A survey of women bra-users finds some 27% see no need to wear one outside, whilst 44% regard pink bras as even sexier than black ones, and washboard lovers distressed by the inflating cup sizes enjoyed by Japanese women will be pleased to know 20% of the female population is still A-cup…
The survey of 10,342 Japanese women was conducted by top Japanese underwear maker Wacoal.
When asked where they would feel comfortable going bra-less, of the six choices – going out for a walk, popping out on a bicycle, going off on the train, going anywhere, never going out without a bra and never going bra-less even at home – 27% responded they would be happy going off no-bra.
Breast-size also played a role – 31.9% of A-cup women were happy to go out without a bra, compared to only 20.2% of E-cup women.
Problems with fit likely also contributed, with 83.7% of women reporting some kind of discomfort experienced as a result of wearing a bra.
The actual breakdown of cup-sizes reported (although given the above fact just how well these women know their own sizing is something to ponder):
AA/A – 19%
B – 28%
C – 25%
D – 15%
E – 7%
F+ – 5%
Aside from reasons of comfort or aesthetic considerations, there is some doubt as to whether there is any pressing medical reason to wear a bra – the notion that a bra has any positive impact on sagging is not supported by any proper medical research, though of course it is supported by underwear manufacturers (Wacoal accuses bra-less women of “lacking bust-care awareness”), and 43.1% of the women surveyed believed it as well.
The survey also quizzed women on what colours they regarded as best for their “victory bra” – pink came first with 43.7%, followed by black with 39.8%, perhaps explaining something about the nation’s low birthrate.
I hear shirts with built-in breast support are really comfortable.
See, a lot of big breasted women say that their boobs hurt their backs but back pain is mostly created from wearing the wrong size bra. And I read somewhere that like 60%/70% of women wear the wrong size bra.
Huge Boobs FTW!!!
As someone who has a major fetish for the no-bra look, I’ve got to say that after years of living in Japan if all those women are going braless, they are covering themselves the f♥♥k up. High-beams are a rare sight indeed.
As for the sagging, I personally like a bit of natural sag. Breast inplants are the work of the devil (although if TASTEFULLY done in later years just to subtly firm things up, that’s okay).
Boobs sag at different rates, anyway. I had a GF in high school who had a nice rack, but out of the bra they were well on the way down. But a 21 year-old girl I dated a few years later had high C, maybe low D boobs that could still pass the pencil test.
Uh, there is a question that bras have an impact on breast shape over time? Has anyone here seen the ’60s? Torpedo tits?
mmmmm large brest’s size causes sore-ness in the back and shoulders even with suspenders/bras, i think not using them its a temporal rebellion state for them
as for small breasts having no bra hurts their nipples if choosing the wrong cloth for their blouses.
i think the no-bra option its temporal and sexy but lately no ttht much used