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1WHAT percentage of British women wear the wrong bra size?

A. 10 B. 33 C. 66 D. 50

2True or false: the letter determines the size of the cup.

3SINCe 2010, how has the average bra size changed in the UK? A. Increased from a 34B to a 36DD B. Decreased from a 38C to a 34B C. Decreased from a 34D to a 36BB D. Increased from a 32C to a 34DD

4WHAT is the largest cup size stocked in the UK? A. L B. H C. KK D. M

5True or false: all bras should be fastened on the tightest hook.

6IN WHICH decade was the word ‘brassiere’ coined? A. 1890s B. 1900s C. 1910s D. 1920s

7ACCORDING to research published last year, women from which country have the biggest bra cup size in the world? A. Venezuela B. Norway C. United States D. Poland

ANSWERS 1) C.

Two-thirds of British women wear the wrong bra size, with a third of those women purchasing the incorrect size deliberately. Many women choose a smaller bra size on purpose to try to achieve a fuller cleavage.

2) False.

The letter and the number together determine the size of the cup. That’s why you might have heard the term ‘sister size’ — another size can have the same cup volume, depending on the band size. For example, a 34D, 36C and 38B all have the same cup volume. 80 per cent of your bra’s support comes from the band, not the straps, so let the fit of the band be your guide.

3) A.

Cheshire, Manchester and Lancashire have the largest bra sizes in Britain. The increase is down to weight gain and more women using the contraceptive pill, the oestrogen in which causes breast growth.

4) A.

BRAVISSIMO launched their ‘jumbo’ bra range in sizes D to L in 2011.

5) False.

when measuring your band size, go by the outermost hooks, not the innermost. a bra stretches by about three inches in its lifetime. when it starts to stretch, that’s when you use the tighter hooks.

6) B.

vogue first used the word in 1907. seven years later, Mary Phelps Jacob was granted the first u.s. patent for the bra, which she made from silk handkerchiefs and ribbon.

7) C.

RESEARCH in the Journal of Female health sciences last year found american Caucasians had an average breast size bigger than a european F.