I altered my EM Cherry, and here's how it turned out

In light of Petite's recent review and experience with Ewa, I figured I'd finally post pictures of my EM Cherry v 2.0. I really tried to salvage this bra. I mean I reallllly *wanted* to love it. Mine is oversized but not as bad as Petite's, but I just don't think it's for me. Here's the results I came up with. I'm considering listing it, if anyone would be willing to give it a shot with the alterations I've done, because the only one reversible is the band.

So I altered my Ewa Michalak CH Cherry, and here’s how it...

I figured this post was somewhat timely, with the coming out of the lovely Petit

https://thephotogsbrog.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/so-i-altered-my-ewa-michalak-...

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• It's sold now, FYI

• It's so sad to me that Ewa is basically abusive toward so many of her customers.

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• 1 seam is 2 part and 2 seam is 3 part. Youcan get the gore and the straps altered but they won't do cup height on a half cup.

• A three part half cup (the ones with two seams) will be deeper in the cup and more projected than a two-part (one with one seam).

  I just ordered a Sonia, and when I emailed to see if they'd make it (as my size is outside of the range listed on the website) they asked if it was going to be a 3HC (three part, two seams).

  I have always seen people say they won't do reduced cups on a half cup but I could swear I've seen HCs that have a reduced cup height. I dunno, it's worth asking, maybe it's only at a certain cup size they won't?

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• I order mine from Ewa. She sells them for 19 pln (abt 5 USD) a pair, you can choose beige white or black, and she makes them specific to your bra size. They fit in my Comexim and Kris Line bras as well.

• Cookies come in all shapes and sizes. As wild_muses says, Ewa offers them in two different shapes (S cookies are egg shaped, CHP cookies are more long and narrow) and they're sold by size. You can also get them from JoAnn fabrics in a variety of shapes, sizes and "push-up" level (foam or silicone). Places like Kohls and Target also sell silicone ones, marketed as push up inserts.

  Do you have a size/shape you're looking for? I've got a pair (meant for a 65GG CHP) that I'll part with for $4 shipped.

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• I ordered two bras from Comexim and I got the cup height reduced (from looking into it, it seems like the bulk of the height reduction is on the outsides of the cup near the straps) and I had the gore raised. I also went up a cup size when I reduced the cup height as this is what I have heard works best. They haven't arrived yet so I can't tell you how well it worked out, but it seems like those two alterations could help give it more of a balcony bra shape, though they probably wouldn't help the immediate profection issue. They should be arriving soon, though odds are they'll arrive while I'm home for spring break so I won't be able to try them until i get back to school. But if you haven't bought anything by then I can give you my input on them when they arrive

• I think it would be worth your while to email Jaimie at BraObsessed (bras@braobsessed.com) and ask for her advice. She's super kind, responsive to email, and really helpful. She sells (and wears!) both EM and Comexim bras, too, so her knowledge about fit on both is excellent. I hope she can help!

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• If only the band has been altered, you can check the box next to the band measurement and that's all.

  And yes, I believe Comexims which have had cup customizations should be marked as altered. I do, anyway. People will still be able to see your measurements if they look at all the measurements for that bra but your measurements won't be included in the average, unless I'm mistaken.

• Custom bra modifications are complex to keep track of. The initial idea with altered bras were to track if you altered the bra manually.

  In an ideal scenario we would have a field per each alteration you can make to the bra and accordingly only remove the affected measurements from the calculations. In reality we only have one for the band and another for the bra in general. If you mark your band as altered, only the band related measurements are excluded. The rest are considered. The other "bra in general" alteration will remove the full bra from averages, but its data is still used for your personal calculations.

  I guess this is a topic for "advanced" users, if the customization your bra has affects any of the tracked measurements it should be marked as modified.

  I always have to think of the large number of users that are not as bra savvy and are not contemplating alterations, or customization and just know about "buying bras". Adding more options is overwhelming, even more so than this site currently is since I keep hearing about people "not getting it", and adding advanced modes here and there and elsewhere adds maintenance complexity :-/

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• Wonderful!!!!!

• Yaaay Noob !!! :D

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• I asked that too, if its the front or back, but dont think i got an answer. But EM wont do it anyways, only comexim.
  

• It's in the front, Comexim does it while they're constructing the cup so the strap and corner of the cup are not in your armpits. Ewa won't consider strap alterations... it's what led to strapgate. So don't even bother asking her lol.

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• for comexim, there is a comment box when you place the order. you can place your alteration requests on the comment box.

• Great, thank you!

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• I can do this for you :) I have a sewing machine and alter pretty much all my bands. I use a seam-ripper to remove the clasp and strap things, cut and then reattach all the pieces. It generally looks professional though sometimes my sewing machine does crap out and the stitches look uneven depending on the fabric/thickness of the bra.

• @Noob how many band sizes can you take in? I mean, could you make a 75 a snug 65?

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Convertable bra has too much cup

So I bought this convertable bra, which is a sister size to my true size, with the intentions of using it as a strapless bra because I didn't have one. My boobs don't fully fill the top of the cups but that doesn't bother me, what bothers me is that there is sooo much cup there. I can't wear it ... with a strapless sweetheart dress or anything because the bra comes up higher then the neckline of the dress. I got it on clearance, I haven't worn it out ever, and I've had the thing for months. I really want to cut and sew the cups smaller, just take like an inch or so right off the top of it. Has anyone ever done this before? How did it turn out? I figure that I already never wear the bra as it is, so why not try to make it so I might wear it? Thoughts?
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38D - Smart & Sexy Mutli-way (SA315) | Bratabase

Bratabase: Bra database where you can compare bras and see how they'll fit you.

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• I know I've read a blog post somewhere in which someone cut down her strapless bra so it wouldn't show above the neck of her wedding dress... I apparently didn't save it to my Pinterest like I thought I did, otherwise I'd give you the link. :( I have this problem too though, I think ALL strapless bras come up WAY too high! Especially being FOT, every single strapless has empty space in the apex and yet cuts into the top of my breast tissue. Why can't some strapless bras be a bit more open on top?! :P But I know it's possible! Try to do a google search?

• @Slava-Zone
  thanks I will :) glad I'm not the only one with these difficulties! Haha!
  What does FOT mean?

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I feel like a genius!

I think I just managed to re-style my 30FF - Curvy Kate » Desire (SG1801) into a Marlies Dekkers look-a- like. I am so happy I could scream since I love that strappy trend, yet I don't want to spend so much on a bra. Will share pics soon!

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• i know you dont like pictures, but PLEASE!

• Scharminkeltje , if you restyled your Curvy Kate Desire into a Marlies Dekkers look-a-like, you ARE a genius. Pictures or it didn't happen!

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• Yes, in my experience they don't stay put. They're great for mocking up a shorter band, to see how a bra would fit once altered, but I didn't have luck with it as an all day solution.

• CurvyWordy has a review on it
  http://www.curvywordy.com/2012/09/rixie-clip-bra-band-tightener.html

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• i have this same question for a different bra too....

  i guess you can just take them out and if u don't like the fit u can always put them back in and sew the channel back up :) sorry i couldn't be more help.

• I'd probably look into dye options for a bra that is comfortable rather than attempting structural alterations on a bra that's cute but doesn't feel as good. Many bra fabrics can be dyed successfully, not sure about this one but definitely worth checking out!

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Made an Extender

Being cheap and impatient, I decided to make my own extender. I've been meaning to get one, but didn't want to order online and wait forever. I also couldn't find any at Wal-Mart only at pricey department stores. I didn't want to spend $8-$15 for an extender or 2. I got to thinking about it and ... realized I had some old bras 34B's from a few years ago and some 34C's from more recently. One of the 34B's was a strapless that I don't even remember the last time I wore it let alone when it ever fit decently. I decide to cut up this one and make my own extender. About 5 minutes of time and I now have an extender that works just fine and I didn't have to wait on or pay too much for it. I might just assess some other old bras and if they aren't worth donating then I will be making some more.
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• I bought mine on eBay. Super cheap.

• I know I was too impatient, I really wanted to see how it would affect the fit of some of my bras immediately.

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• Is the band fine or is it actually too tight? In that case, you could get an extender and use one of the other hooks, which are not strained. Sorry, I don't have any other suggestions for how to fix it

• that style of Gossard would be super easy to alter to a double or triple hook.
  just seam rip the ends that attach to the elastic bands and then sew on the size hook and eyes you want.
  i suggests youtubing "how to attach hook and eye to a bra", and then you'll see how easy it should be, i would recommend only hand sewing this as many machines (at least my vintage one) can't handle that small and thick elastic.
  good luck :)

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Alteration

Has anyone else tried this alteration? I just did it on my fleurty, and it worked miracles. It doesn't dig into my armpits and the straps don't fall off now. I probably could have done it on the Rhea I had, but I sold it a while ago.

Dressing Curves: Alterations: Moving The Strap Position

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• I was looking at this tutorial a few days ago thinking I'm no good at this. Maybe it is time for investing in a sewing machine. :)

• It shouldn't take too long by hand, but if you want to get a sewing machine, my Singer simple cost $80 at Kmart, and it's been great.

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• Hey Jj, I'm guessing that we don't add custom-built bras on the site? I can see how it wouldn't help other users if the bras are not available for sale.

• I've made a few Franken-bras in my time. Currently I'm turning an old worn out VS bra into something that will work with some clear straps for under some tank top blouses that just don't work with a racerback. Would be neat to have a section for these kinds of things in case someone wants something similar.

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Does this look okay?

Altered my cleo Minnie (only the right cup). Does it look okay? It *feels* okay! but it looks weird to me by the gore area.
I have to link to my blog post because I deleted the pictures accidentally.

Cleo Minnie (7431) alteration

So last night I decided to alter my Cleo Minnie so it would fit better. What I d

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• I think that looks pretty cool! I wonder if you might like half-cup styles better, too, since you seem to want less height in the cup

• the gore maybe a tad too wide for you, a common problem i have.
  if it doesn't hurt then don't worry about it, that's what i say ;)

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