The Lingerie Fitting Room

Size Charts & Information to Help You Buy the Correct Size Lingerie or Sleepwear

Welcome to our fitting room where you can find all the information you need to order the right size lingerie or sleepwear.

It is so easy to order the wrong size so it is always worth checking to avoid disappointment.  Amazingly, a huge proportion of women are wearing the wrong bra size and an equally large number of people would give the wrong dress size if they were asked right now to state what size they are.    So help us to deliver the right size to you first time.

All the sizes on our product pages are based on UK sizing.  Below you can check what those sizes mean in Europe and the USA or, better still, get out the tape measure, take your measurements and use the chart below to find which size you are. 

Which Bra Size Should You Buy

Determining the bra size you need it not quite so simple. There is a lot of confusion and this is not helped by the international variables.

It is estimated that as many as 80% of women are wearing a bra that does not fit properly. The following notes and charts are just one way to measure for a bra, there are other ways but we know this method works.  It is best to get someone else to measure you if you can.

Stage 1. Finding Your Bra Band Size.

Take a tape measure and take the measurement around the rib cage immediately below the breasts.

Make sure that the tape measure is at the same level all the way round and is neither too tight or too loose.

Make a note of the result. You will need it to calculate the band and cup size. If it is an even number such as 28 add 4, this will give you a bra band size of 32 and if it is an uneven number then you should add 5. The result of this will give you your band size. The chart below shows the underbust measurements in inches and the relevant band size for the core bra sizes.

Stage 2. Finding Your Cup Size.

Take the tape measure again and this time measure around the body at the fullest part of the bust. Keep the tape at the same level all the way round and again make sure it is neither too loose or too tight.

Now take the original rib cage measurement that you made a note of in stage 1 before the adjustment and subtract that from the bust measurement.

For instance, if your original measurement around the ribs was 28 inches and your measurement around the bust is 34, take 28 from 34 and you are left with 6. That number is your cup size. To convert it to the alpha code used by bra manufacturers you need to check the chart at below.

So using our example of someone with a 28 inch measurement under the bust and a 34 inch measurement around the bust the calculation is 28+4 = 32 band size. 34-28 = 6 = C. So the bra size would be: 32C.

We hope that the above has explained how you can find your correct bra size but now how to apply that to the various sizes you might see when you are shopping for lingerie is the next stage.

Stage 3. Understanding International Bra Sizes

Different countries use different alpha/numeric coding for their bras. Many manufacturers now show the UK and European standard sizing on their labels.

And on Ever-so-Sexy.com you will find that the bra sizes are given in the UK standard. If you are not from the UK and are unsure which is the right bra size for you then just check the charts here. It is not just the cup sizes that are coded differently in different countries - so here is another chart (below) which shows you more detailed comparisons of international bra sizes.

A Last Note About Bra Sizes

The cup size on a bra is always relative in size to the band. So a 32D will have a smaller cup than a 38D. This relativity between cup and band sizes does mean that there is a small amount of "overlap" between sizes. This can be seen in practise on our site for the Luxxa range where the two larger options are 32C/34B and 34C/36B.

If you are still unsure about the size you need to order then just send us a message and we will do what we can to help.  But in the end there is no better way to ensure that you order the correct size than to take you measurements with a tape measure and check out charts to see which size relates to your measurements.