What is a bra to you?

Azurielle · Post by **Azurielle** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:00 pm

Erica S wrote:I think for me it is part comfort, I love the way it feels when it is on. The way the straps feel, hugging my chest and supporting my forms. I do love the way a bra feels when it is on. Fancy or plain a bra is important part when I wish to feel feminine. There is nothing else that can say the same thing, IMHO.

Erica

I agree, bras just embrace you like nothing else. I'm not very fond of lacy/underwire ones and usually go for full support to get the most powerhuggy feeling.

ArleneMcCarthy · Post by **ArleneMcCarthy** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:03 pm

An essential accesssory to meet my requirements to look as much as a woman as possible.

Paula G · Post by **Paula G** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:10 am

Recently while dressed (skinny jeans, all very casual) I had occasion to break into a bit of a jog, and felt a definite jiggle - WOW - not least since I don't use proper forms just padded bra and "chicken fillets"

This was a whole new experience and a feeling I rather liked, at my age it is good to still be able to find new experiences.

Leeza · Post by **Leeza** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:11 am

If I don't have a bra on I feel as though I forgot something while dressing.

Leeza

Kittie · Post by **Kittie** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:02 am

ArleneMcCarthy wrote:An essential accesssory to meet my requirements to look as much as a woman as possible.

I completely share Arlene's comments. I wear even when in male dress

Absaroka · Post by **Absaroka** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:35 am

Since wearing womens clothing often feels like my clothes are giving me a hug, I'd say that the bra gives the most noticeable hug. I suppose on one hand the clothes are just more sensual than mens clothes, and on another hand it's a way of saying I'm embracing a part of myself.

A lot of feminine tops don't quite fit right without some sort of boobs. The underarms catch a bit if you don't have either breasts or forms to push the front of the shirt forward.

Since CDing is sort of a game or hobby with me, I guess you could also say that a bra is a toy when I wear it.

This of course leads to the question of what is a bra to me when a woman is wearing it. The short answer: interesting. Nowadays with all the colors and styles a bra peeping out from various places is a nice fashion statement I think.

I've noticed another trend at the gym, which is that the more well endowed ladies sometimes seem to wear 2 bras, the regular one and then some sort of racing bra over it, when running on the treadmill. Others just use a good strong bra as a top with nothing else.

Years ago there was a serial killer in the next state who strangled women with their bras, so that's taking the comment about Jean Harlow (she totes a breast like a man totes a gun) to a drastically different level of bra as weapon. A very sick place. But lingerie as a pschological weapon is hardly a new idea, and it fits in with the fear of women expressed ever since the story of Adam and Eve.

Zari

Anne · Post by **Anne** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:47 pm

When I started out I wasn't really interested in bras but as my view of dressing changed over years I saw bras as q other wonderful part of femininity. Now the variety or fabrics and styles is great. I like the way they feel on and the look under clothing. I think they are part of the feminine wardrobe puzzle one tries to assemble when possible.

SallySweet · Post by **SallySweet** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:01 pm

Obviously bras are an important part of the whole ensemble. No other article of women's clothing, though, makes me feel as feminine as a bra, the only article of clothing that is exclusively female. Wearing a bra makes me feel like, "I'm really a girl." The only thing better would be having actual breasts.

Erica S · Post by **Erica S** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:46 pm

That is totally true Sally!! I have some time today to dress and well wearing a bra with my forms in is so nice. I wish I could get my breast to be bigger than they are so I would want to or need to wear a bra all the time. When I have one of my bra's on it just makes me feel like I am being hugged well like no other way possible. Bras are just so feminine and that is what I like about having it on. I just wish my bra could hold real breasts that are part of me not just on my chest with tape or glue. Oh to be dressed as a women, what a feeling of euphoria!!

Hugs,

Erica

SallySweet · Post by **SallySweet** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:00 pm

You described it exactly, Erica: euphoric!

Ralitsa · Post by **Ralitsa** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:38 am

It's all of these thing to me as well, but I like the way Sally said it. It makes me feel like I'm really a girl, it's the one thing that really embodies femininity (literally). Putting on my bra in the morning is a small ritual in itself, I spend a bit of time thinking about which one I want to wear for the day, how I feel about myself, whether it will be a basic blue one, or a fancy red and black one with matching panties, something with a lot of extra push-up or something less noticible. Then the bra I finally pick influences what else I wear for the day, obviously the panties have to go with it, but then I need to decide whether I will wear a sleeveless top and let my straps show a little, if I want the top to match the bra and let it blend in a little, or if I will be more daring and wear a light white top with a black bra and show it all off, or a strapless dress and be really wild. Sometimes I decide on the dress first and then choose the bra, but almost always my bra is the first thing I pick out in the morning. It's what really sets the tone of the day for me.

ArleneMcCarthy · Post by **ArleneMcCarthy** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:16 am

Makes me the complete woman, crazy as that sounds.

Danielle S · Post by **Danielle S** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:41 am

A bra is absolutely key to me as it allows me to have "breasts," which are essential to my feeling and looking feminine. A bra was the first item of womens' clothes I wore and the first item I ever bought for myself. Even today (as I have an entire quiver of bras in my wardrobe), bras are among the clothes I always look at while shopping, whether in person or on line. I completely agree with what others have said about the bra "hug" - it's a feeling like no other.

Ironically, as I dress more often and more completely, I find myself longing for effective stick-on forms (mine are not quite 100% secure) so that I can have breasts and be braless! So much for consistency.

Gillian · Post by **Gillian** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:18 am

A quote; "I completely agree with what others have said about the bra "hug" - it's a feeling like no other". One of the things I love about lingerie is that tight hug feeling that you get from, tight nylon/lyrca panties, high denier nylon tights, shapewear, and bras. I like to wear a bra often without any forms. I have one in particular that fits the chest well, and hugs the natural contour of my chest. That snug feel is sooooo nice, I couldn't be bothered with anything else. Funny how so many of us like that feeling.

FrancineBrice · Post by **FrancineBrice** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:36 am

When I started out Cross Dressing it was all about wearing panties and like many others I was not really interested in bras but over the years I started to notice that my view of cross dressing had changed. I now see bras as part of completing the feminine feeling. I enjoy the way they feel on me and how they look under my clothing. I think they are a much needed and wearing my forms just feels so nice. I now want a bra with breast forms all the time. It just makes me feel like I am complete, like no other way possible