--- On Tue, 1/9/09, inkwell_01 <inkwell_01_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>Bust size does not equal Bra size. The numbers are not the
>same thing. ... the 38D is the Bust size, (chest+breast) ,
>with the letter D as Cup size, (volume of breast).
>
>The number 38 in the 38D part is not the bra size. Bra size
>is not used to describe female figure.
>
The 38 part is what is called the 'back size'. Not entirely true in regard to back sizing will describe the 'hour glass figure' and the letter will give an indication of how much is up front as a proportion. If you think of the chest-waist-hips as describing the figure, then the addition of height and cup sizing will give you a fair (but by no means fool-proof) indication of body shapes.
>Bust size is measured. Bra size is calculated, not measured.
>Cup size is determined by using a chart, not measured.
>
Though it can be calculated - the chart is usually to save on maths. But the cup size does not indicate a fixed volume, as they are based on a ratio, so someone with a 30D will have substantially less up front than someone who is a 38D. An interesting comparison:
http://www.afraidtoask.com/?page_id=119
And then 'form and firm' comes into things too...
And to keep it simple, different regions use different systems...
http://www.bellaforma.com.au/shop/Size-Chart-p-3.html
*Some of the testimonials show there are some _very_ chesty women out there!
>If the group is interested I can post how to obtain those sizes -
>
Yeah, you may as well cruise the sites, condense the relevant parts and post here; I'd do it but the topic may be long cold by the time I get a useful answer uploaded... I happened to have the above links saved for reference, so able to drop them in quickly.
> And once a bra size is determine the lady still has to go and try the bra > on to see if it fits correctly... .half science, half black arts.
>
Plus manufacturers not quite always 'building to standard', different bust profiles, temperature and 'time of the month' all affect things as well. Just to keep it complicated. Then if you do find something that
Scrapper, Black Dragon, fan of fine figured females with fantastically firm front forms...
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Received on Mon Aug 31 2009 - 21:36:55 CDT