Bras for Breast Shape
Best for Wide-Set Breasts
Side Support
Ideal for women with larger breasts, those with breasts that are wide-set, or have a large space between them. The Side Support bra features a robust side wing that gathers the breast tissue and projects it forward to the front of the cup. By bringing the bust closer together, the result is a much more rounded profile which feels supported and secure.
The cup has four sections, rather than the usual three, with the outermost section giving forward projection.
Best for Full Breasts or a Large Bust
If your breasts are full, you will have an equally round shape from top to bottom. Full Cup bras are perfect for those with fuller breasts or larger busts. A maximum coverage style that offers both optimum support and a rounded silhouette, Full Cups are designed to envelop the whole breast, comfortably accommodating the high level of breast tissue that may typically sit high on the frame of someone with a larger bust.
Full Cup bras offer the most coverage out of all of the available styles. In order to fully encapsulate the whole breast, the cups are full in shape and the apex, where the straps meet the cup, is higher than less covering styles.
Best for a Shallow Bust
The Balcony Bra offers uplift to a shallower or swooping bust shape. This breast shape is fuller at the bottom than the top, and the nipple in turn may point upward. This shape is very common in women who have underdeveloped and lost volume at the top of the breast or for those who have undergone weight loss. Balcony bras feature wide-set straps which lift from the bottom of the cup for a boosting effect, creating a fuller, rounded shape and contoured cleavage.
The straps are set wider apart in this bra. In some styles, the neckline appears quite straight across the bust.
Best for Close-Set Breasts
If you’ve got a small frame or your breasts sit closely together with not much space between them, they are close-set. The best offering for close-set breasts is a bra style with a low centre front, much like the plunge bra, which supports the bust from the centre of the cups and works to provide the breasts with a separated appearance.
The centre front is lower than in other styles, offering less coverage and a plunging neckline without push-up.
Best for When One Breast is Bigger Than the Other
So many women have one breast slightly larger than the other. It’s actually more common for women to have different breast shapes than be completely symmetrical. Bras with moulded cups, designed for a larger bust size, can cleverly conceal the difference in size between breasts. Featuring a smooth outer cup, moulded styles offer guaranteed nipple coverage and an even, rounded profile without adding any additional volume, not forgetting that perfect seam-free finish under clothing.
The cup is moulded with no seams, so offers a smooth look under clothing.