if I'd known I'd have stocked up

[resonant]

Went bra shopping for the first time in, mm, maybe six years? And in the intervening time, it appears that underwires have become vastly less fashionable and now everybody's all about the wirefree? If I'm going to wear an entirely new *type* of bra, I'm going to have to actually try them on, oh woe and bitter wormwoods. And my old type (unlined, cotton) are available, but only in black, white, and "flesh."

My Bra Style Is Discontinued is a more precise age description than Late Middle Age.

Comments

Word!

[jesse_the_k]

I discovered an underwire bra with gentle padding all over—more comfortable than anything I’d ever worn. Got 5 of them at Kohl’s. I’m hoping comfy underwires will ba back in fashion the week mine all fail.

Re: Word!

[killabeez]

Thanks for the tip! I've tried a lot of wire-free bras the last few years, and I'm missing my old comfy style, as well.

Re: Word!

[resonant]

I've developed a theory that on average we're all getting fatter, and so companies would rather sell a sports-bra-type fit than spend the money on precise engineering at larger sizes.