The Breast Chronicles

What's a 36C? It's the average American bra size. Here's what it means: The number 36 refers to the bra's band size in inches. The letter C is the cup size - how 'deep' the breast is. To determine a bra size, find a tape measure and then find a woman. Take the tape measure and put it directly above her bust at underarm level. Add two to an even number; three to an odd number (please note that this may not always give the correct size - some women find that they fit better into a band size close to their actual measurement; some find that adding 4 or 5 to the underbust measurement makes for a more comfortable fit). That's the band size: the length of the strap that goes around the back. To figure the cup size, measure again, but this time right across the peaks. Subtract the underbust measurement from the new figure to get the difference in inches. If there's no difference, she's an AA (you'll know she's flat-chested if a triangle bikini wrinkles over her chest!), a one-inch difference makes her an A, two inches a B, and so on to 5 inches for a DD (now you know why they're called bikini fillers!).

posted by Charlotte # 3:42 PM