Blog of Bra

Ridiculous question maybe but there are some scientific reasons behind brassiere functional use for most of women and some of them are even crucial for their own health in general beside for the aesthetic and ethical reasons.

Most of the feminist writers interpreted the bra as an example of how women’s clothing can be shaped and even deformed women’s bodies to historically aesthetic ideals.

As a fashion item using bra is more desirable youthful appearance by lifting the breasts from their natural position, to pervent a “pert” or “perky” appearance of their breast. Furthermore, the modern bra is often more decorative than its predecessors, therefore Bra has become a fashion element and even an icon of sensuality.

Health professionals have also had concerns about the constricting effects of the unfit use of brassieres. For those who is not carefully selecting the right bra for them to use, can have several bad effects such as mastalgia (breast pain) from exercise or other activities which cause the breasts to overly-bounce, or for pain related to fibrocystic breast disease.

Using a thin straps, such as spaghetti straps, can exert pressure on the trapezius muscle, resulting in temporary symptoms such as neck and shoulder pain; numbness and tingling in the arm; and headaches.

Therefore, it needs proper fitting before you buy the right bra, it’s more to concern about the functionality instead of the trends. To decide whether the bra is fit or not, you need to look at the backstrap (underband) and cups should provide most of the support, rather than the shoulder straps, which are responsible for a number of health problems above.

When viewed from the side, the underband that runs around the body should be horizontal, should not ride up the back, and should be firm but comfortable.

The underwires at the front should lie flat against the rib cage (not the breast), along the infra-mammary fold, and should not dig in to the chest or the breasts, rub or poke out at the front.

The breasts should be enclosed by the cups and there should be a smooth line where the fabric at the top of the cup ends. And there should not be a ridge or any bulging over the top or sides of the cups, even with a low-cut style such as the balconette bra.

Source: Wikipedia