> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 1 Jul 2016 07:12:45 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
>>On Friday, July 1, 2016 at 12:27:52 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> > I don't think most bra makers read those studies because it is very
>>> > hard
>>> > to find bras in the right size even with measurements. Another bs
>>> > thing
>>> > women have to deal with.
>>>
>>> Yep. The size as stated on the label varies very much from manufacturer
>>> to
>>> manufacturer and even from bra to bra. I recently mail ordered one bra
>>> and
>>> it fit like a dream. Ordered several others exactly the same but
>>> different
>>> colors. All too small.
>>>
>>>
>>May I offer the suggestion that both of you (not together
>>of course)go for a professional bra fitting? Bras are like
>>women's clothing; they are not standardized. What might be
>>a 34C in one manufacturers line could be a 36B in another.
>>Even with a company's line of bras the band and cup size
>>can vary greatly. I found that out several years ago.
>
> That actually applies to all womens clothing and is something I find
> very annoying. The other day I bought some pants, size 8 ! I went to
> the fitting room with 10/12 which is my size, I am not an 8 and
> haven't been since I was a pre-teen lol

A lot of manufacturers do "vanity sizing" so it seems like you wearing a
smaller size.

Cheri