Aug 22, 2012
The previously mentioned bra is amazingLove my first Cleo by Panache bra-Meg. My Freya Louisa should be here tomorrow
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Aug 22, 2012
If you do have a longer torso this blog post is a must to read! Looking at her checklist everything is true for me. But these are my most troublesome:
"Constant underarm fat even when you always make sure to scoup your breast tissue into the cups, the band is tight, and you're wearing the right size"
- Always!
"Struggling to find ... bras with enough lift. Your breasts never feel high enough."
- I'm ok with that problem as I kind of like a lower more relaxed shape.
"You prefer bras where the bottom of the underwire is even with the band, not below e.g.
- Standing up Panache Andorra is ok. Sitting down it's poking hell.
"You feel like your breasts slope down too much into the cups"
"You've never felt underwires that dig into the bottom of your armpits. However, you might have had problems with straps that dig into the sides of your armpits/shoulders when you've attempted to tighten the straps to get enough lift."
- Yes yes yes yes yes!
"You may feel like there's extra breast tissue above the cups of your breasts but going up in a cup size just means that there's gapping at the top of your cups."
- Yes yes yes yes yes.
"Wrinkling at the bottom of your cups."
- Yes yes yes yes yes.
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Braless in Brasil: Torso length, height, underarm fit and...
http://www.bralessinbrasil.com/2012/07/torso-length-height-underarm-fit-and.html
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I've read this blog post, and the best part for me was knowing that I'm not the only one with some of these problems, and that maybe I'm encountering these problems for a reason other than bra-fitting ineptitude. While I'm willing to attribute some of this stuff to torso length (I definitely have a long torso, and I'm tall), I agree that a lot of this also has got to do with shape and placement on the torso (my breasts are also slightly high, exacerbating the strap-tightening issue). The sloping into the cup one I can't figure out the meaning of, but maybe that's because my breasts seem to do anything but slope. I have no idea. This makes my brain hurt.
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Aug 22, 2012
I live in Denmark, where there appears to be a ceiling on bra sizes, that stops at EU cup size H (so, about FF in UK sizes). For me, who is well beyond FF's, this is of course rather upsetting. But what is more upsetting is the false joy I get when I twice in this month has seen UK ... brands that make up to K-cups, only to discover that the store refuses to stock them beyond H. "H in UK sizes?" I ask, still a bit hopeful, though that would still be too small for me, it may allow me to find styles I could order. But alas, no, only EU H-cups. Well, what is the point of stocking Freya and Fantasie if they are not going to use it to it's full potential?! They are only using much less than half of the offered sizes, why?!
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I'm with you on this one. I live in Sweden. I always shop bras online and it seems I will get ruined by return postage before I find a bra that fits!
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I am very glad to hear you are also from Scandinavia! I've read some of your bra issues, and I think we face a lot of the same things, and now because of location, maybe our bra journeys will be even more relevant to each other! I assume you have also experienced with Change Ligerie (the only store around here who have broke the H-cup barrier)? I didn't see any in your added bras.
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Aug 22, 2012
After moving to the UK, I finally found bras that actually fitted! I still got a bunch of bras that are brand new but before I got fitted I bought tons of them, often didn't try them on because I was a bit embarrassed. It's a fab site and I plan to list some there, for some odd reason I ... didn't want to throw away brand new bras so I kept them all in a box. My digital cam gave up living but as soon as I got that sorted, I'll take pics and no problem sending them worldwide. I've lived in places where bigger bras or unusual sizes were seriously hard to find, so I do sympathize!!!!
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Aug 21, 2012
I used to look forward to getting new clothes in the mail, but now I'm looking forward to my new bra purchases...wahoo!
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Yey! :D New clothes are always fun but there is something special with bras, they transform the whole apperance and means a lot more. Atleast to me. :P
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I totally agree! You can wear a ratty tshirt with a great bra and feel amazing.
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Aug 21, 2012
8/21/2012
Today I went to Norstrom to look at bras in my size. All they had was the Deco in 30F, which turned out to fit magnificently, a Cleo Jude in 30G, which also fit well, but didn't give me the amazing shape that the Deco did, and a Panache Porcelain, which was maybe a size too small, and gave me an elf-shoe look when I straightened my posture.
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Aug 21, 2012
People who shorten bra straps permanently, please state it when you're selling a used bra. Also, if you bought a used bra with altered straps and you resell it, mention that the straps aren't as long as they normally are in that model.
Some of us need shorter straps, but some of us need all that length!
Also, I'm wondering if it's really a good idea to shorten straps permanently when you're not sure if you're going to keep the bra or resell it.
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I can completely understand this. I'm tall too and some brands I can't even wear because the straps are too short from the start. Also I'd never resell a bra that's been altered. I feel that once I've altered a bra at that point it's mine forever.
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Aug 21, 2012
Trying to find a size, I've given up on it. Trying to find bras that fits, I've given up on that too. Sometimes I do think that fitting advise on bras caters to young women with not that much flesh on them.
Bra fitting for a 39 year old fat woman who's been wearing the wrong bras all her life is another story completely.
Bra nightmares wrote the best post about bra fitting for the overweight.
Bra nightmares: Rintaliivien valinta ylipainoiselle / Bra...
http://branightmares.blogspot.se/2012/03/rintaliivien-valinta-ylipainoiselle-...
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Even though our situations are different, I'm pretty sure I know exactly what you are saying. It also applies to any of us who aren't "standard". Oh sure, they pay lip service to us sometimes by giving suggestions for "narrow shoulders" or "high set", but if you're narrow-shouldered AND high set, you might as well pack up your toys and go home. And if you've got three or four of those different "fit issues"....fuhgeddaboudit. People talk about the confidence you find when you find the right bra that gives the perfect shape and lift and whatever, but for me trying to buy a bra has simply made me feel like I'm some sort of freak.
So, I'm sorry I'm no help, but at least know that you are not alone.
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You are not the only 39 year old plus sized lady in the community (though I refuse to think of myself as old). I like that the article gives practical tips that I find to be true. My other pet peeve with bras on a more padded figure is that setimes the bands try to cut in with the very bottom edge (into a chub roll that lives right at my underbust) which can be painful as the band turns a bit more horizontal at the edge- I find that is worse in firm feeling bands/bands with a more rigid or thick elastic at the bottom (like freya sportsbra and parfait Charlotte). Also boning on the sides exacerbates this, on me so I have to avoid it.
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Aug 21, 2012
Last night I installed the Bra adventures!
Let's see how these work out, they are just one piece in a bigger set of changes coming to the site
Introducing Bra Adventures | Bratabase
http://www.bratabase.com/blog/2012/aug/20/introducing-bra-adventures-197/
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Aug 20, 2012
It's really hot here (>32°C, 90°F), so I tried out my new awesome Panache Sports bra in the cooler morning hours. It seemed sort of too big at first, but totally inhibited bounce. Really nice!
(Not sure about the hand wash part though? The Shock Absorber B4490 is machine washable and I always supposed this was a good characteristic for a sports bra... We'll see about that.)
I read it before and I still don't get what it has to do with length of torso... isn't it rather a matter of breasts shape?
I have a torso which is short in proportion to the rest of my body, but I'm pretty tall so in the end it's not a short torso when it comes to lingerie sizes (for example I need longer straps). I also have breasts sitting rather low on my chest, but not saggy. I have some of the concerns mentioned in that post, but but not all, and the shape of my breast is different (they don't slope into the bra, and I don't think the band is too low).
I know that people who have short torso (in a matter of size, not proportion), becasue they are short have problems like straps being too long or sides of bra being too high, so I assumed that most bras are obviously designed with taller/longer torsoed people in mind.