There’s a new trend emerging on the red carpet involving cleavage. Make that squashed, flat cleavage.
A look once favoured by Edwardian ladies, the phenomenon has a new name thanks to British newspaper, The Sun. Coined the “squoob,” it is the busty result of squishing an hourglass figure into a tight corset-style dress. A mid-boob tourniquet if you will. The squoob dominated at the Golden Globes and SAG award ceremonies this year and Christina Hendricks and Sofia Vergara are both repeat offenders.
Madonna
Let me just say I am not a fan of the look and by that I am not being purely judgmental. I had the unfortunate experience of sporting a squoob on only the most photographed day of my life. An over zealous dressmaker ensured I ended up with one on my wedding day. Maybe she was ahead of her time or maybe I put on a few pounds, but a “bridal squoob” was most definitely not the look I was going for. My boobs started just under my collarbone and ended –rather painfully- under the tight band of my dress. I had taken great care in camouflaging my large bust for most my life -in loose billowy tops- and then here they were on display, to pretty much everyone I knew.
Oh well, at least I’m in good company.
Would you ever hoik your er, ladylumps up this way or is it yet another slightly torturous, therefore ridiculous fashion trend?
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m SURE I’ve seen this sort of thing going on for years. I don’t think it’s such a new thing. Maybe it’s more common? but I have to agree, it doesn’t look that pretty! I also think that of all those pics, Jessica Alba doesn’t look like she has squoobs. Everyone else, yes, but she looks quite normal.
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agreed! Jessica Alba and the (OMG-she’s-only-14) Ariel Winter don’t look squooby to me. The rest – there are some shockers. Not everyone can pull off the Uma-Dangerous-Liaisions look, and these photos show that!
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I see nothing wrong with those photos. I do see things wrong with your judgement of them.
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So nobody here has been to the Oktoberfest then?
Never seen a dirndl?!
*tsk*
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Okay, I’ve come to this late and haven’t read the other comments. I think that whether or not this style “works” depends entirely on the shape of the person wearing it and the style of the dress/bodice. I won’t make individual comments on the not-so-good ones, but some of them are awful. I think the most successful one is Salma Hayak.
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funny article, gave me a chuckle or two. It’s interesting (from viewing the comments) how any remotely critical commentary on fashion/bodies these days is pounced upon and denounced as being “body shaming” etc. It should surely be possible to have both a healthy body image and a sense of humour – together with a bit of perspective! To put it bluntly, almost everyone will look ridiculous from time to time. Those whose lives involve the red carpet just happen to show their ridiculous moments (eg, squoobs!) to more people than most. Learning to take ourselves less seriously is part of having a healthy outlook on life.
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Repeat ‘offenders’? Who are they offending?
Is there a reason you are targeting women on their body shape? This isn’t a fashion article this is body shaming.
You said yourself you’ve tried hiding your large bust most of your life? Is it because people around you incite shame when they comment? DON’T CONTINUE THE CYCLE.
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I will never have this problem Hahahahaah why do theses women who do have seems to be nice boobs look just silly!!
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Ah – great timing for me.
I am going tomorrow to my alterationist appointment for my wedding dress. My boobs are huge, but I want them securely in place, not squoobing out the top of my dress.
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Pumba – avoid bustiers, corsets etc. (I mean underwear) try and see if your dress maker can build a little bit of support into the actual dress.
I wore a bustier under my wedding dress, which was a huge mistake. It pushed my boobs up until the dress had probs containing them (and I spent the day constantly yanking my dress up) and the middle of my dress kept folding over (I have an extreme hour glass figure, clothes do tend to ride up on my waist). It was all great in the fittings and the shop, but it was a completely different story when I was moving around.
Ps I dunno if anyone else has said this, but the squoob look is far earlier than Edwardian. That was going on in the Renaissance, all the way through to the Regency period. By the Victorian period they developed underbrush corsets, gussetted corsets, and corsets with cups to avoid this kind of thing. The Edwardian boob look was the dramatically thrust forward, hips back “S” shape, popularly known today as the “Gibson girl look”, like this http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10714209-3
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Gallery is amazing. Whether it’s a trend or not, those women look fantastic.
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…I think perhaps that many of these celebrity so-called “squoobs” are actually a result of the amount of silicone that’s been implanted, rather than a natural breast squeezed into a tight garment! The totally un-natural silicone breasts sit up all by themselves like a couple of tennis balls…quite unattractive, really!
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I disagree. My breasts are fake and I’ve never experience ‘squoobs’ and they definitley don’t sit up on my chest like a set on tennis balls (not without the help of a good bra anyway. My experience is that fake breasts can’t be manipulated in the way the breasts of the ladies in the gallery are without some discomfort.
The thought of squishing my breasts (fake or natural) into a garment making them look like those in the gallery makes my eyes water!
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Why does Mamamia print all these body image articles with apparently good intentions and then follow it up by printing something that picks on women who push their boobs up on the red carpet? Most of the women in that gallery do not have squished boobs anyway, they are just pushed up. And do we really care if they want to do it? Come on Mamamia you are better than this. If you are going to pretend to promote healthy body image at least be consistent.
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in my view, it’s because it’s happening! do you like to talk about what’s happening? i do! they’re not being judgmental. they’re reporting on an interesting (if superficial) phenomenon.
it’s certainly not all fluff on mamamia. and by gods, i don’t always agree with every article. however, where squoobs, poo-catchers and the like are concerned, if i didn’t hear it here, i wouldn’t be in the know
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My boobs are so small I wouldn’t be able to achieve squoobs no matter how hard I tried!
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I kind of like the squoob in moderation – a la Dangerous Liaisons and sans implants. It looks a whole lot better than when women go strapless and the dress kind of slips a bit low and takes the boobs with it… Sloopy and slightly droopy can look nice (?) but that’s the joy of boobs, there are just so many ways to wear them!
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p.s. what’s going on with madonna’s eyes there? is that a slip-up of some kind or is she always that asymmetrical? Kind of an anti-ad for strong is the new skinny, too, Madonna. Way too much scope to be getting carried away with that. Strong is good, but let’s hope that’s normal and/or mental and emotional strong – not working out at the gym every day strong.
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That’s what years of plastic surgery’ll do for you – another case of ‘Michael Jackson’s nose’ I’m afraid
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I’ve missed your writing Nicky!
Welcome back! I have had squoobs by accident. Turns out my boobs grew over the holidays – I’m 26 but apparently they are still growing! I now am a DD, not a D anymore and nothing fits!
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Ariel Winter is a 14 year old child, I’m a little surprised that you would use her as an example.
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14 year old girls do have breasts.
It wasn’t a sexual objectification.
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And she doesn’t even look like any squoob happening. Why is she even in the gallery?
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I find it profoundly offensive that you would include Ariel Winter. She is a child. Why on earth would you include her?
This entire premise is appalling. As others have noted, how can you purport to promote healthy self esteem and body issues when you publish such judgmemtal drivel?
Out of all the issues facing modern women today, this is all you can come up with? Lift your game.
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Skinny or curvy, judging women on their appearance never seems to go out of fashion.
Imagine this pictorial was put together by a man and posted on Zoo. Instead it’s posted on here and people want to defend it as ‘light hearted’. This is just plain derogatory and shaming women for their choices. For someone who prides herself on body positivity and being progressive, I fail to see how an article like this has a place on Mia’s site. It doesn’t matter if the subject matter is a woman’s BODY or her APPEARANCE – you’re still shaming them for how they choose to look.
Grow up.
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I am an F cup. I’m sorry, but the “squoob” is almost inevitable for me. I have boobs, they are large, they are round. The only way for me to not have any roundness is if I went braless and let them swing around my belly button.
Half the photos in the gallery look like cleavage to me, not squoobs.
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Im an F cup as well, and never sported anything that looks like that. If it doesn’t fit and squashes me, I wouldn’t buy it or wear it…
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I have discovered the minimiser bras after years of accidental squoobing. Now my e cups look like a c. Love it
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I agree Anon, I’m seeing a lot of boobs that are just big, rather than squashed. It’s a bit sad that this seems to have been confused.
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Yeah, except for Nicole Kidman – really? are we supposed to believe they’re really hers??
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A lot of those squoobs look like they’re aided and abetted by implants – bit of a minus in my books.
I like the way Christina Hendrick’s right one seems to be plotting its escape.
Go you good thing! I’ll be just outside the security perimeter to assist.
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P.S. Can’t believe that there are tata trends.
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I am size 10DD (or 10E) if it can ever be found.
Big boobs, but small under them around my rib-cage and back. And size 10 everywhere else. I end up with squoobs any time I wear something that reveals a bit of cleavage.
I would have a boob job tomorrow if someone paid for it.
My bestie and I say we will go into theater together. They can drain my boobs down to a B cup and pump hers up to a C.
It’s the perfect solution.
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If they cause you back or shoulder pain it can be covered under Medicare. Talk to your doctor
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Or both just be thankful for having what I assume is a healthy body.
Either way.
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I appreciate your point and if it’s just a cosmetic thing then absolutely, accept your body and all its quirks. But being big breasted can have painful consequences, and sometimes that requires more than just a well fitting bra. Some women experience back, neck and shoulder problems as a result of lugging several kilos out front. A girlfriend of mine with F cups had a Medicare funded reduction, lost 600g from each breast and now a pain free D cup.
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I understand that.
A friend of mine had a reduction as she was a G-cup and had health issues.
But the commenter above is talking DD’s there: Not really a health issue (if that was the case Hugh Hefner would be up for multiple legal issues..)
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I had a breast reduction june last year. Lost 1kg off each breast. Most amazing thing ever!
I’m now a DD and loving it!
I can occasionally have a bit of squoob action, but a good bra and correctly fitted clothes are important.
Annon. Try http://www.biggirls.com.au amazing bra shop in Brisbane. Goes from a AA to a KK. They will post and repost until you fit. also have swimwear!
they make my world a better place!
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Oh god, really!? Come on, this is just big boobed ladies wanting to show of their breastage and smaller boobed ladies wanting to up their breastage impact. Nothing new, and nothing offensive!
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It’s not cleavageness, it’s the squishingness that the article is about.
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To me, the squoob phenomenon looks like a whole lot of women wearing dresses that are too small for them. Just sayin’
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I agree
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OMG Christina Hendricks are completely lopsided!! Don’t think that is a flattering look for her! Who the heck is she anyway????
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She is most well known for playing a saucy, sassy character in the Emmy Award winning series, Madmen.
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She was also on several episodes of Firefly. “Saffron”
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How the hell did Nicole Kidman end up with cleavage?!
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Hence the squoob
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Amy Childs looks like she forgot to put her dress on over her lingerie!
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She also looks like an OompaLoompa.
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Who is she? Is she a real person? She looks like a wax manequin
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Who is she? Is she a real person? She looks like a wax mannequin
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And then there’s the people who do it on purpose….
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Well that’s disturbing.
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OMG HOW DID YOU FIND THAT PICTURE OF ME FROM MY WEDDING??!
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That made me laugh hard.
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Dude it’s all over Facebook. Make sure of your photo privacy settings next time! lol
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Hi kris, just letting you know I sent you a message via Mamamia Regarding a separate post you replied to. Just wanted to let you know you were right
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Some of these dresses just look ill fitting.
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I have to agree!
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My thought exactly…also, kinda squishing them a bit I think is kinda inadvertently mandatory if you’re wearing a heavy strapless ballgown and they’re basically the only thing holding the damn dress up.
The other smaller dresses that are obviously purposely squished just look too small and a bit OTT.
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Latest trend in clevage? How is it any different to the fashion of the Victorian era or even Elizabethan?
I’m not a woman, hence don’t have boobs, but it looks very very uncomfortable to squish breasts up like that.
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Pretty sure the Edwardians were mentioned in the second sentence.
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Yes and I added the Elizabethan and Victorian periods as well. Pretty much that entire period of about 400 years or so.
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Mammamia!
Are you yanking my chain with this article?
This after the lovely article the other day about how being flat-chested does not make you less womanly. FAR OUT. VERY DISAPPOINTED.
Here we all were saying how your body shape shouldn’ t define women and who the hell has the right to comment on other women’s bodies.
First off the bat:
I am revolted by your use of the word “Squoob”. By doing this as woman, you are giving permission for men to use it. I don’t want anyone commenting on my “squoobs”- even if i did have them. Would you?
Secondly:
Any larger-breasted woman would tell you that a bit of “Squoob” is inevitable because dressmakers aren’t up to date with the size of the modern woman.
How do I politely say “Pull your head in”? This isn’t a fair article. Anyway, Christina would look great in a heshian sack.
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I really don’t think the article was about big vs small boobs. It was about boobs of all shapes being squished into too-small dresses/tops, on purpose. The term Squoob, as indicated in the article, was a term coined by another publication.
Lighten up.
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Whoa! This comment wreaks of PMS. Its a bit of frivolous fun and not exclusively making fun of larger breasted women (hello Nicole Kidman is not well endowed!)
I am a smaller boobed lady and I have used to squoob just to have some sort of cleavage!
No one’s yanking anything… except for me trying to yank by boobs up into my bra….
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I’m not saying it’s about small vs large… The whole commenting negatively on other women’s bodies is not ok.
I’m going as far as saying the Nicole Kidman’s pic was tokenistic
PMS… Highly original way of dealing with a female voicing indignation. Good one.
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Fair call I’ll take that back and just say you are overreacting!
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Can I just ask if you’ve read “The Beauty Myth”?
I get that people feel protective of Mammamia’s writers… But I do believe that Nicky was way outta line here.
It’s offensive to put down women’s bodies. It causes no end of pain to women’s self esteem.
I was under the impression Mammamia was against that kinda stuff.
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It’s not putting down women’s bodies. It’s putting down what their stylists have forced them into and made them look crap in the process.
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Kris,
I think that’s a bit of a cop out, maybe.
I don’t see anything in Nicky’s writing where the stylists are blamed… And maybe you are savvy enough to know that they have stylists but do you see how it could be interpreted as being “Look how bad these women look with squished boobs”
That’s not cool. And her prefacing it with “This is me being judgey” isn’t enough. Just stop insulting other women’s bodies. It isn’t nice and it sets us back.
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Are you the same Susan commenting on their cup sizes below?
I don’t think it’s a cop-out. I think some of them do it knowingly, and it doesn’t look great. Like I said, Sofia Vergara I don’t think does the squashing thing, Christina Hendricks does. I’ve got huge boobs myself and I don’t feel a need to do the squash them in half thing.
I think most people know they have stylists, going by the comments here. Having a stylist though doesn’t mean they’re not getting their clients stuff they ask for, even if it’s ill advised.
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I was commenting on cup sizes from my experience as dress-maker. I certainly wasn’t putting down any sizes, shapes, fits of clothing etc.
I don’t think when I was 18 or so I realized that stylists existed (and might I add going through disordered eating that sadly still fits within cultural norms).
It’s easy to forget how much we learn along the way. I’d like to think that Mammamia is thinking of it’s impact upon all readers. And please remember that according to Mission Australia’s studies of young people 15-25, Body image was in the top three issues.
And another cautionary tale: there was a gorgeous,(very) large boobed chick at the last wedding I went to. She had this amazing rockabilly dress on and her red shoes. OMG. To. Die. For. Then I heard these girls comment on her the same thing that Nicky is mentioning above…
Then as now, I was floored with how petty and mean-spirited comments were.
Didn’t their Mama ever telll them if you haven’t got anything nice (or at least interesting or worthwhile) to say then seriously- shut your mouse!
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It’s not about defending the writers (Nicky is an adult and more than capable of defending herself if she felt the need). It’s about defending the fivolity and fun this post respresents! I really feel you are blowing this out of proportion.
I haven’t read the book but I know the stats, I just believe this post has nothing to do with that.
If you have a problem with the post perhaps you should email MM instead of taking the fun out of something everyone else seems to be enjoying? That way you can get a response and a dialogue going about how you feel.
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I appreciate that, Kate and thanks for at least taking that on board.
I have to say a response from Nicky was what I was most of all after here.
Now I feel rejected too (joking… ‘m sure she has better things to do… Like finding pictures of celebs with squished boobs. Sorry, couldn’t help myself here.
And you are right in that my frustration runs a lot deeper:
I’m sick of bitchy magazines like “Who” etc.
I’m sick of bitchy shows like Fashion Police.
I’m sick of bitchy websites like “Go Fug’
All I want is to see people in really, really amazing dresses and to make up my own mind. Is that too much to ask? (*insert violins)
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Lol, insert violins here. Made my morning!
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I don’t fel comfortable, nor respectful, making comments or judgements on these women’s body parts.
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I think the comments aren’t about the boobs themselves but the way the dresses are fitted (at least thats how I’m looking at it!)
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True, but over time, I’m becoming less and less comfortable with doing that to others too
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Mmm, beg to differ,
Most women in these pics would be bigger than a c-cup.
From my understanding, Most sample sizes are A to B.
You could let in a garment easily but taking it out is hard. Esp for a D +.
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I’m a DD and manage to keep my boobs firmly insidemyclothes, without squoob… and I’m not a celebrity with a stylist and loads of cash either!
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Big boobs vs little boobs isn’t the issue…
I’d say the issue is that it’s ok to comment negatively on other women’s bodies.
There are enough sources out there that will tell women how bad they look, if they don’t fit the cultural ideal.
It’s not okay. It’s never okay.
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That was my point as well, Susan. Everyone doing this in here sounds like a bunch of men ogling women’s bodies. I don’t like being spoken about like that, and I’m sure these celebs wouldn’t like it either.
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I think Natalie Portman might not be squoobing so much as breastfeeding….remember that engorged pain?She looks uncomfortable to me, not a happy face.
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I LOVE seeing pictures of women with big busts looking so feminine!
Your wedding day story made me laugh Nicky! I have a large bust on a small frame and on my wedding day I wore a gorgeous strapless slinky (but still stuctured) dress which was tight and looked corsetted around the waist and the bust area was really structured and had a kind of cleavage “gap” in it. It really showed off my best assets (waist and boobs).
I too rarely show of my bust and I remember feeling really hurt when after we returned from our honeymoon, instead of saying anything nice about how I looked one of my friends just said “OMG I didn’t expect you to show off your boobs as much as you did! We were all a bit shocked.)
It’s not like you can hide them in a formal gown, especially one that is white! My dress was a very elegant dress and I felt really beautiful in it.
I have always hated having to feel self conscious about having a big bust. Some people are really judgemental when big busted women show some cleavage. Those of us who have large busts on small frames know that it is either that or look matronly or bigger than you are. And who wants to do that?
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Oh yes!! It’s good to hear I’m not alone. I’m big busted with a small frame too (Fcup) and I often hope people aren’t judging me for showing cleavage. It’s just that it is hard not too when your ratio of boob to body is higher than average and I agree with you that if you go for higher necked or loose tops they do look matronly or you get accused of being pregnant when you’re not, yikes!!
As for the squoob look, if I pushed mine up like that I may very well suffocate.
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I had a similar experience on my wedding day. I had bought the dress knowing I was going to be finishing breast feeding a month before the wedding. I assumed my boobs would get smaller, but alas they didn’t and I was much more ‘booby’ then I assumed I would be on the day! Anyway I still felt great but near the end of the night the partner of my husband’s friend (who I thought was my friend too) told me that my dress was inappropriate and that I was showing too much boob! It was a Fleur Wood Bohemian style maxi dress, so not exactly meant to be racy! I just felt suddenly deflated. I tried to keep the smile plastered on my face but no-one wants to hear that they look terrible on their wedding day. I hate how women judge other women so harshly, it really is counterproductive and mean spirited. Suffice to say, I couldn’t get over how mean her comment was and ended the friendship.
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Haha yes, a few of my male friends said to me after the wedding, “I had no idea you had such big boobs.” No mention at all about the table decorations or cake flavour, harrumph!
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Nicky you have my deepest sympathy. For my wedding my dress maker made my wedding dress far lower cut than I intended. A tasteful V neck became “well hello sailor!” and I swear i could rest my chin. There’s even a photo where the priest looks to be staring at my boobs!
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Wedding, Shcmedding!! You should’ve seen how my Deb. dress turned out! It sreamed “coming out” and I’not referring to my entrance into the world as a Lady!!!!!
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Gosh, don’t all the UK ‘stars’ look terrible??? Yuk. No taste.
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Having spent most of the last 5 years either pregnant or breastfeeding, I am RELISHING the occasional squoob! Maternity bras can be great, but really don’t give enough support for anyone more than a B cup. Pop my (E-cup) girls in some underwire and padding, I feel like a new woman!
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Ah I wouldn’t lump Christina Hendricks in this group! It’s not as though she can help it!
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No win situation. If you’re slender you get slammed with those ridiculous ‘you’re not a woman’ memes (“only dogs like bones” etc), if you’re curvy like Christina you get called a ‘repeat offender’ and harassed for being large breasted. Good on her for embracing what she’s got. She’s a stunning woman.
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Yep 8F bust here and I have the same problem. If I let gravity take over then I look like my granny (do your boobs hang low, do they wobble to and for…..). So corsetry is a friend!
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And I thought I had trouble finding a nice 14DD! You must have even more of a challenge!
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Oh lordy Esta, I complain about having a 12E and how hard it is to find decent bras that are NOT $50 each.
It’s like Target caters for size 8-14D, then anything over that automatically turns into 16-24DD-H and there is nothing else!
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Lol, I’d be thrilled to find a decent bra for $50, mine usually cost $100+, more if I want nice lingerie.
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I’m mega stingy, what can I say?! When I had a 12C/D, I always purchased the $15 bras from target! Hence why I was so indignant about not being able to get a 12E for $15!
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I agree with others below. As a 10F I look like this in most formal frocks.
Now we need someone to write a ‘positive body image’ article for Mamamia about how horrible it is to have big boobs…
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Damn straight!
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Size jinx! Well at the mo, anyway. Where do you shop?
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I like it (on most of them. Some look ridic)! But, Christina Hendricks has more on display than I’ll ever have in my entire bustal region (& I’m breastfeeding atm) so it’s probably more a matter of the size of her sqoobs than a “look” per se.
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I have massive knockers. Everything I wear creates sqoobs.
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Most of the women in the gallery just have normal cleavage. Only a handful are actually doing the Edwardian look (Madonna, Nicole). Some (Christina, Katy, Sofia) just have large breasts but very small waists. A dress that fit across their busts properly would be massive around the waist and thighs, which would be even less flattering. There’s only a handful of actresses who have couture dresses made for them for these events, the rest get sent a sample and maybe get a few minor alterations done.
I’m a Size 16 across the bust, but have a size 6-8 waist and size 10-12 hips and shoulders. When I wear a formal dress, I get the Christina Hendricks effect, but the only other option is buying a dress that works for my bust but otherwise fits like a maternity smock or getting one specially made.
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Lucky you with those measurents Anonymous! I am so jealous!:-))
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Don’t be. It’s almost impossible to find decent clothes. My entire wardrobe is made up of slight variations of the same stretchy dress and cardigans that won’t button up.
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bet you look beautiful in that look! as a small breasted woman I have always been a bit envious!
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I feel your pain, my proportions are similar.
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Mine too, and I’ve had them for sooooo long. They started sprouting when I was ten and I”m still trying to find a decent bra, I am over 50 now. I repeat my past request for a helpful article on buying a bra that fits properly on Mamamia.
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If you know anyone who does Intimo (kind of like Tupperware with undies) they do some nice stuff for bigger busts that aren’t pointy or ugly. A friend of mine does this just so she can buy discount size F bras, because they are pricey, but not outrageous ($60-110).
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I get mine from Bravissimo online and I measured myself using a method I found online. Measure your underbust size and the fullest part of the bust in inches. The difference in the two in inches is your cup size. For example, I am 32 inches under the bust and 39 around, therefore I’m a 32G (10G in Australian sizing). That’s basically one inch per alphabet letter, if you leave out DD, which doesn’t entirely make sense, I admit. Google bra fitting and you’ll find various methods. Ignore the method that says take your underbust size in inches and add 4; that is from the days before elasticised fabrics. Your underbust in inches is your size, unless it’s an odd number in which case go up.
I also got sized and buy bras from an Australian retailer Lin and Barrett.
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Me too!
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Wow. Unashamed boob-gawking! This is running perilously close to those routine ‘Current Affairs’ stories on the latest miracle sports bra, cue close-up of woman running ‘unsupported’ on treadmill etc. etc. But hey, who doesn’t like boobs?
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Stayed tuned next week for The Ahh Bra… anyone tried one?
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I think Kate Hunter’s sister (Nic?) wrote a blog post on them a little while ago….
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And it was HILARIOUS. http://www.ironingandapostrophes.com/2011/09/genie-bra-genius-or-genuinely-crap/
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They have them for $8 at a Reject Shop type place down here. Nowhere near industrial strength enough for me! Possibly would be OK if you wore one to bed. And didn’t move. Or breathe.
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Lol!
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I have a very large chest and small back 8F (bigger now due to pregnancy) and unless it’s an expensive well made dress don’t do strapless..only time I look good in strapless is my wedding dress otherwise the bras are rubbish and you just overspill and look a bitty trashy..
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Yep, this is what happens when you have a large bust! I can vouch for that! I love both Christina and Sofia and only wish my boobs looked half as good as theirs do! Squashed or not!
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With a generous G Cup bust and small-ish back, I have to say more often than not this is just what happens when you are well endowed.
Also, some of the ladies pictured don’t actually look like they have squashed boobs.. they just have a large-ish bust.
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Agreed. Quite a few don’t look squashed. When I was fairly flat chested I used to pull my clothes tighter just to try get a HINT of boob up the top like sported in these pics by Natalie Portman, Freida Pinto or Ariel Winter.
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Nicky – can you post a pic from your wedding day? I’m intrigued…
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This was early in the day, before the squoob got out of hand.. boobs were under my armpits on both sides. Damn you big knockers!!
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Not a squoob in sight!
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You look beautiful!
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Gorgeous…
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Everyone seems to be hating on poor Christina Hendricks. The poor girl has come out before and said it’s incredibly hard to find dresses because no one makes them for her size. Let’s face it – her boobs are huge. Where else are they supposed to go! I actually don’t think she’s doing it on purpose. Same goes for Sofia Vergara. The rest look forced but for these two they have big boobs – they are gunna get squished!
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I am 100% sure she could afford to have a dress MADE for her, that actually fits and flatters her figure. I’ve been married twice and both times managed to dress modestly and flatteringly, despite a 12G figure.
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A friend sported this look recently at a party and she has BIG implants! It seriously looked like her breasts were up to her nose – very uncomfortable!! Although i think the male guests enjoyed the look….
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Yuk. Makes everyone look like they have implants which in my book is not a good look. I love Christina Hendricks but not like this. The only person who seems to pull it off is Sofia Vergara. Gee she is stunning.
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Christina Hendricks is out of control. Boobs around your collarbone is a no-no.
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I’ve noticed it with her ages ago, but I don’t think a lot of the others are doing that – I don’t agree that Sofia Vergara does it. I think she always looks great and dresses for her boobs. Some of them just look like they insisted they are a size 8 when they’re really a 14.
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Agree with you, Sofia is just cleavagey (I’m sure that’s not a word, but whatever).
I suspect Christina just has trouble containing hers!!
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If you have boobs as big as Christine’s and let them stay where they naturally fall it can look kind of matronly and make a person look larger all over. They are damn hard to dress well.
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True, but you can choose evening wear with a corset back (Sophia Vergara seems to do this) so that your waist is fitted but your boobs can breathe. Or go for looks that allow a bra underneath or have some engineering built in.
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See, I’m probably closer to Christina Hendricks shape, and I couldn’t wear what Sofia does. My boobs would bust right out of those dresses. I need a dress that comes up and in a little on the sides to hold my boobs in place. Either that or I give up on trying to look nice and wear an unflattering high necked frock.
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Anon I’m heading into schools shortly on teaching prac, and I’m on the lookout for stuff I can wear for it. I’m despairing that I might need to consider high necked stuff, which are just hideous on girls with big boobs!
I *think* I’ll be able to get away with a cami-singlet under a v-neck dress to make it a bit less booby.
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I have really big boobs (E, F sometimes depending on the brand and style), and I can manage to wear stuff (like Sofia Vergara does) without cutting my boobs in half. You dress to suit your shape, rather than squashing yourself into something that isn’t designed for you!
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I’m responding to your comment *above* this one, but cami/shirt is a combo I used frequently as a legal secretary! It’s either giant shirts, or busting buttons otherwise!
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Yeah I have a couple, so I’m going to ask the academics before we go. We had enrolment yesterday and the co-ordinator told us to start looking now for stuff that’s appropriate because she’s been called to schools to send people home to get changed out of whatever they’ve rocked up in. One of the other Professors said “If you can see up, through or down it don’t wear it”. My dress is a black maxi, but it’s got a cross-over front (I got it so I could breastfeed, but also cause it looks good), I think it’s OK but I’m a bit worried about if I was in with Kindy kids and someone grabbed it or something, it’d be more appropriate to have something under it, or try and get some little cardigan to put over it.
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Have you tried Leona Edmiston’s cheaper ranges (Leona & Ruby)? They usually have some really flattering v-neck dresses that don’t show cleavage. Even the lower cut ones can be made completely appropriate with the help of a safety pin. A lot of the designs have 3/4 length sleeves and are knee length, so they look quite conservative even if you have massive boobs (like I do).
If you get them on sale they don’t cost much more than a Target dress and they last a lot longer.
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I could try pinning the ones I’ve got too – I think they’re probably OK, but I am very aware of my boobiness! The dresses I’ve got are Table Eight ones – I bought 2 of the same dress because they were reduced down to $30 each!
I’ll keep an eye out, it looks like they’re only in Sydney though. I DO like that they’re called “Frocks” on her site!
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I’m a G cup and do a lot of cami and top combos. And it’s fine in the schools I work at.
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Have you tried a bstring? It’s a great little bra attachment that only costs $20, and covers your cleavage, instead of having to wear the extra layers of a singlet or cami? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180659070246&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
I love mine!
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Enelle sports bras.
It’s almost like wearing a corset around the chest region, with hooks up front and instead of pushing the boobs up under the chin or into the armpits, they get pushed back into your chest, flattening them a little.
Entirely unsuitable for dresses, singlets etc, but fantastic under tshirts and great for sports – this bra is the reason I started running for the first time in my life, always having been too big to be comfortable doing it before (even with two bras).
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Punkernickle, I normally do wear underwire sports bras, but I’m still breastfeeding, so underwire is a no-no for longer than a couple of hours a day, and I can’t have anything too tight either because of that! To be honest, I’m really looking forward to being able to wear them again, but not going to rush weaning. I’ve got quite the collection of sports bras (mostly Triactions, but I do have a Shock Absorber too).
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Yes, Christina desperately needs to work with a red carpet stylist who can cope with someone who isn’t a size 2 (maybe co-opt whoever is styling Amber Riley, who I think actually styles herself). When she’s in her Mad Men costumes or even when she was on Firefly, she dresses quite sensibly and doesn’t look uncomfortable.
They all look like they’re in so much pain that my boobs are actually sore in sympathy.
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Squoob – another name for “ill fitting”
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I agree with you but the problem is that if you are not the mythical standard fitting (which us slightly pear shaped), clothes that fit everywhere else often don’t fit at the bust. On red carpets these ladies are wearing samples, not custom made stuff (which is what you’d have hoped for with your wedding dress) and they have to trade off fit elsewhere. If you go by the measurements provided by designers, I’m a full 2 sizes bigger in the bust than the waist.
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WHY are they wearing samples??? WHY aren’t they getting custom made? These ladies aren’t short of a buck, so what’s the issue? I have been well endowed with an otherwise fairly slim figure since I was 12 (slightly less so after baby number 2) and have always managed to dress comfortably, flatteringly and without showing a lot of cleavage – formal wear included.