I've been wearing them for 40 years (OMG am I that old?)and have never found a really comfortable one. Years ago I even went to a special bra store (Rigby and Peller in London, corsetiere to the Queen!) to be fitted. What an experience, I will never forget the saleslady who had a chest like the prow of a battleship who burst into the fitting room and embarrassed me half to death! Even those bras were uncomfortable.

Recently I read about the Bra-lelujah (sp?) and it sounded so great so I splashed out on one, what a disappointment. It is ugliest bra I ever saw - a horrible color like old nylons (in England they called that color "American Tan" - ugh) and the seems are so poorly finished. It gives no support and, worst of all, the back rides up and is so uncomfortable. I was driving and kept having to take one hand off the wheel to yank it back down. There is no way to adjust the fit as it has no fastenings: the instructions that came with it said to step into it, after dragging it over my big hips its no wonder it has no support!

Any ideas, anyone? I can't bear underwires or, worse, those seamless molded cups that look like styrofoam coffee cups.


[I just realised that I have revealed more than anyone wants to know!]

If only I had the boobs to put in a bra! *sigh* If I were any more flat chested, I'd be a boy!

I'm right there with you sister, can't find one that is comfortable or fits right either and i hate underwires.

i too can't find one that fits right, most times we wear the wrong band size, and thats why they ride up in the back, i'm short and dont have much room between my breasts and stomach so the bottom of the band hurts there too, i was shopping this past week, and now she says they are doing away with white bras, because everybody wants nude, [my husband thinks nude is ugly, his words]. and price doesn't really matter either, except when you have a large cup, like me, and all different company's have different sizing. so, you are not alone in this!!!!!!

I live in Missouri (not near the tornado) & watch QVC shopping
channel on tv. They sell Breezies bras, panties & shape wear.
Don't know if you can get that channel or go to their
site on line. There is a store at Mall of America.
But, I really like their bras for comfort & support.

Comfortable------bra?
Just like...oil & water!!
they just dont go together!
At least not in the 40 something years I have tortured my body with them! (Minus the 3 or 4 years in the late 60's - early 70's when I was "liberated"! :):):)

Maidenform Back Smoothing is very comfortable. I get mine at Kohls. Price is around $30 a piece. I try to get them when they are on sale. Soft and comfortable. Has a wire but I think its plastic, when I first looked at it I thought it was wireless. Wire is all I ever wear. I need the support. The sides have never cut into me and the straps are little bit wider than most others. Softest fabric I've ever seen in a bra.

I hate bras & no, they never fit!

I had serious issues for decades finding a bra that was comfortable. I could forget wearinging anything from Victorias Secret , as they only are useful as decoration. I can not tell you all the money spent in hoping each time I had found the right one. Finally one day I took a chance at Kohls on an Olga bra ( on sale ) . The tag that got my attention was one that said "most comfotable bra"... I thought what the heck I have nothng to loose in trying one more since nothing I had was satisifactory. I had a drawer full of failed trials.... It was LIFE Changing!!!! I will tell you it is underwire ... no molded cups....but I will tesify that underwire has never ever felt this good and now I hoard this bra ... as I fear someday it could become discontinued. It is soo comfortable and gives THE best support of any bra I have ever worn. One feature is the straps actually adjust to were I need them to be , since I am short( or they only make bras for taller people) .They wear well too , just don't put in the dryer. Give it a shot .. I have been were are.. wondering will I ever .. ever find the one!

ANd OH .. I did realize I was wearing the wrong size , I needed a bigger cup and smaller band size , that really soved the riding up issue!
http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/inti...estsellers/PRD~123628/Olgas+Signature+Support+FullFigure+Underwire+Bra++ 35040.jsp

They do have it in the stores in more sizes , but the Olga style number is 35040

I really like Bali bras. Better yet, their service is impeccable!
I had a small rash develop under the metal pieces that hold the straps to the bra. It must have been some type of an allergic reaction to the metal. Anyway, I called Bali about it. I had just bought 3 of the same bra and wore each of them.
They asked if I had found a different style without the metal that I liked. I had, and they sent me three replacement bras (normally $30 each). I was very satisfied.

I have tried the Olga bra and it didn't fit well, it kept riding up in the back. I don't think I have ever found a bra that don't ride up in the back. Years ago there was one from Sears and I bought it for years than all of sudden it was gone and I haven't found a good one sense. I think they don't make them to give good support for a D or biger cup.

Every time I find one that fits well and is confortable, the style is discontinued. So back to searching. (sigh)

Most comfortable one is the one I don't put on. Save them for "going to town" days.

let me know...I lost a lot of weight in 18 months and went from what I thought was a 44DDD to a quaint 36H!!!

WTheck is an H???

it means I have more boob than backside the fitting lady said..
what it really means is that I will NEVER find a bra to fit me really well...all the ones they get here "divide" the girls..I tried to tell the lady they are siamese twins and love togetherness..she said NO, they need to be divided...why...she never answered...great...
we only have Dillards here that sometimes will get in a bra to fit me...I fell in love with one...but at $85 I had to say NO....sigh

this will probably be moved somewhere soon.
i tend to hate bras. broke my collarbone a few yrs ago and it never healed. now can't keep my left strap up for anything!! drives me nuts.
no white bras. i hate white ones. always wear beige or black. depending on clothing i wear.
riding up on the back. the only way to help that is to wear your bra clipped tightly. then of course it's difficult to breath.

I keep meaning to get fitted for a bra. I like Vanity Fair, but I need to try a different size due to weight loss.

there are times I like my 1860s corset infinitely better than a modern bra...

My best fitting bra was when I was 16. It had little love doves on each cup and the size was almost a B. At least it didn't say A. LOL

Nope. First thing I do when I get back in the house after being out for a while - I rip the damn thing off and change into my "comfy" clothes - loose pants and top, no bra, no stockings.

I have been looking for years for a comfy bra. No such luck. Every bra I get rolls on the sides. I am constantly pulling at the thing.

I'm cracking up with this thread and nodding so much I must look like a bobble head dog in back car window!!

Well endowed people like me, and clearly some of you, will almost never find the "perfect" bra. I've come to the conclusion they don't exist. They feel great in the dressing room, but the little (Ok, big) suckers are sneaky. They wait until we take them home and wear them an hour before they spring their bag of tricks on our lady friends.

The straps bite into your shoulders so you get a wider padded strap.

The straps slide off your shoulders so you get ones that tighten only to figure out that tight isn't tight enough.

The backs ride up - my personal pet peeve. Being of the large variety coupled with the old variety, gravity has taken over so rehearse your 1st grade lessons on Newton. I'm thiking I might get a pair of suspenders and attach them to the back of my bra and then to my socks - kill two birds with the same stone.

So you get one with a REALLY wide back strap and realize that you preferred breating after all.

The underwire cuts into the arm pits, or worse ... POPS!

Too much padding (why would they pad anything larger than a C cup is beyond me), so you buy a thinner bra.

The thinner bras don't have the support and freely announce cold days to the whole world.

So you find the middle ground - slightly padded, but these are so stiff that when you move around they bunch and bend out making it look like you're actually hiding live aliens in your bra and they're trying to escape.

Then you have the brilliant idea that what our big old gravity stricken girls really need is a sports bra. I have one that has 7 snaps in the front. First I have to bend all the way forward to get the girls tucked in, then I have to snap the bottom snap, then I have to lay down to get the remainder of the snaps snapped but usually what happens is that the bottom snaps comes out ... so back to step 1. Eventually I get in, but stand back when it's time to take that sucker out cause I can put an eye out.

The pretty ones ... oh please. I tried to get one of those push up bras (go back to the gravity lesson) at Victoria Secret and the sales girl tried to talk me into a C cup - probably because they just don't carry sizes greater than anorexic.

When I get home at night and come to the point in the evening when I know I'm no longer going out in public, the bra comes off. Usually while I'm watching TV. Hubby dear loves these moments and as soon as he sees the bra make it's escape from under my shirt he says "thunk ..... thunk". Funny ... I never say that when he takes off his shorts :) (I know - TMI!!!)

Bras. Hate them. Need them. Kinda like jobs.

I quit trying to find them and went back to binding. I'm on a tractor are different equipment or horseback and couldnt find anything that would help so I just bind

Girl you got it . I sure had a good laugh. But the truth and nothing but the truth. You nailed it.

I appreciate a Bali too. Comfortable on the shoulders.

my Dh always says "release the HOUNDS"...right...love you too honey....sigh

That's a riot! :thumbup:

I like this one by Bali: [urlhttp://www.onehanesplace.com/webapp/...1_11001_79463_[/url

It's wire-free, all cotton, smooshes everything together (which minimizes things), no padding, and...

gee, now this part is embarrassing... I was all thrilled a few years back to find this style. And then ... I discovered that m 80+ year old mother also wears the exact same style.

!!

Oh no, I have become my mother, right down to the dowdy underwear!!

Well, whatever. I go for comfort, not glamour.

Note: Bali makes other ones that look the same but are not the same cotton fabric. And they certainly do NOT fit the same!

dog house mom, yoou should be a writer!!!! Loved your message......this is an hilarious conversation!!! Love it!

there are times I like my 1860s corset infinitely better than a modern bra...
redkimba

I agree. It is so much more comfortable. People really do not understand them.

this was a fun conversation.nice to know we girls can talk about anything..and know just what the other one is talking about

I worked as a bra fitting specialist and an Australian store and I too cannot find a comfortable bra despite being surrounded by them. But that's mostly because my size changes between meals lol.

Usually the bra riding up at the back means that the back size is wrong. Most women wear the wrong bra size so even if it's embarrassing I suggest everyone get fitted by somebody who knows what they are doing and also know the best bras they carry. We have this one bra that almost every woman with a larger bust walks out loving, has generous straps without being overbearing and good support.

But saying this, I'm a hypocrit because I never buy the ones I should, and I've never been fitted haha. Hate bras!

Actually ... I am ;)

LOL, it's nice to know that I'm not the only one with this problem. Everytime I find one that works they discontinue it and I'm back at it again. I find that as I get older that I can't wait to take that thing off when ever I can.

Oh..My...GOODNESS!!!! DogHouseMom - I am laughing so hard!!! ROTFLMBO!!!!!!!! I hear ya girl!

OMG....I swear you have been with me on bra shopping trips....I laughed so hard the DH asked what was so funny. He doesn't understand that a comfortable bra and a bra that fits right are NEVER the same bra. I absotively, posolutely refuse to wear underwires....not happening. Gravity is an evil thing....I think sometimes I will just tuck the girls into the waistband of my pants and be done with em! LOL

My problem is mine are divided naturally. Trying to find a bra that has cups that far apart is very difficult. I wound up spending (gulp)$60 on a Natori bra at Nordstrom. The lady fitted me and came in with four bras and they all fit. I only got one (I can buy at least 6yards of fabric with one bra!) but it is very nice.

adorabowe, you didn't tell us which bra that is..... I'm interested to know, I just need comfort! :D

Do you all know that A MAN invented the bra!!!!!
I also have a tough time finding a bra.
My life long dream is to belong to the Itty Bitty T***y Committee. My husband says that committee isn't taking any new people so I guess I am stuck.

We could all just take some duct tape and tape them up over our shoulders and then we don't have to wear a bra and they would be "where" they belong!!!!

VS, Body by Victoria, full coverage/lightly padded, refit every six months.

Never thought I'd find something there (and sometimes I have to order online to get a good color selection in my size) but it's my One True Love. Swoon. As soon as it starts feeling uncomfortable I go for a measurement and replace it.

I had an under-wire bra once. It was brand new and the first day I had worn it. Got into a bit of a skirmish one evening and spent the night in the pokie! :oops: They wanted my clothing to change into their fine jail wear. I asked if I could have my bra PLEASE. It was brought back to me, but the under-wire had been removed. :-( The next morning, they gave me my wires back and I went home and tried to fix the hole they made to take the wire out. I thought all was well. By noon, the wire had worked it's way out of the right side and was poking me in the arm pit. There is a moral to that story somewhere, but I'm just not sure where.

Thank you. I have to very carefully explain and stress the 1860s part, especially that it's made to fit me (and only me).

Guess if I could make a bra to fit me (and only me), I would prefer that also.