You could sew the crocheting back together but it won't stretch and give like you would want.

As much as I like to save favorite pieces of clothing, I have not had much luck repairing fav bras. Hope you have better luck. It's worth a try with nothing to lose.

You "can" replace or fix anything....but I'd consider THIS a buying opportunity.

Red, grey, pink or black...other colors are available, lace: $7.49(JCP) Click on the green links to see more...

Black criss cross: $9.74(JCP)

Blue lace back: $10(JCP)

Not expensive at all....great quality too!

May I add, don't put your bra in the washing machine, EVER! I pay dearly for my bras, and most came with hand washing directions. Yes, I always hand wash mine.

Moni

Moni, I was about to post the same suggestion - hand wash, hang to dry. It may be more time consuming but worth it. I let mine soak in the sink basin a good while, then gently scrub.

I do wash mine in the washer inside a mesh bag - seems to work well with no damage. Hang to dry tho. Forgot one a while back and it got thrown in washer - underwire broke. Fortunately, it was not a favorite

There are all kinds of bras available that are reasonably priced. Problem is finding one that is comfortable.....argh. I tend to baby mine a bit by hand washing or using a mesh bag on delicate and air dry. I don't blame you one bit for wanting to fix one you like.

If the front clasp is made of metal, you could put a towel over it and flatten it with a hammer. The other one, get some strong yarn and give it a try fixing it. You have nothing to lose trying.

I'm with Pudgeder, buy a bunch when you find good ones. Keep an eye out for JCPenney sales, you might be able to pick up an exact copy of the ones that are showing wear but that you like, on sale.

The search for the perfect bra is unending for me. Like others, I wash them in a mesh bag and hang to dry, but that doesn't help when the bra is at the end of its life, does it? Try Yayagal's ideas. As she said, you have nothing to lose.

Next time you find another one you like.....buy a gross and they will last a lifetime?

Arcy, I try to buy a bunch, but maybe not a lifetime. I don't know if other women have had the same experience, but I have over the course of years changed preferences in bra types because of actual changes in my body as I have aged. Decades ago I favored underwires, but now I wear comfortable sports bras.

Machine wash gentle/hand wash cycle. Hang to dry.

I buy six at a time. I wouldn't buy more because my body does change. I was 36DD for most of my life. Now I'm 34D. The decorative 'slipcovers' pictured in this thread never graced my over-endowed upper body. Best I can do as a nod to femininity is to wear Bali lace bras. I don't see the appeal of the 'nursing mother leak-proof covers' look. (I certainly don't need any extra material in that area.)

I'm a fixer. But when I fix them, it's essentially sewing a new one with most of the old parts. The stretch fabrics and elastics give out first. Washers and dryers eat these fabrics so I hand wash and dry on hangers in the shade after patting them on a towel.

For the crochet one. I'd try cutting a new piece of stretch fabric the shape of the crochet piece and then tack the crochet down on that base by hand. The front clasp is trickier. Hard to know why it's digging into your skin without seeing it in person. It's usually easier to repair bras that close in the back. Can you replace the front closure with satin or ribbon and make it a back closure? You can get new closures easily or take in or extend the back parts.

It took me about 5 times of tearing apart, re sewing bras to get the hang of it. Now I make some lovely bras based on ones that fit well.

The key is getting the right fabric and good soft elastic.

Kittymoonbeam- Great idea with the ribbon! Thank you!

Yayagal- I'm thinking now that it's not sitting right bc the back is so torn in the top. But if it's still bugging me I'm gonna give the bow a try bc the clasps are all plastic! But of course! Thank you for the good idea though! Good thinkin!

Nicole- those are super cute! Styles like the top on never give me enough support... But I keep trying them anyway! Cute for bedtime but not practical for these bad double d mamajamas out in public! The second and third, however, I might just have to check out!

I've never tried to fix a bra before but I love this one so much, the actual cups are in great shape, and I've got some time on my hands so I wanted to give it a try.

My weight fluctuates a lot but my boobies haven't fallen below a D since High school. Last time I got fitted at VS (when I bought this bra actually.. that was probably a year ago now... Yikes!) I was a triple D! I didn't know there was such a thing! Anyway, I never find well fitting bras for a reasonable price! Unless I want quadraboob or the Madonna pointy boobs it's only $60 VS bras for me. Now I find out i should be getting new ones every 6 months?!?

When I hand wash clothes I always feel like they stay stretched out from wear. They never pop back to the fresh clean shape clothes get after s run through the machine. What am I doing wrong?!

I would start looking for some new bras. They wear out over time no matter how well you treat them. American Eagle has some cute ones in their clearance section. Link

I try to choose my battles. Bras isn't one of them. When they are showing significant wear, out they go. When I've bought one I especially like and have worn, not just tried it on, I will usually buy at least two more of the same, rotate those.

If the bra is not lying flat it may not be something that is fixable as it may be your body shape has changed. Hate to tell you young ones but your body shape does change and it may have nothing to do with the distance around your chest. It could be that your back and shoulders bend forward more putting more strain on areas other than what you are used to. The bottom of the bra may be tighter than the top of the band which can cause additional pressure on the front raising the wires more into the breasts.

Rotate is a very important part. Don't wear the same bra a few days in a row. ROTATE! While I was gone, I had 3 with me. Every third day I would wear "it" again. At home, I go a bit over a week before I wear one again, weather I washed it or not.

Moni

Chrissy, with the one shown I would wash in hot water and put it in the dryer. I know enough to not do this normally, but the back crochet is cotton and will shrink (hopefully perfectly) in the dryer.

If it stretches out too much in the next wash, I would look for another one. Sewing crochet work usually makes it too bulky to be comfortable.

Buy new bras, toss old ones!

I use Forever New ( available from Amazon, of course) for “fine washables.” It costs more than regular laundry detergent, but you don’t need much and it lasts a long time. I think it’s worth it. Sometimes I hand wash, sometimes in a mesh bag in machine with other delicate items.

I've never repaired a bra, ten years ago I got fit a Nordstrom, I am now a lover of Wacoal, but I buy them on ebay for about half the price at Nordstrom. I am now in love with their sport bra, its very comfortable with good support. The regular price is $65 plus tax, about $70. Right now I can buy a new one for $36 on ebay. Its much easier to just go to ebay buy one and get it in the mail in a few days. I do the same with Jockey high cut panties, I never look in the store any more, its easier to just buy on ebay.

cmarlin you are lucky. Earlier this year I had myself fitted and found that even within the same line bras fit differently. Sadly although they advertised they fit everyone and could adjust things to fit I walked out of there with nothing.

I wish I had something to contribute to this thread. Not in my area of life experience. So sorry.

I think anyone who has nothing to contribute to a thread like this is very lucky....I know men who wear lingerie...but there is nothing enjoyable about wearing bras, imho.

Most of us have learned how to remove a bra during the commute home from work.

Until cameras were installed I used to see several women doing the discrete moving of the straps down in the parking lot before they even started their commute. If it was that uncomfortable there was no way it was going on my body.

Really, remove your bra before driving home? I've never felt uncomfortable, guess I should be thankful!

The search for good,comfortable bras is unending for me too.

But unlike most women I know or hear about,I am quite uncomfortable without a bra. I even sleep in one. I wear an underwire while im up,but switch to a wireless when i go to bed. I'm not sure why. I just don't like it. Maybe I'm paranoid that they won't stay up where they are and where I want them to stay if i go braless often....i don't know.

Or if the house burns down, you'll be lookin' good, Amy!

Ha! That's right socks! Perky girls, clean underwear,grab the dog on the way out the window. Check,check and check!

Since it is the elasticity of the skin around the girls that hold you up and as you age that skin looses the elasticity it is a loosing battle to look perky. I have better things to do than worrying about what they look when I am 90.

I really do not think the firemen that put out the several fires in the house next door this past week really care what you look like only that you are alive and breathing. Your dog or cat may be wanting you to look good but not the firemen or women.

Ok, its a joke....just....a.....joke. Geez.

Of course it was but alas my SIL would have put on full face paint if she thought her building was on fire before she left.

My SIL cut a huge gash in her thigh trying to make halloween costumes for my nieces, and would not go to the ER before putting on a "pretty" bra,earrings,and made my 16 yo niece drive,not for safety reasons,but so she could put on her makeup,and even made her turn around because she didn't have the right shade of lip gloss with her.

I think it's a very interesting comment referring to the (I think) untrue idea that women of a *ahem* certain age won't care what they look like. Agreed that comfort is sometimes preferable, but why shouldn't we covet those things that younger women do? There's no denying that I don't look like I did in my youth, but I really don't feel much different...and if satin and lace make me feel pretty, then I'm all for that.

Lol at wearing makeup over safety. I'm afraid I would be the neighbor who showed up in a towel or my birthday suit.

Coincidentally..... My house burned down in April and I lost everything except for what was at my bfs house at the time. Maybe that's why I am having a hard time letting this bra go... One of the only pieces of clothing I have now that I actually chose as opposed to it being donated to me.

No worries, I'm not offended by the comments!! It actually reminds me that my mom used to tell me to wear clean underwear every day bc what if you end up at the hospital, do you want the doctors to see your dirty underwear?!?

I see both points of view... I dress for comfort above all (I'm a massage therapist so I get to wear yoga pants to work!). I don't even bother attempting heels anymore! And honestly I can't remember the last time I purposefully matched my bra and underwear. However... When you feel comfortable AND you feel like you look good- that confidence shines through and makes you even more beautiful!!!

And like I said, I have triple D's so I know the struggle of trading sexiness for comfort and support. That's why I stick to VS bc they give me both.

I still hate shopping for bras tho! Bras and jeans... The lighting in the dressing rooms, the ones that fit terribly, it makes me hate myself! I will do anything to avoid that!!!!

Interesting. I put my bras in the washer and in the dryer. I don't hand wash or hang to dry as several folks in this thread seem to. I don't really have any problem with bras and if one turns out to be uncomfortable I toss it (or don't buy it in the first place).

I do like sports bras, but my husband doesn't seem to like them on me that much ...

I love VS bras,being a large D myself. Unfortunately, I have gotten too big for them. (The band not the cup) Resolutions people!!!!!