A properly fitting bra has multiple benefits:

• For overall comfort

• Prevents future sagging

• Relieves back pain caused by the weight of breasts

• Improves posture

• Helps you look better in your clothes Instills confidence.

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Chantelle categorizes bust types into three categories: shallow bust, average bust, and full bust. Identifying your bust type first can help you determine the best bras for you. If your breasts lack volume at the top, your bust shape is most likely "shallow". In some cases, you may have lost firmness due to age, pregnancy, or weight change. You should begin your search by shopping for bras recommended for Shallow Busts.

If your breasts are perky and have an apple shape, then most bra styles are able to accommodate you. You should begin your search by shopping for bras recommended for Average Busts. If your breasts have an all around melon shape and are as round at the top as they are at the bottom, your bust shape is most likely "full". You should begin your search by shopping for bras recommended for Full Busts. For more detailed recommendations, you may directly contact a Chantelle Fit Expert fitexpert@chantelle.com

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1. Buying a bra too large in the band and too small in the cups. To correct this mistake, try a bra that is one band size smaller and two cup sizes larger.

2. Adjust the straps as tight as possible to get lift. To correct this mistake, re-evaluate the fit. The band should be doing all the lifting, not the straps. 

3. Wearing the same bra day after day. We all have our favourites, but you should always give your bra a day to relax in between wears. This gives the elastic and fabric a chance to fully “bounce back” to its original state. This will improve the longevity of your bras and the support they give you.

We recommend a professional fitting at least once a year, but in between, you can perform your own spot checks by using our “Points of Fit” guide below.

Points of Fit:

Band: As most of your support comes from the band, this is the most important “Point of Fit.” The band should lay straight (horizontal/parallel to the floor) and low across the back. It should fit snugly, but you should be able to put one finger underneath. If you can fit more than one finger under the band or the band is “riding up” in the back, you need to go down at least one band size.

Cups: Should lay flat against the body. If there is gapping at the top of the cup, you may need to go down one cup size. If your breasts are ‘bulging out’ of the top cup, you need to go up at least one cup size.

Underwire: Should rest under the armpit just behind the breast tissue, not on the breast tissue. If the underwire pokes or rests on top of the breast, you need a larger cup size or a different style of bra for your body type.

Straps: Should be snug with some tension, but you should be able to run a finger under them comfortably.

Center Gore (centerfront): Should lay flat against your breast bone. If it is painful and digging in, you need either one cup size bigger or a different style of bra.

In order to get the longest life from your bra, you should start on the loosest setting or column of the hook & eye closure.

As your bra begins to loosen and relax over time from washing and wearings, you then move it to the next setting. When you are on the tightest setting or column of the hook & eye closure, that is a good indicator that it's time for a new bra. 

If you purchase a new bra on the tightest hook already, as the band relaxes, you have no tighter setting to move to. You are left with a bra that doesn’t give you the proper support and doesn’t last as long as it is intended to.

Your straps should be snug with some tension, but you should be able to run a finger under them comfortably.

If your straps are constantly falling down, we recommend trying the following:

• Find a bra with more strap adjustability (fully adjustable straps)

• Go down a band size so the band does the lifting instead of the straps

• Find a style that has a Leotard or “U” Shaped back or centered straps