Wired or non-wired that is the question?

Wired every time- I haven't worn a non-wired bra since I was a young teenager.
36C so reasonably well endowed. I like a balconette T-shirt bra for everyday & some lacy pretty ones for 'best'.

Wired, usually for me, I always wash my bras by hand so no washing machine problems.
I have bought a comfort bra for air travel to avoid the scanner problem.
I bought a couple of non wired bras in the sales after Christmas. Turns out they are nursing bras! They are quite comfy.?

Non wired so much more comfy.

definately wired for me and padded too even though i'm a 40E.
i buy mine from asda - such pretty ones. unfortunately i've had to stop buying them as i can't close my bra drawer!

I went through my bras around a year ago when I needed a scan - advised to remove wired bras- and I found every single one of them is underwired. I'm fairly comfortable with them and have had no problems with the wires coming out - I put them into laundry bags so maybe this stops the damage as they're going through the wash? I like the 't-shirt' type as they don't show bumpy seams through my tops.

Wired for me for the support it gives.

I love triumph bra and knicker sets...all colours and they are wired...it gives me a nice shape and i do not jiggle when i walk. Used to wear the unwired M& S t shirt bra but as i have aged i have upped the support and it makes a big difference with the look of your clothes. Always put bras in a holder in the washing machine...always!

I have both. Current non-wired favourite is from Bonmarché who have a good range of styles and sizes.

From the title I thought this thread was about some electronic remote control Bluetooth sort of gizmo......er, no!!!

And def no wires-feel as if I’m. being stabbed between the ribs.

Wired for me and padded as I am only a 36B. I hate that saggy mono-boob look.

That made me laugh kittylester I know the feeling ?

My wired bras are not padded, they just have lacy cups. If I buy non wired my boobs try to make personal contact with my knees!

Usually unwired, but I have three wired bras that I wear occasionally. Two of them were as cheap as chips from a budget clothing shop, and are very comfortable; one was fitted for me at M&S and is a nightmare so doesn’t get an outing very often.

Thanks for all the giggles folks! Looks like it’s about 60-40 in favour of non wired, comfort all the way for me now. Mines even called ‘sumptuously soft’ and I can vouch for that! Do recommend going for a proper fitting if you haven’t had one in a while!

I gave up wearing wired bras several years ago. They were really uncomfortable. I think non-wired bras are just as comfortable and look OK too.

Has nobody had a huge bill for washing machine repairs. The man removes the wire and waves it aloft and b..... it another hundred quid literally down the drain. Does no ones wires escape in the machine. Apart from this i hate the horrid things but non wired ones give me a rash where the band rubs. If i get a bigger one the boobs drop out the bottom.

I used to wear wired and padded always, but discovered comfy types, unwired , about eight years ago and that was that.?

I have never worn a padded or a wired bra in my life-comfort every time for me.

Soda pop, you’re right I need to bite the bullet and trek into town and try some on.

I buy both indiscriminately. I have just had to have a quick fumble to check what type of bra I am wearing today. It is wired. I rarely have any problem with wires escaping.

I am quite small (32B) and was not aware that wiring was meant to give 'oomph' whatever that may be and have not noticed whether they do or not.

My hate are those horrible moulded padded bras that look like Budicca's breast plates.

I like wired bras too Oopsadaisy but not padded. M&S do several.

Wired, but not for sound.......mind you I’ve had some nasty surprises in the past when the wire has worked it’s way either under my skin, or poke out of my jumper!
But where can I get a wired one that isn’t padded?
Deffo don’t need padding at my age.

"I unashamedly chose comfort over sexy styling,"

Ha ha this comes to us all I think aquafish!

I used to like all my underwear to be pretty and matching. When I decided to buy 'big knickers' over skimpier ones I knew then my sex kitten days, ahem, <cough> were long, long gone and I'd have to consider the comfort of bras too. I always buy those without wires or padding now. I try to find pretty ones though but they are hard to find. Most seem to be plain and practical. They are much comfier though! I still undo my bra when I come home after a day out and some days at home when I have nowhere to be, I often go bra-less with a few layers over the chesticles to hide the fact.

I've never worn a wired bra. I'm only a B cup so don't need the oomph !
In fact......
I'm usually bra less in doors, unless I'm expecting visitors

I’ve been wearing ‘comfort’ bras for a while, now. I was finding that wired ones really hurt (what must be a rib), under my left armpit, and non-wired are just about as bad. Not too keen on the pads that are rather necessary with the comfort bras, but without them I do tend to lose whatever shape I had (which was never all that much)!
Anyone recommend a good comfort bra?