I left my reply to this thread until this morning, because today is my 'measure and photo day' anyway( More on that separately).
My measured band size is 35" and my boob measurement is 9", so on that basis, using the sfem method, 35/9 = 3.888 and that would make me a D cup - I WISH!!!!
As I've said before, in reality I don't quite fill a 36B.
I suspect that the flaw in this method is that it takes no account of boob shape, in the sense of fullness.
Mine are relatively flat for the width and I've said many times I dont really want to be much bigger in terms of projection but I do want roundness/fullness, and i also have a fairly wide gap in the centre at the front.
Edited to add: I've just had a thought, bra measurements are always taken by measuring the circumferance of the band, and that by definition takes no account of the actual cross sectional shape of the rib cage. Typically, males have a greater front to back measurement than females and I think the x-section would look 'squarer' in comparison. So what we really need is to measure the width of the chest, straight across and use that as the basis for cup size, but unfortunately bra's aren't sold that way.
My measured band size is 35" and my boob measurement is 9", so on that basis, using the sfem method, 35/9 = 3.888 and that would make me a D cup - I WISH!!!!
As I've said before, in reality I don't quite fill a 36B.
I suspect that the flaw in this method is that it takes no account of boob shape, in the sense of fullness.
Mine are relatively flat for the width and I've said many times I dont really want to be much bigger in terms of projection but I do want roundness/fullness, and i also have a fairly wide gap in the centre at the front.
Edited to add: I've just had a thought, bra measurements are always taken by measuring the circumferance of the band, and that by definition takes no account of the actual cross sectional shape of the rib cage. Typically, males have a greater front to back measurement than females and I think the x-section would look 'squarer' in comparison. So what we really need is to measure the width of the chest, straight across and use that as the basis for cup size, but unfortunately bra's aren't sold that way.