Do you wear prostheses?

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Last week I visited a small independent bra shop in an affluent neighbourhood.  Rather than ask directly for a fitting l usually first engage the staff in chat about the brands they sell. This way I demonstrate my product knowledge.  Invariably they eventually ask what size I am looking for.  At this point I  usually answer that I normally wear a 34D but that it varies by brand and style. Depending on their reaction I  follow up and ask about the possibility of a fitting. This strategy usually yields a positive result and on this occasion it did.  The assistant asked me what syles and colours I  liked  which I answered.  She then asked whether I wore prostheses. Now I was wearing a  loose fitting patterned top so my boobs weren't that obvious. I just said no and she asked whether I was wearing a bra and I said yes. She then invited me into the fitting room to assess my current bra for fit and to see what maybe suitable.  When I took off my shirt I  could tell she was a bit shocked at what she saw by the way she hesitated and said "err, ok right" but she went to actually compliment me on the fit of the bra I was wearing.  I guess she had never encountered a man with breasts before so assumed that I  would wear fake boobs.  I went on to have a really great experience, she  offered me 3 lovely options and I chose the Wacoal Halo Lace bra in a practical nude colour.  It's lovely to wear. 

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I've posted this elsewhere before but it works here as well.  I was visiting a crossdressing website and the question was asked, "Why to you wear a brassiere?"  There were a few men speaking about their breast development but that laughs came from the person who responded to the question saying "If I didn't, my breast forms would fall to the floor."

With this crowd we have legitimate reasons to wear a well-designed brassiere.  And for many of us it will need to be an attractive brassiere as well.