Elomi Matilda Banded Plunge Underwire Bra (8900),36F,Crimson

This was my first real bra purchase after reading a bunch of the stuff within the Reddit community r/abrathatfits, and using their calculator to determine my size. It's kind of a pain, but if you haven't gone through the tedium of getting/taking proper measurements for yourself there's really no point in buying nice bras, and THIS is a nice bra. It is sheer, it is in UK sizing (meaning anything over a D cup will be different from your US bra size, by a LOT) and it is comfortable (provided you've gotten your correct size.) Which, at 36FF, I had not. So it was too big in the band too small in the cup (only just slightly in both) I got 36FF and these are my measurements: Fullest part of bust: Standing 43 Leaning 47 Laying flat 44 Underbust: Loose: 36 Snug 34 way too tight 31.5 All this aside, it's the best bra I've ever had. I've been told I should try a size 34GG in this same bra, for a better fit, which I fully intend to do the second I find one on sale for less than $40. I will say though, they are priced fairly for what they are, especially once you know what size you are in Elomi bras, I just don't know mine yet, and I'm also le' poor. The bands in Elomi bras usually aren't snug, so you can afford to be less generous when choosing your band size. I say with Elomi, if you are in between 2 band sizes, opt for the smaller one (and per sister sizing any time you go down in the band you go up one cup size) to start. So for example, if you know your US size is always 34 or 36 H, you'll get a 34 i which is 34 GG in Elomi's UK based sizing. A quick tip to tell if a bra's sizes are shown in US or UK sizing is to look for the double letters past E, like FF GG HH etc. only UK sizes have those doubles like that.