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If you’re anything like us, when you buy a new bra you fasten it up on the very tightest hook to ensure it’s a snug fit that will hold you in place so that your breasts can’t make a run for it.
We save the looser hooks for those days when we eat a big lunch and need some extra breathing room, or when we’re just popping out to the supermarket in a baggy jumper and don’t care that everything’s not hoisted up front and centre.
Apparently though, this is all wrong and we are completely clueless when it comes to those little hooky bits.
According to The Huffington Post when measuring your band size, you should go according to the outermost set of hooks, not the innermost.
On typical bras there are 3 settings and the tightest hook is designed to be used once your bra is old and worn out and the elastic has stretched.
“A bra is going to stretch about three inches in its lifetime,” says bra fitting specialist Bobbie Smith, and when it does, “that’s when you go to the next set of hooks.”
However most women are using this setting as their bra back band is just too large and the tightest setting is the best to make it feel as though it ‘fits’. This is where the mistake is made.
The two looser hooks are then there for when your bra stretches out with wash and wear. They allow you to tighten the back band so that you get the same support as you did initially.
By buying a bra that fits snugly on the last set of hooks, you can tighten it over time and get maximum support and longevity out of your bras.
Genius!
