THE RIGHT FITTING BRA
(An interview with Susan Nethero from Intamacy)

I discovered a really simple beauty fix when I visited Intimacy (www.MyIntimacy.com) in New York, as part of my birthday present to me. If you've watched Oprah or TLCs What Not To Wear you might have seen Intimacy and Susan Nethero highlighted before. I never realized how having a right fitting bra could change not only how you feel but how you look! All the folks at Intimacyare great, and I wanted to bring some of that great feeling back home to you. Susan Nethero, the owner and chief fit specialist at Intimacy took some time out of her incredibly busy schedule running between her three stores in Chicago, New York, and Atlanta to share some information with you my Friends.

MBM: Susan, there are a lot of people all of sudden claiming they are bra fit specialist ever since Intimacy was on What Not To Wear and Oprah what sets you apart (like I don't know!)

Susan: Great question- We practice a proprietary holistic method of fitting that is focused on more than just the right size we teach women how to wear a bra, how to eliminate back fat, how to wear and care for a bra to double the life of a bra but most important we select the right styles and the right fit to provide comfort, improved shape and overall body appearance and the types of bras for every wardrobe need.

MBM: How will I know if a person is a good Bra Fit Specialist? What do I look and listen for?

Susan: Traditional measurement techniques that are practiced by department stores or mass marketers are highly inaccurate they are misleading and wrong more than half the time. Fitters that are experienced will teach you how to select, wear, wardrobe, and get comfort. They will explain the dynamics of how bras perform so that you can be satisfied
after you go home!

MBM: What causes the shoulder stiffness and back pain many women experience with a poor fitting bra is this just the result of being full figured? Are minimizer bras the answer?

Susan: Shoulder stiffness and pain are caused by relying on the straps for support only 10% of the support should come from the straps and 90-% from the bra back that provides lateral support across the body. Most women-especially if they are fuller busted- rely on the straps for far too much support! This also results in bra riding up the back and all the engineering of the bra-its components like underwires shift and dig into a woman's body! It's no wonder women want to tear off those uncomfortable bras as soon as they get home.

You asked about minimizer personally I hate them they deceive women into feeling like they've reduced their size. Compression based minimizers flatten a woman's breast against her torso- spreading breast tissue under her arm and down her chest wall cavity. While she may feel smaller- when she looks down the front of her body- she doesn't see that she spreads wide and low! It makes a woman look thick and eliminates any hope of a shape or waistline. A fuller busted woman needs every bit of length we can give her between her bust and her waist. We recommend that a fuller busted woman get LIFT for the length she needs and bring her bustline within her body frame so she immediately looks taller and thinner!

Finally, let me say that any bra that compresses causes a woman to lose breast firmness and does not support! The best way to get support is through a seamed bra- as breast tissue will find the seam for additional strength. This is especially true for traditional sports bras- few support most compress. When a woman exercises- her tissue moves as a solid block and it actually causes more damage to the tissue at the base of the breast. They also make a woman look like she has a uniboob. You can't tell I am crazy and passionate about this-can you?Leave this field empty