Whenever I speak to larger breasted ladies about which style of bra they wish worked for them or came in their size they say a strapless bra. Personally I am happy to keep my arms covered and my bra drawer(s) filled with a large variety of colours and styles of bras with straps, but I know others who yearn to wear those cute little boob tubes or slinky halternecks without the headache of bra straps.
I have seen a few smaller busted companions try out several different brands of strapless bras and there always seemed to be one that came out on top – the Ultimate Strapless Wonderbra, available in a 30-38 back, A-G cups.
Not so long ago I dragged a few unwilling friends off for a bra fitting at Bravissimo – my obsession takes over everything! True to my smug predictions they were all a few back bands smaller and proportionally bigger in the cup than they thought they were. One friend could not believe how amazing the snug band felt. She has recently lost a lot of weight and hadn’t changed her bra since before the loss. She felt confident enough to go and try some more bras on and declared that she needed a strapless bra in her wardrobe. Our search led us to Debenhams where she gave one of their Ultimate Strapless bras a go. The bra has inbuilt hand like structuring that really works – she could not believe what she saw! Her boobs were amazingly perky and uplifted, they stayed in place even after she wiggled and bounced around. They took on a gorgeous rounded shape and she snapped the bra up on the spot.
Recently another friend of mine was asking my advice on which bra would be best under her strapless wedding dress. I almost immediately thought of the strapless Wonderbra.
She had been wearing a 34C, but true to form I managed to persuade her that she might be closer to a 30F and that was the size she tried.
She found that the bra gave her a very good lift and shape without being uncomfortable or smooshing her boobs together. It worked very well under her wedding dress and will be used on her big day. She did find that the built in hands were rather bulky, but I suppose that takes some getting used too. As she found it a tad plain I will do my very best to track a lacy version down for her, but is works well under outfits that rely on skin coloured bras.
It sat well under her clothes and gave her as good a shape as if she were wearing a bra with straps.
Another fan of the bra is this year’s Curvy Kate Star In A Bra winner Sophie Morgan.
As Sophie is a 32GG/30H she wears a sister size in the bra, but as you can see it works just as well.
It is her go to bra to wear under strapless numbers, and having had the privilege of being in her presence whilst wearing it I can safely say it looks amazing and does a fabulous job at keeping her assets perky.
If you are within Wonderbra’s size range I would definitely recommend giving the ultimate strapless a whirl. Having seen what it does first hand I can safely say that it is the best strapless out there. Here’s hoping that they find a way to engineer larger bosoms into the same uplifted position very soon.
I LOVE this bra – I have it in white, nude and black and have to say its my absolute FAVOURITE I wear it even when I could wear a normal bra, it’s comfy and gives great lift and cleavage…top tip DO NOT put in the washing machine – the hands snap – this is a must have for hand wash x
That bra has changed my life. It is the first time ever i can wear a strapless, as my breast is very soft and never found anything that supported it enough. Anyways i know that it doesnt work for everybody. One thing that nobody mentions is the tightness of the band. I find it impossible to wear my size, it is extremely snug. I normally wear a 32 and i need a 34 in wonderbra if i want to breathe. I measure 31 on my underbust.
I so want to try this bra…been looking for a good seamless strapless bra forever. Are these Wonderbras UK sizes or US?
I believe they are UK
I am usually a 36 h/j but can get away with a 38f in this because the back band is so tight the shape and uplift are AMAZING I love mine very much.
GEORGIE! Oh my goodness! Now I can buy this to wear under the Vivien PUG dress!!!! Do you have ANY idea how long I’ve wanted to wear a one-shoulder dress? Any at all?
Thank you so much!
I’m a 32gg or 30h also and I have used this bra for nights out in strappy tops and cannot reiterate enough have fabulous it is! No adjustment or readjustment required all night and no escaping regardless of how much bouncing about I did, superb!
Absolutely gutted this only goes up to a G cup! Please find an alternative for us H cup + ladies…I’m a bridesmaid in a strapless dress next month so I’m getting desperate :0
I reviewed the Bravissimo strapless bra recently x
Try the ultimate strapless in G cup and work up one back size, or Panache make a very good strapless up to H cup
Maybe you can also try a sister size as, I insist, it is very very tight on the band.
Sadly, didn’t work for me. Measuring 29″ underbust and being usually a 30GG, I ordered the sister size 32G. The band is quite loose on me, but fortunately still wearable on the tightest set of hooks. I’m quite devastated because it’s the prettiest strapless ever, but I’ll keep it nonetheless and will try to make some use of it. Hopefully my ribcage doesn’t get any smaller and the band doesn’t loosen up even more in time
I agree with Kayleigh – when I wore a G cup I didn’t have a great deal of difficulty finding a strapless, but now it’s impossible. (Note: I didn’t see your Bravissimo strapless review because it’s video only.) I get too much back pain to sister-size a few band sizes, especially with a strapless where the straps can’t take any of the weight.
It would be nice if you would state up-front (as a subtitle or the first line of the article) what the size range is for a bra you’re reviewing, because then I wouldn’t read the post and get excited only to find I can’t wear it.
The Ultimate Strapless by Wonderbra does come in an Ivory lace version which is perfect for wedding dresses (its coming out for Christmas in RED and we’ve already ordered this in and they make the black lace version as well – roll on for a wicked end of year celebration!) The Ultimate Strapless now goes up to a G cup and there is a matching thong. As a bra fitter we’ve found this style is a bit too snug on some customers and we’re working up the back size by one and dropping the cup size quite substantially. Wonderbra have used the carbon fibre panel (hand shaped) hold in the ultimate strapless, the ultimate plunge, the tonique and next season are putting it in a non padded plunge bra which looks gorgeous – I’ll keep you updated on this! x jacqui
it does not have hooks to make it have straps and I didnt find the fit very well for me. I much prefer my Deco strapless.
If you have a bra that fits really well, you can usually lengthen the straps and tuck them into the cup without it affecting the shape too much. I wear a 40HH with Panache, the closest thing to a strapless in my size would be the Elomi Smoothing Strapless in 44G, which is too wide in the band and too small in the cup for me and just fits awful. I’ve tried the “tucking-in” method with one of my Tangos and it works! You do not have to squeeze yourself into a sister size just to go strapless.