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By Amanda Farmer (guest blogger)
I people watch. I see you at the mall. I see you with your friends. And honey what I see isn’t always pretty.
For example, this week as I was sitting at lunch – Subway to be exact – a co-worker of mine and I were people watching. A woman walked in wearing a too-tight blouse exposing four lumps. Four lumps don’t look good. It’s not attractive and it’s not sexy.
I can’t help myself. As a manager at Victoria’s Secret, I’ve been dishing out advice for years and I love to turn my people-watching into one-on-one bra consultations. But since that might not go over so well, I’ve agreed to be a guest blogger.
So here’s my advice just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Problem Area No. 1: Your bra is too small.
Diagnosis: If you’ve got four lumps then your bra is too small. If the cup comes up half way or if it doesn’t completely cover the lump then your bra is too small.
Solution: You probably need to buy a larger cup size. How do you know? The underwire of your bra should cup the breast tissue. Need a way to test it? If you push the outside of the underwire what do you feel? If it fits properly you should touch your ribcage. If you find breast tissue instead, then you’ll know that the cup is too small.
Problem Area No. 2: Your bra is too big or the elastic band is too stretched out.
Diagnosis: If the band comes up in between your shoulder blades then you’re in the wrong size. You either weren’t buying the right-sized bra or you’ve stretched out the band over time.
Solution: Buy a new bra that fits properly. This one is dead. Gone. Put in the grave. Cover it with dirt. It’s a done.
Problem Area No. 3: Your straps are creating gouges in your shoulders the size of the Grand Canyon then your straps are too tight. Ladies tightening the straps won’t help lift them up. Bra support comes from the elastic band being fitted properly.
Diagnosis: If you can’t get two fingers underneath the shoulder straps, then they’re too tight. This pulling will only wear out your bra faster and your bra will be dead.
Solution: Loosen the straps until you can fit two fingers underneath the straps and make sure your bra is fitting appropriately in other areas.
Problem Area No. 4: Buying a bra that doesn’t fit right. Many ladies spend $10 on a bra and then they get $10 of support from it.
Diagnosis: Having any discomfort when you wear your bra or having any of the previous three problems.
Solution: First, you should get measured every six months. Forget what size you’ve been for the last 10 years because it’s probably not the size you are today. Once you’ve been sized you need to be fitted, too. Let the associate come in and show you how it should fit.
Solution No. 2 (if dealing with an associate one-on-one is too
