• Wonderful news!!! Congratulations :-)

• Yay! This is heartening to hear because I really want to buy another Kinga but I was nervous I wouldn't get lucky twice!

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• yay's all around! :)

• YEAH! I wish I had more people I could help like this! A girl at work I talked to a tiny bit, her rib cage is like smaller than mine and she's rocking a WAY too small 32D. So I told her all about it, my size and where she could get more information. Didn't seem to matter even though she complains about her shoulders/back and how uncomfortable her breasts are in general. For her ribcage she has really big, perky self supporting firm breasts and should be rocking a 28G or 26GG. That's just my questimation....but she's so projected. You would swear they were implants. I need to make pamphlets and hand them out.
  It's always great to hear good bravangelized stories!
  Good to hear about great fitting pants too!

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• So inconsistent. I have a Sharon 3HC, I think it is an older model but it runs deeper than the same size in a padded.

• Maybe one day they'll standardize their sizes, @Sovavosi . I'm really excited about these non-padded bras as I love Comexim but I don't love padded bras so much. So far I've found I'm in between sizes, UK 28D/DD (30D fits well w/loose band) , and 60E/F in Comexim. So, I'd have no idea what to get in their non-padded varieties!

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• I don't know how current this is, but here's a list of retailers and their size ranges by region: http://bustyresources.wikia.com/wiki/Offline_retailer

• I'm in U.S., btw.
  What I know about in-store: Victoria Secret (PINK) and Aeropastel (Aerie) has some really supportive bras and bralettes in XXS-M and only carry bands as low as 30, not 100% sure if the 30 bands are available in store.

  But for online, There's always the Freya Deco Soft in 28C. From what I've seen the fit is really easy for the non-wired Freya Deco. The Little Bra Company has come really lovely stuff if think she'll be fine sister sizing like i have too., though they have 28C. www.johnlewis.com has a pretty darn good selection of tweens bras, non-wired (Royce is a common high quality tween bra offering wired and non wired in 28+ bands and I THINK run small).
  Otherwise, Katherine Hamilton is the only bra brand I know of that sells sub 28 bands (24 & 26) IN stock, though there are a couple I know that will gladly make them. My Marks & Spencer's 28E runs a full band small and fits like a 26E. I also hear Boux Avenue bands run small and carry 28A up to like G cup.
  If you look on Amazon the Japanese bralettes are said to run tighter than US and UK brunettes.

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• also wondering who on earth told you to wear a 32 if you measure 35-36

• A fitting site where they've consistently told me my measurements are "odd" as people don't have flat chests! Tbh i'm feeling dubious of the recommended size on here. It said 36E, now currently i've been trying 34DD and 34E. The 34E cup is massive, wire jabbing my underarm/back and could fit 2-3boobs in the cups so concerned that a 36E being the volume equivalent of a 34F is going to be worse? Surely if my overbust measurement is 3" different to underbust it'd recommend a C? (I tried a 34DD which was too big in the cup when i bought it but fit after i grew a bit, when i laid it out it was 31inches but stretched to 42! How are we supposed to get consistent sizing if they can stretch so much! Lol) Sorry, i may be new on here but tried fitting in various places so been looking for months, as my boobs have suddenly grown in a very short space of time and apparently have an unusual shape! So desperate to find something comfortable! Plus i'm fussy as i don't want anything to make them look bigger (i like my small boobs) but anything unpadded just gapes everywhere. Would go braless if i didn't think i'd poke someone's eye out lol.

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How?

The model i have linked below states her bust is 32" and wearing a 32D, this model:
https://www.agentprovocateur.com/us_en/lorna-bra-nude-and-white
States she has a bust of 34.5" but is wearing a 34B!!!! WHAT????

Essie Bra In Nude | By Agent Provocateur

Shop The Essie Bra In Nude By Agent Provocateur. Discover The Autumn 2016 Linger

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• Plausible. From what I've seen in measurements for AP, they run 1-2 band sizes small.

• Maybe they mean underbust? Either way AP is very inconsistent when it comes to sizing in my experience

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• I think people size down on the CHP because the cups are super open. I have short boobs and the CHP is too tall for me because it is so open, and going down another size would make it too small on the bottom. If your tissue can expand vertically this might not be an issue for you. I found sizing down one cup size from my normal UK size worked ok except for the height on the CHP. I don't have any experience with that particular CHP so I can't comment on the cups/band length.

  I was told by Aisha at Zathiya that the wires are wide on the HM Sekret Wiktorii. I have not tried this cut yet.

• Thanks, @Sovavosi! My boobs are definitely somewhat moldable, although at a certain point they do begin to resist a little.

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• Well, I try to do one at a time when I buy them. I do sometimes put it off - esp if I've already done one of that exact model/size. But I think about how important it is for me to see the measurements on bras, and read the reviews, and see the pictures, and I want to help other ppl that way. and I measure my bras at my desk - just push the keyboard back a little so I can do the band and stretched band, and i pretty much do everything else on my lap

  body measurements I admit I havent kept up with

• As dbmamaz said, you don't have to do them all at once, or even all the measurements of a single bra at once. But it's true that this is work that pays off to someone else more than to yourself. It is an altruistic task you could say.
  Some people find it easier to just do bra measuring nights with the tv and have a bra night with pics, measuring tape, wine/coffee, optional cat and cookies or cake as reward.

  Still, after being more savvy with measurements, discovering the measurements of your own bras can help you understand some things. What I do recommend is that if you measure any aspect of a bra, not throw that number in a comment because *that* is a waste of effort, I see many measure and write in comments and then that effort only helped one person, if you enter the measurements in the proper bra entry then that helps everybody.

  Body measurements, they only need to be done once every 10 months, this is so you can indicate how your bras fit. Even when people say "but I haven't changed at all", well the numbers will just confirm that they're right more than the hand waving and head nodding. It's just that people aren't fan of learning their dimensions (even though they're private by default).

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• i haven't been able to tell how soft or firm i am... but, my larger breast in general is 7.8" (smaller or larger on different days of the month) in depth, and i almost always have to choose from a cup that is 8" deep or 7.5" deep.
  add it depends on if it's padded or not, padded bras i go for the 8" cup, unpadded i go for 7.5"
  so cups are always too deep or too shallow for me.... immediate depth at the bottom of the cups/wire is a different story, i need the deepest depth no matter what.
  i usually go by reviews, like "this ran big" or " it runs small", when ppl say it runs small, that usually means to be that it will fit me better.
  i'm conical as well so I fit best in vintage wireless style bras, but my above talk was directed at wire bras only.
  gore shape has a big impact on how the cups fit one me, i can not have a gore that is 2" or more tall.
  gores are always too narrow at the bottom, and too wide at the top (close set breast, that are east and west when not in a bra).
  

• It seems to me that some people just either prefer a bra that is slightly smaller or slightly larger. Women whom like their bras slightly smaller desire a bra with zero gaping or wrinkles, or love the feeling of being compressed. It could lift more, that's highly debatable. Women whom prefer their bras slightly larger tend to be more like you and want to stay as far away from compressing their breasts and are happier with some thing slightly larger that just holds the breast. They don't mind some gaps or wrinkles and desire comfort over anything else. Typically, from what I've seen, most women has cup depths similar to their horizontal perimeter.
  Those are just some things I've noticed.
  But for me, I've found my cup depth almost directly coordinates to the coverage of the bra. If I'm in a full coverage bra, my cup depth will be equivalent to my horizontal perimeter or more because it holds the entirety of my breast and not just a portion of my breast. If I'm wearing a very low coverage bra (Mimi Holliday for example) the cup depth is an entire inch plus smaller than my horizontal perimeter because it is only covering/holding the bottom portion of my breast. I think the cup height ends right below where the fullest part of my breast is. But if i try to wear a full coverage bra that is significantly below my horizontal perimeter, then I will quading, uncomfortable, and the bra just won't fit right. I tend to be one of the women who prefer a slightly smaller cup over a looser one.
  So for myself, you and I think most women end up with a range of cup depths that works (just like a range of sizes) and it all depends on cup shape and design. When I search for bras I put in a cup depth range of 6"-7.5", my h.perimeter is about 7". I have fairly firm breasts (perhaps a 7) that are a bit compressible, a bit projected & conical, and only center full with no inner/outer fullness and not particularly FOT or FOB either. Average root width and tall-ish roots.
  

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Mimi Holliday Review!

I have a new beautiful pinky girly size 28D Mimi Holliday bra up, measured and reviewed! I didn't get to "share as an adventure" because it took me two days to finish the review and I did not want to share a half a**ed review. Enjoy! I sure did!

28D - Mimi Holliday » Macaroon Fully Padded Super Plunge ...

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

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• A 32D is made for a person who is broader. They might have the same total breast volume as a 30DD wearer, but spread over a larger area on the larger rib cage. Thus breasts that are wider and shallower. That's why sister-sizing doesn't always work.

• So, is it pretty much safe to say if I buy 32D instead of 30DD and just shorten the band, I'll have a wider selection of well fitting bras?

  I haven't found many 30 bands with my favored width of 12.8-13.5cm and depth around 20-20.7cm

  I have a 30D I like but the cup must be pretty wide for that size - it fits really well at the smallest breast time of the month, but has progressivly more quadding as my breast size gets bigger through certain times of the month. All the others are 32D or 30DD. Just happened to find my sweet spot on width and depth and was doing some research

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• Fits varies from brand to brand. And, it's likely you will wear all these sizes if you try enough different bras.

  Just FYI, ABTF is most accurate for me.

• i wear 30E in some UK brands, 32D/30DD's in US brands, 70F in japaneses bras, so it totally depends on brand.

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• Glad your bras finally arrived. I'm waiting for a few right now too and the wait always seems so long! I also recently lost my best measuring tape that I use to measure bras with, so I've been using a really crappy one in the meantime. Time to go shopping for another one. Good luck finding yours!

• Yeah! New bras! I've just received what may be the very last size 28D Mimi Holliday bras left in the world that aren't already being loved by someone. Also finally got my thrifty batch of bras from BraStop that was stuck in customs for awhile. I've been getting them measured slowly but surely.
  .....definitely feel ya on life going crazy...mines been going crazy for several months now....

  p.s. Love the avatar!

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• Look at my favorites and bras that "fit" me. Although you may need a different size, comfort is my number one priority and the list may provide a good starting place.

  Just FYI: you look center-full to me. And, fitting center-full, short breasts is....challenging. If you see horizontal wrinkles originating from the gore wires, you can bet the bra design does not have enough center projection. Hettie definitely shows horizontal wrinkles. Also, center-full breasts have a strong tendency to push wires out of the IMF. One can size up or down and the phenomenon will recur. Gorsenia accommodates center projection in your size range better than Cleo/Panache/Curvy Kate/Wacoal/Freya.

  Good luck!

• Thanks! this has been helpful. I will look @ some of the ones you list. Where do you purchase your Gorsenia from?

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Tada- Wide-rooted, Shallow BUT...

Explaining my breast shape but also adding in details about my band sizing.
Like everybody else, I had the same problems of wearing a band too big and cup too small, in the past.
In 2017, I faced a parallel-like opposite issue where I thought I was a band size smaller than I am, which, I found I am not.
Hopefully, this explanation of my breast shape and even body shape in relation to the chest, will help out any women facing similar dilemmas.
http://bra.pe/KD8O/

User created set of breast shapes

View breast shapes from different angles

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• I am not seeing and explanation besides wide rooted and shallow??
  Why did you think you were a 26 band instead of a 28?

• @leprofessor hello, i had thought i was a 26 as i had bought and tried on 3 Panache 32E's. The band looked to be at least 2 sizes too big for me. I purchased a royce sadie's 28 in band as they fit as 26, and low and behold, that one was looking 2 sizes too small.
  I already knew that Panache bras are often made bigger in the band and cup, too. It was strange cause the cup seemed to fit rightish, but just was not the right shape. I also think perhaps I had pulled the band a little too far when testing the fit kk.

  Welp, i eventually got my hands on a few 30E's, and cups were a liL small, but 2 out of three fit right in band, and 1 was fitting more like a 32DD. Therefore, I believe I am a 30 TTS or 28 otherwise.
  Hehe~

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• Good luck! And I'm sure you'll find all sorts of amazing bras for your new size!
  I certainly know what your going through there was a point in my life where I went from about 85 lbs to about 140 lbs (in about 2/3 months!) and have since struggled to stay at 110/115 lbs.
  I hope the new learning curve for you goes quickly and you can stabilize yourself into only happiness!

• You sound very motivated! I think new, well-fitting bras make every situation brighter, haha! Wishing you awesome success!

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• Have you tried underwire in your new correct size?
  Some wires are wrapped with more fabric or are more flexible, thus making them more comfortable

• luckily, that's a very common size range, i personally like Bravissimo. they have some wirefree bras that i love.

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• If you can try to get their measurements and add them to the database here! Taking some pictures and throwing them into the fit help section will make it easier for us to help you!

• Will do, thanks!

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• haha marketing is a very creative field. not that i know anything

• Wikipedia says: Contour: Sometimes referred to as a molded-cup bra. Contour bras sometimes contain underwire. They have seamless, pre-formed cups containing a foam or other lining that helps define and hold the cup's shape, even when not being worn. May be available as full-cup, demi-cup, push-up, or in other styles.[10] Can be useful when breasts are asymmetrical (which is common – up to 25% of women's breasts are asymmetric[11] – or with enlarged or differently shaped nipples who want to create a symmetrical silhouette.[5]) Also see T-shirt bra, below.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bra_designs

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• have you considered moving hte straps or having someone move them? it does change the cup shape, tho

• You can try finding bras with similar width and depth measurements (there is a way to search by specific measurements) also I know the Natori Feather and Cleo Juna are supposed to be shallow but I don't know how they compare to the Ciao Bella

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