Lingerie Size Guide

Lingerie sizes aren’t standardized: you may wear a different size in different brands. The most reliable approach is to take four measurements at home and compare them with the size chart on each product page.

What you need

• A soft (cloth or flexible) tape measure.
• Your thinnest bra, or none.
• A mirror, so you can check the tape stays level.

How to measure

1. Underbust (band): wrap the tape around your ribcage just under your breasts, no tighter than you’d want a bra band to feel.
2. Bust: measure around your back and across the fullest part of your breasts.
3. Waist: find the midpoint between your lowest rib and the top of your hip bone, and measure around there with the tape level and snug but not squeezing.
4. Hips: measure around the widest part of your buttocks.

Write the numbers down in both inches and centimeters if you can; some brands use one, some the other.

Reading a brand’s size chart

• Use the brand’s sizing, not your usual size. Each brand sizes differently; if a product page doesn’t show the measurements you need, contact us before you order.
• Match the measurement that matters most for the piece: bust and underbust for bras and bralettes, waist and hips for panties and bottoms, and all of them for bodysuits.
• Check the fabric and fit notes. Stretch content and the brand’s own notes (for example “fits true to size”) help when you’re between sizes.

Bra sizes: a note on the tape-measure method

The traditional method works out a cup size from the difference between your bust and band measurements. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth found this method tends to give too large a band and too small a cup compared with professional fit criteria, and the same group reports that more than 80% of women have been found wearing the wrong bra size. Use your measurements as a starting point, then check the fit.

Signs of a good fit

• The band sits level and firm and doesn’t ride up at the back.
• Your breasts are fully inside the cups, with no gaping or spilling over.
• The center front lies flat against your body.
• Any underwire follows the crease under your breast.
• Most of the support comes from the band, not the straps.

Before you order

Lingerie ships directly from the brand or retailer that sells it, and intimate apparel often has its own return rules, so read our refund policy before you order. Browse lingerie, Hot Girl Lingerie and Salua Lingerie.