Traditional measuring method for breast forms

Your questions answered

Form Fitting Made Easy

First start with a bra size. Using the picture as a guide, and a material tape-measure, measure your chest. Note that tape measure is below the pecks! Measure snug but not tight.

Measure around your rib cage, underneath your breasts, where the band of your bra sits. Make sure to pull the tape snug and keep it flat against your back. Add 5 to this number (if you end up with an odd number, round up to the closest even number). This number is your bra size. Example: 29 inches +5 = size 34.

Measure around the fullest part of your breast, again keeping the tape snug, but not tight, and parallel to the rib-cage line. If this measurement is an odd number, round up to the next even number. Example: 37 inches rounds up to 38.

To determine your cup size, subtract the first measurement from the second.

You can only get bra band sizes in even number only (e.g. 36, 38, 40).

If you measure 38" your bras band size will be 38 or 40.

Please note this is a guideline only.

If you have a bra and are unsure of your size.

Then choose the breast form style you want, send us your height, weight, band, and cup size of the bra you have and we will choose breast forms to match.

Common Bra Fitting Problems and Possible Solutions

The band digs in.

Try a bra style with a wider band.
Increase the band size (e.g. 36C to 38C).

The bust line sags.

Try a style with more support.
Avoid bras made of stretchy fabrics.
Shorten the straps.

The back of the bra rides up.

Try a smaller bra/band size or adjust the back strap fastener tighter.
Try lengthening the shoulder straps.

The cups overflow.

Try increasing the cup size.
Try increasing the band size.
Try increasing both cup and band size.

The cups are under-filled (cup wrinkles at top/sides).

Try decreasing the cup size.

The straps dig into the shoulders.

Choose a style with wider or padded straps.
Try a style with longer straps.
Try decreasing the bra/band size (breast support should come from the rib cage band, not the shoulders).

The sides are too tight.

Choose a style with spandex-blend, or wider sides.
Try increasing the bra/band size.

Bra underwires dig in under the arms or stick out at the front

Try increasing the cup size.

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