This week,an article on a brand for larger breasts caused a ruckus among commenters for suggesting that cup sizes C to DD are considered ‘bigger’. One writer explains what it’s like getting dressed when you’re ‘bigger breasted’ – and why fashion ignores boobsThe average bra size in Britain is 36D. That’s not small – 36D is a lifetime of painful stair-running and unavoidable cleavage away from the aspirins-on-an-ironing-board chests many catwalk models beget. But it’s not enormous, either.
The word “average is generally synonymous with “normal”, and which makes it arresting when brands such as Reformation start designing clothes with “larger busts” in mind,for the many of us with anything larger than a pair of apricots up top who sometimes find shopping a pain.
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Source: theguardian.com