I have different bras for different 'effects', and different 'weather'. If I go for a walk or kid myself that I can run? I have the duct-tape, uber tight, smash you flat, OMW did you tuck them under your arm pits bra that makes you so flat you couldn't possible give yourself a black eye sports bras by Bali or Nike! Those are lovely! They get the most sweat however. If I'm working in the garden? I'm wearing the comfortably non- tight, but supportive sports bra by Bali. It allows you to breath, work and doesn't round up any numbers by any stretch of the imagination, but does keep your ta-ta's off your knees when you are pulling weeds. If I am going to the grocery store? I want that Susie-Homemaker look; modest, yet still youthful, knows what she's doing in a kitchen, yet could cook it up in a bedroom, but not with you - with her husband - provided I had one...since the ring on my finger only indicates engaged the bra must say decent, yet still slightly edgy, but not rivaling the cantalopes in the produce department, and definitely not advertising a two fer Summer deal. Now if I am going to be taken to the occasional night out? Ah here's where we drag out the big guns, or rather big gun holsters, and since I will have the fiance along side? The dog and pony show, trophy wife, hike-em up where they use to be ten years ago, but thanks to nursing, weight loss, size and gravity I'm now the proud owner of a $65.00 over the shoulder boulder holder by Victoria Secrets comes out of the drawer and it is (if I may say so myself) whether worn with a sweater, dress, or even a plain low cut T shirt? NOT a bra you would want to wear without a date. Unless you were trying to send out a completely negative message to young women everywhere that said "I'm a complete ****, and I advertise right here on avenue 44DDD and let everyone see for the sake of oogling, I have no morals or modesty and I'm willing to show any and everyone before I'm married or otherwise settled with my significant other for life." May as well just walk into a place naked as to have that bra out - it's a weapon and at the cost? You'd really only want to wash it by hand as needed. The bigger you're topside? The more you sweat, the more you sweat? The greater the bacteria, the more the bacteria? The more the smell - and airing them out just does not help...So no matter what I have? I can't ever get more than one time wear out of them.
I wouldn't want to dry clean any of my bras - I keep thinking chemicals....leaching into my skin. I had 'exploratory" breast cancer surgery to remove duct work, and after that? I just didn't go cheap on bras. Turned out the surgery was NOT cancer. The fluid that they could not identify was pooled blood that had stagnated from past abuse when I had been beated. I ended up with a great breast doctor, a cute scar - and an appreciation for what women go through who do loose breasts. I never miss a buddy call.
WHICH BY THE WAY _______DO NOT FORGET YOUR MONTHLY BREAST EXAM and YOUR MAMOGRAM!!!!!