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40 per cent of Australian women wear a bra with a cup size DD or bigger
The Sunday Telegraph ^
| April 05, 2009
| Elle Halliwell
Posted on 04/05/2009 4:10:21 PM PDT by llevrok
THE bra market is expanding, literally. Up to 40 per cent of Australian women now buy bras with a cup size of DD or higher, new figures from lingerie suppliers show.
In the 1950s, the most common bra-cup size was a B - three sizes less than a DD.
Modern breasts are getting so large that some bra companies have introduced cup sizes as high as K, The Sunday Telegraph reports.
Experts blame the cleavage boost on obesity, contraceptive pills and artificial hormones.
Many lingerie labels such as Berlei and Triumph are now offering G cups while Fayreform, Freya and Le Mystere are producing select styles up to a size J.
"We're noticing a lot more girls with small backs and bigger bust sizes being fitted," she said.
Eveden's top-selling size is a 10G.
As women's chests have grown, the number of breast reductions have doubled in the past decade, said cosmetic surgeon Mark Goyen.
"There's no question that because the population is bigger their breasts are bigger as well, because it's all fatty tissue.
"As women get older the amount of fatty tissue increases, and also the proportion of fat increases."
Sydney cardiologist Ross Walker said artificial oestrogens found in foods, plastics and cosmetics had also contributed to the growth spurt.
Larger, more cumbersome breasts often discouraged women from exercising, said body-image expert Jenny O'Dea, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Education and Social Work.
"One thing I find in my body-image research is that girls and women with large breasts tend to avoid sport and physical activity because it becomes a bit bothersome," she said.
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To: martin_fierro
Experts blame the cleavage boost on obesity, contraceptive pills and artificial hormones.
Blame?!? Experts need to shut up! ;')
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:26:24 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: llevrok
Must be all the hormones in their cattle...
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:31:10 PM PDT
by
Marysecretary
(.GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL)
To: Focault's Pendulum
Big and UGLY. How does she stand upright.
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:32:34 PM PDT
by
Marysecretary
(.GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL)
To: rabscuttle385
Not to disappoint the men, but I think those stats on bra sizes are largely influenced by...
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:32:47 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
To: OpeEdMunkey
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:33:14 PM PDT
by
Marysecretary
(.GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL)
To: 50mm
LOl! Nah, that Panda is more like Zero. It’s mostly white and a little bit black! :)
86
posted on
04/05/2009 5:33:39 PM PDT
by
Batman11
("Big ears isn't my President!")
To: ichabod1
My mother always said you’d get two black eyes and water on the knee.
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:33:41 PM PDT
by
Marysecretary
(.GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL)
To: llevrok
THIS thread needs PICS above all!
88
posted on
04/05/2009 5:35:13 PM PDT
by
2harddrive
(...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
To: IYellAtMyTV
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:35:26 PM PDT
by
Marysecretary
(.GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL)
To: Shyla
Do you know why men do not have boobs?
Nothing would get done.
90
posted on
04/05/2009 5:35:56 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Nemo me impune lacessit)
To: 50mm
"I was thinking of a different part of the anatomy for her, aftward."
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:36:18 PM PDT
by
IYellAtMyTV
(Workday Forecast--Increasing pressure towards afternoon. Rum likely by evening.)
To: Marysecretary
I especially like the intent look on the little guys face in the left panel :-)
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:38:27 PM PDT
by
IYellAtMyTV
(Workday Forecast--Increasing pressure towards afternoon. Rum likely by evening.)
To: IYellAtMyTV
I guess there’s no doubt what lipstick’s all about.
93
posted on
04/05/2009 5:42:06 PM PDT
by
aruanan
To: Batman11
Unfortunately those pictures will be mostly of fat women and old ladies, and few Eliza Taylor-Cotters.
94
posted on
04/05/2009 5:43:02 PM PDT
by
LifeComesFirst
(Until the unborn are free, nobody is free)
To: 2harddrive
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:44:46 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
To: IYellAtMyTV
Is that some kind of deformity?
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:48:00 PM PDT
by
bannie
To: IYellAtMyTV
Great photo! I get a kick out of the laugh out of mom in the second photo.
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:48:57 PM PDT
by
21twelve
(Drive Reality out with a pitchfork if you want , it always comes back.)
To: llevrok
Nothing like a little HTML ... /s
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:49:39 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
To: LifeComesFirst
“Eliza Taylor-Cotters.”
Who is that?
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:50:18 PM PDT
by
Batman11
("Big ears isn't my President!")
To: Batman11
Oh, just a hot twenty-year-old actress from Australia.
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posted on
04/05/2009 5:50:59 PM PDT
by
LifeComesFirst
(Until the unborn are free, nobody is free)
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