BRA WIRE & CUP SIZES - CHART & UNDERSTANDING SIZING, AND HOW TO SELECT THE CORRECT WIRE

BRA WIRE & CUP SIZES - CHART & UNDERSTANDING SIZING, AND HOW TO SELECT THE CORRECT WIRE

BRA WIRE & CUP SIZES - CHART & UNDERSTANDING SIZING, AND HOW TO SELECT THE CORRECT WIRE

We stock a range of bra wires and cups, and it is important to establish the correct size and style for the bra you are making. For example a push up wire may appear two sizes smaller in width than the same size full cup wire! This is because a push up is designed to push the breast tissue from under the arm into the cup to increase the bust volume and enhance the cleavage, whereas the full cup would simply be comfortable and not attempt to manipulate the breast.
There are as many styles are there are fabric colours and each manufacturer as their own style sheets and will get the wires made for them. We use the styles and sizing of a well known high street brand, but these will differ from other brands
If you are not sure of the size style you need to make your bra, please ask, we need to know your bra size. ie. 34B, not just your cup size.

A 32B bra takes a considerably smaller wire than a 52B! We will do our best to let you know the size, but remember, all manufacturers size their bras differently so a 34F in one make may be a 34G in another.
We have style sheets showing most of the styles and a comparison sheet which shows the difference in styles for one specific size (W42), we may not have all styles in all sizes, but we are certain we hold the largest range of stock for retail purchase in the world! Manufacturers have not standardised their bra wires or bra sizes, hence you may find you need a different wire to the size your bought bra suggests.
While we are constantly increasing the range of bra wires, there are so many, that we may not have the style you are looking for in your size. If you can not get the correct sized (the curve) wire, you can always cut the arms down. File them afterwards, and either the ends in araldite (available in B and Q etc.) or our Tipping fluid (if in stock).
See the chart to select your size







BRA WIRE & CUP SIZES - CONVERSION CHART - WORLDWIDE BRA SIZING[INFO - BSINT]

OUR SIZE

UK

US

FRANCE

AUSTRALIA

INTERNATIONAL

W30

32A

32AA

85A

10AA

70A

W32

32B

32A

85B

10A

70B

W34

32C

32B

85C

10B

70C

W36

32D

32C

85D

10C

70D

W38

32DD

32D

85DD

10D

70DD

 

 





W32

34A

34AA

90A

12AA

75A

W34

34B

34A

90B

12A

75B

W36

34C

34B

90C

12B

75C

W38

34D

34C

90D

12C

75D

W40

34DD

34D

90DD

12D

75DD

W42

34E

34DD

90E

12DD

75E

 

 





W34

36A

36AA

95A

14AA

80A

W36

36B

36A

95B

14A

80B

W38

36C

36B

95C

14B

80C

W40

36D

36C

95D

14C

80D

W42

36DD

36D

95DD

14D

80DD

W44

36E

36DD

95E

14DD

80E

 

 





W36

38A

38AA

100A

16AA

85A

W38

38B

38A

100B

16A

85B

W40

38C

38B

100C

16B

85C

W42

38D

38C

100D

16C

85D

W44

38DD

38D

100DD

16D

85DD

W46

38E

38DD

100E

16DD

85E

 

 





W40

40B

40A

105B

18A

90B

W42

40C

40B

105C

18B

90C

W44

40D

40C

105D

18C

90D

W46

40DD

40D

105DD

18D

90DD

W48

40E

40DD

105E

18DD

90E