Bra sizes in our stories

[dirk2024]

So I was poking around the Erotic stories, categories & more page.


I found this...

https://www.literotica.com/resources/writer-resources

Which lead me to this article from 2004.

https://www.literotica.com/s/26dd-vs-36b


Since it seems the prevaling practice is to get away from including specific bra sizes in our stories, perhaps this article should be modified/removed?

 

[TheLobster]

The article ends on a funny note:

a study of Playboy centrefolds has shown a distinct decrease in dimensions of featured breasts over the years.

which is somewhat expected for something written in 2004.

If you don’t know, there is a longstanding correlation between the condition of the economy and the voluptuousness of centerfold models. The bra sizes getting smaller are simply the correlate of the prosperous 1990s, and they’ve very likely bounced back to a higher cup by now.

 

[VerbalAbuse]

how about XXX? triple-X?

 

[KittyOfSteele]

The article ends on a funny note:



which is somewhat expected for something written in 2004.

If you don’t know, there is a longstanding correlation between the condition of the economy and the voluptuousness of centerfold models. The bra sizes getting smaller are simply the correlate of the prosperous 1990s, and they’ve very likely bounced back to a higher cup by now.

Wait, are you saying that the global economy depends exclusively on tiddy size? Because if that's the case...

*Loads rifle in Spanish.* AUTHORS! IT'S PLOT BUNNY SEASON!

 

[YmaOHyd]

Wait, are you saying that the global economy depends exclusively on tiddy size? Because if that's the case...

*Loads rifle in Spanish.* AUTHORS! IT'S PLOT BUNNY SEASON!

There's also the Hemline Index, but that's a lagging indicator.

 

[StillStunned]

Wait, are you saying that the global economy depends exclusively on tiddy size? Because if that's the case...

*Loads rifle in Spanish.* AUTHORS! IT'S PLOT BUNNY SEASON!

Isn't it obvious? The economy goes down when boobs are bigger, because we're all more distracted. When boobs get smaller, we lose interest and focus on being productive.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

how about XXX? triple-X?

Vin Diesel might complain...

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

There's also the Hemline Index, but that's a lagging indicator.

Breast size is a sagging indicator...

 

[ElectricBlue]

Which lead me to this article from 2004.

https://www.literotica.com/s/26dd-vs-36b

Since it seems the prevailing practice is to get away from including specific bra sizes in our stories, perhaps this article should be modified/removed?

Lit is a repository of social history, and as such, relics such as this must be maintained.

Your request is a bit like going back to first issue of Playboy and asking for Marilyn Monroe to be taken out of the centrefold, because she's not 2025.

 

[YmaOHyd]

Breast size is a sagging indicator...

Only in some stories! Most ladies seem to manage to have DD++ racks that are also all-natural and perky!

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

Only in some stories! Most ladies seem to manage to have DD++ racks that are also all-natural and perky!

Sure sign of some kind of inflation going on somewhere...

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

Only in some stories! Most ladies seem to manage to have DD++ racks that are also all-natural and perky!

And for reference, I have those, too. They live in boxes in my closet.

EDIT: large boxes...

 

[Trionyx]

Sure sign of some kind of inflation going on somewhere...

Inflated with silicone, probably.

 

[YmaOHyd]

Since it seems the prevaling practice is to get away from including specific bra sizes in our stories, perhaps this article should be modified/removed?

On topic, I think it's fine to include this information for two reasons. First, a FMC in a contemporary setting knows her size in the same way that I know my shoe size and inseam. There are times where bra size could come up organically, just like that time I banged Eartha Kitt in the airplane bathroom, and if you don't have to work to include it, it's a useful descriptor. If I were to write a story from the perspective of Katherine from Plugged In, it would probably use her dressing for a special event as the framing device to describe her appearance, and there, yeah, I'd include her bra size, because I'd be describing the hell out of her clothes. Wouldn't do that for April in April's Fool, because she doesn't care about clothes in the same way, so I'd use a different descriptive frame. Second, done outside an appropriate context, it is a big flashing sign saying PORN, THIS IS PORN, YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ PORN. And that can be useful too.

 

[MrPixel]

Breast size is a sagging indicator...

Yes. Once you understand the gravity of the issue.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Gotta be some Russ Meyer in here somewhere.

 

[NuclearFairy]

Bra sizes are not what they seem

Most women don't actually wear the correct bra size, just something that fits well enough. That neighbor that you think is a DD, is probably more like a K. So no, a DD is not huge, it's just like five inches beyond their chest size. Which on a small enough woman might seem big, but not huge.

 

[Writer61]

I think that small, average, and large are sufficient to paint a picture in the reader's mind.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Bra sizes are not what they seem

Most women don't actually wear the correct bra size, just something that fits well enough. That neighbor that you think is a DD, is probably more like a K. So no, a DD is not huge, it's just like five inches beyond their chest size. Which on a small enough woman might seem big, but not huge.

But as far as readers are concerned it means "BIG ONES!!!".

 

[DEFCOM5]

Remind me why should we care about the FMCs bra size?

This and a cock size are two of my automatic "move of to the next story" reflexes.

 

[NuclearFairy]

But as far as readers are concerned it means "BIG ONES!!!".

I almost feel like writing about a surfer boy who is looking for the big Kahoonas now.

 

[EmilyMiller]

On topic, I think it's fine to include this information for two reasons. First, a FMC in a contemporary setting knows her size in the same way that I know my shoe size and inseam.

Precisely. This ‘no bra sizes’ prohibition that gets bandied about here is much like the rest of Lit writing ‘lore’ an occasionally useful guide which should be totally disregarded if something else serves your story better. For example, it’s not exactly abnormal for a new boyfriend to ask his new girlfriend about her measurements, particularly if he has a gift for her in mind.

 

[YmaOHyd]

Precisely. This ‘no bra sizes’ prohibition that gets bandied about here is much like the rest of Lit writing ‘lore’ an occasionally useful guide which should be totally disregarded if soemthing else serves your story better. For example, it’s not exactly abnormal for a new boyfriend to ask his new girlfriend about her measurements, particularly if he has a gift for her in mind.

Or for people who live together for a while to know each other's sizes.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

I almost feel like writing about a surfer boy who is looking for the big Kahoonas now.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

But as far as readers are concerned it means "BIG ONES!!!".