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White bras? Do you wear them?

I do not even own a white bra.  I think it was college that I learned to wear a nude colored bra under white shirts and I have never looked back.  I see so many women wearing thin white shirts with blazing white bras underneath and I don't understand it.

Thoughts?

 

***I am not referring to sports bras*** =)

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  • The only white bras I have (that arent sports bras) are ones that I got on sale and I don't wear them under white/light clothes. 
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  • I haven't owned one in probably 15 years, aside from sports bras.  I don't get it either.
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    I learned in college to wear a nude bra, never looked back.

    My mom still wears white bras, I blame her for teaching me wrong.

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  • i do but i rarely wear it. and i never wear it under white, black or pastels.
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  • Only my nursing bra's are white and I never wear them with white or even light colors.
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  • I haven't owned one in 10+ years.
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  • I have one. And I wore it yesterday with a white shirt. I never paid much attention but I guess I will now.

  • I learned the nude bra thing in college too.  What's up with that?

    I like to have a crisp white bra in the mix so I always have one.  But it is usually what I wear under a bright color when I don't have a bra that matches that color.  Wearing nude all the time is boring and I don't like black bras under bright colored clothing.  With bras that hold my jugs up costing upwards of $60+ I stick to 2 black, 2 nude, and 1 white most of the time.

    I'd say poor DH but he doesn't even wait to look at the bra, so it doesn't matter.

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  • Most of mine are nude or black.   The only ones I have that are white are nursing bras. 
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  • I have a couple, and I wear them, but just never under a white or thin shirt!
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  • All of my bras (well, that I wear on a daily basis) are nude.  I also learned the importance of not wearing white under white a long time ago, and pretty much never bought a colored/patterned bra since, not even black.  I don't want to chance not having a clean bra for an outfit I want to wear.  My underwear and bras rarely match, as I DO have fun colored/patterned underwear, but always a nude bra!  :-)
  • I have one.  When I went bra shopping post-nursing the bra I found (and liked) was sold out in nude.  I bought the white because I refused to wear a nursing bra any longer!

    In my defense, I RARELY wear a plain white shirt.  I think I own one and it has ruffles on the front, so you can't really see much.

    My next purchase will be a nude one, though, out of habit mostly.

  • imageCareBear01:
    All of my bras (well, that I wear on a daily basis) are nude.  I also learned the importance of not wearing white under white a long time ago, and pretty much never bought a colored/patterned bra since, not even black.  I don't want to chance not having a clean bra for an outfit I want to wear.  My underwear and bras rarely match, as I DO have fun colored/patterned underwear, but always a nude bra!  :-)

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    The only white bras I have (that arent sports bras) are ones that I got on sale and I don't wear them under white/light clothes. 

    This.  I have a white bra currently, it's a Calvin Klein bra that I love but have a really hard time finding in my size, I happened on a white one at Marshalls for like $14 so I bought it.  My bras are almost all boring old nude.

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  • I have (and wear) a white bra. I wear it under all sorts of stuff--but do a bra check before I wear it with white/thin/light colored stuff. 
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  • Nope most of mine are nude or black.
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  • I honestly don't think I've ever even owned a white bra since the days of training bras.
  • I don't wear white bras either.
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  • I have 3 white bras out of like 40 bras & they only get worn under non-white shirts.  Most of mine are nude w/ some black and a few other colors sprinkled in for fun.
  • I was always taught to get flesh toned. I do have a white one though.  I will wear it under my tshirts at work.
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    I have a few white bras but it has never been a big deal because I don't have any thin shirts you can see through.
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  • imageodear:

    I do not even own a white bra.  I think it was college that I learned to wear a nude colored bra under white shirts and I have never looked back.  I see so many women wearing thin white shirts with blazing white bras underneath and I don't understand it.

    Thoughts?

     

    ***I am not referring to sports bras*** =)

    You have expressed my view - including when I "learned" (from Oprah) - to a "T".  I have 1 black bra, I think, but 99% nude bras.  They'll work under pretty much anything.
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    KNJepp, I learned the nude bra/underwear under white clothes from Oprah as well! And I rarely watched her show.  Too funny.

     Even worse is when someone wears a white thong under white pants or dress.  That always skeeves me out.

    I do have one white bra, but I generally only wear it if I'm layering tank tops and one of them is white.  I will sometimes wear it under a lighter colored/patterned blouse that you can't see through if my nude bras are all in the wash.  But otherwise, they're all nude, with one black.

     

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  • imageNanner:

    KNJepp, I learned the nude bra/underwear under white clothes from Oprah as well! And I rarely watched her show.  Too funny.

    I was seldom an Oprah-watcher either - makes me wonder if we all saw the same episode!

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  • I only wear nude bras.  Even most of my nursing bras are nude or black. 
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  • Yes, I have lots of them. I own colored shirts and it makes no difference.
  • imageHumpyPuppy:
    Yes, I have lots of them. I own colored shirts and it makes no difference.
    I was starting to wonder if I was all maw maw for owning/wearing them! As long as you also dont wear them under a dark sweater at a club filled with black lights you're good. We always loved spotting those glowing bras in college :).
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  • imageHumpyPuppy:
    Yes, I have lots of them. I own colored shirts and it makes no difference.

    Me too. Some of the prettiest/fanciest bras I have are white or part white. Having them isn't bad as long as you know when to wear them and when not to...

     

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    imageHumpyPuppy:
    Yes, I have lots of them. I own colored shirts and it makes no difference.

    Me too. Some of the prettiest/fanciest bras I have are white or part white. Having them isn't bad as long as you know when to wear them and when not to...

     

    I just prefer not having to think about it.

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  • I suppose the question would have been better phrased "if you wear white bras, do you wear them under thin white shirts for all the world to see?"
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