WOMEN’S boobs are getting bigger with the average UK bra size now a 36DD.
And while you might think most of us love the idea of a larger chest, 53 per cent of us want our boobs to be smaller.
One reason is because busty women can’t find clothes to fit.
Among those who have struggled are these three women, left — Sarah Lee, who is a 34JJ, Paij Hamilton, who has 28G-cup boobs but is a size eight and Angelica Fenney, with a 38GG chest.
That is why Fabulous is calling on YOU to help us design a new clothing range for women with big busts.
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We want to know which styles, colours, patterns and fabrics you like so we can put together clothes you love.
We hope this means the end of gaping shirts, stuck zips, tight T-shirts and unsightly straps.
Keep reading for Sarah, Paij and Angelica’s stories. And for YOU to get involved, simply follow this link.
I’D CRY BUT NOW I LOVE MY BIKINI
WHEN she was younger, Sarah Lee, 52, a support worker, hated her breasts.
While her pals wore pretty bras she had frumpy ones that came in a box from M&S.
And she found it hard to find fashionable clothes that fit her. Sarah is a 34JJ and lives in Worthing, West Sussex, with her husband Rob, 49, a warehouse operative. She says:
"Even in my teens, I was a FF and the trendy, nice bras would only go up to a D cup.
I used to get quite tearful when I saw my friends buying nice sets. I would have to buy these bras in a box that were very dowdy and only came in black, white or cream.
There was no choice and I felt frumpy compared to my friends.
They all said they wanted bigger boobs but they didn’t have the problems finding clothes like I did.
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I was really into fashion, but it was hard to find anything to fit.
As I got older, in my 20s and 30s, I really hated my boobs. They were so huge I even considered a reduction.
It wasn’t that I didn’t love my body as I have always been quite confident but it was hard to be fashionable.
I wanted to wear what was trendy with thin straps and backless dresses, but I couldn’t.
I wanted to wear what was trendy with thin straps and backless dresses, but I couldn’t
Things have got better over the years but there is still a lot of room for improvement.
I feel really confident with my boobs now.
By the time you reach my age, you don’t care as much what people think.
If people don’t like the way I look, then that’s tough.
I love my boobs. I’ve never felt the need to cover them up.
Even now, I still wear a bikini on the beach and I do get the odd glance, but that’s fine.
A lot of my friends say they would love to be a bit bigger and we always joke that I have plenty to share around."
I WORRY MY BOOBS WILL SAG
AT only 5ft 3in and a size eight, Paij Hamilton has generous G cup boobs and struggles to find clothes to fit.
Paij, 31, from Hackney, East London, was only ten when she started developing and by her 13th birthday she was an F cup. Paij, who works for a housing association, says:
"I got a lot of attention at school and felt very self-conscious.
Boys would make comments and I would often get wolf whistles in the street and cars honking their horns. I always felt there were eyes on me.
All my life, I have struggled to find clothes to fit.
I have real trouble buying outfits as I am so petite but I don’t want anything too tight or restrictive around my chest as that just pushes them out more and draws even more attention.
You have to pay a lot more for good fitting bras and bikinis when you have big boobs, it can be very expensive.
Sometimes I have to pay to have things tailored so they fit me better
Sometimes I have to pay to have things tailored so they fit me better. Bikinis are particularly hard to buy.
Even in my early 30s they are not as pert as they once were so I hope they don’t sag too much as I get older or if I have kids. That thought does scare me.
I have just launched my own business, called body pH, selling underwear solutions for women with big busts, such as bra liners.
I am currently single and people are often shocked to learn my cup size, which can be a pro and a con with dating.
Last year I went on a date with someone I met online and I could feel the guy’s eyes on my chest a few times which made me uncomfortable.
Afterwards I told him I didn’t see the relationship going anywhere and he just upped and left.
I hope that soon I will find a man who sees me as more than just a pair of big boobs."
COVERING UP AVOIDS ATTENTION
SINGLE Angelica Fenney, 45, avoids relationships because boyfriends get jealous of other men looking at her 38GG boobs.
The plus-size model from Liverpool has had large breasts since she was a child – and was told by medics they now weigh a combined THREE STONE.
She says: "I’ve always been big-chested. I was wearing D-cup bras by the age of 12.
In secondary school I was always getting a lot of attention and I’d catch boys having a sneaky glance at my cleavage.
It made me feel uncomfortable and I wished they were smaller. I always thought I would get a breast reduction. I hated them so much.
At 17, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I’d had an inverted nipple since birth and, though I didn’t know it at the time, that is a big risk factor.
I had surgery and carried on with my life but, in my late 20s, I was diagnosed with breast cancer a second time and cervical cancer.
I had to have another round of surgery and a full hysterectomy. I was told I might lose my breasts.
But I fought to keep them and surgeons only removed the nipple. I knew I wouldn’t be able to have children and I guess my boobs were the thing that still made me feel womanly.
I don’t always like the attention, so I try to cover them up
For the first time in my life, I began to appreciate them.
When I’ve had partners in the past, they don’t like the attention I get because of my boobs.
They get jealous and it causes rows. That is one of the biggest reasons I’m still single. It’s not worth the hassle.
Men have even walked into walls as they look at my chest. My nieces will laugh and say people are staring at me.
I don’t always like the attention, so I try to cover them up. I’m a size 16 but often I have to buy an 18 or 20 and pay to have it taken in.
If something does fit around my breasts, then it is baggy everywhere else.
My boobs are very heavy. Fabrics are often not supportive enough. A range of clothes for big-chested women is a brilliant idea."
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