Over the shoulder....

To all of you who clasp and spin, your bras are almost certainly too big in the band. There is absolutely no way that I could spin my bras without leaving welts, and that's the way they should be.

they should not leave welts from twisting, but they also should not twist all that easily, especially when new (another reason the "right" method is right)

You are right to an extent that most women wear too large bands, but I disagree that they should leave welts. I wear a 32 Band and am not tiny. I do it in front as I cannot do it in back and do spin it. It's certainly not too large, yet it won't leave welts from turning it around. If i wear it all day it does leave some marks, which is pretty much inevitable if you are wearing the right sized bra.

They don't leave welts in general, but if I tried to twist them round like the girls are suggesting then it would certainly leave red marks.

they shouldn't. I twist mine routinely. If the bra is brand new, and especially tight i twist it slowly and carefully, but otherwise I just twist.
and they are certainly tight. the rule of thumb is you should be able to put two fingers under the band and run them along the length of it comfortably. Most people wear them far too large and i can pull the bands at least 3-4 inches off their backs.
But again, mine is definitely not too large and it does not hurt me to twist it. The trick is to wear them as tight as you possibly can without being uncomfortable or painful.

Taking aside the point that if it's tight enough to be a good fit then you really shouldn't be able to spin it, spinning them 'round will stretch out the band faster than putting them on properly.

I didn't say anywhere that my bras were uncomfortable or painful, merely that to spin them around would be.

This is like people who say "Coke" for all types of soda. :indifferent:

Maybe clasping in the back is a skill you just need to learn as a preteen. I've never had a problem with it.

EDIT: Okay, question: for those who put in on backwards and twist, how do you get it off?

UNclasping is MUCH easier than clasping. At least for me lol. I can reach around there just fine and unclasp to take it off. I just don't have the necessary coordination to reach back and try to find all of the hooks (never had a bra with less than 3 hooks - the joy of never having been less than a DD since I was 21 years old LMAO) blindly. Believe me, I have tried.

To be fair, I also have a lot of trouble tying a bow in the back, like on a dress. But I can french braid my own hair both inwards and outwards. Makes not a lick of sense...haha

To all of you who clasp and spin, your bras are almost certainly too big in the band. There is absolutely no way that I could spin my bras without leaving welts, and that's the way they should be.

they should not leave welts from twisting, but they also should not twist all that easily, especially when new (another reason the "right" method is right)

You are right to an extent that most women wear too large bands, but I disagree that they should leave welts. I wear a 32 Band and am not tiny. I do it in front as I cannot do it in back and do spin it. It's certainly not too large, yet it won't leave welts from turning it around. If i wear it all day it does leave some marks, which is pretty much inevitable if you are wearing the right sized bra.

They don't leave welts in general, but if I tried to twist them round like the girls are suggesting then it would certainly leave red marks.

they shouldn't. I twist mine routinely. If the bra is brand new, and especially tight i twist it slowly and carefully, but otherwise I just twist.
and they are certainly tight. the rule of thumb is you should be able to put two fingers under the band and run them along the length of it comfortably. Most people wear them far too large and i can pull the bands at least 3-4 inches off their backs.
But again, mine is definitely not too large and it does not hurt me to twist it. The trick is to wear them as tight as you possibly can without being uncomfortable or painful.

Taking aside the point that if it's tight enough to be a good fit then you really shouldn't be able to spin it, spinning them 'round will stretch out the band faster than putting them on properly.

I didn't say anywhere that my bras were uncomfortable or painful, merely that to spin them around would be.

obviously you haven't read this entire thread.

I said ages ago that the right way is to put them on and clasp them in BACK and that turning them will in time ruin the bra.
However, I have huge boobs and short arms and cannot do them up in back myself, so I turn them.

Im guessing your waist is equal to or larger than your underbust measurement if you cannot turn them.
Im very hourglass, so I have no trouble turning them without pain despite them being properly fitted and tight.

I must have missed your post in which you said that.

My waist is smaller than my underbust, thank you. No need to be snarky about my shape. Honestly, I'd never thought of fastening on my waist and spinning there, then pulling up my ribs.

Flexibility helps a lot with short arms (which I also suffer from).