Going braless - do you?

[fashionista-ta]

I say if you're lucky enough to have nice, pert boobs then go for it. I'm so envious when i see girls in light summer clothes and no bra, they look so natural and free whereas i have to keep them strapped in at all times or i'd be tripping over them!!

Enjoy not having to wear a bra while you can!

Of course the less you wear one, the shorter that time will be

The evil part of me wants to encourage this

Go for it, girls ... you won't regret having no natural support when you get older, and breasts that resemble summer squashes hanging on your chest. After all, you're old, and your life is over anyway--who cares?? Don't worry ... be happy ... be braless Oh, and smoke while you're at it ... I hear it's great for your face B)

 

[Libra Skye18]

Personally I find it all so tacky regardless of bust size. Granted. The 'look' may be more flattering on one who is smaller but showing the nips & whatnot is such a no-no to me.

I have large yet firm (Thank Goodness) boobs and I have never attempted to walk out in public without a bra- I wouldn't want people getting into wrecks or girlfriends slapping their s/o upside the head to look at my headlights.

No seriously its a personal choice so to each its own- I'll reserve the perks of removing my bra when I am at home only though.

 

[verna_gold]

Of course the less you wear one, the shorter that time will be

The evil part of me wants to encourage this

Go for it, girls ... you won't regret having no natural support when you get older, and breasts that resemble summer squashes hanging on your chest. After all, you're old, and your life is over anyway--who cares?? Don't worry ... be happy ... be braless Oh, and smoke while you're at it ... I hear it's great for your face B)

Yes, if i have to put up with having sad-looking boobies then so will you all! Share my misery! Bwahahahaha!

 

[Lamia]

Not my thing to be honest.I have bigger breasts and I really feel uncomfortable when I'm without bra,eventough I would love to have that privilege not to wear it when I don't want to.

 

[papa_levante]

I'm bra-less again. I walk around in front of the rest my family without it but since they are family, they probably don't mind. But normally, "normal" people would notice me without my bra and probably feel a little uncomfortable.

This is a trend that lots of us probably couldn't adopt. Especially fashionista-ta

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ I certainly could ... but I'm not going to B)

In addition to going braless and smoking, you should be sure to get as much sun as possible. Like bras, sunscreen is highly overrated

 

[ms-nietzsche]

^No worries for me, and others I'm sure. When there's nothing to get saggy, sagging isn't a problem.

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ There's definitely a genetic component to it ... how strong the ligaments or whatever are.

I've seen small-breasted women look quite good at an advanced age (this was a bra-wearer however), and also with the small hanging dog ear effect (a non-bra-wearer) ... one wondered how so little could sag so much

As I say, though, you should definitely not listen to me

 

[adorefaith]

i never wear a bra.. haven't for years. i'm small chested.. can't speak for those with big boobs because i have no idea what that's like but i'm perfectly happy this way..

 

[columbine]

I don't really like wearing bra because I find it uncomfortable but I wouldn't go out without one. At home, though, I rarely wear one.

 

[classicalbang]

Wearing a loose white t-shirt sans bra can look incredibly sexy. However, there are three requirements: you must have a small breasts, you must keep everything else basic and you must have the confidence to make it work. It is not for the faint-hearted.

Here is a good example...

style.com

There is a nonchalant air about Sofia Coppola, which made her execute this look successfully. Someone like Paris Hilton couldn't pull it off.

I, myself, have never attempted to go braless in sheer clothing. I'm just not bold enough.

 

[brokenenglish]

I think on Sofia it looks fine but she seems to have very small breasts.
I wonder if she can still go braless now that she has had a child.

Someone like Kristen Dunst who has bigger breasts seems to go braless often with less pleasing results, IMO. Whenever she is braless even though her boobs aren't terribly saggy I just feel as though they drag down the whole look.

 

[Legyviel]

I have a couple of tops that look better without a bra, so when I'm wearing those I'm braless. However if an outfit looks better with a bra underneath it, I'll wear a bra. Not a big deal to me. But I don't see anything wrong with a braless look if it's tasteful. But my chest is small-ish...

 

[Filipe]

altamiranyc via papa_levante

 

[papa_levante]

^

I do remember when I posted that photo that I noticed Naty without a bra. The fact that the shirt is white... It's much easier to see through than black shirts. But her nipples are so perfect and perky that it isn't too "weird." But I'm still not sure on what's socially acceptable. I think if you have nice perky boobs, it's okay. That brings us to acceptable boob appearance from underneath a shirt...

 

[fashionista-ta]

upsidedowndogs

The sagging effect I was mentioning is really rather similar to these dog ears:

 

[papa_levante]

If I didn't know any better, I'd say that was my own dog Bernie!

So, fashionista-ta, can I ask? You would never go bra-less yourself or permit yourself to be surrounded by people who don't wear them?

 

[mellowdrama]

I honestly don't think wearing a bra prevents the effect of gravity in the long run. Gravity wins, regardless. When I was younger and thinner, I went bra-less because I had less boobage. These days, as a C cup, I never go bra-less. Now I'm 36, and they're no more- or less-saggier than any other non-child bearing C-cup I've seen. t*ts sag, faces wrinkle, jaws slacken, we age and die, deal with it.

http://www.007b.com/bra_sagging.php

"One study published on the subject of bras and sagging was done in 1991, in Japan. The study suggests that a bra can actually increase breast sagging rather than the opposite. The abstract says (emphasis mine
"Eleven adult female subjects aged 22-39 years wore a certain brassiere for 3 months while anthropometry and moire fringe photographs on the anterior trunk were taken regularly once a week. After the 3 months, the brassiere was not worn for another 3 months. Then the measurements and photogrammetry were repeated for comparison using superimposed moire configurations. The results are summarized as follows. Regardless of slim or obese trunk, subjects with pendent breasts showed the highest degree of breast form "correction" from wearing the brassiere. In all subjects, after 3 months of brassiere constraint, the underbust circumference was smaller but the chest circumference became enlarged, the distance between the right and left nipples became wider, and the breasts tended to hang down. This change was more marked in obese subjects with pendent breasts. And when this type of subject wore a "well-fitted" brassiere for a long time, her breast form became developed, that is, her breasts hung down more."
Ashizawa K, Sugane A, Gunji T Institute of Human Living Sciences, Otsuma Women's University, Tokyo, Japan: Breast Form Changes Resulting From A Certain Brassiere Journal of Hum. Ergol.(Tokyo) 1990 Jun; 19(153-62."

 

[Echoes]

Checks calendar.

Doesn't see 197X for the year.

Wanders off.

 

[Florecita86]

I agree with ClassicalBang

I will admit, I too am not brave enough at times to go bra-less. I always hear the little voice (my mother) telling me that not wearing a bra equals saggy breasts