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Posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 9:47:23
Some of you may remember my hate/hate relationship with bras. I consider them a torture device.
But I've found one that so far I love! My only question is whether it will stand up to frequent washings. This being New Orleans and all. It's made out of what looks like a molded sheet of that foam rubber "fabric" you get at hobby stores. No wires, no constriction, yet more support than I've found in years even in the most horrendously uncomfortable garments. It's truly a marvel. It says it can be machine washed and tumble dried. Yet something inside me says that molded foam rubber can't possible stand up to a lot of that.
Anyone familiar with it? I'm inclined to go buy several of them and toss my other bras in the trash as they deserve. But...
Posted by Phillipa on March 19, 2009, at 12:37:51
In reply to Bra question, posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 9:47:23
Dinah agree with you did you get it in a good store that would take it back if doesn't hold up? I wouldn't use the dryer. Love Phillipa
Posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 15:07:48
In reply to Re: Bra question » Dinah, posted by Phillipa on March 19, 2009, at 12:37:51
I'd like to burn the darn things. (the old ones) But I'm afraid of fire, so I haven't even yet burned the college textbook I put aside for that purpose years ago. Maybe I'll throw them away no matter what I do with these. :)
It all matters a lot more to my husband than it does to me. My only concern is comfort.
I agree about the dryer. I think it's worth drip drying.
Posted by Annierose on March 19, 2009, at 16:03:31
In reply to Bra question, posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 9:47:23
I have a bra from Victoria Secret that sounds similar to the one you describe.
My washer is extremely gentle on clothes so I do wash all my bras in the washer (with no ill effects) and I never put them in the dryer.
I'm glad you found a bra you like. Makes a huge difference.
Posted by Sigismund on March 19, 2009, at 16:58:16
In reply to Bra question, posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 9:47:23
My limited experience of such bras leads me to think that machine washing is OK, whereas tumble drying would cause me some anxiety.
Posted by verne on March 19, 2009, at 19:10:15
In reply to Bra question, posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 9:47:23
On more than one occasion, I've experienced separation of the fabric and rubber during both washing and drying. Can't remember exactly what the item's function was, may have been one of my daughter's undergarments or some holistic device I bought for myself.
verne
Posted by Phillipa on March 19, 2009, at 20:07:28
In reply to Re: Bra question » Phillipa, posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 15:07:48
Oh Dinah these two guys are a trip!!!!! I'd go braless as used to but around here not quite as casual. Joke. Someones viagra might decide to show itself. Love Phillipa ps explanation so many elderly here.
Posted by obsidian on March 19, 2009, at 21:29:14
In reply to Bra question, posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 9:47:23
I too hate bras. I am anti-underwire and thankfully I can pull it off ;-).
I have a couple with the soft foamy type stuff covered with some other fabric, but whatever the foamy stuff is it seems to bunch up a bit inside after washing and drying. If I wear anything un-baggy that is the bra that I will wear because of the better support it provides.
The dryer is best avoided I think. If you can share the brand name of the bra you describe I'd love to hear it.
thanks,
sid
Posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 21:30:13
In reply to Re: Bra question, posted by Annierose on March 19, 2009, at 16:03:31
These things really do make a big difference.
Posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 21:35:18
In reply to Re: Bra question » Dinah, posted by obsidian on March 19, 2009, at 21:29:14
Yup, that sounds like the stuff.
It's one of those brands for overweight women. :(
Ah I remember the days before breastfeeding fondly. It was well worth it of course, but it sure does change things.
Not that that's the cause of the excess weight of course.
Posted by verne on March 19, 2009, at 23:09:39
In reply to Re: Bra question » Dinah, posted by Phillipa on March 19, 2009, at 20:07:28
When a usually female topic is broached openly on the social forum is it alright for guys to respond?
I actually thought I had some experience here with my daughter and other garments with rubber that didn't make it through the wash cycle and were unrecognizable after the dryer.
I was only trying to help. Like the cape business.
love always,
verne
Posted by obsidian on March 19, 2009, at 23:19:35
In reply to Re: Bra question, posted by verne on March 19, 2009, at 23:09:39
I appreciate input about bras from anyone who cares to respond. We must share this information or how can we be free??!
Posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 23:20:13
In reply to Re: Bra question, posted by verne on March 19, 2009, at 23:09:39
Of course it is! I made a group response to three posts at once, but I certainly appreciate your response. I wouldn't have broached it publicly if all weren't welcome to answer and I appreciate the firsthand knowledge responses I received.
I definitely am going to avoid the dryer no matter what the tag says, after hearing the responses. And I'll try a gentle cycle on the washer. If it can't make it through that, it likely won't be of much use to me.
Posted by 10derHeart on March 19, 2009, at 23:22:40
In reply to Re: Bra question, posted by verne on March 19, 2009, at 23:09:39
That's sure how I took it, and of course you can respond. Anyone can respond.
What is the cape business?
I think on this thread, just because of some of the common ways men and women *are,* it's easy to think either you and Sigi were kidding/teasing.....OR that you were not.
Depends on people's life experiences, I'll bet. Maybe to some women, a man actually knowing a whit about washing clothes is so incredible, they can barely imagine posts about it that aren't joking. Then, OTOH, I was married - ages ago, oh, like when dinosaurs walked the Earth - to a guy who LOVED laundry and wouldn't let me do it. Hey - fine by me!!
I think I just took you at face value (seriously) and Phillipa though you were playing around. Tongue in cheek, you might say.
Glad you feel like posting, verne, hope things can stabilize for you...I know you've posted about some hard, hard times.... take care.
-- 10der
Posted by Bobby on March 19, 2009, at 23:23:44
In reply to Bra question, posted by Dinah on March 19, 2009, at 9:47:23
1. As a young man---it was a rite of passage to successfully undo a bra in the dark----if you were good--you could do it with the snap of a finger--literaly. That was the easy part--the hard part was finding a chance to try.
2. I have a memory of Helen Reddy on t.v. --saying ---when asked why she didn't wear a bra--"I don't need one."
3. I can wash and dry my wife and daughter's bras----but I can never figure out if I've folded them correctly when they go in the drawer.
Posted by Dinah on March 20, 2009, at 0:04:17
In reply to All I know are three things, posted by Bobby on March 19, 2009, at 23:23:44
Fold???? Next you'll be telling me stories about something known as an "iron".
:)
My husband and I have a "every man for himself" attitude about laundry. He does his, I do mine, and he does the towels and stuff. And my son's laundry. Which is the price he pays for never thinking I do it well enough. And I totally agree with him. He does help me with my laundry by reminding me to move mine along when I forget it in the washer or dryer, and by on occasion getting fed up enough to load the hamper with my stuff himself. Or rerun the washer because my clothes have sat wet too long. I have a tendency to forget what isn't directly in front of me.
I imagine we'll be teaching my son any day now to do his own. I don't ever remember not doing mine at home, although I'm sure there was such a time.
Posted by verne on March 20, 2009, at 4:45:13
In reply to Re: Bra question » verne, posted by 10derHeart on March 19, 2009, at 23:22:40
thanks 10derHeart for the encourgaing words.
I tried to help when I suggested a black cape once but didn't know what that meant to women. Wow. I thought it was good and got slammed - think I felt pavement.
I fell in love with a woman in a cape (didn't work out) so I'm not joshing about the power of the cape. I wish I knew more about the whole cape thing before I met her.
I take that back. I love the daughter and granddaughter, the night of the black cape brought. Sure we had years of misery.
don't want any trouble from the Doctor so I'll bite (literally) my tongue.
vribblesworth
Posted by manic666 on March 20, 2009, at 7:04:03
In reply to Re: Bra question, posted by verne on March 20, 2009, at 4:45:13
with my breast enlargments i feel so cute without my bra,sweetheart ?????????? hehehehehehe
Posted by Phillipa on March 20, 2009, at 20:10:40
In reply to Re: Bra question, posted by verne on March 20, 2009, at 4:45:13
Verne l0derHeart is correct as I think it's kind of funny that you guys are so knowledgeable about bras. Notice Manic doesn't need One. Lucky guy!!!! Love Phillipa and welcome back to babble missed you.
Posted by Sigismund on March 23, 2009, at 20:29:46
In reply to Re: Bra question, posted by verne on March 20, 2009, at 4:45:13
For years though Verne, I have wondered 'what is a serape'?
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