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In partnership with LGBTQA+ Student Initiatives, the CARE Closet at NKU is providing free chest binders to students. 

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Northern Kentucky University Campus
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Please review the following information about chest binders and browse the options available on each site. Once you have figured out your measurements and preferred binder, fill out the form below. If a CARE Closet employee has a question, we will email you via the email you provide in the form.
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Important note: avoid binding with substitutes like ACE bandages, duct tape, or plastic wrap if you do not own a commercial binder. These items do not move with your body, and therefore pose a potential threat to your physical well-being. 
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Submit Your Request
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Take Your Measurements (as suggested by gc2b) 

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Taking your measurements can give you an idea of what size chest binder could fit you best, depending on the sizing of each brand of binder.

  • Use a measuring tape – Need one? Visit the CARE Closet at NKU to borrow one of ours!
  • Do not wear a bra or any other compression products when taking your measurements.
  • Each chest measurement should be taken all the way around your torso. The measuring tape should not compress your chest tissue, but should touch your body. If the measuring tape is not touching your body, it is too loose.
  • Make sure to write down your measurements on a piece of paper or in the notes app on your phone.

Measurements to Take

Shoulder Measurement Point to Point
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  1. Underarm measurement – take this measurement just above where your breast tissue begins. The measuring tape should lay just below your armpits and at the beginning of your breast tissue.
  2. The largest part of the chest – take this measurement around the torso and chest where the most breast tissue is (usually around the nipples, but this will vary person to person).
  3. Under bust measurement – take this measurement directly under your breast tissue.
  4. Shoulder width – place the measuring tape at the point of one of your shoulders. Then, stretch the tape to the point of your other shoulder. Do not wrap the measuring tape all the way around your shoulders for this measurement – just point to point.
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