Breast Asymmetry

Gather round, Broads. I’ve got news for you: no one’s body is perfectly symmetrical. We’ve all got little differences all over! As a teen, I was tormented by the fact that one of my eyebrows sits higher on my face than the other. Sunglasses shopping was stressful; I was constantly on the hunt for lenses big enough that my higher brow wouldn’t peek over the top and make me look like the Rock. (Yep, it’s tough to be me.) But it doesn’t stop at brows. Breast asymmetry is a thing, too.

I’ve yet to fit anyone with completely symmetrical breasts. Sure, some people are mostly balanced, but we’ve all got one boob that’s at least a little bigger than the other. The notepad we use for fittings even has a space for us to note which one! That’s the number one thing I want you to take away from this: your boobs aren’t weird or wrong. The second takeaway? Asymmetrical breasts can still have bras that fit! Here’s how.

Prioritize your fuller side.

You don’t want your cups to runneth over. It’s generally better to have a bit of room in one cup than to create a “double-boob” situation in the other. That extra space won’t show through your shirt, but the pillow created by a too-small cup sure will. Some bras make this easier to achieve than others, which brings me to the next point…

Pick the right bra.

As I’ve said a zillion times, there’s no one perfect bra for every body. However, there are certain features that make it easier to fit asymmetrical breasts. Stretch lace along the top of a cup can give the extra flexibility you need to accommodate both boobs, with no (or minimal) gapping or pillowing.

Ewa Michalak’s Bibi bra uses stretch lace to optimize fit.

If one breast is significantly fuller than the other, a bra with removable pads can be a godsend. Since the pads are optional, you can remove the pad on your larger side, and even double up on your smaller side.

Cappuccino, also by Ewa Michalak, has a removable pad in each cup.

And last, but certainly not least…

Don’t worry about it.

Your fitter notices these differences because she’s all up in your space and focused on how your bra fits. The rest of the world is really not going to notice. And to paraphrase the best advice I’ve received on my eyebrows: breasts are sisters, not twins. Having one boob that’s bigger than the other one isn’t a flaw, and it’s certainly not unusual. It’s just part of being a human.