Okay so last week I was watching Taylor Swift’s concert film on my phone when my back started killing me from slouching. And I noticed how ridiculously straight she stands on stage. Like seriously, how does she do that? Then I remembered seeing something about posture bras in an ad, so I figured maybe that’s her secret. Decided to try it myself but man, sizing these things is confusing.
The Frustrating Shopping Trip
Went to the mall thinking “I’ll grab my regular bra size, easy peasy.” Tried on three different posture bras in the fitting room – one felt like a straightjacket cutting into my shoulders, another had straps sliding down every two seconds, and the third made me look like I had weird boob cones. Sales lady kept saying “trust the tape measure” but my usual size just DID NOT work for these.
My Kitchen Measuring Disaster
Got home mad and pulled out this old floppy measuring tape from my sewing kit. Tried wrapping it around my ribcage below my boobs like those YouTube tutorials show. Tape kept slipping, dropped it twice, almost knocked over my coffee. Got numbers that said 36C but my comfiest regular bra is 34D? Didn’t make any sense at all. Almost gave up right there.
Three Game-Changing Tricks That Actually Worked
Went back to that store next day, but this time armed with my new rules:
- Ignored my “regular” size completely and grabbed three sister sizes
- Tried every bra backward first (hooks in front, cups dangling on my back) – sounds dumb but showed exactly where band was too tight/loose
- Did weird dance moves in the fitting room: arm circles, bending to “pick pens”, jumping lightly – if underwire poked or band rode up? Instant reject
The Holy Grail Moment
Third time’s the charm – found this seamless one with wide side panels. Band felt snug but I could still slip two fingers underneath. Did that jump test and nothing shifted! Bought two on the spot. Been wearing them 8 hours daily and zero back pain. Major win.
Bottom line? Throw out your “normal” size for posture bras. The tag size means nothing – it’s all about that backward band test and doing ridiculous dressing room aerobics. Taylor’s posture ain’t magic after all.
