equal parts
appointment-based, fit-focused bra shop
and creative gathering space

SOMERVILLE LOCATION CURRENTLY CLOSED
THE COLLECTIVE IS MOVING TO CALIFORNIA
MORE INFO ON NEW LOCATION COMING SOON
ALL APPOINTMENTS ON HOLD FOR NOW

ready-to-wear bra inventory is d and above
olivia@chest.love


i think about bras 
and transform bra-blems 
so you don’t have to
because

you’ve got more important sh*t to do

 i feel freer 
when my bras fit and function
all genders, all ages, all bodies
may we all live free
and gather



                                                                                                                                                        
 bra-ntiquity, greece, artist nikita*


👇   the chest part  👇
ready-to-wear bra fittings

***BRA FITTINGS CURRENTLY ON HOLD UNTIL NEW LOCATION OPENS***

bra fitting - NEW client - individual

bra fitting - NEW clients - duo - 2x more fun

bra re-fit / re-fresh - existing client - individual

bra re-fit  / re-fresh - existng client - duo - 2x more fun


***
bring me your gently used or unworn bras
i donate 
bring me your bras that are worn out 
i recycle

***
     



👇   the collective part  👇


red tent series

permission to look: an all-nude figure drawing communion for women
and other gender minorities*

this isn't primarily about drawing.
this is about stripping down 
to reclaim love of self and sister 
through intimate proximity to and creative exploration of difference
difference as real, as necessary, as vulnerable, as glorious
when we draw close to our differences
--in a safe and creative space, together--
we actively move into belonging. 

this is a radical move. 

*we welcome anyone with lived experience as a woman
–past, present, or future–and all other gender minorities.

next gathering date tbd


collaborate
i also use my shop to gather 
to resource, rest, play, create, resist, transform

reach out with ideas for collaborations, art submissions,
and private events

currently showing @underpinningswithmimi:





“i” am olivia lopes (she/her), msw, bra fitter

i’ve opened the chest collective because 
1. i like to connect and play and learn
2. i’ve got big breast volume 
on a small ribcage
and i didn’t have a properly fitting bra
until i found a great bra fitter myself
i know i’m not alone
and how consequential this issue can be
my shingle is up
i can’t wait to assist you


my chestimonial in a 6-frame comic



what will your chestimonial be 
when you have bras that fit? 

“I have so much time to do so many things
because my shoulders feel so free now.” 

- katie (she/her), happy camper