I think the problem may be that many women don't realize their bras could fit better. Like, they don't realize that they don't have to be painful/offer no support/fit funny and gappy.
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Theodosia - May 29, 2005 5:56:37 am PDT #7744 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Cashmere - May 29, 2005 6:00:01 am PDT #7745 of 10001
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And part of the problem is that the different brands and different styles make the sizes marked meaningless. I've tried on identical "sizes" in several different brands, supposedly in my size and NONE of them fit. So unless I've got 4 hours to spend finding a bra that fits, I get frustrated and leave empty handed.
§ ita § - May 29, 2005 6:05:09 am PDT #7746 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The bras I no longer wear weren't even painful or funny looking. I figured that's just how my breasts looked. Then I got sized, and it was completely different -- I have to remember to do that more often.
Also, a number of women wear their bras wrong -- the placement of the bands, etc.
So unless I've got 4 hours to spend finding a bra that fits, I get frustrated and leave empty handed.
Which is why I'll rarely switch brands without help. The lady at Nordstroms took my measurements and said "You look like a Wacoal." And she was right. There is no size/style of VS that fits the me of right now the way the Wacoals do.
Nutty - May 29, 2005 6:16:33 am PDT #7747 of 10001
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So unless I've got 4 hours to spend finding a bra that fits, I get frustrated and leave empty handed.
Okay, this is true. I reserve a good stretch of afternoon for it, try on 20 bras, find the One True Bra of that trip, and buy like 5 of it. Sales are our friends that way.
I'll rarely switch brands without help.
Same here. I've been a Bali loyalist for some time. Wacoal would tempt me, except for the part where they are zillions of dollars apiece.
Jesse - May 29, 2005 6:17:35 am PDT #7748 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Why is there nothing like Nordstroms out here? Bah.
I also realize that I am very cheap about bras, but come on! There's hardly anything there, what the scary VS lady said nothwithstanding. (I think I typed that word yesterday, too. Weird.)
Theodosia - May 29, 2005 6:22:21 am PDT #7749 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
There's a Nordstroms in Providence, of all places
Jesse - May 29, 2005 6:23:58 am PDT #7750 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think Providence is too far to go for good customer service.
Lee - May 29, 2005 6:25:00 am PDT #7751 of 10001
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What about Paramus or White Plains? They have them there too.
§ ita § - May 29, 2005 6:31:13 am PDT #7752 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think the point that a $50 top and a $20 bra don't look as good as a $50 bra and a $20 top is an interesting one.
Caught up in the fever, I bought a sports bra in my actual size, and lo! My breasts look so much better! Even though it's also a very good bra on the sports side, however, good looking boobies isn't a requirement during exercise for me, so it'll be forever (and a million dollars, thanks Ms Karan) before I'd bother replacing all my existing ones.
Theodosia - May 29, 2005 6:31:35 am PDT #7753 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Oooh. I could visit the Paramus one when I'm at my Mom's.