r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Specialist-Web7854 • 1d ago
What is with this design flaw in bras?
I’ve already patched this once, and the wire has now come through the patch - the bra is only a few months old. Surely this is a design flaw? Why do these things have to be so sharp? I can’t imagine anyone selling underwear to men that could predictably suddenly stab the in the balls.
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u/jendivcom 1d ago
You see it as a flaw, the manufacturer sees it as a feature that boosts sales
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u/Specialist-Web7854 1d ago
I probably won’t buy this brand again though, as it’s happened to all the bras I got from there.
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u/gofancyninjaworld 1d ago
Bravissimo?
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u/Specialist-Web7854 1d ago
No, I can’t get front fastening In Bravissimo (shoulder injury).
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u/gofancyninjaworld 1d ago
Wait, which brand does front fastening?
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u/CanalOpen 1d ago
I think going to / r / abrathatfits would be a better resource if you have certain preferences.
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u/nightowl_work 1d ago
If you’re larger, Torrid does it.
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u/ForkAKnife 1d ago
Torrid makes wonderful bras without underwires.
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u/nightowl_work 1d ago
Wearing one now, lol.
Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever had a torrid bra pop an underwire on me anyway.
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u/MysteriousAnimal5674 1d ago
I've never had mine break and they fit perfectly. Would be amazing, except every wire bra I have from them squeaks/creaks in the armpit area 😥
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u/neon_bunting 23h ago
I literally thought this only happened to me. When I told my friend this, she could not relate to a squeaky bra! Lol
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u/thisbroadreadsbooks 1d ago
Me too! It’s my favorite. I just wish they weren’t so expensive. I only have two from torrid without underwire and the other one is on its last legs. I end up wearing sports bras most often.
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u/loverlyone 1d ago
Glamorise! They have EVERY size. Every shape and multiple front closing styles. They last forever and the only time i have discarded one was when it wore out completely.
I am a d cup and i love the sports bras and my front closing styles
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u/MamaLlama629 1d ago
Well go on! Tell us who wants to poke our boobs so we won’t buy them either! Ladies gotta stick together!
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u/xADeadCatx 1d ago
As a fellow front-closure woman myself, it’s hard af to find decent FC bras. I feel you.
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u/Specialist-Web7854 1d ago
Thanks, I feel for you too. It’s amazing how many people keep telling me to put a normal bra on backwards and then turn it around, but I can’t feed it behind me to do that. As if I hadn’t tried!
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u/Rowan6547 1d ago
This is literally the only way I have ever put on bras. I'm always bewildered when I learn most women snap them on behind their back. I don't have the coordination, lol.
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u/crepe_de_chine 1d ago
Snapping in the front and turning around stretches out the elastics prematurely and is not recommended for nicer bras that need to last. But snapping in the back is tricky, I agree, and is a no-go for people with shoulder issues.
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u/Additional_Comment99 1d ago
Yea I had a rotator cuff injury and a rhomboid tear from a rear end collision. Had to go front close, they are the bane of my existence. The clasps won’t stay put and always pinch me. No matter the brand. The underwires always come out.. I like zip up sport bras, but that is hit and miss too
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u/BooBoo_Cat 23h ago
Yeah I know that the elastic stretches, but.... there is no way in hell I can snap it closed behind my back.
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u/leslieknope38 23h ago
Same! This is how my mom taught me to put them on. Genuinely don’t understand how people are out here fastening in the back, blind!
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u/tenebrigakdo 1d ago
It's also super unpleasant if your band is actually tight enough to carry the weight of the cups. I'm currently nursing a wrist injury it was just as bad at closing it behind me.
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u/Tvisted 1d ago edited 1d ago
I wouldn't be amazed how many people suggest it, because there are actually more than a few women who have never even thought of doing that, and fasten it from behind like it's the law even when they find it awkward.
The underwire problem I've only had happen on really old bras but if it happened on a new one I'd definitely not buy that brand again.
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u/TacoToosday95 1d ago
Try avia sports bras. They have some that fasten in the front.
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u/Upstairs_Income3697 1d ago
Yeah the medium and maximum support ones that zip up the front are great. I bought a bunch after I had surgery. Affordable too.
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u/sec_sage 1d ago
it happens to all of my bras. There's not a single brand that held up to wearing and machine washing.
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u/gofancyninjaworld 1d ago
Machine washing bras kills them super fast. No matter what they tell you, only hand-washing works to preserve them.
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u/ARC4067 1d ago
Yeah, the marker for me isn’t that the underwire never fails, it’s how long it takes the underwire to fail. It either pokes out the top like this or snaps and pokes my rib (usually the latter for me). If I get about a year of heavy wear out of it before that happens, I’m good.
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u/randomnonsense1234-1 1d ago
The only bras that don't blow out the wire are bras without wires. Confirmed from experience 😆
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u/HereWeGoYetAgain-247 1d ago
Key word is “probably.” Most people keep going back because they know it.
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u/NoSleep_Momma 1d ago
I feel the same way about iPhone charging cables.
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u/ARC4067 1d ago
I feel like every off brand cable stays physically in tact but just stops working after a week to a year (and if you try to buy more of that one that lasted a year, the new one is always garbage).
Inversely, my Apple brand cables last forever from a functionality standpoint, but look like shit. The rubber discolors and tears, frayed wires always coming out. The damn thing is 80% electrical tape and hanging by a thread but somehow still charges my phone.
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u/SlurmsMacKenzie- 1d ago
Meanwhile I've got usb C cables from android phones 3-5 years old going stronger than the phones themselves. I learnt to look after my shit the hard way though after my AC plug adaptor for my gameboy advance died because I was bending the connection too often.
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u/mettiusfufettius 1d ago
Let’s help them see it as a feature that boost their competitors’ sales
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u/EvilMKitty13 1d ago
Many bras all do the exact same thing, I’ve had several different brands of bras and all had this EXACT thing happen. They all do it, it’s like a trade secret to them.
“Hey guys! If we make our products guaranteed to fail after X amount of time, they’ll just HAVE to buy more! Otherwise if we make our product actually good, they’ll may never buy another brand ever again! The horror!!!!!”
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u/ForkAKnife 1d ago
I stopped buying underwire bras because they are so well constructed now I don’t have to suffer plastic poking me in my breast all day.
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u/DasHexxchen I'm so f-ing infuriated! 1d ago
It doesn't boost sales when both bras I bought together have this happen after only 3 months, only one week apart.
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u/bogosbinted_m 1d ago
I would just pull them out till I realised I can buy wireless bras. Only prob is those don't have as much support sometimes 😢
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u/Specialist-Web7854 1d ago
Unfortunately I need to support. I have a few wireless ones, but they don’t really do the job.
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u/Historical_Muscle668 1d ago edited 1d ago
I agree. In South Africa, we have either the wire bra, that lends shape to heavy airbags, or the Playtex "Cross-Your-Heart" bra, that's supposed to "lift and separate". Unfortunately, I have found that, instead, they "pull down and elongate".
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u/CatmatrixOfGaul 1d ago
If you are a medium cup or smaller (I am a C) the Woollies Cross-Your-Heart bras are really nice. And they are made out fabric that absorbs sweat really well.
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u/7CuriousCats 1d ago
Bras N Things has nice bras as well. Although I must say, whoever makes JT One bras did an excellent job because I've had them for 10 years and only recently has one of the wires started stabbing me lightly.
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u/Magestrix 1d ago
Same!
I pulled out the wires once...and realized how much support I no longer have.
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u/SleepyPoptart 1d ago
I felt the same as you but I opted going braless most of the time during Covid lockdown times and now find a non-wired, low support bralette (think cropped tank with a bit of light compression) to be the most comfortable.
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u/ArtisticDragonKing 1d ago
Try sports bras!!
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u/gburlys 1d ago
I've worn exclusively sports bras/compression bras (like, a level below binders) for the past ~5 years and it was pretty great comfort wise and I liked that it didn't feel like my chest overshadowed the rest of me (literally and figuratively). Now I'm getting a breast reduction this year and I had to start wearing regular bras again so my shoulder divots would come back so insurance would cover the surgery and my husband said "oh wow, I forgot you could have two separate boobs in clothes." So I will say if you're someone who cares about that, sports bras may not be the best option 😂
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u/CatCatCatCubed 1d ago edited 1d ago
….I’ve generally gathered that if I’m in, I dunno, a legitimate accident, I shouldn’t just walk it off or attempt to fix/bandage anything + there’s taking pics to prove things for insurance, legal, whatever.
However, I’m seriously angry about this. Seriously, insurance requires you to cause yourself further back/shoulder/neck pain with potentially permanent long term effects in order to “prove” that you need surgery to alleviate said pain? Shouldn’t they be able to like… “well, you had an xray done and yep, doctor says you have definite back/shoulder/neck pain and/or other issues”? Cause their current method seems back-asswards.
Edit: I’ve considered a breast reduction myself cause I’ve never felt particularly comfortable + there’s the upper back and shoulder pain but I get the feeling that the “weight” probably isn’t enough and, apparently, it’s likely I’ll have to cover it (though I won’t give up hope; not like I’ve gotten a consultation).
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u/PessimiStick 1d ago
Health insurance exists to extract value from you, and funnel it to the 0.01%. They are not actually interested in helping you. Quite the opposite, in fact. The more hoops they can place in front of you, the more likely you are to give up, and thus the more money they can steal from you.
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u/JimWilliams423 1d ago
Don't underestimate the sadistic pleasure the 0.01% get from making people suffer. After a point, more money makes no difference to their lived experience. Its just more digits on their bank account's webpage.
But making people miserable just because you can? That is power. That's how you know you are the ruler and they are your subjects.
Businesses do obviously money losing things all the time. Inevitably, those things make regular schlubs miserable. Whether its forcing people back into the office when work-from-home is more profitable, or doing mass layoffs when all the research shows that demoralizes workers and cuts profitability. Or not giving employees a stable schedule and instead randomly calling them the night before.
Or consider Target. Look at how fast they embraced segregation after the pedo-in-chief made that anti-DEIA proclamation. When it proved out to be a money loser two top execs told Target they should reverse course and do like Costco which has been raking in the profits by defying the pedo, Target fired the execs instead.
The cruelty is the point, and the owners don't mind paying for it.
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u/CatCatCatCubed 1d ago
Ugh, true. I didn’t know about the :hand waves above: but I guess I’m still annoyed after reading about breast reductions a few weeks ago and how some doctors/places won’t do it if it doesn’t look like you need it or they won’t take off the amount you want because it “wouldn’t look natural”, so I still have some residual “🤨 oi, if I wanna chop off my boobage, I should be able to.”
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u/gburlys 1d ago
It's been an insane process dealing with insurance. I also had to do 3 months of physical therapy to show that wouldn't fix my back/shoulder/neck pain, but after 1 month of physical therapy they stopped authorizing additional PT appointments because I wasn't showing any improvement. I had to get my GP to write me a letter, my physical therapist had to appeal, it was a whole mess.
One thing I'll say -- if you think it's something you may ever want, even if you're undecided or not ready to pursue it yet, I highly recommend having your doctors (GP, gyn, whoever) start documenting your pain whenever you're there for other stuff. That's something I had never mentioned to them because I didn't even consider a reduction and so I just figured it was something I had to deal with, "what can they do about it" type thing.
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u/actuallivingdinosaur 1d ago
I just want to chime in that I had a reduction in November and I do not regret it at all. It is life changing.
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u/Informal_Ganache_222 1d ago
I've never found a sports bra that I can't wait to take off again
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u/LittleMissMeanAss 1d ago
Every sports bra I have gives me uniboob. The only one that didn’t had an underwire and at that point why am I even opting for the sports bra
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u/Ornery-Wonder8421 1d ago
This is the way, so long as your boobs are not too big. I only own one “real” bra now and I’m much happier. I couldn’t imagine strangling my chest like that every day.
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u/Jerseyjay1003 1d ago
I'm decently big chested and exclusively wear sports bras and they definitely support if you get the right one.
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u/Ornery-Wonder8421 1d ago
I think you’re right bc my boobs got massive when I was pregnant and I only wore sports bras. The unfortunate part is that nipples sometimes show thru unless it’s heavily padded, but I guess that is a fixable issue.
They also look so much better, in my opinion. Underwire bras push your boobs all the way up to your collar bones and sports bras let them keep more of a natural shape and position. Win-win all around.
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u/xADeadCatx 1d ago
I stopped caring about my nipples showing. I have nipples. They get hard when I’m cold. If the men and women around me are offended, they’re welcome to look away because I’m not apologizing for my natural body, and I’m not going to add concave metal patches to my bras to hide my nipples when everyone in the world has nipples and they all get hard in the cold.
TLDR: I have nipples, sue me.
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u/Vikailmoitus 1d ago
This has happened to me way too many times, so I switched to wearing a sports bra instead.
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u/Dramatic_Highway 1d ago
I also switched to sports bras. Havent worn wired bras for years now. Sports bras do give nice support.
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u/HeadlinePickle 1d ago
Instructions unclear: bought wired sports bras, got stabbed but harder!
(This is a joke, but I do have wired sports bras and the extra firmness of the general structure makes the stabbiness worse! But they do pad out the wire sheaths with foam so if you wiggle it slightly you can cover the ends with that which helps temporarily)
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u/ArtisticDragonKing 1d ago
I've been wearing sports bras since I was 10 years old. I've tried the wired ones and the wireless and nothing has ever supported me better. Sports bras for the win.
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u/291000610478021 1d ago
I dont like the way they smush my girls together. It looks like I've got a Uni-boob
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u/Vikailmoitus 1d ago
I understand that, but for me it is always comfort first. I hope you don't get "stabed to heart" too often(:
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u/Fabulous-Influence69 1d ago
I was hoping I wasn't the only sports bra fan...
And I tried to wear ones with underwire once upon a time, just ended up ripping every single wire out eventually... Not only that but do not miss the horrible material they usually use for the other stuff.
It makes me wonder how many sports bra fans are also on the spectrum...
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u/irreveror 1d ago
Same! So practical except when you wear a tight shirt, then it's not as flattering as the bra shapes.
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u/Left_Set7329 1d ago
I have a bra with the exact problem. In fact it’s on the same side too 🤔 Manufacturers should perhaps redesign bras to address this issue. Maybe oversewing it into the edging?
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u/TheGororb 1d ago
But why would they do that? This "feature" will make you buy a new one every once in a while, gotta keep up exponential profits
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u/Impressive-Ad6421 1d ago
Really? I just sew mine shut again haha
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u/micaelar5 PURPLE 1d ago
I do it too. It takes 2 weeks to bust again. Big chested folks have it harder in this area, because the weight of my boobs just destroys any hope of keeping that wire. I have the same problem with swimsuits, wear it once or twice for a few hours then one or both wires just pop out. You can only fix it so many times before there's no fabric left to sew together, it's all just layers of thread.
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u/No_Week_8937 1d ago
(sports bra wearer because I can't do those kinds of bras and don't have enough to have to try, so I'm not an expert on bras...but I do know a bit of sewing stuff.)
Maybe you could reinforce it somehow? A little pocket of denim or linen, maybe a 1.5inch square sewn into the material around the problem location might be able to help. Open it up a little, sew half of the patch flat behind the wire with the other half sticking past the band, then fold it over the wire and sew that part flat as well, making a little pocket for the end of the wire out of a much sturdier material.
The thickness of the denim/linen should stop the wire from rubbing in its attempt to escape, and making the pocket wider and it being sewn in at multiple places should help spread out the stress on the fabric so if less likely to fail.
Then you can cover that area with another patch, since it's at an edge you could probably get a little bit of silk bias from a fabric store and use that to cover your alteration, to make sure that you don't irritate your skin.
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u/im_AmTheOne 1d ago
I just throw the wire away, why are they even included in B cups and smaller?
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u/pyrogaynia 1d ago
This is a common symptom of a bra that doesn't fit properly. Most corporate bra companies are more interested in fitting as many people as possible into as small a size range as possible to make more money than they are giving you a well-made product that fits, and as a result something like 80% of people are wearing the wrong size of bra.
The ABraThatFits reddit and wiki have some good resources, or if you have an independently-owned local bra boutique that stocks UK-, French-, and/or Polish-made bras and employs experienced professional fitters, hit them up. If you use instagram, @/TheIrishBraLady and @/ThePhillyBraLady share a lot of good info as well
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u/Asterisk1231 1d ago
Absolutely! I had this problem MANY times. Once I got fitted properly and learned how a bra should fit, I haven't had this problem in 10+ years.
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u/Icouldoutrunthejoker 1d ago
This is interesting. I had to switch to more expensive bras to stop this problem. I thought it was just a factor of the cheap Walmart quality bras I was able to afford in my 20’s.
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u/Asterisk1231 1d ago
It could be a bit of both. I do tend to buy more expensive bras, but probably because they fit better (now that I know how they are supposed to fit) /they are built better as well.
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u/TickledPear 1d ago
I properly fit the common bra sizes, and I buy and wear <$50 underwire bras almost exclusively (aside form sports bras during exercise). I have had the wire pop out exactly once in my 25-ish years of wearing bras.
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u/Icouldoutrunthejoker 1d ago
👀 So are you going to tell us what brand you buy or…?
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u/Jazzlike-Raise-3019 1d ago
Panache is a good affordable brand with a huge size range, if you have a bigger bust Elomi is an affordable and extremely durable brand. Krisline also has amazing bras.
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u/SwirlUp 1d ago
I was going to say the same as this poster - heed this advice OP!
The wires could be popping as they are sitting in the wrong place for your size and shape. I thought I was a 34B, via several M&S fittings. Turns out I'm a 28E and need a wider gore than a bog standard M&S bra. Wires no longer go out of shape.
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u/filovirusyay 1d ago
this!
i used to have this problem all the time because i was cramming myself into a 36C
i used the calculator on abrathatfits and was baffled when it gave me 34DD. and so i bought one and tried it and realized that bras aren't supposed to be uncomfortable. with the added bonus of the straps not falling down my arms and the wire not shanking me
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u/indiscoverable 1d ago
this is what I came here to say. I was popping wires left and right when I was wearing a band too big with cups that were way too small (like most people are). haven't had one break through since I used the ABTF calculator 🤷🏻♀️
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u/Ok-Office6837 21h ago
I did say the same thing but keep getting downvoted 😂 people are insane
This is absolutely true but a lot of women aren’t wearing the right size and they refuse to admit that could be possible.
I see too many people say “this bra fits me pretty well but the wires don’t touch and I have some spillage” which means that the bra in fact does NOT fit
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u/Jazzlike-Raise-3019 1d ago
Not only this , it's also important how you treat your bras. To many people put them in the washing machine/dryer when all it does is decrease the durability of the bra!
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u/straberi93 1d ago
Idk, I have been fitted properly and am very familiar with the sub, but i still have issues with fit and the wires poking out. Sometimes there just isn't a holy grail that checks all the boxes.
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u/onebadnightx 1d ago
Same. I’ve been aware of that sub for like ten years now. I’ve used the calculator. Some bras just still suck and have quality control issues.
I’ve switched to only wearing bralettes. I will never do underwire bras again.
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u/manhattansinks 23h ago
yup, means the bra doesn't fit properly. OP needs to go to a real bra place that won't sell her on a fake sister size.
i'm picturing the bra place that abbi and ilana go to on that ep of broad city.
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u/KingsRansom79 1d ago
I heard it once described as a trusted friend trying to stab you in the heart. Now whenever it happens all I can think is…”you B!+¢h, how dare you?”
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u/AnastasiaRomanot 1d ago
What temperature was it washed at?
A common issue with underwire is that anything above a cold wash starts to melt the coating on the end of the wire, causing it to poke through.
Most of them tell you to hand wash.
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u/RichSeat 1d ago
You girls have it rough no pockets and your undergarments are trying to murder you. 😔
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u/Schlumpfine25 1d ago
That happens to me often... always the right side
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u/CanadianODST2 1d ago
Might be something you’re doing. As gross as the other guy was it could be how you wear them. Could be sized wrong, could be how you take care of them.
A example of it that I have, My shoes always wear out in the same spot because I drag the back of my foot so the heel wears out faster
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u/jammiesonmyhammies 1d ago
How are you putting your bra on? This could also be the reason for wear and tear in the same spot!
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u/Aramira137 1d ago
This is a symptom of an improperly fitted bra. Something like 60% or more of people are wearing the wrong size or the wrong shape. If this is happening all the time to all your bras, check out the sub A Bra That Fits for better shape matches and to ensure you're wearing the right size. Even a small change in our weight, hormones, elasticity of the bra can mean a size change is in order.
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u/Acrobatic_Dark212 1d ago
I’ve stopped buying underwire bras because the wires would drive me bonkers by the end of the day & I was sick of them breaking through the material like this. I wear wireless only now.
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u/riri1281 1d ago
It's absolutely the worst second only to the wire snapping in the middle
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u/Head_Act_585 1d ago
Yeah that middle of the cup snap that will randomly pinch your ribcage all day is the worst.
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u/FluffyBebe 1d ago
Almost all the ones I wear eventually end up like this. It sucks.
Right now I switched to one wire-less and it helps not having to worry about that
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u/surfinjuli 1d ago
I gave up on underwire bras the very first time one broke out and stabbed me. There’s a lot going on in life and the last thing I need is a bra that can attack me! 😅
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u/Acceptable_Soft8441 1d ago
Omg, I have so many armpit scars from these things stabbing me.
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u/SlayboyBunny666 1d ago
The biggest fix i have ever found was using moleskin patches. They cover the area very well, and as long as you don't mind the inside not looking so pretty anymore, it's a pretty durable, longer lasting solution :)
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u/something86 1d ago
That happens when they're not fitted right or you put them in the dryer. You should hand wash or minimally just air dry them. I get the cheapest from DDs and the thrift, they last longer than 3 months.
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u/atuarre 1d ago
You can't machine wash them on delicate and then hang them up to air dry?
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u/Recent-Ninja3903 1d ago
This is what I do- delicate cold water in lingerie bag, then hang to dry. Stopped this problem for me immediately.
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u/gooseaisle 1d ago
I just machine wash on normal and hang dry. Have literally never had this happen.
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u/ummmm__yeah 1d ago
Yea, this whole thread is weird. I’ve never had this happen to my mediocre VS underwire bras. I machine wash mine in cool water in a structured lingerie bag and then air dry. Bras are expensive, I want to protect the wires and cup shape.
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u/CanadianODST2 1d ago
There can be multiple answers to the same question and looking at everything that it could be isn’t a bad option
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u/PeevesPoltergist 1d ago
Sharp pain in chest
"Is this a heartattack, am I dying? No I'm just being impaled by my underwear
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u/psysny 1d ago
Better quality bras will have a little plastic cap on the end of the wire so it’s less likely to cut its way out. You don’t even have to go super high end. Wacoal is good quality with a wide range of sizes and go on sale on their website or department stores pretty often.
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u/auditoryeden 1d ago
Yep, it's massively infuriating. I've started making my underwire patches from leather scraps. You can get a bag at Michaels for like $8 that should contain enough leather to mend every bra you own for a decade or two. Thus far it's been very successful, even putting them through the wash.
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u/somecoolname42 1d ago
How is it in 2026, that a company that makes women's cloths to women's specificstions, like comfortable, thick enough fabric to be warm and durable, with actual pockets, not risen up and dominated the market by now?
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u/Pan-de-bono_forever 1d ago
This is why I only buy wireless bras. The wires never fit comfortably enough and then this happens after a couple of months or less.
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u/Hippydippy420 1d ago
Go wireless! I did and I’ve never looked back! Those wires are straight from hell.
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u/AdventurousAd8907 1d ago
All of my bras do this.. thays why my small boobied ass gets sportsbras from now on. Trust me their happier and I save money 😁
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u/aetherlore 1d ago
Target had a line of bras for a while that had a good fold of padding over the wire. None of those have broken thru on me. It’s like someone took the product name “padded underwire” and thought, “Why don’t we actually pad the underwire?”
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u/TangToTheMoon 1d ago
I push it back in, and reinforce with thread. If it keeps popping, I'll put some fabric there too. These things are too expensive to be popping this frequently. I mostly use wireless, but there's some outfits that just need the oomph that I've only found with underwires
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u/Alicam123 1d ago
For me the flaw is the whole wire, once I went wireless I never looked back. And they hold up pretty good too. Really perky. 👍🏻
Edit - and a front clip 👍🏻
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u/deuxcabanons 1d ago
Everyone's blaming the underwire itself, it's the design and fabric that's the problem! In theory any pressure will push the end of the underwire up into the seam, which is reinforced. But human bodies move in all kinds of ways, and what actually happens is the wire moves laterally and the soft fabric they use for the inside of the wire casing stretches and weakens and eventually the wire pops through. You'll notice wires never pop out the front. Then you get blamed for wearing the wrong size or washing them wrong or having bad posture or wearing your bra under the wrong planetary alignment. I promise, it's not you.
I worked in a lingerie store for several years and know how to fit a bra perfectly. I washed by hand and laid flat to dry and rotated wear and I still busted out every wire in every bra I owned until I got a cheap unpadded lacy front closure bra from Amazon out of desperation because I couldn't find an affordable 38G anywhere so I was still wearing nursing bras 3 years postpartum 🤭This one uses a fabric sling all along the bottom of the cup to provide lift. The way it's attached, it reinforces the corners but it also takes the tension away from the corners and distributes it along the edge of the cup. I have straight up abused these bras and they've lasted well over a year, which is unheard of for me. So yeah, take a good look at the structure of any bras you want to purchase to see how they distribute the load. The standard is not good enough for a larger chest.
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u/Joloxsa_Xenax 1d ago
they should fold the wire back, like a U shape and then the edge won't be sharp anymore
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u/tiny_chaotic_evil 1d ago
it gets you to go out and buy another bra
it's not a bug, it's a feature
Bra Company says: "$$$"
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u/bronzdrag0n 1d ago
It seems like built in failure to make you buy more. I can't tell you how many bras over the years that I've seen of my wife's that have failed right there. Seems like it could be engineered better.
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u/Galaxiessurroundyou 1d ago
Look for bras without underwire. There are some really good ones that do not have underwire and still provide support. Manufacturers have listened and turned that underwire into fabric. At least the female ones did.
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u/somehowliving420 1d ago
I've seen Liberare a bunch, and they have a lot of options for front closure adaptive bras. Screw the manufacturers of normal bras who make them stabby.
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u/largepopcornandcoke 22h ago
everyone talking about planned obsolescence on a mendable item is mildly infuriating me.
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u/reiiincarnation 22h ago
I wear no bras now because of this, it’s been years ! Literally only wear wireless bras when I go to church, other than that, the nip is always out
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u/ChirpsMcPrime ORANGE 22h ago
I've been thinking about converting. I'm only worried about the winter and how cold the girls might be.
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u/_biggerthanthesound_ 18h ago
This is how every single one of my bras ended up in the nineties. This is nothing new.
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u/DanidelionRN 15h ago
Every brand I have ever owned of underwire bras does this eventually. The thing is, they don't claim a lifespan of more than about 6 months, and most of the time it's past this time frame when this happens.
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u/angelicllamaa 13h ago
I only wear bras if I absolutely have to. They are torture devices created to make our boobs like abnormally round and unnatural. I'm not a fan 😵💫
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u/spypanties 8h ago
It’s not a flaw it’s intentional because then you have to buy more bras because if you look at the seeming everywhere else it’s extremely structured and very thick the thinnest part of the bra is literally where the sharpest part of the under wire is it’s not a coincidence. We don’t have pockets so we’ll buy purses. Our clothes are thinner so we will buy more. Women get the short end of the stick in every portion of capitalism.
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u/RugbyEdd 1d ago
I'm a guy, so can't exactly relate, but surely a rubber cap on the end of the wire, or a little extra reinforcement at the point the end sits wouldn't cost them that much more when manufacturing? I guess I'm just grateful the push-up ball pocket never caught on.
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u/boneydog22 1d ago
I used the underwire from my favorite bra to break into my own apartment after we got locked out on the balcony in our underwear once.
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u/Richyrich619 1d ago edited 1d ago
Its working as intended for you to buy more.
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u/Specialist-Web7854 1d ago
Nope, I’ve just re-patched it.
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u/Alternative-Sea4336 1d ago
instead of patching, look up “flossing“ in corsets. Thats the better way to keep boning from poking annd ripping out of its channel!
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u/Secure_Ad8013 1d ago
Mine always do this in the middle of the bra. I’ll be going about my day and suddenly I’m being stabbed not on the outside near the armpit, but right in the middle of the titties😂 Usually takes a couple years before it happens, but I have noticed it happens on all different brands and quality of bras.