Lockdowns saw us switch to crop tops or even going braless. Will we ever go back to the discomfort of underwiring? Lingerie retailer Bravissimo has reported an incredible 30% drop in revenue; some companies on the high street, such as M&S and Cos, have responded by introducing bras that are neither traditional or sporty. Other companies have stopped selling traditional bras altogether. “The bra is going the way of the suspender belt; a relic of a former age only worn by cross-dressers and deviants,” a fashion industry spokesman said.
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/may/27/is-it-all-over-for-the-underwired-bra
Working from home may well mean some women won't bother with a bra. And as WFH seems set to stay for at least some of the working week this doesn't surprise me.
Are you still getting in those 30" trousers, TVOR? Or has middle-age caught up with you yet?
I can still squeeze into them Sharkers but for comfort a 32” trouser is needed these days.
Having only had reason to wear a bra on a couple of cross dressing occasions I personally don't know how you women put up with the things.
Within an hour of putting on the thing I was struggling to breathe.
Any woman who ditches the bra gets my backing, I've felt your pain!
My mother has a wall full of plaques in her downstairs loo.
They tend to be pretty anti men. Things like: 'if we can put one man on the moon, why not all of them?' And 'When God created Adam he knew he could do better'.
One says: 'Always wear a good bra. It's often the only support a woman gets'.
You sure the 34s aren't calling? May as well go straight there (o;
good thing about the thread title is its suggestion that bras never got burned in the first place.
One of the great modern urban myths.
I can still squeeze into them Sharkers but for comfort a 32” trouser is needed these days.
Help me out here please. I'm female and I've no idea what 32" equates to in female sizes.
Sounds pretty slender to me. But what would a female 32" be? Size 12 or 14 I think?
Size 10 I’d guess
That article really annoyed me. Women with small breasts are comfortable without bras. Big deal, bully for them. Doesn't work that way for everyone, but there was no hint of that.
It's also talking about underwired bras. I haven't worn one of those since I got pregnant and was told that underwired bras were likely to increase the chances of your boobs dropping down to your waist before their time.
I've no idea what 32" equates to in female sizes.
Jeans for women often come in inches too. Both in waist and length.
Jeans for women often come in inches too. Both in waist and length.
I haven't owned nor worn a pair of jeans since 1980
I take a 30/32 inch waist and usually wear size 14 clothes.
Obviously the difference for women we need to take in to account hip measurements as well.
I'm close to a size 14 now. Down from a 20. But I'll never be a size 12 ever again.
I take 30 for waist and 32 for length.
Obviously the difference for women we need to take in to account hip measurements as well.
Hips don’t lie!, as Shakira famously said.