Trouble understanding my size (34F/FF) and looking for UK recommendations
Hi all,
Since I hit late thirties and lost a bit of weight, I've struggled to feel comfortable in most bras, no matter it feels like the band is too tight or too loose. I've given up on underwires. I'm sensitive to any scratchy feeling so I avoid lace, mesh, rough seams and clasps that don't have enough fabric to cover the hook part to stop it from rubbing my skin. It's annoying that a lot of bras marketed as being made for comfort almost always have a rough seam on the inside and all the smoothness on the outside, what is the point in that? Why don't they put all the seams on the outside of the bra if the point is to be comfortable?
It's funny, I remember when I was about 18 the underwire on my favourite bra started poking out and would scratch me, and I still wore that bra for ages after. Now I'm 40 and I can feel if a thread from a seam is sticking out and it makes me want to tear the bra to pieces.
If anyone has recommendations, I'm UK based!
Anyway, I've been wearing a UK 34E but the ABTF calculator has put me at a 34F/FF. What does the /FF mean exactly? Am I between a 34F and 34FF, or does it mean I should try both and see which is better?
Measurements:
Loose underbust: 34
Snug: 32.9
Tight: 31.5
Standing bust: 40.5
Leaning bust: 41.5
Lying bust: 40