How to Measure Bra Cup Size

You should choose your bras on two counts – one on the band size of your chest and second on the cup size your breasts. Before we learn how to measure the bra cup size and band size, we must first be aware of a few important points.
• Different bra manufacturers have different bra sizes so if a particular size of one particular manufacturer fits you well, it is not necessary that the same size of another will do so too.
• Breast sizes often change with age, menstrual changes and during pregnancy. It is best to measure your bra cup and band sizes as an when you need to buy your lingerie.
• Try to exact your bra size and if you do not find the exact size comfortable, wear the one that feels just right. Bras that are too tight or loose not only alter your appearance but they may also be painful and uncomfortable.
• Rather than measuring yourself, you should get a friend to measure you bra cups size for it is usually more accurate that the measurement that is self done.
• Remove your clothes and even your bra (if possible) while getting your measurement or try to go for a non padded bra. These things may alter your actual measurement.
• Do not hold the tape too tightly or too loosely while getting your measurement as a measurement taken like this may not be accurate.

Steps to Measure Bra Cup Sizes
• Take a measuring tape and hold it just under your breast and take the measurement going round your chest. This ‘measurement plus 5’ figure forms your chest measurement, the measurement 32 in a bra size of 32B for example. You can round off this number is the measurement seems odd.
• Now that you have the chest size for your bra, you can get your bra cup size like this. Take the tape measure over the fullest part of your breast and subtract the initial chest measurement (actual number not the number that has 5 added to it) from it. The number your reach is the one that can be called your bra cup size.
• Now how to know which bra to choose form your bra cup size. It goes like this, if your number is 1 your cup size is A, for 2 it is B and so on and do forth. Any number less than 1 means that you should choose AA bras. Standard bra cup sizes can range anywhere between size AA to size J.

The next time you go to buy lingerie, you now know exactly which bras to choose from.

When it comes to Women Lingerie it is all about the perfect size and fit. If you are buying lingerie online or you are shopping from a local store, it always best to go equipped with all your sizes. Measure your bra cup size and get your bras accordingly.