Bras that don't slip off shoulders - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

fiberlover · 02-11-2008, 11:48 AM

I don't know if I have sloping shoulders or what, but my bra straps always fall down my shoulders. Does anyone else experience this, and what type of bra is good for that?
I don't know if I can find a racer back in a daily wear bra.

karmuz · 02-11-2008, 12:03 PM

you might be wearing the wrong size!
I've gone down a few sizes since I started losing weight, and i've found that when my band size is too big, the back rides up, which causes my shoulder straps to fall down no matter how much i tighten them.
you might want to get fitted at a high end undergarment shop - not a VS or mall store but a nice private place that really specializes..

I know that i've personally gone from a 38d to a 34ddd (!!) in most styles. like other clothing though, every bra is different and fit is individual.

StillTryin · 02-11-2008, 12:06 PM

I can not agree more with what Karmuz says!

Spiritmagejkt · 02-11-2008, 12:53 PM

There is a workout bra you can get at walmart in a fair variety of sizes it has a back like a speedo swimsuit and does not slide off the shoulders. I use them for work. Its very annoying to fiddle with straps.

fiberlover · 02-11-2008, 02:31 PM

I think my reward for reaching the 160s will be a new bra with a fitting!

karmuz · 02-11-2008, 11:37 PM

That sounds like a great idea!!

one way to tell if you're wearing the wrong band size is if you can slip two fingers behind the strap in the back and *comfortably* pull it back more than two inches. i can do that with 36s and it's weird because i have overflow in all the wrong places, which would make you think that the 36 is too SMALL, but with most 34s, that issue is completely corrected. it's just that the band is sitting in the wrong place!

Rhighlan86 · 02-13-2008, 05:59 PM

It's definately worth it to get professionaly fitted....I was wearing the wrong size for about 5 years. I think that once you get that done it should help with the straps, and if you go to a specialty store they can recommend something if the fitting doesn't help with the slipping

Darkblue · 02-17-2008, 11:24 PM

Where can you get a professional bra fitting done? I've had the strap-slip issue for years, drives me crazy.

the slim me · 02-18-2008, 01:37 PM

most of the major department store will fit you for a bra, so will victoria secret. And you don't have to buy anything just because they do. Also, there is a little clip that you put on the back of your bra straps, a little above the catch, that stops the problem compleatly! You can buy it in a lot of places, but I saw it in JCPenney catalog if you don't have access to any place else

Lafayette · 03-03-2008, 11:01 PM

I love the t-shirt bras at Gap Body. Even the smaller cup sizes have wide shoulder straps to help prevent slipping and digging.

I also love the features in good dresses- they have little string loops that close with tiny snaps to hold your bra straps in place under the dress straps. Ann Taylor and Nine West dresses usually have them but they would be relatively easy to add to any top.

Good luck!

jitterfish · 03-22-2008, 05:45 AM

Oh the slippage! Drives me nuts. I have been fitted, tried different styles but I still get slippage. I've recently discovered bras that cross over at the back and totally fix the problem but they don't go up to my size (I'm 18D, they go to 16D) so I am just keeping them in mind as goal bras!

motomom2 · 03-22-2008, 09:29 PM

Poor posture and cheap bras have left me with slipping straps for a long time. Even when I was thin. I actually think it was worse when I was thinner.

I have never been comfortable with getting fitted. What I did was buy a good quality strapless bra. I love it.

SugarSpunSister · 03-23-2008, 07:26 AM

I always used to have this problem, in part due to the slope of my shoulders from my weight as well as just general weight distribution (or maybe it was just too much for my poor shoulders to hold up!). I just switched to a great body shaper which covers my whole torso and has a built in bra, it is absurdly comfortable, skims out the bulges and no slippage! However, this could also be in large part to my much smaller shoulders which are properly sharp now instead of sloping like a hillside.
Additionally, you can get bras which criss-cross, or have straps which you can change (ie move them to criss-cross, regular, one way, or take them off). Or, you can also get a bra which snaps in the front, those usually have a lot more support in the back where the straps are because they don't have to snap and it will hold the straps in place better because of the added fabric in the back.