Bare Necessities
The largest US online bra retailer by range: hundreds of brands and one of the deepest size grids anywhere.
Bare Necessities in numbers
Bare Necessities is where US shoppers find sizes that department stores don't stock (bands to 56 and cups to N across specialist brands) alongside mainstream labels. It surfaces sizes by US convention with brand charts behind them.
Brands stocked at Bare Necessities
The US reference for consistent grading: seven decades of pattern engineering, a broad band range and cups to H in core lines.
Fashion lingerie with a lighter hand: elegant fabrics and softer support that suit smaller and mid-range cups best.
Structured everyday bras: the brand fitters recommend when a contour or minimizer needs to hold its shape all day.
A century-old mainstream label: dependable t-shirt bras and shapewear at value prices, in core sizes.
Comfort-led mainstream bras with a broad band range: a mass-market answer to full-figure everyday support.
The 18 Hour legacy: full-figure mass-market bras with some of the widest bands in mainstream retail.
Two sizing worlds in one brand: numbered underwire bras and the alpha-sized bralettes the label is famous for.
The full-bust specialist: firm bands, deep projected cups and UK letters to K, plus one of the best-known sports bras in real sizes.
Full-bust fashion: prints and lace with real engineering, in UK sizing, from the same group as Fantasie and Elomi.
Full-cup everyday for projected shapes: seamed cups with depth, in UK sizing, from Wacoal Europe.
Full-bust, larger bands: the go-to for 38–48 bands with cups to K, in UK sizing.
D–K fashion at accessible prices, with generous cups and true bands; Scantilly is its bolder sister label.
Also: Goddess, Elila, Glamorise.
Convert first, then filter
Two measurements give one US size. Everything else converts from it.
Filter by US size, then check the brand's native letters above D; Extended sizes exist mostly in specialist brands (Elila, Goddess, Glamorise).
Bands and cups run differently by house: the brand pages here tell you which way before you order.
Bare Necessities: answered
What sizing systems does Bare Necessities carry?
US, UK, EU. Brands are labelled in their native systems; convert your measured size before filtering.
What is the size range at Bare Necessities?
Bands 28–56; cups AA–N across brands across stocked brands; individual brands vary.
Which brands does Bare Necessities stock?
Wacoal, Natori, Le Mystère, Chantelle, Panache, Freya, Fantasie, Elomi, Curvy Kate, Goddess, Elila, Glamorise, Bali, Playtex, Maidenform, Calvin Klein, Simone Pérèle.
How do I find my size across brands?
Measure once, get your US size, convert into each brand's native notation, then apply the brand's fit notes (band firm/soft, cup small/generous, wire width). The brand pages on Brasize.ai do this for you.
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