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Hi Girls  was just wondering if any of You wear strapless bras?  I am wearing one as I wright this love wearing bras under My male clothes

I was wondering about the natural bra (one that sticks on). Anyone try that, or is it a scam and ineffective.

I must admit to being curious about the stick on ones also.

Hello Kristin.

Quote from: kristin on July 07, 2005, 10:48:21 AM
Hi Girls was just wondering if any of You wear strapless bras? I am wearing one as I wright this love wearing bras under My male clothes

Now that's one bra I haven't tried, I don't even have one in my wardrobe.  I haven't had the need to wear one yet, but it's certainly worth looking into.  Who know's I may find an "off the shoulder" number I would like to wear.  I'm sure there's someone here who has worn one/owns one though.

Steph

I have 2 short bras and 1 long line white one and 1 black long line with a low back  I love wearing them  and when I have to go out I can wear them under my male shirts 

Hi Kristin

I never tried a strapless bra, although maybe I should...I have a real problem with the straps staying up on my shoulders. I'm always having to reach up and slide that strap back up there! But I am like you -- I love wearing bras, sometimes even under my male clothing, as well.

Jennifer

Do you not think having to keep lifting the strap back onto your shoulder is part of the fun. it kinda reminds me i am wearing one and makes me conscious of it all the time.

I have tried the stick on ones but dont like them  the glue is to hard to get off  and had one of them fall off  while I was out  I like the strapless bras better  some times wear a bust enchancer to fill out the cups a little more  but really like the straplees  bras

I do not have one but if I needed to I would get one.  I like the need to pull the straps up, it makes you aware you have a bra on.  The feeling of being a woman.

I just bought a strapless bra today.  I don't mind straps showing on simple tank tops, but I have a nice silk tank, and I bought a satin and crochet tank the other day, and I needed a strapless for both.  I asked the saleswoman at Macy's if she could suggest a strapless, and I could tell she was happy to help.  She said her daughter had a small chest like me, and she gave her a Calvin Klein strapless and she just LOVES it.  (I figured her daughter was in her teens and just hadn't developed yet.  Later she told me her daughter was 40.)

I've never had much of a bra wardrobe.  For the past six months I've really only had one bra I liked, and just ended up hand washing it frequently.  Most summer shirts have a built-in bra anyway.  Besides, I figured I could have one bra and lots of shirts, or lots of bras and one shirt.

Oh, and to all those who said their straps are constantly falling down... I understand enjoying the feminine feeling of having to pull them back up, but I feel sure you are wearing the wrong size bra or your straps need adjusting.  That shouldn't happen.

:)

Amy

QuoteOh, and to all those who said their straps are constantly falling down... I understand enjoying the feminine feeling of having to pull them back up, but I feel sure you are wearing the wrong size bra or your straps need adjusting.  That shouldn't happen.

To say nothing about it being the female equivilant of scratching your .... in public.

Terri

You must admit though Terri it is a little more dainty than the scratching.  :)

I have one strapless bra in my wardrobe, but like the majoity, I like the feel of the strap on my shoulder especially when it falls and needs to be pulled back up. It's just more of a feminine thing.

Gina

I don't like the appearance of bra straps with tops that allow them to show such as tank tops or dresses with spaghetti straps or no straps at at all.  I know it seems to be a fashion statement in the <20 year old set but I don't personally think it looks good  on GG or TG women.  Bad fashion sense.

Strapless bra solves this problem.  Generally the band at a given size will feel tighter than you might be accustomed to as the bra is designed to have the band provide 100% of the support.  Many have "bump pads" in the lower portion of the cup to give a push-up effect which works well with many of the fashions you'd be inclined to wear with a strapless bra.  There are numerous other variants including longline and bustier types, which are commonly worn under special occasion dresses such as wedding dressed and formal wear to provide additional smoothing and shaping.  Gednerally, if you are large, tend to sag, tend to need a bra for proper shaping or for breast support  in pursuit of comfort, this is your choice.  Don't let the shoulder straps show!

The silicone adhesive bra is an interesting concept and has quite a following.  Amongst CDers, it is often used to provide cleavage when there is very little breast tissue.  Search the web, in particular YouTube as there are numerous videos instructing the use of these devices for this purpose. 

For the most part, this is a device to use in the most revealing fashions where even a conventional strapless bra would be a problem becoming visible because of the skimpiness of the dress of top.  Be aware that this device offers little support so if you need a good bra for support or tend to sag or droop, this is not for you.

I have used the NuBra Light with a fabric outer surface which is a more substantial version of earlier bare silicone bras.  This one comes in a regular cup or push-up version in cups A-E.  The cup size is mostly a function of the diameter of the cup and to a lesser extent the depth or volume as the cup is not designed to fully encircle and contain the breast tissue.  In my opinion, the push-up variant is simply a version with thicker cups but does not provide true push-up effect since there is no band and actual support of the breast.  The surface of the silicone is  sticky making the cup self adhering to the skin, each cup is applied then the two are buckled together in the center with a small clasp similar to a front close bra.  Be aware that this device will not give much support but will accentuate cleavage and add some degree of shaping.   It will prevent visible erect nipple "headlights." 

Hope this is helpful.

Steph

If you are going to dig up this necro then I have a duty to present the difficulty involved in producing such garments. Possibly one  of the most authoritative documents is A stress analysis of a strapless evening gown (http://mirnicslab.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Stress-gown.pdf). I was made aware of this document by one of my grade school teachers. I don't recall the year but I clearly recall the teacher as it was a very enjoyable and memorable class.

Terrific! Thanks for sharing this.  I wish it went into more of the static and dynamic force modeling or a finite elements analysis of the stresses along the surfaces!  I wonder if they modeled the natural frequency of the breast-bra-dress unit?  An engineer could have a hell of a good time with this.

Part of the fun is knowing that others can see the straps (or the impressions) through, around, or above your outer layer. Especially when it is a male style white dress shirt!

I have several types of NuBra, I use them for creating a cleavage.
They are quite good and under strain the strain of creating a cleavage they have never come off.
I don't find that the glue transfers to my skin and when they become less sticky, all that is needed is to give them a good wash

Alice x