Tales From the BRABAR Studio: Halter Bralettes, Crop Bralettes, and Everyday Bras for the Summer Season

It's halter bralette season. Teens are going on summer break - vacations to the beach, parties, and summer camp. Teen halter and crop bralettes are perfect for summer tops, sundresses, and open-back shirts. BRABAR has many options for a teen's summer wardrobe: halter bralettes, bra tops, crop tops, everyday bras, and more.

Halter Bralette Options

• The Strappy Halter Bralette - a seamless, all-day comfort design that doubles as a medium-impact sports bralette.
• The Lace Halter Bralette - lacy details with everyday comfort, ideal for daily activities or as a medium-impact sports bra. Comes in six colors.
• The Open-Back Backless Halter Bralette - great for backless and open-back outfits.

Racerback and Convertible Options

• The Soft Crop Multiway Convertible Bra Top - multiple styling options: backless halter, criss-cross, adjustable cami straps, or a casual strapless bra.
• The Cotton Stretch Racerback - seamless, breathable, and a medium-impact sports bra.
• The Soft Cami Bra - a fan-favorite, seamless, unlined double-layer wire-free bra top and a great starter teen bralette.

Everyday Bra Options

• The Everyday Bra - all-day support with a back closure and removable cups, in Black, Mushroom, and Natural Gray.
• The Everyday Longline Cami Bra - good for everyday use and as a bra top on its own, with a keyhole back closure and adjustable straps.

Two Real Fittings

Two examples from the BRABAR Studio are a teenager and a preteen, both of whom came in with their respective mothers.

The teenager measured a band size of 26 - a very petite rib cage measurement and a genuinely difficult size to find bras for. Her overbust measurement was 32 inches. Subtracting 26 from 32 gives a 6-inch difference - a DDD/F cup. Her bra size was 26DDD/F. She was in such disbelief that I measured her again, and it came out the same both times.

She picked out a Strappy Halter Bralette, an Everyday Bra, and a Soft Crop Multiway Convertible Bralette.

The preteen measured a band of 28, another petite rib cage. Her overbust measurement was 32 inches. Subtracting 28 from 32 gives a 4-inch difference - a D cup. Her bra size was 28D.

She picked out an Open-Back Halter, an Everyday Longline Cami, and an Everyday Bra.

As you can see from both examples, each got a halter for their needs, plus everyday options - and the teenager also got the Soft Crop Multiway Convertible Bralette for more versatility with the straps. For a petite ribcage paired with a full bust, BRABAR has halter bralette, crop bra top, and everyday options for the whole summer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a 26-inch band size unusually small?

Yes, it's genuinely rare and a difficult size to find bras for at most retailers. BRABAR's standard range runs 28-38, so a measurement this petite is at the very edge of what's typically available anywhere.

Why would someone doubt their own measurement?

A large gap between band and cup size, like this teen's 26DDD/F, can feel implausible if you've never been accurately measured before. Re-measuring to confirm is always a reasonable step.

What's a good halter option for backless summer outfits?

The Open-Back Backless Halter Bralette is built specifically for that - it provides support and style without visible straps across the back.

How to Measure

Bust Size minus Band Size equals Cup Size.

• Measure Underbust: Place a soft measuring tape around your rib cage, parallel to the floor, snug like a hug - the band is where support should come from, not the shoulder straps. Round to the nearest whole even number.
• Measure Overbust: Wrap the tape parallel to the floor over the fullest part of your breasts, slightly loose rather than snug. Round to the nearest whole number.
• Calculate Cup Size: The difference between band and overbust equals your cup size. Each inch of difference is one cup size, from A up through DDD/F.

Use BRABAR's Fit Guide and Bra Size Calculator to measure yourself accurately at home.