I haven’t worn a bra in three years – I used to worry about my nipples showing but I’ve realised nobody actually cares
THE no-bra movement is gathering new speeds in 2023 with thousands of women binning their underwired garments.
That includes social media personality Delala – a proud member of the No-Bra Club who hasn’t caged her boobs in three years.
The 27-year-old once worried about her nipples showing through her tops and that people were looking at her.
Now, her boobs spend every day free from restriction.
Delala said: “I never enjoyed wearing bras in the first place.
“I really dislike wearing one – it’s so uncomfortable.
“In the beginning, I had to get used to the feeling of showing a little bit of nipple.
“When your boobs are soft they don’t show, but you can’t tell if that’s going to be the case all day.”
Delala has been braless for three years after battling through nipple worries or paranoia that people are looking at her boobs.
She has one bra for “very very rare” occasions and realised that most people aren’t taking much notice of whether she’s wearing one or not.
Delala started off small by not wearing one at home and gradually built up becoming braless when doing her weekly shop and then going to work.
In her job working with children, she makes sure her tops are supportive and thick to mimic wearing a bra without having to wear one.
She said: “You learn from experience what outfits work well and what to wear in certain situations.”
The no-bra movement picked up pace following the pandemic as women working from home opted for comfort.
Before that, celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Kate Moss and Rihanna ditched the restricting underwear.
For Delala, the choice to go braless was about liberation from the social norm that she had to cage her boobs.
The self-styled minimalist hated wearing a bra during her school years but felt the pressure to because all the other girls were.
She explained: “When you’re in school, your world is so small and the people in your classroom are important – that’s your entire life.
“As you grow older, you see that the world is much bigger than these few people.
“That’s also why the older I get, the less I care about other people’s opinions.”
Delala said her experience of going bra-free has been mostly positive, with her friends and family supporting her choices .
Her advice to anyone else wanting to go bra-free is to start off small and not put too much pressure on yourself to be fully bra-free straight away.