Girls...strapless bras?
 

OK, ladies, I'm getting desperate...my strapless bra needs replacing and I can't find a good one! Every single one I try on sucks. I'd like one that doesn't either a) flatten, or b) give me that weird indentation on top--do you know what I'm talking about? Isn't there one out there that will just lie smoothly? Any suggestions?

Re: Girls...strapless bras?
 

Yes, I do.

I got the one I have at David's Bridal. It definitely doesn't flatten.....

I have that 5 in 1 convertible dealy from Victoria's Secret, I've been very happy with it.

I like to snap girls' bras.

-Rudey
--OK I don't really but I've seen it on TV.

it hurts like a biotch:P

I have to second this. I have the Body by Victoria convertible bra. It's awesome...stays in place....looks very smooth under my clothes

I like this one - cause it not only matches your skin, but has the clear backing for low back stuff. I havent used it for anything low back yet - I'm afraid it would look obviously tacky - but its a neat idea...

I think it makes a difference how much, um, assistance you require from your bra.

In Victoria's Secret sizes I'm a DD, and their strapless bras don't work out so cute. (Their regular bras are great, though.) If you're a bigger girl up top, you might find it easier to look for something that's not just a regular bra without straps, but has more structure below. I know the David's Bridal bras, while expensive, do that - they kind of have a bodice to them, if that makes sense.

I'm throwing in another vote for the Victoria's Secret convertible bra. It definitely doesn't flatten and it stays in place pretty well.

I bought some new bras from Intimacy in Atlanta a few months ago, and I asked the saleswoman about strapless bras. She said if you are a DD or larger, there really isn't a good bra out there that will give you the support you need.

I was sad afterwards....its sucks being so top-heavy.

I totally sympathize! I'm a 38 DD, and it's soooo hard to find good bras, especially strapless ones. However, yesterday I found the honest-to-God best strapless bra ever. At JcPenney! It was the JcPenney Delicates "The perfect 5 way convertible" bra. They have it in white, tan and black. It come with clear and matching staps (Actually clear straps, not those tacky shiny plastic things) and can be halter, one strap, criss-cross, clear straps, or strapless. And I can't tell the difference between when it has the straps on and when it doesn't, honestly, unless I'm like jumping around. And it was only 19.99!!!

They should have them in the catalog or online. They're wonderful...and really comfortable! My boobs look good, with no quad boob, or funny lines, or sagginess!

As a D to DD, I don't do strapless, period.

I do have a VS convertible bra but it doesn't do strapless. It's not bad but I only wear it when absolutely necessary. I don't understand why they put those removable pads in D/DD sizes -- I guess they'll come in handy if I go with that Pamela Anderson Halloween costume this year.

I love mine from Gap Body...th cuos are a little big so I am normally a 34C but a 36B fit better. Try them out they make my boobs look great!

Your best bet is to find a proper lingerie shop and be properly fitted for a bra.

If you're properly fitted the bra should not only be supportive but it won't make your boobs or your clothing look funny. You're looking at spending some money, but it's totally worth it to have a properly fitted bra.

I didnt go to a lingerie shop. When I needed to get new bras, I went to Lane Bryant because that's where I shop. The saleswoman who helped me said that it was part of her training with LB to know how to do proper fittings. I was shocked that I had changed bra sizes. I ended up buying four bras because they were on sale. I agree that after being properly fitted my clothes did fit better.

Every so often department stores also have sales ads when a they have professional fitters(?) available.

I have this one as well - I will say that I do wear a larger cup size, and honestly, this bra has provided more than enough support without giving me the "extra" clevage. I originally bought it for a wedding I was in, and have used it for many other occasions since then! :)

I got "fit" at Lane Bryant too. She told me I wore a 36DD, so thats what I bought, and they never fit properly.

I went to Intimacy in Atlanta, and was shocked to find out I'm a 34FF! :eek: (that's in European sizes, that would be a DDDD in US sizes). But my bras feel great and I look 100% better because my bras actually fit properly!

I suggest every woman go to a lingerie shop and get fitted, its amazing the difference between a VS/Lane Bryant fitting and a lingerie fitting.

Ditto.

Each one of my bras was at least $50, but they are the best bras I ever owned. You save money in the end because you don't go through the cheap ones.

I have the same problem. I could definitely go braless, but, well...I just feel naked without one.

I don't know of any "real" lingerie stores around here. We do have a Victoria's Secret, so I might look there and try the one several of you all suggested. I'm willing to shell out the $$$ if I happen to find a great bra, though, because practically all of my summer tops are halters or spaghetti straps and it will most certainly get used a lot.

Well, I finally found one today! :) I tried on the VS one that several of you mentioned but it still made me look funny, however, I did find another one at Victoria's Secret that worked. It's one of the new Intimissimi (sp?) convertible bras, and I like it because it doesn't feel like a straitjacket when I put it on. It looks kinda flimsy, actually, but I definitely don't need much support so it's OK. It doesn't have three rows of hooks, rubber strips, ultra-heavy-duty reinforcing or anything else I don't need, so I'm happy. Now I can go throw my old stretched-out one away.

I feel you :( I am a D as well and I just strike out every time I try to find a bra that not only fits well, but is also cute.

Isn't Intimacy in Phipps Plaza? I'd like to go there and see what they have.

As a D myself, I have figured out that all the bra designers got together and decided that if you are bigger then a C, you don't need cutesy/sexy bras to make your boobs appealing, they speak for themselves.

I'm a D too, and I have yet to find a good strapless bra. I will avoid wearing something that I have to go strapless in because of this. I'll eventually have to find a bra though.

I tried wearing one a long time ago. They were quite uncomfortable. Whevever I wear a sleeveless shirt or fancy dress, I just wear no bra at all.

I hate bra designers.

I got fitted about a year ago in the lingerie section at Dillard's and the nice little Chinese woman fitting me starting shaking her head and clucking her tongue saying, "Oh we don't have this size here." She told me I was a 32DD! I actually started crying, thinking I was going to have pay $100s of dollars for specially fitted bras. I went to VS, determined to be resized and at least a D and they told me that I was really a 32 1/2 DD (I swear they were making up the 1/2!!! Either way, it is a size that no one makes), so I should wear a 34.

I'm still wearing 34D strapless bras.... just not often... because I can't find strapless bras in my size!

I'd be thrilled to find a strapless bra in my size! I really can't remember the last time I wore a tank top. I really don't know how to put it nicely, but I'm rather well-endowed, and can hardly find bras. I'd really love to find another underwire bra, as most bras in my size are "sleep" bras, and honey, when you're as big as me, you need all the support you can find.

mulattogyrl--curvation sells really good strapless bras, and they're fairly cheap.

Well if you are a D and can't find a good strapless bra..then I guess a G like me doesn't even need to get my hopes up. :(

I just had to do that at a formal I went to, and I had a halter dress.

Thank God for double-sided tape :p

@Alpha Frog: Don't you hate that?? I would love to wear a bra in colors OTHER than black, white or beige...:mad: When I go bra shopping and see all the other cute ones, arrgghh...I just have to leave the store sometimes.

Agreed 100% I'm a DDD and finding bras that are cute and give good support is impossible!

It's true. I haven't been a C since the summer after freshman year of high school. Since then I think I've had one or two cute bras, and that's it. I hate it.

Umm, no, LMAO!!

I'm glad I am not the only larger chested girl with this problem!!! I really want to wear a cute strappy top, or even *gasp* a STRAPLESS and I cant cause I cant find a freaking strapless bra!!! Grr...All my smaller friends are jealous....I tell them go bra shopping with me JUST ONCE and you will appreciate having B size boobs!!! I am a 36(bordering on 34)DDD...and I guess youcant have a smaller rib cage and big boobs, cause I can only ever find 38 or up, IF I can even find a DDD anywhere!! I usually have to order online from Fredericks of Hollywood. Really considering a reduction....grrrrrrr.

If the store will do a proper fitting for you, then you should definitly have one done.

I was amazed how much better I looked and felt when I had a bra properly fitted.

I'm a 40D, and it's hard 9 times out of 10 to find strapless bras and other pretty bras, for that fact matter, and when I find one they are expensive. I tried to find a strapless one at Target, but to no avail. The biggest one availible was a 38 D. The bra had too much padding for a larger cup size.

I will order a strapless one from JcPenney because they come in my size.

Just out of curiosity, does it have anything to do with the size of the Boobs to keep those things up?

I dont know and asking from a Male Point of view.

the only thing that keeps boobs in place is gravity, and that is never fun.

my answer to Earp's question (cause i take it he's not being pervy with this inquiry)
clearly. the strength of the material and structure of a strapless bra (or any bra) changes depending on cup and bust size. so me, being a 40D/DD isnt going to be able to buy a strapless bra by a maker who used the same structure and material for a 36B. more hooks, more wires, more spandex, maybe some stronger spandex. of course this comes with less variety, less availability, and less attractiveness (hence the tri-color selection of black, white, beige).

I dont get that:confused:

If I already have huge boobs, why would I want padding to make them look BIGGER

I don't get that either, but you'd be surprised at how many larger bras come with padding. I don't know what the hayle for, lol.

i thought about this, and decided to ask someone at VS. they said its supposed to give you a smoother, rounder look, especially under t-shirts/thinner shirts (vs. seeing every crease/pattern/thread in the bra). and lest not forget that a padded bra protects against the occasional breeze;)

I'm a flabby 36C (thank you, pregnancy :rolleyes: ) and even I can't find something decent. Being that my boobs have absolutely no elasticity anymore, they just go wherever they want in my bras and always look lopsided and unattractive. I couldn't find a decent 38D when I was at my largest while carrying Tiernan, so I can't imagine how hard it is for you larger girls. You have my sympathy!