Sports bra rant

fteale
fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
edited October 2 in Fitness and Exercise
WHY do so few companies make sports bras in a 28 back??? Surely a fair proportion of people who run/need good supportive sports underwear are pretty thin?????


I know 2 companies who make them, but almost no one stocks them in that back size. Most seem to start at a 32, which is huge.

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  • CarolynB38
    CarolynB38 Posts: 553 Member
    Try Bravissimo. This is the one I wear and it is very supportive. It comes in a 28 too :smile:
    http://www.bravissimo.com/products/lingerie/sports-bras/max-sports-bra-top/navy/be53nv/?show=16&sort=1
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,422 Member
    If you are outside the normal parameters, just order them online. Less wasted time.
  • YukonJoy
    YukonJoy Posts: 1,279 Member
    I know 2 companies who make them, but almost no one stocks them in that back size. Most seem to start at a 32, which is huge.

    Good job making all the women who are over a size 32 back in a bra feel "HUGE".
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    I do get mine in bravissimo. It's just annoying because my husband's company, which is a huge online sports retailer, only do sports bras from a 32 back, as do Very, and all the cheap places. I object to having to pay full retail plus postage just because they are weird about back sizes.
  • ladykathalina
    ladykathalina Posts: 26 Member
    Too funny to see this post today because when I was doing my C25K (Couch potatoe to running a 5K) I was thinking I needed a sports bra. :blushing: I will have to see what they have here locally I guess! :grumble: Wish me luck!
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    I am not thin, and I don't think 28 is an abnormally small size. It baffles me that the major online sports retailers don't sell bras in that size, given their clientele.
  • cdstadt
    cdstadt Posts: 311 Member
    I know 2 companies who make them, but almost no one stocks them in that back size. Most seem to start at a 32, which is huge.

    Good job making all the women who are over a size 32 back in a bra feel "HUGE".

    For real! dang.
  • p0pr0cksnc0ke
    p0pr0cksnc0ke Posts: 1,283 Member
    Wow... and I thought I was doing well getting DOWN to a 38. Bubble burst. :cry:
  • YukonJoy
    YukonJoy Posts: 1,279 Member
    I am not thin, and I don't think 28 is an abnormally small size. It baffles me that the major online sports retailers don't sell bras in that size, given their clientele.

    Well the rest don't think a size 32 is huge.

    So whatever lady.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    It must be a UK thing. The US doesn't make size 28, to my knowledge. I've never seen a bra smaller than a 32.
  • pfeiferfit
    pfeiferfit Posts: 138 Member
    What about going to a youth section to look for that size?
  • rcb722
    rcb722 Posts: 19 Member
    I just spent a small fortune ($55) on a sports bra- Juno by Moving Comfort- I run a lot, and this is the only one I've found that helps keep the girls in check. I totally agree though- it must be your area- I've never seen a 28 bra anywhere. (And I'm in a 38, so I certainly won't think a 32 is huge either...)
  • hollyb9871
    hollyb9871 Posts: 401 Member
    Ladies she isn't saying that a 32 or above is huge, it's just too big around for her. She may just have a smaller rib cage. It would be the same as saying someone is having a hard time finding a good running shoe in a size 5, no one would think she was saying anyone with a bigger size foot is fat.

    To the OP, I have no idea where you could find one that size. Ordering online and (gulp) having to pay retail + shipping is probably your only option. If you have a bra boutique in your area you may find one there, usually these specialize in bras for mastectomy patients but they tend to have a much larger range of bras in general. You won't find the boutique cheap by any means but at least it would save shipping costs.

    Good luck.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    What about going to a youth section to look for that size?

    Not much use when I am a FF cup.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    It must be a UK thing. The US doesn't make size 28, to my knowledge. I've never seen a bra smaller than a 32.

    You don't see them smaller than a 32 in normal shops in the UK either. Which I find weird as all my family are 28 or 30 back, and we aren't that small. There must be loads of people out there with the same problem.
  • GypsysBlood
    GypsysBlood Posts: 42 Member
    Wow... and I thought I was doing well getting DOWN to a 38. Bubble burst. :cry:


    You are doing great! don't let anything burst your bubble! :drinker:
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    I am not thin, and I don't think 28 is an abnormally small size. It baffles me that the major online sports retailers don't sell bras in that size, given their clientele.

    I'm guessing 28 is pretty small - I have enough trouble finding 32's that are supportive. I feel your pain - it's like the bra makers ask themselves "why would a small boned person need support?" Duh!!

    The bad thing about on-line purchases - you don't get to try it on. What if you hate it? - what a hassle!
  • cdstadt
    cdstadt Posts: 311 Member
    It must be a UK thing. The US doesn't make size 28, to my knowledge. I've never seen a bra smaller than a 32.

    I've seen 28's in Victoria's Secrets but they usually only come in A cups
  • cdstadt
    cdstadt Posts: 311 Member
    Specialty bra shops should have all manner of sizes, right? Big band, little cups; little band, big cups
  • rbryntes
    rbryntes Posts: 710 Member
    I just spent a small fortune ($55) on a sports bra

    Hah. I wear a 38 HH. Sports bras are over $200 for me.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    Specialty bra shops should have all manner of sizes, right? Big band, little cups; little band, big cups

    They usually go down to a 30, which I usually end up buying out of necessity, but Bravissimo is the only place I know that does a 28 back, and we don't have one anywhere near here.

    It's just a hassle, that's all. It is a source of constant low level annoyance.
  • Lugh00
    Lugh00 Posts: 7
    I wish I knew. I'm a 32DD and have a hard time finding something that both touches my ribcage, actually covers and provide support. Right now I've settled for ones that just keep 'em from bouncing back up at me, even though they don't touch my ribcage. I really can't afford to spend $50 on a sports bra, as it is I've lost just enough to need new day to day bras. :/ I'm going to go check out Bravissimo now.
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