Strapless bras

I can’t wear a strapless bra……….the ‘sisters’ are far too wayward and unruly for such an underpinning!

When I do wear strappy garments though, I opt for a bra with detachable straps which I replace with the transparent silicone bras straps……..or just do without.

Great idea Stitch, Transparent straps I hadn’t thought of that. ,

Go to Bravissimo or any other bra specialist and get yourself measured.

You will then be able to try on all available styles to find one which you find comfortable and supported.

I might be known by some on here as the "Stockings Man" but I don't know anything about strapless bras

I suspect you will have to get a specialist bra to achieve success.

It is an engineering problem. Unless the items needing support have enough solidarity to support their own weight against the force of gravity, that weight needs to be supported from underneath in some way. There are no muscles in the actual boobs themselves, and they consist mostly of squishy fat (technical term) Without shoulder straps and clever shaping forming a sling underneath to hold the weight, some kind of cantilever system is required.

Wall shelves are held up by brackets, which transfer the weight of whatever you put on the horizontal shelves to the vertical wall below.

Successful strapless bras do the same thing with a broad firm flat chestband with a shelf attached on which the boobs rest. If being on a shelf raises the boobs up successfully and has them flatter underneath where they rest on it, this can make them look bigger (or give a uniboob effect if the bra doesn't separate them and they spread together like two jellies sharing a plate). this means getting the right cup size.

The bandeau style is only successful on small perky ones which can resist the pressure of the bandeau - not for most of us auld yins.

I all comes to down to £££ in the end.

I find bras really uncomfortable cos of my pacemaker which sticks out from my upper rib cage ... I had nothing thought of using a strapless bra ... I will Google!

Wow Elegran. I would never have thought it so technical to get a strapless bra sorted ,, thanks for the info. 😃👍

Thankyou GG. Yes it will cost £££. But not worth a lot of ££. For the amount of times I would need a strapless bra. But thanks for the tip.

Lilypops If you can't hold 'em up from above with slings, you have to push 'em up from below, and the support has to brace itself somewhere, just like a shelf support. Wired bras can do a certain amount, but larger cup sizes or older ladies need more. Think of a corset with built-in bra support.

I think I'd settle for a bra with wide-apart straps and get a dress with a neckline that didn't show the straps.

It all comes down to gravity in the end, doesn’t it 😂

Thankyou all for your useful tips and recommendations, I am now looking out for a 38E cup stoppemfloppen. A German make I believe 🤣😉