Lingerie is that part of the women's wardrobe that is most often invisible. However, at the same time it should always be beautiful and attractive - this is the law. But it is worth remembering that underwear, namely a bra, you need to be able to choose the right one. And for this, you definitely need to know the size of your own chest. How to determine this and what calculations may be needed in this case - I would like to tell about all this.
Action algorithm
So, if a girl does not yet know whether she has a first, second, or third bust size, she should make small measurements to determine this on her own. There is, of course, another option: go to the store and try on all the bras, choosing the right one. But this is not the most competent solution, it’s better to first find out your own size. And for this you need to make some fairly simple measurements.
Step 1. Measure the chest
In order for a woman to determine her bust size 2 or the third (and possibly the first or fourth), she must first measure her breasts at the most prominent points. To do this, you will definitely need a centimeter tape (if it is not at hand, you can take a regular tape or a dense thread, take measurements and find out the numbers already on the ruler). In this case, you need to follow some fairly simple rules:
- measuring the circumference of the chest is absolutely necessary with the hands dropped “at the seams” (this is important - if the hands are raised, the numbers turn out to be incorrect, and the calculations cannot be applied in life);
- most often a centimeter tape passes along the nipples - they are precisely the protruding point;
- the centimeter tape should fit snugly to the chest, but do not squeeze it, only so the measurements will be correct.
Step 2. Measure the circle
The next step for a lady who wants to understand is the size of her bust 2 or another: you need to measure the circumference of the chest. For this, measurements must be carried out under the breast, in the place where it is "attached" to the body. Again, it is important that the centimeter tape fits snugly on the skin, but does not squeeze it. The resulting size and will correspond to the size that is written on bras. However, few people succeed in a strictly clear figure, so you need to round it to the nearest size. This is done because on each bra there are several rivets that help regulate the fit of this element of linen.
- 63-67 cm - size 65;
- 68-72 cm - size 70;
- 73-77 cm - size 75;
- 78-82 cm - size 80;
- 83-87 cm - size 85.
If necessary, the calculations can be continued further (if a woman has a figure that turned out to be more than presented).
Step 3. Determining the Cup Size
However, the preliminary results are not enough to determine whether the size of a lady’s bust is 2 or another. You must also find out the size of the bra cup. To do this, subtract the second from the first figure received. That's all the calculations. Next, you just need to use the correspondence table to determine the size of the cup, and, accordingly, the size of the woman’s chest.
Example
It is also necessary to give an example of calculations for women who want to understand whether they have 2 bust sizes or another. So, let the following numbers be obtained by measurement: first, chest circumference, - 89 cm; the second, the circumference of the body under the chest, is 72 cm. We make simple mathematical calculations: 89 - 72 = 17 cm. This will be the “fullness” of the bust. Next, you need to refer to the table.
AA | 10-11 cm | 0 |
A | 12-13 cm | 1 |
B | 15 cm | 2 |
C | 17 cm | 3 |
D | 19 cm | 4 |
E | 21 cm | 5 |
F | 23 cm | 6 |
G | 25 cm | 7 |
H | 27 cm | 8 |
I | 29 cm | 9 |
J | 31 cm | 10 |
According to the calculations, the fullness of our breasts turned out to be 17 cm, which corresponds to a bra cup C and size 3. That's the whole science.
Parallel size
It is worth mentioning that there is such a thing in bras as parallel size (however, this has nothing to do with the chest, here the size is constant). Knowing her bust size, a woman can also determine the size of her bra by calculation. However, when trying on, there may be a slightly different situation. Suppose that the lady in the calculations turned out to be 75B. However, at the same time, she can also measure linen of sizes 80A and 70C and decide what suits her best. The fault is the "landing" of the bra.
Foreigners
It is worth saying that in each country the size of underwear, including a bra, is usually defined in different ways. Above were given calculations of the Russian as well as European systems. However, if you want to buy foreign underwear, you definitely need to look at exactly what sizes are provided there, and correlate them with the "native" tables.
Attention!
If a woman knows for sure whether she has 1 size of a bust, a second or a third, she will most likely be able to choose the right underwear for herself without any problems. However, if you do it wrong, you can get a bunch of problems. It is worth mentioning that such a detail of a women's wardrobe as a bra recently celebrated its centenary. But doctors still often say that his wrong choice can lead to various problems and diseases.
- If the bra cup is incorrectly selected, it can put pressure on the chest, squeeze it, which in the future can lead to various diseases of the breast, the occurrence of tumors, including cancer.
- If the lady has incorrectly determined the volume under her breast, the bra can strongly compress the body, crash, which can lead to injury to the skin and other unpleasant situations.
It will also be interesting that doctors do not advise women to wear bras with the effect of breast augmentation, the so-called push-ups, press-ups, for more than two hours a day. This bra model squeezes the chest and causes a violation of blood flow in it, which is also fraught with various diseases.
Fun
The following classification will be interesting, which will help to figure out, for example, a man, what looks like 2 size of the bust, the third or the first. So, for this there is a very funny comparison of a woman’s breast with fruit. Well, we begin to present. A woman will have zero breast size if her “charms” are no larger than kiwi. The first size corresponds to the well-known apple, the second - a slightly larger orange. The third size of the female bust can be compared with grapefruit without problems, and the fourth - already with coconut. Next will go more impressive fruits: the fifth size is approximately the size of a pineapple, and the sixth is a whole melon. It should be said that this comparison is very arbitrary and should not be taken as a basis for determining the size or choosing a bra. However, there is still some truth to this comparison, in some situations, you can also navigate.
About men
Very often men are interested in what is the size of their lady's breasts. This may be necessary at least in a situation where a guy wants to make a gift for his beloved - to present beautiful linen. To ask about this is somehow inconvenient. But here you can try to figure it out on your own. For this, a man just needs to know how tight the chest fits in his palm. And although this might seem like a joke at first glance, this method still works, and sellers in stores, by this example, often determine their own size of underwear for the girl. So, if the chest only fills the palm a little bit - this is zero size. If a little more - this is the first. If the thumb is already protruding slightly to the side - this is the 3th size of a woman's bust. By the way, many men really like this size, it is not small, and not too big. If the lady’s chest does not fit in one palm, most likely she has 4 bust sizes, or even more.