So months a go I reached a dark place in my life. My underwear drawer needed a makeover- stat. I had been reduced to a few pairs of panties I loved, but were busted. Worse yet, had no clue where I had actually purchased them from. Sure I had other pairs of underwear, but every pair I seemed to buy fell apart on me after one of two wears or were cut so poorly I had to wear 30x my normal size. Basically putting on panties, was a daily sense of ugh. My bras were in just as poor a state. The underwires had started a rebellion and were leaving my over the should boulder holders in masses. I hated the way they felt. I hated the way they looked. I just plain hated them. Based on the state of my closest, I got my credit card out and began a Lewis and Clarke expedition through the land of negligee. Over the next 3 weeks I’ll be sharing my results.
First up, my favorite bralettes. Important thing to note: The more support you get, the less of the “I’m wearing pajama jam underwear” feeling you get. I feel like this is a necessary trade off, but I can’t help but ask the time traveling future me to Bill and Ted me back a solution where I don’t have to make trade offs.
Forever 21: These are the most comfortable bralettes I’ve come across. They’re excellent for adding extra support to a beach dress or to travel in. The cons: if it’s cold people will know, they offer less over all support than other bralettes and aren’t great as an all-purpose solution. These sell out fast, so if you see one, buy it. It wont be available for long.
Wet Seal: A new entrant to the plus size game, Wet Seal’s bralettes sell out less quickly than Forever 21 and offer comparable support. I am really digging their color options as well. I’ve had the opportunity to try them on, but unfortunately my credit card gave me a frowny face when it came time to purchase. 
Boohoo: These are my go to for sexy night looks, where I plan to wear the bralette as more of of a shirt than a bra. They fit well and have the best nipple coverage of the three bralette brands I have in rotation. That said, they still don’t have enough support to keep the girls from flying solo during a night of dancing.
Torrid: Torrid makes the best bralette for support hands down. They are well cut and cute. While they lack the extreme comfort of the less supportive bras, you wont have surprise boob movement or be able to tell the weather to strangers based on your nips. Over all they are still 100% more comfortable then a traditional bra, while providing oodles of sassy support.
