Most women find it difficult to find the right fitting bra. It’s crucial to find the right bra size because wearing an ill-fitting bra can result in a host of problems. If your bra doesn’t fit well, it can make your body shape look awkward and unflattering. It can also cause bad posture and give you back aches.
It’s very crucial to understand your size before buying a bra of any kind. If you think the bras you wear now are not comfortable, then you’re probably wearing the wrong size.
All you need is a measuring tape, a mirror and our bra size calculator to get your ideal bra size.
Enter your measurements in the Zivame Bra Size Calculator and find your size easily.
Cup Sizes (Overbust measurement) (in cms) | |||||||||||
Band Size | Underbust measurement | A | B | C | D | DD | E | F | FF | G | H |
28 | 59-62 | 72-74 | 74-76 | 76-78 | 78-80 | 80-82 | 82-84 | 85-88 | 89-92 | 93-96 | 97-100 |
30 | 63-67 | 77-79 | 79-81 | 81-83 | 83-85 | 85-88 | 88-91 | 92-95 | 96-99 | 100-103 | 104-107 |
32 | 68-72 | 82-84 | 84-86 | 86-88 | 88-90 | 90-93 | 94-97 | 98-100 | 101-104 | 105-108 | 109-112 |
34 | 73-77 | 87-89 | 89-91 | 91-93 | 93-96 | 97-100 | 101-104 | 105-108 | 109-112 | 113-116 | 117-120 |
36 | 78-82 | 92-94 | 94-96 | 96-98 | 98-101 | 102-105 | 106-109 | 110-113 | 114-117 | 118-121 | 122-125 |
38 | 83-87 | 97-99 | 99-101 | 101-103 | 103-106 | 107-110 | 111-114 | 115-118 | 119-122 | 123-126 | 127-130 |
40 | 88-92 | 102-104 | 104-106 | 106-108 | 108-111 | 112-115 | 116-119 | 120-123 | 124-127 | 128-131 | 132-135 |
42 | 93-97 | 107-109 | 109-111 | 111-113 | 113-116 | 117-120 | 121-124 | 125-128 | 129-132 | 133-136 | 137-140 |
44 | 98-102 | 112-114 | 114-116 | 116-118 | 118-121 | 122-125 | 126-129 | 130-133 | 134-137 | 138-141 | 142-145 |
46 | 103-107 | 117-119 | 119-121 | 121-123 | 123-126 | 127-130 | 131-134 | 135-138 | 139-142 | 143-146 | 147-150 |
Find your bra size and the best bras for your body by taking the Fitcode quiz. No measuring tape required!
You can walk into our stores to get a free bra fit consultation from our Fit Experts.
A sister bra size is a size where the volume of the cup stays the same while the band size may vary. For example, Suppose your bra size is 34B. The sister sizes of 34B are 36A and 32C.
If you wear the wrong bra size, you might experience problems such as back ache, redness of skin and discomfort. It may also affect your posture. Sometimes, wearing a wrong bra size may affect your look and give your breasts an unflattering shape.
Your bra size can change as your body goes through various changes in your life. Weight loss or weight gain can affect your bra size. Pregnancy can also change a woman’s breast size and shape which may affect their bra size. For teenage girls, their bra size can increase as they grow up. Some women who undergo breast surgeries can also find that their bra sizes have changed.
Measure your bra size again if you have gone through any of these changes or get a fitting done once a year. If you feel that your bra is not comfortable anymore, you can get a fit consultation at the Zivame stores or find your bra size by yourself using the bra size calculator.
The best bra style for a woman depends on her breast shape and the bra size.
If your breasts have less than 1 finger gap between them, then you should wear bras that have a low wire or wirefree so that the wires don’t poke your breasts. If you have greater than 2 finger gap, then you can wear bras with any kind of wiring.
If your breasts are full and round shaped, then you should wear bras which have high coverage to prevent the breasts from spilling out of the bra cups.
If you are on the curvy side with bra sizes bigger than D cup, then you can try minimiser bras or super support bras which are designed to give curvy women the right support. If your breasts are sagging, then you can try our No Sag bras to give your breasts just a little bit of lift.
You can also take the Zivame Fitcode quiz or walk into any of our stores to get better recommendations on what bra you should be wearing.
A bra size includes both band size and cup size.Band size is indicated by numbers such as 32, 34, 36 and so on. You can find your band size by measuring the underbust. Cup size indicates the volume of your breasts and it is indicated by letters such as A, B, C, D and so on. As the letter increases, the cup size also increases. It can be found by measuring the overbust. Once you find your band and cup sizes, just combine them together to get your bra size. It can look like 34B, 34D, 36C and so on.
Your bra size can vary across different brands. Check the size chart of the brand that you want to buy to find your bra size in that band.
Bra size is usually written as a combination of band size and cup size. When we say 32C as the bra size, here 32 is the band size and C is the cup size. Cup size indicates the volume of your breasts and these sizes can range from A to H. Please check our bra size chart above to know more about bra sizes.