Measuring Yourself For a Bra

Are You Wearing The Right Sized Bra?
Surveys have suggested that up to 60% of women are wearing a bra that is simply the wrong size for them. This can have an adverse effect on your breasts by leaving them unsupported, potentially causing them to sag prematurely. It’s important to give your bust adquate support, and its easy peasy to measure yourself to get an idea of your correct bra size.

**Please note that this is intended as a guide only. If you’re unsure of your size its really important to go try bras on and get a proper fitting as much of your bra sizing depends on your body shape!

Australian bra sizes are different to those used elsewhere. The below method lets you measure your bust band size using inches. A conversion chart will be provided at the end of this guide to help you determine your Aussie band size.

Step 1 – Working Out Your Bust Band Size

Grab a soft dressmakers tape and measyre the circumference of your under bust area whilst wearing a bra you feel is a good fit for you.The tape should sit on the lower band of your bra. This will help you ensure that you are measuring the right part of your body.

Make sure that the tape is level at the front and back (use a mirror to help you get this right) and that it is reasonably snug against your skin, but not too tight (as you’d expect a well fitting bra to feel!).

The measurement around this part of your body (1 in the diagram) is what you use to work out your band size. Add five to this number to get the correct band. i.e. if you have a 27 inch measurement, you need a 32 band size for your bra. If you get an odd number i.e. 33 it is usually OK to go up to the next band size (i.e. 34). However, you might also want to try on the next band size down (i.e. 32) to check which is the best fit for you.

Step 2 – Working Out Your Cup Size

OK, now we have your bra band size we need to work out what your cup size is!

place the measuring tape around your bust at its fullest point. Again, you shold make sure the measuring tape sits evenly all the way around you and is fitted snugly against your body. The difference between this measurement and the bust band measurement we worked out for you previously is used to determine cup size.

As an example, If you measured 27 inches under your bust, worked out from that you needed a 32 band size, and had a bust measurement of 36 inches, you would require a 32D bra.

This is worked out using the following: -

if the difference is:
less than 1 inch = AA cup
1 inch = A cup
2 inches = B cup
3 inches = C cup
4 inches = D cup
5 inches = DD cup

So Now We Have Worked Out Your Bra Size, How Does It Transform Into The Aussie Measurements?

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