah bra episode was in 2005, which was what kicked off a lot of the boutique bra measuring trend. This is what a 34B looks like, and it's not a body type that's hugely common. If you were wearing a 34B in 1992, you were probably wearing the wrong size. https://www.instagram.com/p/COVs4TVHmru/?img_index=2[/quote]

This is misleading.  That isn’t what a universal.  Many manufacturers say to add 4” to band size.  I wear a 34A.  My underbust is 29” No way would a 30” be remotely comfortable. I’ve tried 32B and it is not comfortable

Natori is a popular brand and this is how they say to measure, which is in line with other U.S. brands

https://www.natori.com/pages/bra-size-guide-faq?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Nonbrand%20-%20Bras%20-%20Broad&utm_content=Size&utm_term=how%20measure%20bra%20size&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20032881032&gbraid=0AAAAAD6-xgpXXzFbV959uCU8TRLOUTtdw&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsdnNBhC4ARIsAA_3hegSG5vPcwVQMr7GfKxEBXKvMavAOhpHffKGRs2oo4_r00zNyPkQ--kaAiE6EALw_wcB
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Bra sizing is baffling. I have a 28.5 under bust and wear a 30 band on the snuggest hooks. A 32 is too big and doesn't hold me up. A 28 is ok, but I prefer a bit more breathing room. I don't know the America-sizing equivalent, but in Simone Perele bras I wear a 30H.

ABTF worked wonders for me; highly recommend that calculator and online community for anyone that struggles with sizing.[/quote]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bra with a band size of a 28 or 30 in a store ever, in my whole life. I’m not saying they don’t exist, but clearly they aren’t common.  My underbust is a 29.  I’m not that small of a person. There are loads of women smaller than I am. If women were meant to to wear a band size the exact measurement of their underbust I think 26, 28, 30 would be much more prevalent.  They aren’t.  [/quote]

I wear a 30 band size and I haven't had trouble finding a bra in a lingerie store in over a decade. [/quote]

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