To find your band size. The bust size bust line measure or over bust measure is the measurement around the torso over the fullest part of the breasts with the crest of the breast halfway between the elbow and shoulder usually over the nipples ideally while standing straight with arms to the side and. Learn how to measure your bra size by watching our step by step video. It should feel snug but not tight. This will allow the bra to be tightened as the under bust band starts to get slightly looser after youve worn it a few times. If its an even number that is your band size.
Please choose a smaller under bust size and go up a cup size. This free calculator estimates bra size based on bust size frame size and commonly used measurement standards. But as well as discomfort wearing the wrong bra size can contribute to back shoulder and neck pain. Only at victorias secret. Stand upright without a bra on and using a measuring tape measure around your back and under your bust where the band of a bra would usually sit. Plug your bra measurements into the bra size calculator to get your perfect fit.
They should sit parallel or slightly v shaped on the back. Wearing an unlined non padded bra not over your clothes run the measuring tape all the way around your back where your band sits being careful to keep the tape level. If the band rides up at the back it is probably too big. If your band measurement is 34 inches and your bust measurement is 37 inches. Compare the differences between sizing standards for the us uk eu and for australia and new zealand or explore hundreds of other calculators addressing math health fitness finance and more. Bra wearers can calculate their cup size by finding the difference between their bust size and their band size.
Make sure the tape is going around in a steady even line.