About The Fitting Room
What The Fitting Room is
The Fitting Room is an independent English-language guide to bra fit, styles and care. It explains how to measure yourself at home, how band numbers and cup letters work across different labeling systems, what the common types of bras are designed to do, how to choose everyday, sports and nursing bras, and how to wash, store and replace the ones you already own. There is also a little history, because the garment has a longer and stranger story than most people expect.
Why the name
A fitting room is where a size on a label meets the real thing. It is where you find out that the band rides up, the straps dig in, or that the style you were sure about simply does not suit what you need it for. The articles here try to give you the questions to ask in that small, mirrored space, so that the decision you make there is an informed one.
Who writes here
Claire Dunmore — Writes the sizing, fit and style guides. A long-time sewing hobbyist who has taken apart and altered more bras than she can count — not a professional bra fitter or lingerie designer, so she explains the measurements and the trade-offs and leaves the final call to a good fitting.
Hannah Brooks — Covers everyday comfort, sports and nursing bras, and care and history. A runner and mother of two who has bought her share of the wrong bras — not a doctor, midwife or lactation consultant, and points readers to one for anything health-related.
Editorial standards
- Facts are checked. Sizing conversions, garment-care guidance and historical dates are confirmed against published sources before they appear. Where sources disagree, the article says so.
- No invented numbers. Popular statistics about how many people wear the wrong size, and similar claims without a solid source, are left out rather than repeated.
- No product recommendations. Articles describe construction, fit and fabric. They never name brands, products or stores, and never rank items to buy.
- Images are still lifes. Every picture is an AI-generated arrangement of garments, fabric or sewing tools. Images never show people or bodies.
The full rules, including how corrections work, are in the editorial policy.
What the site does not do
- No selling. The site sells nothing, carries no affiliate links, prices or discount codes, and is not connected to any brand, manufacturer or retailer.
- No medical advice. Pain, posture, pregnancy and breastfeeding questions belong with a doctor, midwife or lactation consultant. Articles never claim that a bra prevents, treats or causes any condition.
- No personal fittings. The writers cannot fit anyone through a screen. The guides explain what to check; a fitting in person is still the best way to settle a size.
- No professional authority. The writers are experienced shoppers and sewing hobbyists, and they write as such.
Get in touch
Found a conversion that looks wrong, or a date in the history article you can source differently? Write through the contact page.