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I've always been about a B cup, but lately I gained some weight and it was all in my boobs and my butt. Yeah, REALLY curvy now. Weird.
Anyway, I went to VS with my MOH to find out what size I am now, and to get some bras. So they measure me, and give me some bras to try on... and I'm a DOUBLE D!
DD?! What the... I didn't get THAT much bigger. Just for some reference here - I'm a size 4. It's insane. But the bras actually fit.
So this is my theory. They scale sizes up to make women feel bigger. :) Seriously, it makes sense. Why wouldn't they? Women would be on a euphoric high from finding out they are "actually so much bigger than they thought", and buy more!
My MOH doesn't like that theory though, cuz they told her she's an A cup. *giggles* I love her.
Anyway, so I went to a normal department store, and I'm a C. So whatdya think of my theory?
It's totally true. I personally can't STAND Victoria's Secret for that reason and the fact that most of the cute stuff, just isn't available in my rib cage measurements. I can't really walk into there and find something cute and then try it on in my size unless I want beige, black, or white. I've had the sales girls bring me everything they had in my 32 ribcage and that's what I got for options.
I've found that VS and La Senza's sizes aren't exactly true to fit. I'm a 34B (been measured at that size 4 different times at 4 different stores) but La Senza measured me to a 38D. Umm... no. I am NOT a D cup. Not even close. My boobs are tiny.
So I definitely agree with your theory.
I have ALWAYS said that!! i'm normally a C in most stores, like Target. When I've been measured in Victoria's Secret, they've said I'm a DD. One time I was in there just walking around with the same bra in my hand in a size C and D - the lady came up to me and was like do you need help? I said well I'm just debating between the C and D, and she took one look at me and was like "Oh, you're a D!" They definitely make their bra sizes a little different to make girls feel good about their sizes - or so I believe- I'm with ya on that theory!
I bought a C cup there and it fits just like my C cups anywhere else, but I did buy it a few months ago. I this something new they are doing?
Regular stores vanity size their clothes down; I would not be at all surprised if they vanity size up!
Since I am in a similar boat as your MOH, I will just say that some of us are so very very obviously A-cups, you just can't lie to us. It would be a total breach of logic!
@mh.albania: Quite frankly, I don't think most of the workers in VS or even some department stores know how to measure for bras properly. I don't know if they purposely "size up" or not, though.
@mh.albania: I know, right? VS always tells me that I am a 36DD. Nooo, no, no! I am a 36C at nordstroms (but I have small boobs so I don't get it). If I were to judge myself without a bra on I would say I am a 36A. So they aren't really boosting my self-esteem. I will believe I am a 36DD when the implants are in.
@Amaryllis: A girl at La Senza tried to tell my flat-as-a-board 28AA mother that she was actually a C cup.
Yea, nice try there lady.
To be honest, your theory isn't right. I worked at Victoria's Secret. I didn't know crap about bra sizing because I was in beauty, but still they encouraged me to do it! I felt like I was guessing most of the time.
There's a reason I only worked there for two months..... Hahaha.
ETA: I am always, always measured correctly there, though. I'm always measured at a 34B with no padding, 34C with padding.
@Tunacupcakes: She doesn't. She buys 32A and they fit for the most part if she uses inserts/extra padding. She has bought a few actual 28AA bras from the junior department though.
I find that each and every bra will fit a little differently, no matter the make but VS definitely sizes up.
I went with a friend to a specialty bra store where there is a professional fitter who gets in the room with you and makes sure that everything fits as it should. Let me tell you, the difference on my friend with the appropriate bra was amazing! Also, she tried on a variety of sizes, she was never measured at all, the fitter just knew her size.
I don't know- I've always had good luck at VS. They measure me as a 36D, and I always find 36D bras at other stores that fit me fine.
Also, since cup size is relevant to the amount your frontage sticks out from your rib cage, it's really easy to be mis-measured. Different bras, sales associates not placing the measuring tape in the right place.... all stuff that could cause a slight cup size inaccuracy.
My test is always fit- try it on, and if it's comfortable, you're good to go.
http://www.victoriassecret.com/bras/how-to-measure
Here's the way that they measure if anyone's curious:) I used to work there and the bras always fit me perfectly.
EDIT: I just wanted to add that some sales people aren't super comfortable getting THAT close to a customer, so they tend to measure a bit large so they don't get up in your business haha.
Awe. I love VS, they always fit me great! I did however wear the wrong size forever and was measured at VS at a C and I though they were crazy, but I've been a C for 2 years now!
I used to work at Aerie, it's basically American Eagle's version of VS, but more comfy cutesy and less sexy lacie. Anyways, it's very much part of the training that our girls go through before they are allowed NEAR a fitting room that they learn how to fit customers. And @tinylittlebird: made a very good point, placing the measuring tape in the wrong spot will def cause a mis-measure.
Now, after working at a bra store for over a year, I know I'm going to fit best in a 32A, but only w/ a crap load of padding, since I'm really a 32AA, but there aren't normally a lot of fun patterns or prints in AAs. I went into VS once and their bras were fitting me weird, so she measured me ....... into a 32B. NO WAY! ------ I WISH ;)
VS has always been like that...I went from a regular B in high school (at VS I had to get a 36D) now after a weight gain...I'm a normal 36/D-DD borderline and their bras do not fit at all...which is just bloody frustrating!! So I think they make their bras a bit on the small size to boost people of enjoying the bigger chest size...but it dosnt work out for really top heavy women....which is so sad becuase they have some of the cutest stuff ever!
I was sized at a VS as a 36D, and that's what size I am anywhere else I go. I know my friend said that she is a B cup at VS but an A everywhere else. Hmm.
You know, I've had the opposite experience at VS. I'm a 34 A or even AA at most department stores, but those exact sizes at VS just don't fit right or are just laughably big on me.
Maybe they just carry Bs and Cs and re-label them so they can pretend they have the right sizes for a wider range of women :)
"I bought a C cup there and it fits just like my C cups anywhere else"
Ditto, I'm a C-cup at VS and everywhere else too.
Good to know! I am going into VS this week to get a new bra. Guess I'll have to try it on first. Grumble, grumble... Thanks for the heads up!
Victoria's Secret's sizes run differently from standard sizes. Go in any other store and your bra size will be different. Trust me!
So I think they make their bras a bit on the small size to boost people of enjoying the bigger chest size...but it dosnt work out for really top heavy women.
Agree! I'm glad someone else feels the same!
I TOTALLY agree!! I lost about 10 pounds recently and went to get resized for new bras. I've always been like, a 34B...they measured me at a 32D! I stared at the lady like she was nuts, and she was like, yep, that's what it is....and sure enough, the bras that I left with were 32D's. I called and told my mom, and her response was, "If you're a 32D, I'm like, a 36Q." Hahaha!!
And that's why I buy my bras online from Europe. I'm a 34B in La Perla, Aubade, and Wacol. I need to stuff a 34B to make it fit. Since I can't buy La Perla for everyday wear, I just purchase my bras from Figleaves.com
To get true sizing, get sized @ Nordstrom's or another high end store to get your actual size. Or go on youtube and watch a tutorial. Its really easy to find out your size. And then you can research the type of bras that will give your the best fit. Since I'm on the smaller size, a demi cup gives me the uplift of w/out all the super padding.
Btw, all of my gf are DDD or larger and they have been purchasing their bras from Europe or speciality stores for years.
Get a bra fitting with a PROFESSIONAL bra fitter. La Senza and VS are not true to size. Find a small shop that actually specializes in bra fittings. Depending on weight fluctuations I'm a 32-36i (depending on weight fluctuation), yes for real! So because of my ridiculous measurements I'm all about proper bra fittings, go get one!
they dont know how to measure worth sh*t there. that's what i've found out. I'm a D cup. I'm not happy to be a D cup. It's too big. I got to victoria's secret and they measure me and say I'm a B cup. I try on their B cup bras and they wouldn't fit at all. I don't even bother buying bras from them at all. I'm definitely a D cup there, but I don't know why they would measure me and say I'm a B cup. They just have stupid people working for them that don't know how to use measuring tape!
I think there's a lot to be said for how a bra is cut as well.
The Very Sexy, demi, or pushup bras I'm a 32C. The Pink bras? 34C. The regular good old cotton ones? 34B. But the saleswoman I had said I should be wearing a 32C or 34B, and it was more about how it felt on and watching for spillage or gaps in each bra. I'm a size 2 in tops and petite, and my bra size matches up with those same sizes pretty much no matter where I go.
BTW, I bought that Confident & Curvy power figure full body and bra thing? OMG I got so many compliments. This one person I hadn't seen said I looked great and that it looked like I had lost 10 lbs, when since the last time I saw them I gained 10 lbs!
That's weird, I wear a B cup and it's the same at VS as it is anywhere else... unless they've changed in the last few months?
@amariem25: Hey.. they're not stupid. They just don't train employees well. I'm not trying to start drama but I was one of those untrained employees at VS and I'm not an idiot. I should add, they don't pay on commission so for $7.25 per hour I don't have a whole lot of motivation to master measuring breasts in my free time, if they're not going to train me while I'm on the clock.
Back when my boobs were small enough to fit in VS bras .....
I was always measured as a 34DD there and that is what fit me both at VS and anywhere else. So the sizing was always accurate for me.
Now I'm a 36F so I can't touch a thing that VS makes. It's like they don't realize that there are lots of women out there with large chests. Oh well - my bras from Nordstroms are more comfortable than anything I ever bought at VS.
I think it largely depends on the bra you are wearing when you get sized.. if you are wearing a push-up or a padded bra when you get sized it will obviously change things..
I actually agree with this, and noticed it recently myself! I'm normally an A cup....I'm verrry small (TMI sorry!). I've lost weight since the last time I was measured. And somehow, after losing 35 lbs, I'm now a B cup?! Explain that one to me!
Different store have different ways of sizing which is silly. I just dont bothere getting measure by trial and error I figured out my size and it fits me great no mattr where I buy it
Yeah if they do that I must be nonexistent ;) I'm a 34A there and pretty much everywhere else too.
I am 34B at Vs and everywhere else... Maybe it is "harder" to measure larger boobs correctly?
The size they measure me at Victoria's Secret is the size I am everywhere else. It probably depends on your consultant as LeaHHH said, a lot of them probably aren't trained well enough.
Also don't forget, there are comparable sizes. So a 34D is comparable to a 36C depending on the bra. Although one size is truly the proper fit, the comparable size can work in a pinch. I used to be a 34DD which was IMPOSSIBLE to find any cute bras in, so I'd have to shop a 36D and it worked. Now it's actually worked out that the 36D is my proper size.
I've bought from VS, but I always use the sizing at THAT store for my purchases. Personally, I love VS, but I'm also "larger" there than what I think I should be.
go figure.
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