Shopping for the right bra is like shopping for the right shoes. One can be enticed to purchase to keep up with the current fashion trend, price which is usually perceived to be of high quality and brand which usually appeals to the brand-conscious, at the expense of comfort. Instead, one should strive to attain the comfortable fit because bras are intimately worn and are usually worn more than eight hours in a day. The wrong size can cause a harmful effect on circulation as well as intolerable pain that can affect the way a person goes about in his/her daily life. Like shoes, discovering the right size is usually done through the trial and error method because there is a number of manufacturers in the market whose designs vary in their own ways. This is the reason why despite standard sizes established, the fitting of bras are diverse.

How does one go about in finding the perfect bra fit? Comfort derives from attaining the right fit. The bra band (and not the shoulder straps) is designed to support breast weight so that it should only fit securely to the chest below the breast. A simple rule to remember when shopping for one is to try to fit the bra before the actual purchase and avoid buying it if it hurts or if it doesn