I zoomed in on a photo of my back. It wasn't my body, it was my bra.
Back rolls, that little crease by my armpits, a band that kept riding up: as a 44DD, I spent years thinking that was just the price of a big bust. Then I found a non-wired bra that actually holds me up, and nothing spills over at the back any more.
This is you if…
- you're tugging your band back down all day because it rides up;
- you avoid fitted tops because of your back;
- a little bulge peeks out under your arms, right next to the strap;
- by evening, there's a red mark waiting under your boobs and on your shoulders.
Last summer, a friend sent me the photos from a wedding. In one of them I had my back to the camera, in my floaty dress. I zoomed in. Where my bra band was digging in, there was a roll above it and another one below. And under my arms, on each side, a little bulge peeking out next to the strap. I thought what so many women with a big bust think: that's just my body, I'll have to live with it.
A few weeks later, in a plus-size lingerie shop, the fitter took one look at my bra and said: “It isn't your back. It's the band.” She handed me a really soft bra, without a scrap of metal in it, with a wide, full-coverage back. I put it on in the fitting room and turned round in front of the mirror. Nothing was spilling over any more, not at the back, not under my arms.
Here's what she explained to me, and the 7 reasons it's the only bra I wear now.
Lingerie editor, fuller-bust specialist
01
It isn't your back, it's the band
Think of the strap on a heavy bag. A thin one cuts into your shoulder. A wide one spreads the weight and you forget it's there. A bra band works exactly the same way: a thin band gripping a couple of centimetres of skin is bound to dig in. It creates a roll above and another below, and it pushes your bust out towards your armpits. The Jelly Curve has a wide, full-coverage back that spreads the load instead of digging in. Look at the difference, from the back and from the side.
02
“Without underwire, it'll never hold me up”: I thought so too
With a DD cup, I was sure I needed metal. The non-wired bras I'd tried squashed me into one big mono-boob, and after an hour everything had dropped. Here it's the band that does the lifting, not metal: the jelly bands, a soft gel stitched under the cups and into the band, support your bust like an underwire but bend with your body. The wraparound cups keep everything in place all day. From the side, my bust is held and lifted, without being flattened.
03
Smoothed sides: no more bulge under the arms
That little bulge under the arm, next to the strap, and the “quad-boob” effect in a vest top: I'd got into the habit of tucking it all back into the cup, discreetly, several times a day. Here, the sides are wide and the cups are full-coverage: everything is held in. I reach up for a dish on the top shelf and nothing spills out.
04
Wide straps, and no more grooves at night
When your bust is heavy, it's your shoulders that pay: red grooves, sometimes painful ones. Here, the straps are wide and adjustable: they spread the weight instead of cutting in, and they stay put from morning to night. Because the band does the lifting, they don't have to do all the work any more. In the evening, my shoulders have no grooves left.
05
The fitted T-shirt test… and the band that rolls?
My test is a little white T-shirt, close-fitting, front then back. Before: a band that showed through, rolls at the back, visible seams. With the Jelly Curve: a smooth back, seam-free edges, one clean line. And if, like me, you've had bras whose band rolls over and rides up: here, the wide band doesn't roll or ride up. With its 4 rows of hooks, you fasten it on the right setting and it stays there all day.
06
Your size exists, and we'll swap it
It comes in M to 5XL, in 9 colours, and the size guide gives you your size in two clicks, in UK sizes (band, then cup). I'm a 44DD and I wear the 3XL. Between two sizes? Go up one. Not quite right? We'll swap it. And it's already rated 4.7/5 from 1,935 reviews.
07
And a bonus: it's pretty, and you forget it's there
What I didn't expect: it's pretty. Nine colours, from black to leopard, nothing “surgical” about it. And after an hour, I couldn't feel it any more: no underwire poking under my boob or under my arm. In the evening I take it off without that huge sigh of relief I used to let out. One reader wrote to me: “it's like wearing a cloud”.
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What our readers say
They wear 2XL to 4XL. They didn't believe it either.
“I must have bought a hundred bras in my life. This one really holds me. And in the evening, when I get in the shower, no red marks. I've finally found MY bra.”★★★★★ (5/5) Karen · 4XL
“Nothing bulges under my arms or over the band at the back any more. My daughter asked if I'd lost weight. Nope: it's just the bra.”★★★★★ (5/5) Julie · 3XL
“Non-wired, with my bust? I thought everything would drop. It holds. And it looks like a pretty bra, not a contraption.”★★★★★ (5/5) Tracey · 2XL
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Thin band or wide band: what changes everything
| Jelly Curve™ | Thin band | |
|---|---|---|
| Spreads instead of digging in: smooth back | ✔ | ✘ |
| Full-coverage sides: nothing spills under the arms | ✔ | ✘ |
| Supports your bust like an underwire, without metal | ✔ | ✘ |
| Wide, adjustable straps | ✔ | ✘ |
| Wide band that doesn't roll, 4 rows of hooks | ✔ | ✘ |
| M to 5XL, size exchange | ✔ | ✘ |