

T-shirt or gentle underwire bras like the Chloe Essential Microfiber T-Shirt Bra can offer an assist by collecting breasts closer to the equator (if you will), and away from the armpits. The nipples of east-west breasts often favor opposite directions. The Paige Microfiber Lace Print T-Shirt Bra lightly compacts your breasts to your chest with comfortable and breathable material.Įast-west or “compass” breasts are angled away from the midline of the body, leaving more space between tissue mounds. Women with tapered breasts will feel most comfortable in a bra that offers some gentle compression. Tapered breasts have a conical rather than rounded shape, where breast tissue tapers towards the nipples and forms a soft point.


Go for an underwire push-up bra, like the Simi Lace Underwire bra, to balance the support you need with a delicate balconette neckline. To even out volume, women with this breast shape should opt for bras that promise some gentle elevation. In teardrop-shaped breasts, breast tissue and fat tend to collect in the southern hemisphere of the breast, below the nipple, with a shallow slope up top. Triangle bras, T-shirt bras, and wireless brass like the Callie Wireless Lace Bra offer a relaxed feel with minimal spillover and a gentle, snug fit. Women with this breast shape should look for bras designed for ease and comfort, as opposed to lift and sculpting. Round, orb-like breasts have an equal ratio of breast tissue below and above the nipple. Here are the 8 most common breast shapes and the types of bras to follow up your form with the perfect fit. That said, having a general understanding of your breast shape can come in handy when shopping for your next best bra. No listicle could ever encompass the staggering, beautiful, horizonless variety of the human figure. A little-known fact is that in addition to breast size, breast shape also plays a critical role in finding the perfect fit for your bust.Īs such, we’ve put together a list of eight different breast shapes and paired each with a bra style to flatter your exquisitely unique build. This can make finding the comfiest and most flattering bra for your bust a challenge, particularly if you’re dissatisfied with the current selection of intimates in your closet. Like a snowflake, a fingerprint, and your go-to custom Starbucks order, every pair of breasts (and the cutesy names you call them) is unique. Sisters, girls, chi-chi’s, Thing 1, Thing 2…
