really decent bras!

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Hey ladies!
as part of my mrs mmmmmmm........ christmas present im planning to spend some money on getting her decent expensive fitted bras as she once complained that she could do with some because she is quite large in the boobage compartment and standard bras dont do it for her
anyway do any of you ladys know where such places exist(preferably in dublin) and what are the best ones??

thanks for the help and sorry if i posted in the wrong place

Silverfish

Moved from tLL. Hopefully get more responses here.

The Cool

La Senza all the way - I wear quite a large bra size and find it so hard to get pretty, luxurious undies in my size, but La Senza is one of the few places I can get fabulous stuff that doesn't break the bank. They always have great offers on too.

Dotcomdolly

Bra Mora on Earlsfort Terrace gets my vote.
Panache and Freya both do pretty bras in bigger sizes.

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great thanks a million!!

lainey316

BT, Arnotts, Clerys... Fantasie do some nice bras, and personally I do love Chantelle (all stocked in these places). Beware that sizes vary between brands. They can be a bit bank-breaking - you're talking 60+ for Chantelle (other than the plainest plain). Valisiere are beautiful but you're talking 80+. BT also do Fayreform which are pretty nice, they only do DD+ cups and are technically pretty good, I just don't find them that comfortable. BT do a lovely range called Myla but the prices are horrifying.

Anything I've ever tried in a chainstore - La Senza, M&S, the Debenhams brands - or even the cheaper dept store brands like Wonderbra has been crap by comparison to a decent bra. And some of the more expensive brands - Elle McPherson Intimates for example - don't work on bigger sizes. Sigh. Pain in the ...

PlainIrishGirl

Debenhams is great, they do the Freya & Panaches! And have sales too!
Only thing about Bramora is that they don't have a lot of choice, but some lovely helpful staff there.

Dudess

Fantasie is a superb brand if she's a large cup size - they're good-quality and practical but they ain't no mammy-ish boulder-holsters either: they're available in gorgeous styles and look frickin' sexeh! :pac:

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great,thanks again.it looks like bras are really something were you get what you pay for:pac:

Dudess

Oh and you'll get the brand I recommended in Arnotts and Debenhams.

OldGoat

For a fitting and even a custom made piece you can try www.intimate-linger.ie in Tara Street. By appointment only I seem to remember.

m'lady

The Cool wrote: »

La Senza all the way - I wear quite a large bra size and find it so hard to get pretty, luxurious undies in my size, but La Senza is one of the few places I can get fabulous stuff that doesn't break the bank. They always have great offers on too.

Do u know what size they go up to? I'm a 38dd and have looked in there but have never seen my size?

lil'bug

i got E cup in La Senza in liffey vally last year

I wouldn't go for La Senza if you want something really special. I'm a GG and can't get size there and I find their larger sizes aren't that nice.

As suggested above any of the department stores in town will have a good selection....Fantasie and Panache are great. Freya too.

Arnotts, Debenahms etc all stock the bras on www.figleaves.com and these bras are specially made for the larger bust, not like La Senza who design them around smaller cupsizes and try to stretch them out to larger cup sizes. Thin straps on a large cup size are just ridiculous and painful!

EDIT: this is an excellent bra for larger cup sizes. It's sexy yet very comfortable. I have two of them!

http://www.figleaves.com/uk/product.asp?product=Freya-Arabella-underwired-plunge-bra&product_id=FRA-5721&size=&colour=Black

E.T.

Are you picking the bras out on your own or with her? If you're going on your own, check out which brands she has already as sizes vary slightly from brand to brand. The same goes for styles - I go between 2 different sizes depending on the style of bra. (Recently got fitted in Bravissimo in London and their service and advice is amazing!)

lubie76

Love La Senza bras. Not too expensive and really good quality. Check them out online. Just don't let her catch you

Sound Bite

Try www.bravissimo.com. Should find lots in her/bigger sizes. Word of warning, their packaging is clearly marked bravissimo so its may ruin any surprise if she sees it arrive in the post.

serenacat

lubie76 wrote: »

Love La Senza bras. Not too expensive and really good quality. Check them out online. Just don't let her catch you

I totally agree! Was in debenhams and all the bigger bras were so crap on, they didn't do anything! La senza is the best place i've found for gorgeous bras for over DD! and they have a great range of sizes. That said the one in Arnotts has such a tiny selection it's not worth the trip! stephans green and dundrum are way better.
La senza's are way more flattering! My favourite bras of all time are in Bradelis in New York but as they are too expensive for me, I'll just wait until my next trip to states. http://www.bradelisny.com/shop/default.php?cPath=22_25