What is the best way to put on a bra?

Hook & spin method -

    1. Wrap your bra around your waist and hook the closure in front of you. Make note of the location of the bra's label (e.g. side seam, back).
    2. Turn your bra clockwise until the front of your bra is centered. This ensures that the excess on the adjustment flap lays flat against your back.
    3. Bring bra up so that the bra band is resting directly under the breasts.
    4. Slip the shoulder straps over your shoulders.
    5. Run your finger along the area where the bra's label is to make sure it is lying smooth and flat against your skin.
    6. Tug downward on the back of the bra so that it rests beneath the shoulder blades. The line of the bra should be horizontal from front to back.
    7. Bend over at the waist and ease your breasts into the cups. One technique is to pull the band down and shake until the breasts fall into place. Another technique is to move the breast around with your hand until it is satisfactorily in the cup. Your nipples should be centered into the fullest point of the cup, and the cup should completely contain the breast (with the exception of push-up and demi cup styles). If your bra has a center seam, make sure your nipple is on the seam - this will reduce your nipples from showing.
    8. Stand upright and visually check to see that your breasts are in the proper position.
    NOTE: Critics of this technique claim that rotation of the bra around the torso to move the closing fastener to the back wears down the inside of the bra. I disagree. There are also many women who don't have the dexterity to hook a bra in the back. Oh, and a little talcum powder can help the bra spin more readily around your waist.

 • Upside down hook & spin method -

    It sounds strange, but I have an associate who swears by this method.
    1. Wrap your bra around your waist inside out and upside down. Hook the closure. Make note of the location of the bra's label (e.g. side seam, back).
    2. Turn your bra (in this technique it doesn't matter what direction you turn it) until the front of your bra is centered.
    3. Flip the bra up so that the bra band is right side out and resting directly under the breasts.
    4. Slip the shoulder straps over your shoulders.
    5. Run your finger along the area where the bra's label is to make sure it is lying smooth and flat against your skin.
    6. Tug downward on the back of the bra so that it rests beneath the shoulder blades. The line of the bra should be horizontal from front to back.
    7. Bend over at the waist and ease your breasts into the cups. One technique is to pull the band down and shake until the breasts fall into place. Another technique is to move the breast around with your hand until it is satisfactorily in the cup. Your nipples should be centered into the fullest point of the cup, and the cup should completely contain the breast (with the exception of push-up and demi cup styles). If your bra has a center seam, make sure your nipple is on the seam - this will reduce your nipples from showing.
    8. Stand upright and visually check to see that your breasts are in the proper position.
    NOTE: It may take you a couple of extra seconds to figure out the starting bra position, at least until you are used to this technique.


 • Stretch & hook method -

    1. Begin by slipping the straps over your shoulders. Make note of the location of the bra's label (e.g. side seam, back).
    2. Bend over at the waist and ease your breasts into the cups. Your nipples should be centered into the fullest point of the cup, and the cup should completely contain the breast (with the exception of push-up and demi cup styles).
    3. Hook the bra closure in back, and then stand upright.
    4. Run your finger along the area where the bra's label is to make sure it is lying smooth and flat against your skin.
    5. Tug downward on the back of the bra so that it rests beneath the shoulder blades. The line of the bra should be horizontal from front to back.
    6. Visually check to see that your breasts are in the proper position.
    NOTE: This technique can be challenging for someone who is not limber enough to put their two hands behind their back. It is also difficult to tell if the bra is on the proper closure without checking in the mirror.