Any girl who has breasts large enough to need the support of an underwire bras knows how uncomforable they can be. In fact many women simply go home, snip a small hole in the bra and slide the wire out completely simply to stop it from poking their brest tissue.. The piece of wire that slides out is flexible and about the thickness of a coat hanger. You can always resort to this trick if you find a bra with an underwire that digs into your breast but you really want to buy it.
As awful as they seem soemtiemses these dreaded underwires are in the bra for a reason. They are there to help uplift, smooth out and support breast tissue. If your breasts are larger than a B cup then they might be necessary to give you enough support.
To avoid discomfort sure you are being fitted to the right size. Unfortunately there is no one standard in the industry when it comes to the cut of an underwire bra. Some types of underwire bras really do mold your breasts into U shapes that sit directly under you breasts. Yet other types seem to have wire that extends right under the arms. No bra brand is like another. The more U shaped the cup wire is the more it is meant for smaller breasts with the intention of creating cleavage.
It is hard to find a vintage bra that is not an underwire bra. This is because they were originally designed to make breasts look more attractive (if you find bullet shaped breasts as attractive as they were in the Atomic Age) beneath a sweater. Brand names like Maidenform, Berlei, Triumph and the British Marks & Spencer bras under the St. Michael label still sell hig quality underwires as do newer companies like Beverly Johnson and Victoria’s Secret.
Bras with a lot of wire, corseting, banding and rubber of them have recently come back into fashion simply because of the love in the last decade for burlesque and also the idea of wearing more risqué clothing that could show of a retro style cleavage in which the lift from your black lacy underwear bra might be exhibited on purpose.
Thankfully nowadays too we have Bioform bras which can uplift sagging breasts that over size 40 or large D Cup size breasts and without having to use under wiring at all.
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