THISDAY Style

10 fit standards to take note when choosing a bra!

-

1

Bra band is the most important thing in a fitting bra. In a good bra, the band is not too tight or too loose, it feels just right, firmly clasped. Not digging into the skin and leaving marks or coming down and dancing around. If the band is over tight it can distort the natural shape of the breast (or cups) by pulling them down. The band on you should be parallel to the floor.

The center gore of the bra is flat 2 on the sternum. This will prevent spillage of breasts from the bra and give good support. Do not buy a bra if the gore juts out away from the body especially wired bras. The ordinary bras may not strictly adhere to this if you have more generous shape. 3

There is no spillage of the breast from the top of the cup of the bra. Especially bad if the breast is divided very obviously into two by the top edge of the bra. 4

The bra cups give adequate coverage of breasts without flattening, or squeezing your breasts. 5

No back bulges – look in the mirror. But if there are, don’t worry if all else about band and cup are right. 6

There are no wrinkles or big creases on the outer/inner layer of the bra.

The underwire adequately covers 7 the breasts from below. It is not squeezing the breast because it is too narrow nor is it poking under the armpits because it is too wide

The straps are not slipping down 8 all the time down your shoulders because they are too loose nor are they making angry red marks on your shoulders because they are too tight

The fabric of the bra is cotton 9 or a similarly soft comfortabl­e breathable material.

You know how to put the

10 bra on you – this can change everything – If you do not, (and you will learn surprising­ly that you may not)

 ??  ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Nigeria