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Jen Roventine's avatar

Are you an underwire or no underwire gal? A few years ago I got this one from Nordstrom and it worked really well at keeping things in place at the gym. That was pre-covid and it doesn't fit me anymore, but I liked it while it did.

https://www.nordstrom.com/s/wacoal-brandi-high-impact-underwire-sports-bra/

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Liz Thompson's avatar

Hey Jen! I've recently given up on underwire but really it depends on the fit. The link you shared doesn't seem to work but I searched the Wacoal brand and see some good stuff on their page: https://www.wacoal-america.com/bras/sport-bras thanks for the tip!

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Jen Roventine's avatar

yes, that's it! Sorry, the correct link for Nordstrom (in case ya have a gift card or something) is this one: https://www.nordstrom.com/s/wacoal-brandi-high-impact-underwire-sports-bra/4858013

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Angela Bronner's avatar

I'd like some help too because once I went over GGs in size (and sized out of Victoria's Secret), it's been really difficult to get a good sports bra to hold these thangs up! Sorry I don't have any reccos, Liz, but I'm hoping the ones that come are for full-on-top-chicks, too!

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Liz Thompson's avatar

**fist bump**

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Amy Vernon's avatar

Bare Necessities has excellent brands and specifically caters to bigger busted women. I have bought from them 100% online for years now. When I change sizes, their return process is super-simple, and they ensure you still receive any discounts on bras that no longer are active but where when you bought the original

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Angela Bronner's avatar

Thanks Amy! Will check em out!

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Liz Thompson's avatar

Awesome! Thanks for the recommendation, Amy!!

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Jennifer H's avatar

I swear by Chantelle minimizers. The best. Underwire, but as comfortable as these can be.

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Liz Thompson's avatar

Oh, some good stuff here: https://us.chantelle.com/bras/style/minimizer.html thanks, Jennifer!

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Theo Kogan's avatar

splits 59 sports bras!

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Sarah Milstein's avatar

Knix.com has great non-underwire sports bras for larger sizes. I'm a 38G, and I've really liked their Catalyst bra: https://knix.com/products/catalyst-sports-bra

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Angela Bronner's avatar

And i see it's high impact too! looks comfy. definitely gonna try it. Thanks!

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Amy Vernon's avatar

I buy solely from Bare Necessities, because I'm a 34G and used to be a 38L. They have excellent options for larger busts, both with and without underwire in both regular and sports bras. I see you got a link to a Wacoal, and that's one of the brands that BN carries. I think at least one of my sports bras is Wacoal.

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Amy Vernon's avatar

I just wanna say I just love BN and their customer service and probably have an affiliate link somewhere as their customer, but I don't even care about that and never use it. They have just made bra shopping super-easy for me and it used to make me cry, so ...

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KK's avatar

I love the Anura Wire X sports bras. I'm a runner with a huge chest and it keeps my tatas tamed. It does have and underwire but it also lifts and separates so you don't end up with breadloaf boob like a lot of other sports bras.

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Liz Thompson's avatar

HAH! Breadloaf boob.

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Kerika Fields's avatar

No Underwire Bras!! in my Mommy Dearest Voice

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Liz Thompson's avatar

Yeah, I've switched to sports bras (but having a hard time finding something supportive that doesn't give me uni-boobs) and underwire feels like torture.

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Amanda Clayman's avatar

What a wonderful thread! Super helpful.

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Lynn Harris's avatar

Following for a friend (my kid).

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