How To Determine Bra Size From A Picture

Let'due south exist honest: Bra shopping tin can be weird. Even as adults, who may have been doing this for 10, fifteen, xx plus years, it'southward weird. The idea of going into a store to ask some woman, a stranger, to mensurate your bust is WEIRD. Even if you dearest and embrace all your curves, it's WEIRD, OKAY? And so hearing nearly an app that tin magically measure tell you lot your bra size after a few pictures sounds astonishing, correct? We had to try it out.

The app, ThirdLove

ThirdLove, "uses patented computer vision technology to analyze trunk size in relation to the iPhone's dimensions, immediately presenting the user with her right bra size."

OR, in simpler terms, ThirdLove takes a bunch of pictures of your breast, and so uses an in-app measuring tool to figure out your size.

Using the app

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The instructions are simple: wearing either your bra or a form-fitting tank top, stand in front end of a mirror and position your phone as information technology shows you lot on the app. Information technology sounds like shooting fish in a barrel, but it's a little catchy. The camera has to be JUST RIGHT for it to accept the moving-picture show, and getting into that position can accept a footling fluctuant. At least the app guides you to the right spot, and in one case information technology'due south in that location, your phone will vibrate. It then automatically takes the picture.

Yes, it's weird taking a moving-picture show of yourself in your underwear in front of a large mirror (don't worry — the app doesn't save the pictures to your phone. Also, yes, I put on leggings and a t-shirt for this demonstration, considering I'm PRETTY SURE information technology's a bad thought to take pictures of myself in my bra and underwear and post them to the net).

This is what information technology looks like. Feel free to brand the same kind of face I did while doing it.

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The app then asks you to maneuver the outline of your phone into a dotted box, and gives you a guiding line, which is basically a digital tape measure. You've got to position the line directly over your chest and your underwire. This is what it will use to decide your ~truthful~ size, via a fancy bra algorithm.

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(Also it's a pink line not a blue line and that threw me off)

The results

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The app gave me my current bra size, 34B. I was like, "Oh hey, it works!" and and then another lovely HG lady reminded me that when I first signed up for the app, I had to punch in my current bra size. Then does the app already know what I should exist, or is information technology actually measuring me?

The bra

Oh, I forgot to mention that then ThirdLove wants to sell you one of their bras, and full disclosure, they sent me 1. ThirdLove offers a "half cup" size, and in all my bra shopping days, I've never come across a half size. I decided to attempt out this mythical "one-half cup" size, considering in my mind, it sounded like some type of bra-like unicorn. What is a half size, and is it really better? I know it's a thing to be "in-between" jean sizes, so I estimate it'southward a matter to be "in-between" loving cup sizes, besides. I ordered a 34B one/two size.

And full disclosure over again: I honestly feel like this is a MUCH better fit than a regular cup size. Who knew a half size was the way to go? The only thing is, finding a one-half cup sized bra is just every bit rare as a unicorn. One other HG lady commented, "I have a sneaking suspicion they might be the only company in the world to sell that size."

Conclusion

The measurement from the app + the specific ThirdLove bras for your size = one ridiculously comfy bra. I measure a good bra by one simple fact: Do I forget I'm completely wearing it? With this ThirdLove bra, I have.

The only thing is… past going to a half size, I'm never going to observe this size bra anywhere else other than ThirdLove. Places like Target and Victoria's Secret practice not offer half cup options, and now it feels similar if I want to exist comfortable in the chest region for the rest of my life, I have to stick with ThirdLove. That might get costly, because the bras run effectually $60 a piece. Simply mayhap buying i GOOD bra is better than buying iii Inexpensive bras.

While my size stayed the same, I wonder if others, using the app to truly determine their size, will exist able to interpret their measurement into the real world. Even afterward learning your size from ThirdLove, yous're probably going to want to caput to the store and effort out a couple before yous make a purchase — unless you buy them correct from the ThirdLove site.

Bottom line: if you feel like you're wearing the incorrect bra size, or merely want to go measured again, ThirdLove is a skilful place to start. No more awkwardly talking to the ladies in the bra fitting rooms! Unless you savour doing that, then become for it!

Update: This app is no longer available.