Welcome to The Bra Band Project!
We first started this project after a few big-name, full-busted (DD+ cups) lingerie companies asserted that there was "no market" for 30 and under bands, and that "30 and under bands are for juniors." We wholeheartedly disagreed! We knew that there were plenty of us out there struggling to find bras in these sizes.
To illustrate our point, we've collected photos of women who wear sizes 24-30 band bras in sizes DD-KK (using UK sizing), ranging from ages 18-50+. As the photos show, we are women of a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and ages, and we need and deserve bras that fit.
Why is having a wide range of band sizes available in the market so important to us? We believe that a bra cannot do its heavy lifting without a firm, supportive band. The band of the bra -- not the straps -- does most of the work lifting your breasts! This is just as true for women wearing a 24, 26, 28, and 30 band as it is for band sizes 32 and up. But if we can't find our best size, how can we get the support we need? And it's not only large bust sizes that need good support: a band that is too large will cause problems for women and girls with busts of any size. That's why small-busted blog 32AA has started her own segment of the project for cup sizes D and under.
This project also helps illustrate that for full-busted women, band size is often best determined using your true underbust/ribcage measurement as a starting point and adding or subtracting inches as needed on a case-by-case basis. For many of us, no inches need to be added to this measurement!
We hope this project is enlightening to you. We hope it makes people think and re-think their views on bra sizes and what bra sizes mean. We hope you can relate to these women.
We hope you know you are beautiful.
Love,
The Bra Band Project Team (Braless in Brasil, Boosaurus, StackDD+, Bras I Hate, and By Baby's Rules)
P.S. The Project is currently ongoing! If you'd like to submit your own picture, just fill out the submission form , or email your photo and UK bra size to brabandproject@gmail.com.
Support for the Bra Band Project:
"We know how critical a great fit is, and the correct band size is where this starts. So, we are delighted that so many women are now becoming more educated and are demanding a bra that truly fits them – aligning with Claudette's vision from day one! Our best-selling sizes are 30 and 32 bands, the popularity of these sizes has created a solid demand for the addition of 28’s which we plan to add in our size mix for SS13."
-Sponsored by Butterfly Collection
For help determining your bra size and fit:
Butterfly Collection Bra Size Calculator
A Sophisticated Pair Bra Size Calculator
For further reading:
A few places with a good selection of 30 and under bands online:
- JoinedMarch 2012
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