When I was a child and witnessed my mom putting on her bra, I swore to myself I’d never put on a bra like that, what silly nonsense that whole bending over thing was!!
A solid 30 years later and here I am, relatively neked (that’s Texan for naked) from the top up to show you just how to bend down and put on a bra.
First of all I’m not a fan of putting on your bra like this, fastening it in the front and twisting it around and pulling it up:
It stretches out the back band, which is ever so important in keeping our full busts up lifted on the body.
I just want to say NOONE looks good bent over like this, but I am willing to sacrifice looking good to illustrate how important it is that you get the underwire/bottom band of the bra underneath the entirety of the breast tissue, especially when there is a lot of breast tissue!
Standing back up to an upright position, fasten the bra. If this procedure of putting on a bra is new to you, don’t worry, with lots of practice you too will get it. Which means after a couple of put-ons your arms will be accustomed to fastening a bra from the back.
DON’T stuff the breast tissue into the bra, I see this all the time. Women put on the bra and fasten it, then as if stuffing a turkey they push and shove the tissue, which only makes the bust have a down & out appearance on the body.
Here I am pointing to the nipple location that one achieves by stuffing the breast into the bra.
Instead, LIFT the breast and place the nipple right in the cross-section of the seams of the bra. This gives the bust a great upfront shape and hopefully the slight pressure of the seam intersection prevents and covers the extension of the nipple (read cold, headlights, etc.).
And VOILA, you have a great fitting bra and a good looking bustline when you know how to put on a bra!!
Please contact Bratique Helene if you have any questions about specific bra brands, the proper bra fit, or the best bra type for your body.
I have never mastered the bend-over method of putting on a bra, but since it’s so important to you that you’re willing to model it yourself, I’m going to learn.
YAY, good for you Darlene. Its worth my exposure for even one convert!
The problem I have with centering the nipple is that my breasts are droopy and bottom heavy. So the nipple is not really the center. Any tips for me?
Anonymous – I encourage you to place the nipple as close as you can to the center of the bra where the seams intersect (supposing you’re wearing a seamed cup) and wear the bra that way for a while. What is the effect you get? Is it uncomfortable or feel funky? Is there breast tissue spilling from the top of the cup? The right fitting bra corrects many ‘imbalances’ of the breasts.
Do you perceive the nipples to be high or low of the center line?
I’d say too that my breasts sag – I’m nursing my fourth child at 21 months of age. Rare is the woman with a naturally perky bust-line when the breasts are voluminous. Thus the importance of the best bra for our breasts.