St Avenue Logistic Sdn Bhd

There are tons of notes about understanding fit and how to measure, in the bra fit photo album posted at the beginning of this thread. Basically, with measuring, blow out all of the air ( you want your ribs to be at their smallest, not expanded, hence the elastic ) and pull the measuring tape tight. I hold the tape about 1 1 / 2 inches below my breast crease. Ideally it is better to have someone else measure you, and its still best to be professionally fitted somewhere such as Nordstrom ( and not Victoria ' s Secret!! ) If there is a gap in the band touching your ribs when you look down at the cleavage area, the band is too loose, and if it rides up in the back or your straps slip down off of your shoulders, it is an indication your bra is too loose.
Other good places to be fitted include the " Intimacy " bra shops & some " Bra Smyth " boutiques. If the store carries brands such as Fantasie which have small bands and a wide array of cup sizes, you can pretty well expect their fitters are well trained. If the store only carries a couple of 32 bands, and those have small cups, and only offers the bigger cup sizes on 36 " and larger bands, its a pretty good indication they are not the place to depend on for size help.
SewingLady, Panache and Freya both carry quite a few 30 " bands. Not a lot, but more than most other manufacturers. You can also buy one of those bra hook extenders, and sew it onto your bra band, behind the rows of eyelets ( basically in reverse of how it is meant to be used ) and make a bra tighter that way.