I'm going to be the strange one here and give this place a bad review. I've been sized at a lot of professional, independent places. I was a professional fashion designer and costume designer when I lived in Los Angeles. I know my way around sizing.
Their technique of fitting is dated and only results in a poorly fitting bra. A properly fitted bra should make you look about 10 pounds lighter and the support should come from the band. The whole technique of adding an extra 4" to your rib cage measurement is no longer needed due to advances in fit and fabrication. Plus, the 1" = 1 cup up isn't correct either.
According to this place, you shouldn't wear your bra very tight, resulting in a bra that doesn't give a shred of support. Their reasoning is that the band will tear and the hooks will warp. This isn't the case, as a rule, the band should be as tight as possible without causing you pain. She also told me that you should never wear the bras on the loosest hook, but the middle to prevent the hooks from warping. You begin on the loosest hook so that, as weight fluctuates and the bra ages, you can tighten as need be. The bras are pretty expensive and the quality (having worn a few of the brands years ago) is lacking. The bands stretch out fairly quickly and under wires are prone to working their way out of the casing. When I mentioned this to the woman helping me after she handed me a few of the brands I've learned aren't worth a single cent, I was informed it's because I'm wearing my bands too tight. I'm not. I have several higher quality bras (that I bought at the same price they're offering their lower quality bras at, I might add), that I would still be wearing if it weren't for weight loss.
I was wearing a 32F, the band so loose I can easily place my entire fist under it with cups about 2 sizes too small. Their technique of sizing placed me in a 36DD. I haven't been a 36 since I was a size 14 (I'm an 8 now). I politely informed the lady that there's no chance I'm a 36 as my current bra is a 32 that currently shifts around on as the day goes on. I either need a new 32, a size 30 or a smaller 34. Her compromise was handing me a few 34DDD's but she refused to consider handing me the sizing I requested. I tried helping her by informing her I have wider set breasts meaning I need wider under wires. Again, I was informed I'm mistaken, the under wires poke me in my breasts because the sizing is too small, not because women's breasts vary by width.
The bras themselves, as I said earlier, are not the best quality and are far from cute. They follow the tired, old, frustrating idea that larger cup sizes mean you'll only be wearing unattractive, full coverage granny bras.
Please, do yourself a favor and make the trip to Boston and make an appointment with Intimacy. Their sizing is spot on, their bras are beautiful and you get what you pay for. With proper care, you'll have bras that fit beautifully, make you feel damn sexy, that will last you years. read more
