This store was recommended to me by a friend. I usually go to Rigby and Peller and know my sizing there. When you are sized at Rigby and Peller you are given your size and why. They explain to you how each part is the bra should fit and why. I was fitted at a 32E and my breasts looked great in my clothes and in my bras. However, they are around $130-$230 a bra, which is why I agreed to try Soma.
When I went to Soma, everyone was pretty friendly upfront. They put this sports bra looking device on me and let it tell me what bra size I should be. The device said 36C. I would love to be a C since it is way less expensive but it is just not the case. Companies will go higher around the waist so they can go lower in the cup but you will not get that perfect fit.
The person sizing me said ok let's try a 34DD. My experience at Rigby and Peller gave me enough knowledge to see that the band was too high bc it was too large around, which makes your chest sag and breasts not sit properly in the cup. There was also a gap at the top of the cup bc it was not laying flush on my chest, also an indication the bra was not fitting properly. The clerk was happy to sell me the wrong size even though she knew it didn't for correctly.
I explained to her why I didn't think the bra fit correctly and she said, "yeah, I noticed that". So why didn't she say anything? She knew what sizes she had in the store and wanted to make the sell more than she wanted me to have a proper fitting bra.
I highly recommend going to the higher end store, get sized, bite the bullet and pay the high amount. Then use that size to shop elsewhere for a future bra.
Different bra brands you will need a different size but get the knowledge of how a bra is supposed to fit and you will have a great starting place.
Once the staff knew I was purchasing the bras there, they immediately switched from super nice to almost annoyed that I was still there. I won't shop there again. read more