Nordstrom Bra . Were you happy with fit?

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10 years ago

After hearing about wonderful fitting at Nordstrom's I bought three expensive bras there. I'm not happy with fit.

If you have bought bras there were you satisfied with fitter and fit?

Any suggestions for less expensive bras elsewhere?

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YogaLady1948
10 years ago
Take them back.
morz8 - Washington Coast
10 years ago
Take them back if you aren't happy. Tell them what isn't right about them or the fit that isn't pleasing you. No one is going to argue with you, their customer service is stellar...

You could try again with a different fitter, or just return them.
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Unless a bra is custom made for you, how is a bra fitter to provide you with such and such bra that is "the right size". I have the most discomfort with the band. If I buy for the comfort of the band, it is difficult to find the right cup size. There are only so many bands sizes and cup size combinations to choose from. It is limited. So, I could go in and try on numerous bras with all combinations of band size and cup size and still curse them all to hell. Then, there are those that cut into the armpit or those that leave love handles spilling out over the top of band. If all the bra fitter is doing is pulling the bras from the racks, what is the difference? Really, if there is a difference between me trying on various sizes and the bra fitter giving me ones to try, I seriously want to know, really. Some of you have been a fitter and maybe can address this. Do the bras get customized or custom made? Or, are they just pulled from the racks? I can try any and all from a 36 to a 40 in all cup sizes until I arrive at one that just falls off and that is the most comfortable one. So, I hang it back up and walk away braless, having found the one that I like the most.......the one that remains on the rack at the store. Those little hangers and the way they hang on the racks just makes me crazy. It is like juggling hair. I havd heard many attest to the fact that corsets are more comfortable than bras. Wearing bras is still a relatively modern thing as we know them to be. Most of female humanity has done quite well without them. Breasts are a functional part of female bodies and are often occupied by small infants. We need them to be accessible when needed to keep tiny helpless humans alive. Except that time has passed for me and I just want to be comfortable and wear warm soft undershirts and camisoles. Sometimes, though, a garment needs for the breasts to be in a certain position on the body for the garment to fit well and feel good. I try to avoid those types of things. Sometimes I have to dig out one of the varieties that I keep on hand and pull it on. It gets either unhooked or pulled off as soon as possible. I am too old to be uncomfortable or to care too much about what anyone thinks. Slinky tops are not my thing anyway and never have been.
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
10 years ago
If it was recent I would definitely take them back, they are way too expensive to sit in a drawer or wear and be uncomfortable. I have never had a fitting there but have heard good things, but you could have a got her on a bad day.
ellendi
10 years ago
Ah, bras , jeans and bathing suits! The worst shopping experiences.

It took me years to find the right bra. I went everywhere. First thing though, never buy three bras at once. You really need to take it home and wear it to see if it works for you. If it does, then stock up.

For years I kept buying bras and storing them. Finally, I saw a picture of myself in my sagging bra. I looked terrible. I vowed to keep hunting.

I was fitted at Nordstrom, but I buy my Wacoal bras now from a local merchant who is cheaper. I never thought I could wear underwire, but need to. The bra I have has the pink breast cancer ribbon on the tag.
I also went to the store in NYC that Oprah once recommended. The two I bought there make me look great, but were not comfortable for all day wear.

You need to take your time. Some you know right away are too uncomfortable. Sit, stand, walk around in the fitting room. make a phone call. The longer you have it on, you can better judge the comfort.

I would be interested to see if Nordstrom's will take bras back.
dedtired
10 years ago
Oh boy, bra shopping is the worst. (or maybe I should say oh girls). I spent a looong time in the bra dept at Bloomies, trying on every bra in my size just recently. I found one I though I liked but they only had it in black. I went home and ordered it online at Bloomies.com. It was a less expensive there. So, they arrived in the shade called Ivory. I wore one of them for a day and was so uncomfortable, plus the Ivory was so light it showed through my clothes. Back they went. They were Wacoal and cost $60 each in the store.

Still, while I could stand to have it on, a good bra really makes a difference in how you look.

I was thinking of trying Nordstrom's and having a fitting. I'm sorry to hear that did not work out for you, Seniorgal. There are also some lingerie shops nearby that specialize in fittings. It just makes me really uncomfortable to be measured!

What misery.
chisue
10 years ago
I'm not shy about being 'fitted', but I've never known that to help me find a good bra! That's just DIY exhausting: Dressing, undressing, back and forth to the fitting room until you find -- or don't find -- something that works. I dread it so much that I am now down to two bras -- both merely 'covering me', nothing more. (This style of Vanity Fair isn't made any more, and even if they were, I'm not the same 'me'.) Oh, to be less 'well endowed'!
ellendi
10 years ago
Good to know, dedtired, that Nordstrom's takes back bras.
It's so true that what works for one person, doesn't for another.
Don't give up seniorgal. Make this your summer mission. I would go back to Nordstrom's and get a different sales person. Explain what happened.
susanjf_gw
10 years ago
used to wear bali for years, underwire...but have switched to a front closure...and dropped underwire in my 30's...now did they have any relation to the location of my breast cancer? underside near the ribs (contained thanks be by a lumpectomy) maybe i'll ask at my next visit...
linda_in_iowa
10 years ago
I hate bras. I don't wear them around the house except when I have to be in the front yard watering, etc. I long for my younger days when I was a 32A and no one knew whether or not I was even wearing a bra. I used to wear underwire and they poked me under my arms. I would have to go to Chicago or Twin Cities to find a Nordstrom to get fitted. Maybe I can find a bra shop in Des Moines.
dedtired
10 years ago
Linda, I was going to say the same thing! Oh for the days when I was a 32A. I am dumbfounded that young women get implants to give themselves huge boobs, although I understand they stand up pretty much by themselves.

Underwires don't bother me. If they are bothering you, they don't fit right.

Nordstrom Bra . Were you happy with fit?

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