Most women tend to be wearing a back size that is 4 inches too big two back sizes , so try a couple of sizes. The best way to find what size you should be wearing is to measure your rib-cage horizontally directly under your breasts and whatever the number this is the size you should wear.
If it's an odd number then try the size on either side and choose which feels best. A correctly fitting bra will feel tight at first if you've been used wearing a bigger size however to ensure the back band doesn't ride up and that you're giving your boobs the best support it needs to be snug and laying flat and parallel to the floor like the image below. So there we have it. A riding back band means you're back band is too big and that it's giving you minimal support. Decrease your back band and you'll find yourself more comfortable and more supported.
Sign up to our weekly Thursday newsletter for all the latest body positive and lingerie news, new arrivals plus our biggest weekly offers! This email has already been subscribed. United Kingdom. Let's start by explaining why your bra band isn't behaving. The band that wraps around your back is designed to give most of the support in your bras, so it's crucial to make sure you're wearing the right size. It should generally sit just under your shoulder blades and run parallel to the floor, so the band at the back should be about level with your bra cups — definitely not riding up your back the way you've described.
When your band rides up like this it's a clear sign that you're not in the perfect size, and the band size is most likely too big for your ribs.
The extra room in the back means the band doesn't sit firmly against your body and therefore slides up, peeking out of your clothes and losing most of the support your bra should be giving you. While this could mean you need a smaller band size, as you mentioned you tried before, a bra's band size has a direct impact on the bra's cup size too. Generally if you just want to make the band tighter you should drop down a band size, then go up a cup size e. Bra sizes can be pretty confusing but that's what fitters are for, so now is the perfect time for you to head into a store and get re-fitted.
We often get fitted in our teens and then just "add" a back size whenever our bras start feeling small, which can leave many women in bras with cups that aren't right and bands that are too big. It can be a little confronting to realise you've changed sizes, or you haven't been wearing the right size for ages, but trust me — it will make a world of difference.
Method 2. Tighten the band. If your bra band is the right size but is still riding up, you may need to wear it on a tighter setting. Most back-fastening bra bands are adjustable, with rows of hooks that will allow you to wear the band at various levels of tightness. Try bringing your band in until you find a secure fit.
Loosen your straps. Sometimes the problem is not the band, but the straps. Straps that are too tight may yank the band upwards, causing your bra to ride up. If your band fits firmly but still rides up, loosen your straps a little. Keep your band in place with garters. Some people face extra challenges in keeping their bras from riding up.
Use long sock garters, or make your own suspenders by attaching suspender clips to each end of a 3 inch 7. Method 3. Buy a bolt of stretchy swimsuit fabric or Lycra.
Keep your bra from riding up in front by turning it into a DIY body-shaper. Start by purchasing some stretchy swimsuit fabric from your local craft or fabric store. You will be sewing this fabric into a tube and attaching it to the bottom of your bra band. Avoid pre-made body and bust shapers, since they are designed to push your breasts up and may compress scar tissue.
Swimsuit fabric is usually sold in bolts that are 60 inches cm wide. You will end up with a bolt that is 12 inches by 60 inches Measure your bra band.
Hook your bra shut, set to the tightness level at which you normally wear it, and lay it out flat with the band straight. Measure the width of the band. Cut your fabric. You will be cutting out a section of fabric about 12 inches If you want a tighter fight that will control your shape more, cut two pieces of fabric of the same size and lay them on top of each other to create a double layer.
Sew the short ends of the fabric together to make a tube. Fold over your piece of fabric so that the short ends meet, with the more rough or matte side of the fabric facing out. Trim the seam to tidy it up when you are done. You may also wish to fold the seam over and stitch over it again to make it more secure. Hem the top and bottom of the tube.
Fold over about a half inch 1. Do the same on the bottom. Sew the top of the tube to the bottom of the bra band. Turn the tube glossy-side out. With your bra still closed at the same setting where you usually wear it, slide the very top of the tube inside the bottom edge of your bra band and pin it in place.
Carefully sew the top edge of the tube into the bottom edge of the bra band from the outside of the bra. Insert pins to mark off the center front, center back, and half-way point of each side.
Step into your modified bra and pull it up.
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