Do you think it's okay to not wear a bra in public?

Klamber26
Klamber26 Posts: 212
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I have this silk, white halter top that's really cute--problem is you can't even wear a strapless bra because it still shows. So today I said eff it and wore it anyway without a bra. I didn't notice any funny looks or anything, but when my boyfriend picked me up this afternoon to go and run errands he had a bit of a ****-fit. He wouldn't let me get out of the truck when we stopped places.

Is this really so terrible? It's not like the top was see-through. Personally, I wouldn't care if it was someone else--and I've seen plenty of women who wear tank-tops and halters in the summer without one. What do you think? Is going bra-less acceptable or taboo?
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  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Acceptable. Definitely.
  • MJ1185
    MJ1185 Posts: 8 Member
    Its your body and people shouldn't be telling you what to do with it. Wear anything you feel comfortable in!
  • thebaconbeast
    thebaconbeast Posts: 560 Member
    Yep I do it all the time :P
  • sandrajune72
    sandrajune72 Posts: 492 Member
    It really depends on your size. For me, it's a MASSIVE no no!! :laugh:

    I'm a (UK) 34H, so my puppies are quite big, they need all the support they can get and it would just be soooo wrong for me to go without a bra! But looking at your profile picture, not being rude, but you look a little smaller :blushing: so in your case, it's probably OK!
  • ucpg
    ucpg Posts: 158
    Meh. I do it if its got like those 'built in bras' that don't actually do anything lol. and i'm a D cup, i have had no weird looks yet. lol

    Maybe wear a bikini top if you're uncomfortable but it sounds like you're not :) haha
  • delikium
    delikium Posts: 196 Member
    wel sometimes your nipples will point through the material... i think they sell stickers you place over the nipples...so they stay invisible.
    personally i'm uncomfortable around someone when i can see too much details... but i'm very sensitive to those things.
    maybe your partner saved you from one of those 'what was i thinking' moments?
    it's up to you anyways.
  • haylz247
    haylz247 Posts: 435
    up to the individual. i wouldn't but that's just me! if someone had enormous boobs then i would expect them to put one on
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    Not if your nipples are showing.
  • george29223
    george29223 Posts: 556 Member
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  • Jain
    Jain Posts: 861 Member
    Its your body and people shouldn't be telling you what to do with it. Wear anything you feel comfortable in!

    Agreed.

    But remember what is opaque in your mirror is often see thru in bright daylight.
  • futuremalestripper
    futuremalestripper Posts: 467 Member
    As long as they aren't so big that they sway all over your shirt when you move. If they stay in one place, you're fine. As far as them "poking through," if it isn't cold out and you're not going to a family dinner.. it shouldn't matter. Now if everything is visible shapewise and leaves nothing to the imagination - then no. No free shows.
  • Martucha123
    Martucha123 Posts: 1,089 Member
    yes it's ok
    as long as your boobies stay above the bellybutton :laugh:
  • Renae_Nae
    Renae_Nae Posts: 935 Member
    It's hard to say...I only do it with a couple of shirts but they have pretty decent built in bras (like actual wire and padded type cups). I've been known to wear a dress that doesn't look see through in the house but is outside in the light. Thank God my mom caught it. Now anything I wear I test out in the sun before I just walk out of the house lol.
  • xALEXANDROx
    xALEXANDROx Posts: 3,416 Member
    yes it's ok
    as long as your boobies stay above the bellybutton :laugh:

    nice comment..:laugh:
  • MellowGa
    MellowGa Posts: 1,258 Member
    my wife has a shirt like that, she is a 36C...looks great on her, and if the nips are perky, well just a added bonus to the view :) hey it's what us guys like, you can't see them, but you know they are there... :)
  • Swissmiss
    Swissmiss Posts: 8,754 Member
    wel sometimes your nipples will point through the material... i think they sell stickers you place over the nipples...so they stay invisible.


    I can go braless in my exercise tank because it has a built in bra. But, it is too thin and my nipples will show through it. I would like to know where these stickers can be purchased.

    By the way...I am a D.
  • Dreamerryu27
    Dreamerryu27 Posts: 281 Member
    Yes I have.

    They sell the stickers at Target and Kohls.
  • chrishgt4
    chrishgt4 Posts: 1,222 Member
    wel sometimes your nipples will point through the material... i think they sell stickers you place over the nipples...so they stay invisible.

    Why would they sell those?

    Sacrilege.
  • Tat2dDom624
    Tat2dDom624 Posts: 1,226 Member
    I do it all the time, so yes! :bigsmile:
  • sweetsarahj
    sweetsarahj Posts: 701 Member
    Boyfriend sounds a bit controlling. My ex would have been the same. It depends on your perspective, I think. For me, whatever. I go braless all the time. I will say though, I've noticed that I get 'checked out' by guys a lot more when I'm not wearing a bra. Boyfriend is probably concerned about this!
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    It really does depend on what you wear and also what size you are. Small to medium sizes, of course, but again it depends on what you wear. It's the nipples on a woman that are considered taboo to be visible, not the breast itself. So if the fabric of whatever you are wearing is so thin that your nipples are visible through it, then yes you either need a bra or an undershirt. I dislike confining clothing and am somewhat anti-bra, but you would never know it by looking at me because I have learned the value of a good undershirt or tank top. I teach and am around middle-schoolers (who are just entering puberty and thus very sensitive/alert to these things LOL) and I never get looks or anything because I wear an undershirt/tank, then a dress shirt, then usually a smock or vest or sweater (depends on the weather) over it.
  • FatStoatLondon
    FatStoatLondon Posts: 197 Member
    Not if your nipples are showing.

    THIS! A hint of nipple is very hard to pull off without looking cheap, especially during the day (unless you're on the beach of course).
  • cobracars
    cobracars Posts: 949 Member
    On the contrary, my wife tells me to never wear a bra outside the house.
  • Jani2416
    Jani2416 Posts: 275 Member
    I would love not to have to wear a bra...but after having kids it's a bit of a necessity, if you can pull it off...go for it!
  • live2runnj
    live2runnj Posts: 157
    Hard question..... Let me think about this one. Hmmmmm. Ok, TOTALLY ACCEPTABLE!
  • Talazws
    Talazws Posts: 101 Member
    Wear whatever you like. As long as you aren't going to be in a place where certain dress restrictions apply (ex. work), use your own judgement. If you feel comfortable in it, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

    Just to put this in perspective, where I live (NYC) it is legal for a woman to be topless anywhere a man can be topless. There has been a push lately to make the general public more aware of this. I finally saw the results yesterday, when in the heat of July I saw a woman walking down 6th Ave in Chelsea wearing jeans and nothing else! Shocked me for a second, and then I realized that if I had the courage I would totally do it to. We can be so hung up on cultural notions of modesty, but these ideas are just cultural-- what is wrong with the hint of a nipple behind fabric? What is wrong with breasts? I see plenty of bra-less and topless men with bigger breasts than me!
  • Roadie2000
    Roadie2000 Posts: 1,801 Member
    You won't see me complaining. But I'd also be happier if women decided just to not wear shirts at all.
  • Smuterella
    Smuterella Posts: 1,623 Member
    Not if your nipples are showing.

    THIS! A hint of nipple is very hard to pull off without looking cheap, especially during the day (unless you're on the beach of course).

    Ah, but some of us like looking a little cheap ;-P
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    I think it depends on the size of your boobs, up to a C I think it's all grand, but larger just tends to look... sloppy. Why'd he get mad? My man would LOVE it if I just went braless all the time.
  • AprilRenewed
    AprilRenewed Posts: 691 Member
    I came to work yesterday without one, but...

    1. My boobs are still perky, and they aren't too big.
    2. I wore a tank top with a built-in self bra.
    3. I layered with a short-sleeved shirt.

    I don't think women with large boobs or saggy boobs (or both) should venture out in public without a bra unless it's a quick errand or something. I mean, like, I go out a lot in my pajamas in the cooler weather. I'll run to the store without a bra, wearing a sweatshirt or something. I think that would be fine, no matter your size or sagginess.

    Public like work or church or out to dinner...you should be fairly small and perky. IMO.

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