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Bits of Lace
302 King Street
Charleston, SC 29401
phone: (843) 577-0999
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Bra Sizing Table of Contents
The four rules of thumb for a well-fitting bra

  1. The Back Panel - The back panel should not ride up above the clasps at the front.
  2. The Cups - The breasts should fill the cups nicely, with a beautiful, fluent line between cup and breast.
  3. The Bra Clasp - The clasps and the front piece should be flat against the chest (not against the breasts).
  4. The Bra Strap - Straps must not be so tight that they pinch the shoulder or so loose that they fall off the shoulder.
Lingerie not only helps you look beautiful and seductive, but it is also functional because your breasts need a well-fitting bra.

Breasts are composed exclusively of soft tissue: skin, mammary glands, blood vessels, fat tissue and ligaments. The ratio between these tissues change with age, but breasts do not have a muscle or a bone to protect them from gravity or other forms of extreme pressure, like sports. That is why the breasts require external support from a well-fitting bra.

The larger the breasts, the greater the need of good support.
Breasts that are inadequately supported soon loose their shape and firmness, which is not aesthetically pleasing and may be painful.

What's your Bra Size?

Find a tape measure, a trusted friend, and use our chart below!

1. While wearing your best fitting unpadded bra, measure your rib cage by pulling the tape measure snug, but not tight, around your rib cage just under the breasts. [ Example: 36 inches] The reason we say to wear a bra is that your measurement will differ when you are lifted in a bra.

2. Next, measure around the fullest part of your breasts (over the nipples; at the apex). [Example: 40 inches]

3. Use the chart below and find where those two measurements intersect. [36C]

  • If you measure an odd number under the ribcage (31, 33, etc), we would recommend that for comfort purposes, you follow the sizes shown in the chart. You may be in between band sizes, so your size may also depend on the fit of the bra.
  • Also, if the chart list 2 cup sizes, we would again recommend that for comfort purposes that you go up and use the larger cup size.
  • We go in half-inch increments in the smaller sizes because those half-inches make a difference in the sizing of smaller cups.
  • Once you find your size, check out which lines carry bras that fit you! See Bra Brands by Cup Size and Type.

 


Chest under Bust (a.k.a. ribcage measurement)

Full Bust Measurement


30

30.5

31

31.5

32

32.5

33

33.5

34

34.5

30.5

30AA










31

30AA/A

30AA









31.5

30A/B

30AA/A

32AA








32

30B

30A/B

32AA/A

32AA







32.5

30B

30B

32A/B

32AA/A

32AA






33

30C

30B

32B

32A/B

32AA/A

32AA





33.5

30C

30C

32B

32B

32A/B

32AA/A

34AA




34

30C

30C

32C

32B

32B

32A/B

34AA/A

34AA



34.5

30C/D

30C

32C

32C

32B

32B

34A/B

34AA/A

34AA


35

30D

30C/D

32C

32C

32C

32B

34B

34A/B

34AA/A

34AA

35.5

30D/E

30D

32C/D

32C

32C

32C

34B

34B

34A/B

34AA/A

36

30E

30D/E

32D

32C/D

32C

32C

34C

34B

34B

34A/B

36.5

30E/F

30E

32D/E

32D

32C/D

32C

34C

34C

34B

34B

37

30F

30E/F

32E

32D/E

32D

32C/D

34C

34C

34C

34B

37.5

30F/G

30F

32E/F

32E

32D/E

32D

34C/D

34C

34C

34C

38

30G

30F/G

32F

32E/F

32E

32D/E

34D

34C/D

34C

34C

38.5

30G/H

30G

32F/G

32F

32E/F

32E

34D/E

34D

34C/D

34C

39

30H

30G/H

32G

32F/G

32F

32E/F

34E

34D/E

34D

34C/D

39.5


30H

32G/H

32F

32F/G

32F

34E/F

34E

34D/E

34D

40



32H

32G/H

32G

32F/G

34F

34E/F

34E

34D/E

40.5




32H

32G/G

32G

34F/G

34F

34E/F

34E

41





32H

32G/H

34G

34F/G

34F

34E/F

41.5






32H

34G/H

34G

34F/G

34F

42







34H

34G/H

34G

34F/G

42.5








34H

34G/H

34G

43









34H

34G/H

43.5










34H

 

 

 


Chest Under Bust (a.k.a. ribcage measurement)

Full Bust Measurement


35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46


39

36C

36C

38B











40

36D