Also, a bra that is properly fitted IS comfortable.

I don't buy bras without a fitting -- and never have I been 8+ hours comfortable in a bra.

Cashmere, it's a cute enough skirt, but I wouldn't consider it $40 of cute. Also, the flowers look like they were made by taking apart regular silk flowers from the craft store, layering a couple of petal sections, and then sewing a glass button in the center. So, clever idea, but not executed brilliantly or anything.

I'll bet she can start me off with a decent circle skirt with a recycled t-shirt waist. My problem with skirts (and pants for that matter) is the fact that I have a 40 inch waist and 42 inch hips. Stuff slides right off me, if I get it to fit my waist.

With my 45 inch bust, I'm like a pumpkin on a pair of decently shaped legs.

I've never had big issues with bra comfort, frankly. I mean, occasionally when I've worn them into dust and the wires start poking out or all the elastic is gone, or if I've had a big weight gain so they no longer fit. But my random everyday bras - and I buy a big range of quality and cost - has never been a big source of discomfort.

The $90 professionally fitted Nordie's jobs look a lot better, so I'm trying to make that more my norm anyway, but historically it's not been a big deal for me.

[I should add that I'm in the D-DD range, for what difference that makes.]

I mean, if her bra was not letting her breathe properly, then it was not sized right. I have found several comfortable underwire bras that look great, and I love them. I also have a few wireless that are OK, too. Not that big of an issue for me, for which I am thankful.

I stick with Lane Bryant bras because I can get them to fit. Although I did move up to a D cup but no matter what they fit me I'm never the chest size. The lady at lane Bryant didn't think it was true, but I tried on the bra size she suggested and it was too big in the chest.

And I have to have a bra with some kind of light padding because other wise, well, my nipples show through. Which means I can't wear the pretty balconette bras at Lane Bryant.

I mean, if her bra was not letting her breathe properly, then it was not sized right.

Exactly. And I still hold that the innovative "x" shaped straps were sitting waaaaay too high.

(It is a, ahem, big issue for me, since I wear a 34G bra.)

And I still hold that the innovative "x" shaped straps were sitting waaaaay too high.

That's what it looked like to me, too. And honestly, I know she said the fit was supposed to be more natural, but even the mannequin looked saggy. If I wanted to look like that, I'd skip the bra, frankly.

And I still hold that the innovative "x" shaped straps were sitting waaaaay too high.

Oh, yeah.

I know the woman who makes the skirts but I was thinking it was pretty expensive. But then, I've never had hand made clothes before. Her stuff is extremely well made, though--she wears her own stuff and it holds up.

The outfit I wore to Prom, each piece was $40, give or take $10 (the overdress was more, the underdress was less). You can probably get more use out of that skirt, so long as you don't mind the handwash issue.