Large bra cup, BMI, normofractionation and concomitant hormone therapy contribute to the development of moist desquamation.
Orders from the United States have been weak for a year at Top Form, the Hong Kong company that is the world's largest bra manufacturer.
At Wacoal America, one of the largest bra makers in the country, 36DD is on track to replace 36D as its most popular size in 2009.
In 1991, the most frequently purchased bra size in America switched from 34B to 36B, according to NPD, a market research firm in Port Washington, N.Y., that collects data for the largest bra manufacturers.
A survey of 1,130 postmenopausal women reported that 18.6% of the women had to buy a larger bra size and concluded that "the most important factor associated with such an increase in breast size after menopause was weight gain".
A young academic told me with wry indignation about a lingerie salesman who eyed the outline of her breasts under her abaya, then told her that she'd need a larger bra size than the one she had requested.
Additionally, larger bra sizes, which generally offer more coverage, require more fabric.
If you have a larger bust, and therefore a larger bra, it may work better to make several sets of hooks and loops (4 maximum should be more than enough for any size bra), in order to better secure and support your now heavier and milked-filled breasts.
In a cabin a large purple bra hangs from a bunk bed; a blackboard in the cafeteria reads, "Victory Breakfast: scrambled eggs w/parsley, strawberry yogurt, popovers".
The straps might also differ: oftentimes with larger cup bras you'll see wider straps, though Miller noted that she doesn't see that as much as she used to.
