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The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it |
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it"
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it"
Close but I thought it was A + 2inch = B etc |
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood itrespect to you DM . Vast knowledge "
Cheers! Never sure why is seems so esoteric, or why some guys fascinate over cup size when it means nothing without the band size. Someone 4 inches bigger around the bust is doing to look very different if they are a 32 (1/8th bigger) or a 48 (1/12th bigger) band |
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it"
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Cupsize isn't always equal from woman to woman.
What I mean is, the height/perkiness will vary.
The shape and drop.
The width from outer rib to breast bone.
Take the bra off and two sets that wear the same size can look vastly different |
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it
You've done your homework "
If you want to be good at estimating on sight, you need to understand the science |
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"Cupsize isn't always equal from woman to woman.
What I mean is, the height/perkiness will vary.
The shape and drop.
The width from outer rib to breast bone.
Take the bra off and two sets that wear the same size can look vastly different "
I guess the inch system gives an indication, but shape is equally important over mere size, so as you say it’s a guideline where to start for many, not always the right answer. I imagine the shape of bra, whether there’s underwire of if it’s balcony etc makes a huge difference. Even which hook you use (and I believe, that the reason they often have multiple hooks is that you should start with the loosest when the bra is new, and as the elastic started to stretch and loose it’s bounce (in old bras anyway) you tighten it by using the next hook in….
But then, like waist sizes for men, I might be a 33, but there are 33 waist jeans that fit great, and ones that fit awfully - just a guide |
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"Cupsize isn't always equal from woman to woman.
What I mean is, the height/perkiness will vary.
The shape and drop.
The width from outer rib to breast bone.
Take the bra off and two sets that wear the same size can look vastly different
I guess the inch system gives an indication, but shape is equally important over mere size, so as you say it’s a guideline where to start for many, not always the right answer. I imagine the shape of bra, whether there’s underwire of if it’s balcony etc makes a huge difference. Even which hook you use (and I believe, that the reason they often have multiple hooks is that you should start with the loosest when the bra is new, and as the elastic started to stretch and loose it’s bounce (in old bras anyway) you tighten it by using the next hook in….
But then, like waist sizes for men, I might be a 33, but there are 33 waist jeans that fit great, and ones that fit awfully - just a guide "
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it"
Yeah, that's what Google told me too |
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it"
Sorry I'm a bra fitter and this isn't strictly true.
We only measure for band and cup by eye. The but in this is...the band isn't always the same as the measure measurements. If a woman measures 28 we would add 4 and fit a 32 band ...this is then a sliding scale up to about 40 when it is like for like. |
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it
Sorry I'm a bra fitter and this isn't strictly true.
We only measure for band and cup by eye. The but in this is...the band isn't always the same as the measure measurements. If a woman measures 28 we would add 4 and fit a 32 band ...this is then a sliding scale up to about 40 when it is like for like."
Mermaid you are the one . Expert . Thank you xx |
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it
Sorry I'm a bra fitter and this isn't strictly true.
We only measure for band and cup by eye. The but in this is...the band isn't always the same as the measure measurements. If a woman measures 28 we would add 4 and fit a 32 band ...this is then a sliding scale up to about 40 when it is like for like.Mermaid you are the one . Expert . Thank you xx"
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it
You've done your homework
If you want to be good at estimating on sight, you need to understand the science "
Haha, I presume you've been on the boob or bust website or a similar one. Commend your commitment to the science of boob measurement. |
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it
Yeah, that's what Google told me too "
Is it so hard to believe someone can retain this bit of simple received wisdom  I mean, even if you didn’t know it, I reckon half of us could work it out from first principles, we all understand numbers for collars, jackets and trousers etc, not hard to extrapolate that the only thing you have to work out of what a b and c mean, but you already know it’s roughly speaking an increasing measurement of size so, say, and extra ‘x’ per cup?! Ok, DD makes that a little more confusing and I have idea where that nonsense comes from |
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it"
Yeah but are you measuring the bust with erect nipples or soft? |
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it
Yeah, that's what Google told me too "
I remember having this conversation on the forum with you before when I imparted my boobie wisdom. Or did you forget and looked on Google? I'm going off to cry cause you forgot
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it
Yeah, that's what Google told me too
I remember having this conversation on the forum with you before when I imparted my boobie wisdom. Or did you forget and looked on Google? I'm going off to cry cause you forgot
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To be fair, I remembered the bit about the number because it seemed obvious and I felt stupid not to figure it out but I did forget about the cup bit  |
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood itrespect to you DM . Vast knowledge
Cheers! Never sure why is seems so esoteric, or why some guys fascinate over cup size when it means nothing without the band size. Someone 4 inches bigger around the bust is doing to look very different if they are a 32 (1/8th bigger) or a 48 (1/12th bigger) band "
Yes the smaller the chest the more proportionally bigger the cup, but the bigger the chest Means the cup holds more volume - so the boobs themselves are bigger. A 38C holds pretty much the same volume as a 36D. |
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it
Yeah, that's what Google told me too
I remember having this conversation on the forum with you before when I imparted my boobie wisdom. Or did you forget and looked on Google? I'm going off to cry cause you forgot
To be fair, I remembered the bit about the number because it seemed obvious and I felt stupid not to figure it out but I did forget about the cup bit "
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it"
Yes. To make it more complicated, cups don’t run strictly alphabetically - so you get double letters sometimes pushing in an extra inch.
In the U.K. cup sizes run something like this
A
B
C
D
DD
E
F
FF
G
GG
H
HH or I
J
JJ
K
Etc
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"The number is the measurement of the chest under the boob, so 36 inches around for example. The cup size, or letter, is ‘very approximately’ an additional inch for each letter at the widest part of the bust.
So a 36c is someone 39 inches around the bust, and 36 around the torso.
That’s how I’ve always understood it
Yeah, that's what Google told me too
I remember having this conversation on the forum with you before when I imparted my boobie wisdom. Or did you forget and looked on Google? I'm going off to cry cause you forgot
To be fair, I remembered the bit about the number because it seemed obvious and I felt stupid not to figure it out but I did forget about the cup bit
I'm sobbing "
Sorry, I can normally only remember thing by putting it into practice so... yeah |
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