I first found out about Breakout Bras from a friend, who told me that they offered swimwear in bigger cup sizes. I had never been able to wear a bikini before in my life. I have been a DD cup since 7th grade. I could usually only find boring beige bras, and if I was lucky, black. Imagine my surprise when I found out that I wasn’t a 36DD but a 30H! I found not just one or two bras, but multiples, in so many colors, and a wide variety of swimwear! I was able to wear a swimsuit that fit for the first time since elementary school. I noticed they had a help wanted sign in the front. I asked a lot of questions about how they size and asked about working there, and the rest is history. I worked at Breakout Bras as a fitter for four years, and now I’m the Digital Design and Marketing Director.
I cannot tell you how invaluable Breakout Bras has been to my life. Growing up, I struggled with a negative body image. I was very self-conscious about having big breasts and was teased about it. I would hunch my shoulders over to try to hide how big my boobs were. I would seek out minimizer styles to try and look as small as possible. It was through working at Breakout Bras that I began to feel comfortable in my own skin and more confident. Having a correctly fitted bra made my clothes fit better, helped ease my back pain, and made me look smaller. I didn’t feel like what defined me was being "the girl with huge boobs". Through fitting customers, I realized that the average body type isn’t what’s portrayed in the media; it's not average at all. Over time, it didn’t matter to me anymore if I looked small or not. I accepted that I looked the way I do, and it was beautiful.