LIFE magazine, 1938

[cactuswren.livejournal.com]

"Good evening:  We're Miss Maidenform's breasts.  She should be along any moment now."

Comments

[dachsie-mom.livejournal.com]

I want a strapless bra that ACTUALLY SUPPORTS, cost be d****d! :-(

Even the kind with the elastic on the top and bottom don't really work (though they fail less than the others, especially the elasticized ones that are also under wires).

[hootie-mcboobs.livejournal.com]

Agreed. I have never, ever found one that actually works for me.

[wistfuljen.livejournal.com]

seriously, I wore a strapless... contraption, it was like a bodysuit with bra cups, to my prom 13 years ago, and I spent most of the night in the ladies' room, holding the sides and jumping up and down to fit and settle them back in. I was a 36DD then and now I am a 40H, and I cringe at the thought of trying to build something like that in physics class back then.

[hootie-mcboobs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you should have seen my wedding rig. And I mean rig, that thing was like something out of the Transformers, LOL.

[losingstreak7.livejournal.com]

what is d****d?? lol sorry am unfamiliar with this word!

victoria secret ones are good from my knowledge, but they cost ~$55

[misstia]

yeah i'm trying to figure that out too....perhaps 'damned' ??

[wistfuljen.livejournal.com]

VS is good if you're a 36DD, perhaps a 38DD, or smaller. If you're above that, ESPECIALLY if you're fat, they are rude and dismissive of you in their stores.

[amyangel96.livejournal.com]

Yeah, VS has the attitude that if you're bigger than a D, just go up band sizes until your boobs fit the cups. Which eliminates all support. As someone much bigger than that, I did find a Fantasie strapless that actually supports pretty well. It had better, for $85. It separates a bit much, but most strapless dresses like to push things inward, so it balanced out well.