Why do you think so many people are misinformed about bra sizing?

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Every day on here I see people talking about 'A and B cups' and 'DD cups' etc - as if it means anything. It 👏 means 👏 nothing 👏 without 👏 band 👏 size.

It's not just cup sizes, but people don't understand band sizes either. They think 32, 34 and 36 are small band sizes but they're more in the medium range.

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imjustadude | 322 opinions shared on Sexuality topic.

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Since most manufactures only make bras from like 32A to 42DD. They sell them in almost a straight line of about 6 typical sizes between those two extremes (32A, 34B, 36C, 38D, 40DD, 42DD) so most women don't really have an opportunity to buy their exact size. If they are a 30G, they are going to settle for a 36C or D and hope it works when adjusted. You can only fault the manufacturers so much. Trying to make custom sized bras from 26-48 a-m would be a lot of bras to invest in making without knowing if that one in 2 million 26M or 48A girl is going to buy it. Number is band size around rib cage and cup size is difference at fullest part of breasts (while wearing another bra which adds to the confusion) and is a measure of volume. 30DD, 32D, 34C, 36B, 38A all have similar volume. If you make bras and buy underwires, the wires work like that. I think the average cup size is up to D or DD for mature women now so thanks McDonalds and you aren't that special if you are DD anymore. You may just be average. If you are like... I'm not that big and are walking around with quadboob and your band riding up your back... get measured, you have grown since high school.

Asker

18 d
You had me until you said 'average cup size'. D/DD is actually small-medium on most band sizes.
imjustadude

18 d
Average cup size is definitely not F and G. You have a link to the G cup study?
Asker

17 d
If all women were correctly fitted, the average cup sizes would probably be F, FF and G. But that's the problem, most women aren't correctly fitted. I'm pretty sure there are zero studies concerning boobs, bras and bra sizing that actually use CORRECT bra-sizing knowledge.

Answer 2

Asker

You had me until you said 'average cup size'. D/DD is actually small-medium on most band sizes.

Answer 3

imjustadude

Average cup size is definitely not F and G. You have a link to the G cup study?

Answer 4

Asker

If all women were correctly fitted, the average cup sizes would probably be F, FF and G. But that's the problem, most women aren't correctly fitted. I'm pretty sure there are zero studies concerning boobs, bras and bra sizing that actually use CORRECT bra-sizing knowledge.

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MrOracle | 11.3K opinions shared on Sexuality topic.

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A big part of it is that, until the last 20 years or so, those smaller band sizes were practically non-existent, and so just were never talked about and rarely worn. You would have to go to a specialty maker to get them custom made, because they weren't considered to be popular/common sizes that would justify mass production.

Today, with much larger markets available to manufacturers (international distribution is practical today), it's much easier for many manufacturers to justify mass production of sizes on both the upper and lower ends of the scale, so smaller women and bigger women are both more able to buy "off the rack" sizes that fit, though women with very large breasts still usually need custom work.

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linds34 | 2.6K opinions shared on Sexuality topic.

Guru

Not everybody wants to say their full cup size here, I'm sure most of us know how sizing works :)

Asker

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No, the majority of women don't. I'll give just ONE example - so many of us think it's correct to add 4 inches to our underbust measurements to get our band sizes - this is incorrect.

Answer 7

Asker

No, the majority of women don't. I'll give just ONE example - so many of us think it's correct to add 4 inches to our underbust measurements to get our band sizes - this is incorrect.

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AustinMan | 39.6K opinions shared on Sexuality topic.

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A woman's bra size is just a starting point for getting fitted in a good bra, esp for those more endowed among you ladies.

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Finding the right size can even be tricky for small-chested ladies. So many people are misinformed about bra sizing.

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Asker

Finding the right size can even be tricky for small-chested ladies. So many people are misinformed about bra sizing.

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winterfox10 | 6K opinions shared on Sexuality topic.

Master

Eh... it's probably a porn thing. The cup size is a ratio thing. A DD sized tit is going to add 5 inches to band size, no matter which band size she wears, so you can get an idea that her chest is more pronounced. You're right though, cup size doesn't tell you very much.

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godfatherfan | 4.8K opinions shared on Sexuality topic.

Guru

Are you talking about women or men? Men have zero clue on what all that is and means. Even the stuff we know that we know about it is wrong.

Asker

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Men and women, actually!

Answer 12

Asker

Men and women, actually!

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DrunkAss | 105 opinions shared on Sexuality topic.

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I like the small numbers and letters, I think. Like 12AAA.

DrunkAss

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I don't like the big ones like 900ZXXX
DrunkAss

19 d
Big letters and numbers usually mean she is fat or got implants. I don't like either so much.
Asker

19 d
I cannot tell if your comments are a joke or not.
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DrunkAss

19 d
I might have exaggerated a bit with the numbers but I mean like 32A vs. 56DDD. Well, I usually don't pay attention to these things. I never had to buy bras for girls.
Asker

19 d
So many girls are incorrectly-fitted in 32A.
DrunkAss

19 d
What is incorrect about it? The 32 is same like waist? I got 30 on the waist. So that means it's like my waist plus two inches of boobs?
DrunkAss

19 d
Also what if she has very broad back muscles -- not fat but say she is swimmer and does pull-ups all the time so she got wide lats. Does that make the numbers and/or letters go higher?
Asker

19 d
Yeah usually people who need 32 bands have roughly 30 inch waists, in or around. But so many women who need smaller bands like 26, 28 and 30 end up incorrectly fitted in 32 bands because of stores carrying a very narrow size range. Also, a lot of small chested women buy 32A bras because they think A = small, but B, C, D, DD, E and F can be small too.
DrunkAss

19 d
What. Mind-blown. I thought F meant enormous. Like Dolly Parton size.
Asker

19 d
Nah, Dolly Parton is listed as a 40DD online but she's definitely closer to a 28JJ or something like that. I don't blame you for thinking F is enormous, most people think so. F CAN be large, but only on the large band sizes. For example, 24F is a very small size, 32F is a medium size, 40F is a large size.

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DrunkAss

I don't like the big ones like 900ZXXX

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DrunkAss

Big letters and numbers usually mean she is fat or got implants. I don't like either so much.

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Asker

I cannot tell if your comments are a joke or not.

Answer 17

DrunkAss

I might have exaggerated a bit with the numbers but I mean like 32A vs. 56DDD. Well, I usually don't pay attention to these things. I never had to buy bras for girls.

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Asker

So many girls are incorrectly-fitted in 32A.

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DrunkAss

What is incorrect about it? The 32 is same like waist? I got 30 on the waist. So that means it's like my waist plus two inches of boobs?

Answer 20

DrunkAss

Also what if she has very broad back muscles -- not fat but say she is swimmer and does pull-ups all the time so she got wide lats. Does that make the numbers and/or letters go higher?

Answer 21

Asker

Yeah usually people who need 32 bands have roughly 30 inch waists, in or around. But so many women who need smaller bands like 26, 28 and 30 end up incorrectly fitted in 32 bands because of stores carrying a very narrow size range. Also, a lot of small chested women buy 32A bras because they think A = small, but B, C, D, DD, E and F can be small too.

Answer 22

DrunkAss

What. Mind-blown. I thought F meant enormous. Like Dolly Parton size.

Answer 23

Asker

Nah, Dolly Parton is listed as a 40DD online but she's definitely closer to a 28JJ or something like that. I don't blame you for thinking F is enormous, most people think so. F CAN be large, but only on the large band sizes. For example, 24F is a very small size, 32F is a medium size, 40F is a large size.

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Hmmmbetternothere | 195 opinions shared on Sexuality topic.

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Thanks, now I am more informed. No idea , maybe because us men don't need them?

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Probably! But the majority of women are misinformed too!

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Asker

Probably! But the majority of women are misinformed too!

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nettle | 129 opinions shared on Sexuality topic.

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Who cares lol

Why do you think so many people are misinformed about bra sizing?

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