And I’m sure that you, like me, kind of roll your eyes at that every time you hear that stat. If you’ve been wearing bras for a long time and they’re not dangling off your elbow, they probably fit you WELL ENOUGH. How much better can a bra possibly fit? Adding confusion to this situation is that there’s no real metric for what a “properly fitted bra” actually IS. Added to that, bra fit advice is treated like The Matrix — nobody can explain it, you have to experience it for yourself. That’s where I come in. While I love leather dusters as much as the next Chosen One, I’d prefer to use my powers to hep you find the perfect bra. Here are six surefire ways to tell if you’re really, truly wearing a bra that fits. But what does the right band feel like? According to Morgan, the right band size “should feel like a firm hug,” but not cut into you. If the skin on your back bulges over the strap, or you can’t fasten it on the loosest hook, it’s too small. If you have to wear it on the smallest hook right away, that’s too big. And that’s the other thing: When you buy a new bra, you should always wear it on the loosest hook. This allows you to tighten the bra as the elastic stretches over time. So how do you know when your straps are right? A good trick is to see if you can slip two fingers under the straps at your shoulders. If you can, they’re just right — and you can personalize away! But we don’t live in a perfect world, and there are all sorts of things that go into whether or not YOU find a particular bra comfortable. If you like your bra’s straps looser, you will never be happy with the “perfect” fit if it’s too tight. Likewise if you feel like you’re crawling out of your skin at the end of the day, because the “right” band size feels horrifying to you. The most important part of the perfect bra for is how it makes you feel — not how it makes you look. So if you’re uncomfortable, even if the bra is TECHNICALLY correct, it’s just not the right fit for you!
