How to find a supportive strapless bra for a large bust
Most standard strapless bras fail to support large busts, leaving people constantly hiking up their dresses or worrying about sagging during events like weddings. This issue is made worse by low-back wedding dress designs and discovering a correct, larger bra size (like 38H or 36I/J) that typical stores do not stock.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Visiting a specialty bra store for a professional fitting tailored to the gown and shape
- 2Watching influencer content such as Madison Anne's videos for curated brand recommendations by breast shape
- 3Posting in dedicated online communities like r/ABraThatFits for size and fit advice
- 4Searching for specific dress styles that hide bras
- 5Relying on built-in strapless bras, boning, or corsets in wedding dresses
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I am size 10F bra size, and I would really really like to be able to wear one of my industry-level bras on the day so I'm not jiggling around everywhere.”source ↗
“nearly all wedding dresses are low in the back and/or front, and I can't see how you'd get a decent bra under that without some kind of magic trick?”source ↗
“I really don't want to be spending my day hiking my dress up because it's falling down under the weight of my chest”source ↗
“Hello! Im getting married next month and I need help finding a strapless bra than can hold up the girls properly all night.”source ↗
“I've always had trouble finding something that fits and thought I was a 38DD but recently did the bra size calculator and I'm a 38H with a sister size of 36I/J”source ↗
“I have no idea where to start!!”source ↗
Where this came up
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