Yesterday I went to Intimacy (myintimacy.com) for a bra fitting. I had heard about this place over a year ago, from a thin but very busty friend, but put off the fitting thinking they wouldn't be able to fit me because of my size. Turns out I was wrong wrong wrong wrong.
Not only were they able to help me but the bra fit specialist I saw was professional, nice, didn't say not one mean word about my size, didn't cringe, didn't make any faces and understood quite well how hard it is to find bras when you are big. They don't measure you either, they eyeball it. At first I was skeptical, but then I thought, well this woman does this dozens of times a day, hundreds of times a month, she knows what she's doing. I was so amazed I almost cried. Who knew.
Turns out I've been wearing the wrong bra size for years. I thought I was a size 44DDD/E, turns out I'm a 44H. She came into the booth with pretty bras by Goddess and Prima Donna that not only fit, but were comfortable and she recommended bra extenders if the band seemed a little tight because going up a band size would cause me to loose support. The straps didn't fall down, the sides didn't ride up or dig into my back rolls. The Prima Donna bra was $135 eek, so I didn't get it, but the Goddess bra was $38, so I got that one. I'm still processing the experience.
Ladies, if you haven't gotten a bra fitting go do it pronto.
Unfortunately, Initmacy only has stores in Houson, Miami, Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, and New York. I thought it might be a good idea for people who know a fat friendly bra fitter in other places to list them so everybody can benefit.
Cheers
Not only were they able to help me but the bra fit specialist I saw was professional, nice, didn't say not one mean word about my size, didn't cringe, didn't make any faces and understood quite well how hard it is to find bras when you are big. They don't measure you either, they eyeball it. At first I was skeptical, but then I thought, well this woman does this dozens of times a day, hundreds of times a month, she knows what she's doing. I was so amazed I almost cried. Who knew.
Turns out I've been wearing the wrong bra size for years. I thought I was a size 44DDD/E, turns out I'm a 44H. She came into the booth with pretty bras by Goddess and Prima Donna that not only fit, but were comfortable and she recommended bra extenders if the band seemed a little tight because going up a band size would cause me to loose support. The straps didn't fall down, the sides didn't ride up or dig into my back rolls. The Prima Donna bra was $135 eek, so I didn't get it, but the Goddess bra was $38, so I got that one. I'm still processing the experience.
Ladies, if you haven't gotten a bra fitting go do it pronto.
Unfortunately, Initmacy only has stores in Houson, Miami, Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, and New York. I thought it might be a good idea for people who know a fat friendly bra fitter in other places to list them so everybody can benefit.
Cheers
