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How to measure yourself for a bra

We don’t realize that most of us are wearing the wrong bra size (Photo: Shutterstock)

The first things we look for in bras are colours, designs and just the general size at most. There’s not much thought that goes into how they actually fit and at the end of the day when you come back home, all you want to do is take off that bra as quickly as possible, because it’s been very uncomfortable.

We don’t realize that most of us are wearing the wrong bra size. With that comes risks that are more than just the discomfort you feel. You can experience prolonged back problems and bad posture. It can even trigger premature sagging in some women.

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