BAND-FREE SIZING™
One measurement.
One size.
No band number, no cup letter, no fitting-room maths. Measure around the fullest part of your bust, read the size off the chart, and check the three adjustments below. Embrago fits DD through L cups, sizes 8–24 and 0X–3X.
Your cup size changes. Your Embrago size shouldn't.
HOW IT WORKS
01
Measure your full bust
One number, taken around the fullest point of your chest while wearing a supportive, unpadded bra. Two ways to do it - including one that needs nothing but a phone cord.
02
Read across to your height
Find that number in the chart. It is likely to be smaller than the size you buy elsewhere, because Embrago is cut with the room built into the bust rather than added everywhere.
Height matters because the same bust sits differently on a 5'2" frame than on a 5'10" one.
03
Adjust, if one applies
Four body-shape adjustments move you a size up or down - check them. Most people don't need any. If two apply, or you're unsure, we'll size you by email.
USE OUR SIZE CALCULATOR
THE SIZE CHART
BUST
UNDER 5'4″
5'4″–5'8″
OVER 5'8″
35″–37″
-
S
S
37″–39″
S
S
S/M
39″–41″
S
S/M
M
41″–43″
S/M
M
M/L
43″–45″
M
M/L
L
45″–47″
M/L
L
L
47″–49″
L
L/XL
L/XL
49″–51″
L/XL
XL
XL
47″–49″
XL
XL
-
47″–49″
XL
-
-
FITTING ADJUSTMENTS
GO DOWN ONE SIZE
Your bust is smaller than a DD
That is, the difference between your full bust and your underbust is less than 5 inches. Embrago is engineered to fit best from a DD cup up, so a smaller cup sits better one size down.
Example. 5'7", full bust 42" - the chart says Medium. But your underbust is 38", making you a D cup, so you take a Small.
GO UP ONE SIZE
Your waist is close to your bust
Embrago drapes best when your waist is at least 5 inches smaller than your full bust. If your waist is within 5 inches of it - or larger - take the next size up so the body of the garment skims instead of clinging.
Example. 5'2", full bust 40" - the chart says Small. But your waist is 36", within 5 inches, so you take a Medium.
GO UP ONE SIZE
Your bust is larger than an L
That is, the difference between your full bust and your underbust is 13 inches or more. The extra volume needs the next size's panel span to lift cleanly.
Example. 5'7", full bust 47" - the chart offers L or XL. Your underbust is 34", making you an M cup, so take the X-Large.
GO UP ONE SIZE
You have a broad back or shoulders
The support system works across your shoulders, sides, and back as well as the front, so it needs the full span to sit flat. A wide back or broad shoulders take one size up from the chart.
Not sure? If a standard top usually pulls across your upper back before it pulls across your bust, this one applies to you.
TAKING THE MEASUREMENT
No tape measure
01
Use a phone charging cord, a scarf, a belt, or a length of ribbon.
02
Slip it around your back and bring both ends to the front at the fullest part of your chest. Exhale.
02
Pinch the meeting point, take the cord off, and mark it if that's easier.
02
Measure the cord in sections against a ruler - or a free ruler app on your phone. Lay it flat and step the cord across it, counting full lengths.
02
Multiply the ruler length by the number of full lengths, then add the leftover inches.
Your ruler app measures 5 inches. You count 7 full lengths, and the last piece measures 3 inches. So 5 × 7 = 35, plus 3 = 38 inches. That's your full bust.
With a tape measure
01
Start in a supportive, unpadded bra. Padding adds inches that the garment doesn't need to accommodate.
02
Bring the tape around your back and to the front at the fullest part of your chest, keeping it level.
03
Hold the end marked 0 in place and bring the longer side of the tape over it. Exhale.
04
Read the number where the longer side crosses the zero end. That is your full bust - the number you read down the left of the chart.
WHY WE BUILT OUR OWN CHART
Sized for the bust the industry skips
Regular fashion size charts, even for plus-sizes, are made on an A or B cup, occasionally a C. The truth is, the average bust size in the United States is DD. Most people do not even know their actual cup size, let alone that it changes with hydration, hormones, and age.
But a fuller bust does not only mean more volume; it means more curvature and gravity, and that affects how a piece of clothing hangs from shoulder to bust. Most companies address this problem by adding material in all the wrong places. Our approach was to design from the fuller bust up, simplifying the sizing issue into one number.
This is why your Embrago size might be smaller than your usual size: the ease is built into the top.
BRA SIZING VS. BAND-FREE SIZING
TRADITIONAL
EMBRAGO
Measurements neede
Two, plus maths
Bust only
Cup letter required
✓ Yes
✗ No
Band number required
✓ Yes
✗ No
Drafted on
A–C cup form
90% organic cotton
Holds through fluctuation
✗ Refit needed
✓ Same size
Size range
Varies by brand
8–24 / 0X–3X