Minimizers: for the Birds

As you know, I am a boob-girl. Not a leg lady, not a woman with killer abs, nor a girl with a great booty. I have long held that my best bodily feature is my bustline. I must tell you that I abhor minimizer bras and have never intentionally worn one. When I was in college in the early nineties, I realized that all bras for the D/DD + (full bust) market were by default minimizers, as if our volume was something that needed to be suppressed. That's when I began buying french lingerie at Neiman Marcus. Those labels made D & E cups with seams and lace, very pretty. They also gave a good shape and were comfortable to wear.

Tonight proves this point beautifully. We were having an event at a local boutique and a beautiful blonde hair, blue eyed twenty something was present. And so were her breasts. But, they looked exaggeratedly big and low. Sure enough, she was wearing a minimzer bra. This greatly saddened me. Her breasts were squished together in the front, read no separation and looking similar to buttock cheeks. Secondly, the bustline looked low because a minimizer flattens the breast tissue across the rib cage and spreads it under the arms, hence the downward angle of the bustline. She said her size is a 32DDD, which in the full bust brands I'd peg her to be near a 32F/FF.

And as myth number two explains, she said "they (her breasts) don't need to look any bigger than they are". Minimizer bras don't make the bustline appear smaller, they make one's bust appear oddly shaped and poorly positioned on the body. To quote from a vintage bra commercial, "lift and separate", as given by the full bust brands Panache, Freya, Fayreform, Fantasie, Prima Donna, etc., will give a higher and more proportional bustline on your body.

Trust me on this and try it. Its a new year - embrace your endowment and celebrate your curves. Don't minimize the part of your body that epitomizes your femininity.