What we learned from 3 years of bra engineering, and what's next

Re:What we learned from 3 years of bra engineering, and what... by dboreham on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @10:37AM (#18600311)

I'm told that regular bras (from a dept store, decent brand) run $100 or so as it is.

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Re:What we learned from 3 years of bra engineering, and what... by JimboOmega on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @11:06AM (#18600638)

Not really. An unadorned Calvin Klein Bra from Macy's will be $30ish. Victoria Secret might be $50-$80.

Once you get to more "lingerie" type brands the price increases fast.

There's also the reality that a lot of women fall out of traditional sizes for any number of reasons and in that case, the options are more limited and expensive.

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Re:What we learned from 3 years of bra engineering, and what... by kaybe on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @11:43AM (#18601027)

You'd wish you could choose a design by how much you like it, but that's not how that works. You basically try one every single thing in the shop and then buy the 1 or 2 that fit, no matter the price (if you can).

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Re:What we learned from 3 years of bra engineering, and what... by JimboOmega on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @04:35PM (#18603783)

Yup. Pretty much. Sometimes you WANT one to fit so much that you buy it anyway...

I'll never quite understand why, despite the fact that women's bodies vary more, women's clothing is tolerates any variation way less than men's.

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Re:What we learned from 3 years of bra engineering, and what... by amyjess on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @12:23PM (#18601460)

Prices also spike like crazy if you have a non-traditional cup size.

I'm a 44C. Most stores don't carry that. On extremely rare occasion, if I check every single bra that's at my local Walmart, I might find one, and that's only after checking every week for a month.

The last time a bra broke, I decided enough was enough, ditched mainstream stores, and went to Torrid. I was able to buy a few bras in my size, and they've lasted longer than the crap I used to buy from Walmart, but they weren't cheap. I don't remember exactly how much they cost, but it was painful. You pay for rarity.

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Re:What we learned from 3 years of bra engineering, and what... by girvo on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @11:06AM (#18600640)

That’s correct, at least here in Australia you’ll spend more if your breasts are even remotely unique and you are aiming for correct support and comfort.

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Re:What we learned from 3 years of bra engineering, and what... by notyourday on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @11:50AM (#18601111)

Who would have thought that the custom stuff costs more?!

Custom code > SaaS

Custom furniture > Ikea

Custom windows > Andersen

Custom pants > Macy's

P.S. Downvoting this proves the point - price is too high and even a claim of custom perfect fit does not bring HN demographic ( which is loaded compared to general population ) so say "Oh, but that's totally good price"

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Re:What we learned from 3 years of bra engineering, and what... by dragonwriter on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @05:08PM (#18604034)

> price is too high and even a claim of custom perfect fit does not bring HN demographic ( which is loaded compared to general population ) so say "Oh, but that's totally good price"

The HN demographic may be loaded compared to the general public, but it's also young, single, and male compared to the general public. Quite arguably, not the best suited to intuitively judge this product, and it's not like there is sufficient data presented to analytically judge it.

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Re:What we learned from 3 years of bra engineering, and what... by HeyLaughingBoy on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @05:03PM (#18603995)

Downvoting this proves the point

No, the only point it proves is that people correctly feel your dismissive response is impolite.

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