Catherine balconette bra size guide

Diagram in the size guide to measure your back circumference.

STEP 1: MEASURE YOUR BACK SIZE. To measure your back size, you must pass the tape measure just below your chest, without a bra and without tightening.

Back circumference measurement chart.

Ex: If you measured 73 cm for your back circumference, you are therefore between 70 and 74 cm ,
or a size 85.

Diagram in the size guide to measure your chest circumference.

STEP 2: MEASURE YOUR CHEST SIZE. To measure your chest size, you must pass the tape measure over your chest at nipple level without wearing a bra and without tightening it.

Chest circumference measurement chart

Ex: If you previously defined a size 85 for your back measurement, and you measured 79 cm for your chest measurement, you are therefore between 78 and 81 cm, or an A cup. Your size is therefore 85A.

STEP 3: FIND YOUR SIZE.

The sizes of the Catherine balconette bra range from 80B/75C to 105D/100E.

Catherine bra size chart for size guide. Reminder of the equivalences for the smallest sizes:

Equivalence tables for the size guide.

Ex: If you are a size 85A , this also corresponds to an 80B or a 75C, so you can take the size Rue des Lilas 80B/75C .

If you are a 90A , this also corresponds to an 85B or an 80C, so you can take the Rue des Lilas size 85B/80C .

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