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enismirdalI have extremely small boobs. A 34A bra is too big for me. I ought to get properly measured but based on past experience I usually fit in something around the 34AA size.
By and large, I'm fine with this - unlike my more generously endowed girlyfriends, I never get breast-related backache, I can sleep on my stomach very comfortably, and I can jump up and down without a bra and not have any discomfort.
However, there is one activity I dread with a passion: bra shopping.
Most shops have almost no bras in a AA cup, and of those, some are just scaled down versions of ones designed for normal-breasted women and therefore have interesting things like underwires (why the hell do I need underwires?! There's nothing to support. It would be like putting an underwire in...a sock...or the waistband of some jeans...or something...). Others are made for women with cone-shaped boobs. Which I don't have (does anyone?). Still others are massively padded, which is fair enough for women who are small and want to be bigger, but actually I'm quite happy to be small and just work with what I have. In general, I buy nice stretchy elastic jobbies so I don't need to worry about cup shape or anything like that.
However, I have recently developed a desire to own some actual pretty underwear of the lacy/feminine/sexy/black-and-red variety.
And, of course, that was my big mistake. M&S apparently now do about 2 bras in an AA cup and neither of them have lacy bits. Camille seemed entirely lacking in anything below a 34A. I admit I haven't hit Ann Summers yet. I'm reluctant to buy online since there's no opportunity to try on and even if I was 100% confident I had the right dimensions, boobs can vary considerably in shape whilst still being classed as the same cup size.
Funnily enough, small-breasted women may also want to have sex, turn men on and wear pretty undergarments. I'm just rather confused as to why the world doesn't seem to have noticed us yet. I know for a fact that I am not the only flat-chested woman in the world so I'm not being that special/unusual, am I?
I don't know if anyone else here has run into similar problems and found a good solution? If so, tips will be vastly appreciated. I am currently possessed by a great desire to own a few sets of irresistibly gorgeous lingerie, but this plan is currently being foiled by the fact that I haven't found any bras to fit yet. All ideas welcomed, and I'm willing to splash out a bit (not excessively!) on something gorgeous as long as it fits perfectly!
In short: Anyone know which UK high street stores have actual pretty lingerie that comes in AA cups?
(In better news, today's shopping trip did acquire me 3 new pairs of trousers and a new coat, so it wasn't a total waste of time.)
ETA: Oh god, that's just special. I have entered the same numbers into 2 different websites. One tells me I'm a 34AAA. The other tells me I'm a 30D. I have decided that bra-fitting is actually a mixture of Pixie Magic and a formula invented by a Trinity Mathmo on crack...
By and large, I'm fine with this - unlike my more generously endowed girlyfriends, I never get breast-related backache, I can sleep on my stomach very comfortably, and I can jump up and down without a bra and not have any discomfort.
However, there is one activity I dread with a passion: bra shopping.
Most shops have almost no bras in a AA cup, and of those, some are just scaled down versions of ones designed for normal-breasted women and therefore have interesting things like underwires (why the hell do I need underwires?! There's nothing to support. It would be like putting an underwire in...a sock...or the waistband of some jeans...or something...). Others are made for women with cone-shaped boobs. Which I don't have (does anyone?). Still others are massively padded, which is fair enough for women who are small and want to be bigger, but actually I'm quite happy to be small and just work with what I have. In general, I buy nice stretchy elastic jobbies so I don't need to worry about cup shape or anything like that.
However, I have recently developed a desire to own some actual pretty underwear of the lacy/feminine/sexy/black-and-red variety.
And, of course, that was my big mistake. M&S apparently now do about 2 bras in an AA cup and neither of them have lacy bits. Camille seemed entirely lacking in anything below a 34A. I admit I haven't hit Ann Summers yet. I'm reluctant to buy online since there's no opportunity to try on and even if I was 100% confident I had the right dimensions, boobs can vary considerably in shape whilst still being classed as the same cup size.
Funnily enough, small-breasted women may also want to have sex, turn men on and wear pretty undergarments. I'm just rather confused as to why the world doesn't seem to have noticed us yet. I know for a fact that I am not the only flat-chested woman in the world so I'm not being that special/unusual, am I?
I don't know if anyone else here has run into similar problems and found a good solution? If so, tips will be vastly appreciated. I am currently possessed by a great desire to own a few sets of irresistibly gorgeous lingerie, but this plan is currently being foiled by the fact that I haven't found any bras to fit yet. All ideas welcomed, and I'm willing to splash out a bit (not excessively!) on something gorgeous as long as it fits perfectly!
In short: Anyone know which UK high street stores have actual pretty lingerie that comes in AA cups?
(In better news, today's shopping trip did acquire me 3 new pairs of trousers and a new coat, so it wasn't a total waste of time.)
ETA: Oh god, that's just special. I have entered the same numbers into 2 different websites. One tells me I'm a 34AAA. The other tells me I'm a 30D. I have decided that bra-fitting is actually a mixture of Pixie Magic and a formula invented by a Trinity Mathmo on crack...
