{"id":1139,"date":"2017-09-29T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2017-09-29T16:02:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T16:02:53","slug":"bralettes-big-boobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/bralettes-big-boobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bralettes For Big Boobs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our favourite bralette, by Montelle. Check out that extended band!<\/p><\/div>\n

Bralettes are all the rage these days. What\u2019s not to love? They\u2019re comfy and cute, and they don\u2019t use underwire. What a dream! But you may have noticed that it\u2019s hard to find bralettes for big boobs. What\u2019s that all about?<\/span><\/p>\n

What IS a bralette?<\/span><\/h4>\n

A bralette is just a bra without wires, right? WRONG. I\u2019m sorry, that was rude. But there are key differences between a bralette and a wirefree bra! A lot of it has to do with intention. A wirefree bra<\/a> is trying to do what an underwire bra does (in terms of lift, support, and sometimes separation), just without underwire. A bralette, on the other hand, is designed for fashion over function and gives just the barest hint of support. It won\u2019t do what your bra does, because it\u2019s not meant to.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sam has described this in terms of footwear. Think of a bralette as a slide, or a mule. Pretty, sure, but not built to go the distance. A wirefree bra is more like a sandal with an ankle strap for stability. And a wired bra is like a boot: sturdy and supportive – and lots of them are cute too!<\/span><\/p>\n

Why are most bralettes for small boobs?<\/span><\/h4>\n
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The Wacoal B-Smooth bralette works best for small-medium busts. The extended band is great, but those thin straps aren’t ideal for very full busts.<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s not because designers hate those of us who are large of boob. Fuller breasts have different needs than smaller breasts, because they\u2019re physically, well…different. This sounds really simple and obvious, but it\u2019s more important than you think. Most of the bralettes you see on Instagram and at the mall have very slim straps, little-to-no structure, low coverage, and super lightweight fabric. As you\u2019ll soon see, these features are basically the opposite of what a full bust needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

What makes a good bralette for big boobs?<\/span><\/h4>\n

First of all, let\u2019s put an end to all this small-medium-large, pull-over nonsense. It makes it really tough to get a good fit, especially if there\u2019s a big difference between your bust and under-bust measurements. (Which is pretty much the definition of a full bust<\/a>.) A good bralette for big boobs should use band and cup sizing with a hook-and-eye closure. Our favourite bralette, by Montelle, does this. Their bralette is a really great example of what works for fuller busts. You can see a picture of it at the top of this page.<\/span><\/p>\n

Montelle uses a couple of layers of slightly firmer fabric for the full coverage cups, with some seaming on the inner layer. This make their bralette a little more structured, while still giving you a smooth line under clothes. Remember, full busts are heavier than small busts. The more structured cup works with the slightly extended band to carry that weight and give (very light) support. They’ve also widened the straps in fuller sizes, for the same reason.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bottom line is this: <\/span>If you want strong support, you don\u2019t want a bralette.<\/b> If you\u2019ve had bralettes on the brain, think about why. What do you like about them? How do you envision a bralette fitting into your bra wardrobe<\/a>? Doing a little of this kind of homework first will help calibrate your expectations, and it\u2019ll make your shopping experience a much happier one.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bralettes are all the rage these days. What\u2019s not to love? They\u2019re comfy and cute, and they don\u2019t use underwire. What a dream! But you may have noticed that it\u2019s hard to find bralettes for big boobs. What\u2019s that all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[11,9,31,174,175,16,10,19,17,8,159,18,73],"class_list":["post-1139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-the-bra-fitter-diaries","tag-band-size","tag-bra-fitting","tag-bra-wardrobe","tag-bralette","tag-bralettes-for-big-boobs","tag-bras","tag-cup-size","tag-danforth","tag-lingerie","tag-measurements","tag-montelle","tag-toronto","tag-wirefree"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1139"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1162,"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139\/revisions\/1162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}