Bralette Blog: Everything You Need To Know

What is a Bralette & What Size is Right For You? Plus Style Tips

Breaking down everything you need to know about bralettes: how to wear them, how to style them and helpful tips on finding comfortable sizing that works for you.

Bra vs Bralette: What's the Difference?

Bras leverage a mixture of underwire & padding to provide shape and support versus the minimalist “unstructured” design approach of a bralette.

Frequently Asked Questions about Parade's Bralettes

Everything you need to know about bralettes by Parade: what makes them so special, fitting advice, fabrics & material, cup sizing, how you should wash them & more!

How Many Bras Should You Own?

Usually a tale of two extremes: woman rotate between the same 3 bras or their top drawer is stuffed with so many styles they can hardly pop it open.

	A	B	C	D	DD	DDD/F
32	XS	XS	S	S	1+	1+
34	XS	S	M	M	1+	2+
36	S	M	M	L	2+	2+
38		L	XL	XL	3+	3+
40		XL	2XL	2XL	3+	3+
42		2XL	3XL	3XL

	Numeric	Hips
XS	0-2	35-36.5"
S	4-6	37-38.5"
M	8-10	39-40.5"
L	10-12	41-42.5"
XL	14-16	43-45.5"
2XL	18	46-49.5"
3XL	20-22	50-53"

	A	B	C	D	DD	DDD/F
32	XS	XS	S	S	1+	1+
34	XS	S	M	M	1+	2+
36	S	M	M	L	2+	2+
38		L	XL	XL	3+	3+
40		XL	2XL	2XL	3+	3+
42		2XL	3XL	3XL

	A	B	C	D	DD	DDD/F
32	XS	XS	S	S	1+	1+
34	XS	S	M	M	1+	2+
36	S	M	M	L	2+	2+
38		L	XL	XL	3+	3+
40		XL	2XL	2XL	3+	3+
42		2XL	3XL	3XL

	A	B	C	D	DD	DDD/F
32	XS	XS	S	S	1+	1+
34	XS	S	M	M	1+	2+
36	S	M	M	L	2+	2+
38		L	XL	XL	3+	3+
40		XL	2XL	2XL	3+	3+
42		2XL	3XL	3XL