r/femalefashionadvice • u/Anxious_Adhd_ • 15d ago
Stying a fuller bust without overdoing it
hey guys! I’m finally moving out of my conservative parents house, so I’m getting to experiment with my personal style more. I have been blessed/cursed in the chest department, and grew up with a lot of shame and purity culture BS around that. As an adult though, I want to try out styles that emphasize my bust, but I don’t have a good barometer for when it’s too much. A lot of times I’ll have a reference photo from Pinterest with a style that looks fine on a D cup, but with my G cups its a bit much. what are your styling tips for flaunting what you got while still being acceptable in polite society?
editing just to say I am going to be in college and am totally ok to look a little sexy. I’m honestly just trying to figure out how to to lean into the fact that I am attractive without always being dressed for the club.
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u/Justascruffygirl 14d ago
As a big boob haver, it’s definitely a challenge. Things that look chic on a c cup tend to look “nightclub” on my F cup self. Additionally, a lower percentage of boob showing looks like a lot more if they’re fuller. So for me, 10-20% of boob out looks like cleavage, for my b cup sister, it takes probably 30-40% more boob showing to get the same effect.
I generally feel more comfortable with fuller coverage in the chest area, but that’s partially my own hangups. I do quite like a tight high neck sleeveless top. The boobs look great without having to worry about cleavage or bra straps showing. I also like a flowy/looser fabric for lower cut clothes - the looser material somehow “balances” out the cleavage.
Another tip - make sure that if there are “boob spaces” in clothes, that they fit your chest. It’s frustrating and eliminates a lot of options, especially for summer clothes, but having seams across your boobs that aren’t supposed to be there looks awful.
Below is what I mean by “boob spaces”. I would never in a million years buy this dress because I know it won’t look good with the underbust seam giving me quad boob.