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Are they small in cup size in usual? Or are they large?
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Info on different brands/fit?/What are some of your favorites?
I've been trying to find bra bloggers/reviews and I'm actually having a bit of trouble.
Bratabase is great for specific bras, and there's probably people on here who've written about brands in general, but I feel like I might have a lot to sift through to find something.
So can anyone tell me about the benefits(or cons) or certain brands?
I found ... a lot of Freya bras that I love, but there are a few in other brands that I can only find online in my size. They'll look nice, but I'm afraid they'll end up like me with pretty dresses: I see dress, I love dress, I buy dress, I put dress on and realize my bulkier arms make it look miles less dainty than it looked on the hanger.
For example, I think I've read people saying Cleos and/or Curvy Kate(??) are shallow?
I'd like to know if there are certain brands that normally have certain characteristics such as the shallow thing, or even if they run true to size, usually have wide or narrow wire shapes, are for some pretty intense projection or just anything.
So here are some brands I've been trying to find some info on:
Chantelle
Fantasie
Tutti Rouge
Simone Perele
Wacoal
Curvy Kate
Cleo
Gossard
BP Undercover
Natori
Elle Macpherson
Empreinte
Underella
Heidi Klum Intimates
Mimi Holliday
Panache
Parfait
I've tried 2 Parfaits in 30E and they were pretty terrible. They seemed to run large in the cup or something. One had this dreadful side support band that was tighter than the cup. I wondered if that was just a thing with Parfait, or if I just tried 2 bad bras. They were on sale very cheap, and it made me wonder if that had something to do with how bad they were. Lol
Haven't tried Heidi Klum, Panache, Mimi, Gossard, Cleo, Curvy Kate, Tutti, or any molded Simone Perele. I have a Gossard, Tutti Rouge, Natori, and Chantelle coming.
I did try a 30DD in BP and it didn't fit in the cups, but I don't think they sell a DDD. Tried a few Natori, have a Feathers on the way. Tried a few Chantelles, it seemed like it really depended on the model. Tried a Wacoal and the upper cups were too large. I have 1 balconette Elle Macpherson and the cups seem a little too shallow. The unlined Simone Pereles I tried didn't give me a shape I liked; Empreintes did. So on and so forth.
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I'll sound like a broke record, but if you ask me, it is the wrong question to ask about brand wide generalizations. It is easer for the brain, but bras vary a lot per model. Some brands are fairly consistent in certain aspects, like Polish brands (Comexim for narrow wires, EM for tighter bands) but you will find some bras in Freya being loose on the band and others not being loose. Some Panaches with wide wires and others with not so wide wires. Curvy Kate with shallow cups and CKs with not so shallow cups.
Your best chance is by cuts where you can group certain styles within a brand, like Freya Longlines that behave similarly, or the old generation Curvy Kate Showgirl line which were shallow (but not the new ones lanuched in 2014)... but still, some cases like Cleo Marcie cuts, will not all behave exactly the same due different fabrics and details that can affect fit. Some behaviors will change on different size ranges. Some Parfait just get taller cups on bigger cups and not as tall cups on smaller sizes.
Yes, this makes things much more difficult, but that's how I'm finding real world to be, brands aren't consistent within themselves, old styles and new styles vary.
My recommendation, use the site to keep track of which bras you have tried and fit information of what worked or not. Do searches based on mesaurements and look for many measurements and many reviews since they illustrate better the little details.
Tip: You can add bras you don't have and only tried on on stores to kep track of what worked or not even if you don't own those bras: http://bra.pe/AqI/
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Did you click the "meet the bloggers" button below? It takes you to a searchable Bra blog list, which makes it easier to find bloggers who share size or characteristics with you.
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Possibly dumb question
So I'm trying to figure out my comexim size so I looked at their table. I usually wear a 34, which I converted to centimeters, which converts to 86 centimeters. I know that a 75 is equivalent to a 34... That doesn't make any sense though... Ideas?
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Comexim's bands usually run pretty tight. Most 75 bands I've had didn't stretch past 32" when new (but stretched farther later after they were broken in.) I'd try 75 (34) if you like a tighter band and 80 (36) if you like less tight.
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That's really good to know, thank you! But wear do they get these numbers from why is a 34 a 75 when it's not centimeters to inches?
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It's when they lower the vertical height of the cup. A lot of people find their cups to be very tall, especially if they have short roots or are perhaps more FOB, so they end up with a lot of empty space at the straps. The reduced cup height removes the excess fabric that they don't need and thus reduces or eliminates the empty space.
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Does it also help for ppl who get the cup coming up too far in their underarms? (not my problem, but I see it on a lot of ppl)
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Should I get the Betsey Johnson Forever Perfect Strapless?
I have had much difficulty with finding decent strapless bras. I'd like to find one that fits, but I feel like every strapless bra out there is either too shallow and broad (Freya Deco Strapless) or cuts into my flesh at the top edges of the cups (b.delight'd by b.tempt'd Strapless). Since I have tall roots, most strapless bras out ... there cut into my flesh at the top edges of the cups. The only bra that doesn't do this and isn't too shallow is the Cleo Neve Strapless, but that one is still slightly too broad wired.
Past strapless reviews with photos:
http://funsizedfashionblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/freya-deco-moulded-strapless-review.html
http://funsizedfashionblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/bdelightd-by-btemptd-strapless-review.html
http://funsizedfashionblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/cleo-neve-strapless-in-28dd-30d-and.html
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Betsey Johnson Forever Perfect Strapless 725800
http://www.zappos.com/betsey-johnson-forever-perfect-strapless-725800-naked?e...
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Strapless is one of the essential bra wardrobe you must have ;)
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I've had good luck with Calvin Klein strapless bras! They stay up well, and make the girls round and perky. In a pinch, I still wear my old 38DD one (I'm now a 32H/34GG), and it is fine for an evening. If you do buy from Zappos, the return policy is excellent if it doesn't work out! And you can always try something on from Zappos, return it, and then find it cheaper on Amazon/eBay.
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Wiiiide Wires
An example of just how wide "too wide" is on the wires of my CK Princess. Yikes. You can see the width in the red marks left from wearing the bra-- I know the picture is a bit blurry, though, so I outlined it in MS Paint.
In my opinion, I could probably go down a whole inch in cup width...http://imgur.com/a/tEzN2
http://imgur.com/a/tEzN2
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I tried a Portia . . . it was crazy .. .boobs climbing over the top of the bra and wires . . ok, maybe not that far out . . . but yeah, CK, I dont have any boobs on my BACK
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Ouch! Yeah, I have yet to have a good experience fit-wise with CK - the Lottie in particular was just ghastly on me. It's a shame, because some of their styles are so cute! I may give it another try when the Scantily line becomes available, since I've read they've tweaked the fit a lot in the last few years. We shall see!
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Mar 11, 2015
Yay! My friend measured herself and her daughter (she's 48 and her daughter is 18). Her daughter measures 25 underbust and 30 bust...she's in 32A's because that's the size that fits best. This weekend, I got her to purchase a 28DD bra for her daughter using the wellfitting.com website (their calculator suggested she tried the 28 band instead ... of the 26). Crossing my fingers that the bra works for her. My friend measures a 32DD but can't find bras that fit properly because she's center heavy (like me!) and finds that she falls toward the center of most bras, bras that don't have a center gore close enough together. She also purchased a bra. I'm super excited for them! Jumping into the world of bras is exciting. This journey will be an awesome experience for them both.
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Yayyyy! It sounds like we have another budding bravangelist!! : )
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Mar 10, 2015
So, if there were "10 commandments of proper bra fitting", what would they include? I'll start things off...
1.) Thou must measure thy self with an actual tape measure so that thou mayest know the measurement of thy underbust, full bust; additionally the standing/leaning perimeter of thy larger breast and the distance from nip to neck.
So we've got 9 more, who's next!
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2) Do not covet thy neighbor's bra size. Unless you really want to.
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3) thou shalt not put bras in the dryer!
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Any Advice On Comexim Sizing?
So, I'm pretty sure I've narrowed my UK size down to the 28FF/28G/28GG range, although I'm honestly more comfortable in tighter 28s than true 28s (it's just that good 26 bands in my cup size are so impossible to find orz). Either way, cups around 10" deep and 5.5" wide seem the most comfortable.
Considering most of the bras I've ... wanted from US or UK distributors look like they've been discontinued (boo) with none in my size left floating around, I've started peeping on Comexim's site and I think I want to order from them. However, as always, it's stressful not knowing how they size their bras. I'm tentatively guessing I might be somewhere in the 65/60J or HH region? But given variation between brands and styles and everything, it's difficult to know for sure. Any advice from frequent Comexim shoppers?
The bra I'm eyeing in particular at the moment is Comexim Harriet (86), because I think it's beautiful, and it's on sale for 20 bucks. Haha. Unfortunately the only info on bratabase is for a 70J and according to sayitifyoumeanit, it runs small (being a black bra). This doesn't worry me so much with the band, since I can go as low as probably 25" and still be alright, or use extenders if all else fails. The cup, though. That worries me. Now there's only the one measurement so I'm taking it with a grain of salt, but if a 70J cup is only 10" deep, I'm worried sizing down to a 65J will shrink the cup too much. I'm also worried that going on and buying a 70J, I'll have the band sorta riding up like it does with 28/29 inch bands. Maybe a 65K? But then the cup could be too big... Decisions, decisions...
I mean, all in all, 20 bucks wouldn't be too huge of a loss. But since I do plan on likely buying several bras from Comexim over time, I'd still love to hear anybody's experiences with the brand and their sizings
Is it normal for Comexim to run small in the cups?
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I remember the band on Harriet being a bigger deal than the cup, since the unlined bras are a bit more forgiving in cup size. I'm not all aces at cup depth measurement, either (I do try, but I will admit I have gotten it wrong at times, so couldn't swear to that measurement.)
In any case, right now I'm around a 32GG/H 34G/GG, and leaning towards the larger cup. I'm popping out of my 75Js just about, so have sized up to a 75K, for what use that information might be.
I think the tendency when you're new to European sizing is to underestimate your cup size. I know I did. The higher letter made me think 'there's no way I'm that big!' But actually I need about the same size in European and US Sizing, so it's actually the UK cup size that is the odd man out, even though it's the standard we go by for consistency's sake.
I would advise taking advantage of wellfitting's calculator and conversion charts for comexim. Their calculator is actually pretty accurate, so if you're torn between sizes, that should help.
The only thing to remember is that you will likely need a different size in Harriet than most other Comexim bras. The only Comexim I've heard of that are known to run small in the cup are Basic and Geisha. I've found all the ones I've ordered pretty true to size. (alas, my boobs refused to be true to size and insist on forever being in between two of them! lol) On the other side, there are also a few models that run large. Vivien and Pantera are known to run close to a full size large in both band and cup. I think what's "typical" would be that the more satiny material (ie: basic, etc) tends to be snugger. The mesh (Vivien, etc) tends to be more forgiving. But, any brand has outliers. Harriet is definitely an outlier.
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Thank you so much for your input! I think I'm gonna go ahead and take a gamble with 65K for the Harriet, since I can bear with a too big cup better than a too small one. Looking around at the measurements for other Comexim here and Wellfitting's calculator, though, I'm thinking my actual size for them would probably be 60J/K. Only time (and money orz) will tell, I guess :)
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EM 60 bands?
My current best fit is Cleo Marcie Balconnet Bra (6831) in 28E. It fits pretty well in the cups, but the wires are too wide.
In the quest for narrower wires I'm considering a Ewa Michalak order.
I've heard EM bands run tight, but how tight? If 30 bands and some 28s (lookin' at you, Freya) are too loose for me, will an EM 65 be too loose as well?
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I hear the band stretchiness depends on the materials. I havent gotten my first yet, though
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I'd agree that band stretchiness depends very much on the material used. The Cappuccino, for example, is very stretchy, while the Slowianki is fairly tight. I wear a 28E Marcie too, and have three EM bras in 65DD - I went for a 65 band just because it was returnable and not custom. None of them are as tight as my Marcie and at least in two of them I'd be better off in a 60 band. As I said though, it does depend a great deal on the particular bra you're interested in.
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First successful visit to Nordstrom and Intimacy/found perfect bras for "tall" boobs/migration or fluctuations ?
I've been looking on ebay lately for a 30e Chantelle Chic bra. I tried it on at my first visit to Nordstrom, and since I was wearing a 32D, the girl told me to stick with that and said the 32D looked fine.
It did not lol. It cut into my breast tissue, but I loved the bra.
So I did find ... my size on ebay, fairly cheap. Before buying I decided to head back to Nordstrom and specifically ask for a 30E.
I asked, and the woman there gave me all 6 30E Chantelle bras they had. First though, she wanted to fit me. She measured me in my new Freya, which I purposely wore because no one ever wants to give me a 30 band xD
She wanted to try a 30DD first(my boobs look reeeaally small) and my boobs ended up spilling out of the bra. It was actually incredibly embarrassing and I didn't want her to see it but I knew that I should to get another size. So she tried the 30DDD and then we were both confused because, same deal, it gave me major quadboob. Not just a little bit, it was pretty terrible looking. She invites another employee in to see why it didn't fit.
I did end up researching on here, and that style seems to run small. I wish I'd asked for the next size up, but I was too embarrassed.
I ended up trying 3 more Chantelles in 30DDD and one Natori Feathers. The Natori was the best shape for me, and I seriously can't wait to get my hands on one!
I'm realizing that my tissue starts high up, but slopes down and then juts out again. I *think* they're slightly shallow, as previously stated, but I'm still awfully confused. I also have no clue whether I'm FoT or FoB or equal, but I have discovered that sling shapes work very well; they smooth out ths slope, and cover my breast tissue that's higher up.
Unlined demis are not working. Lined demis and balconettes give me slight spillage also(except most VS for some reason).
Another shape that works perfectly, whatever the shape is(unlined) that has a diagonal T-ish shaped seam on the cups. I can't do round padded bras, and these unlined ones seem like they'd be for rounded shapes, but they fit perfectly and give a nice shape.
I've hated my boobs for as long as I can remember because they've always looked "old" to me. I'm happy to finally learn about how I can deal with them and how I can make them look pretty for most of the day though, so excuse me as I'm quickly becoming a bit obsessed with finding the *perfect* bra.
Here are the brands/styles I've found that worked (unfortunately 2 are pretty unrealistically pricey):
Fantasie fl2402 30E(example of the shape I spoke of)
Freya Eden 30E(unlined)
Freya Starlet plunge balcony bra 30e
Wacoal 65115 32DD (the sling type-seemed to fit well, don't think it runs in smaller bands)
Empriente 08122 30E (good example of the shape that appears to be for round shapes)
Empriente 08108 30E
Freya siren 30E (probably my favorite shape-wise)
A visit to Nordstrom rack helped me find these perfect fits:
Freya Deco Charm 30E
Chantelle Chic Sexy Pushup 30E(seemed to run semi small but shape was perfect)
Chantelle Superb 30E
Lasty, I have a question if anyone can answer.
I've just started wearing a smaller band and using the scoop/swoop method.
I haven't lost or gained any weight, and I was initially 31.5 inches underbust and 36-36.5 standing (37-38 leaning). I usually wait to measure until morning.
My underbust measurement has quickly gone down to an exact 30, and overbust has been a 37 standing.
I've re-measured in the mirror a few times because I'm a little confused how this happened. I'm not near my period. So can migration really happen? And so quickly? I'm a little confused how that's supposed to work. Also, if this really happens quickly, should I really be stocking up on my new size or just buy a few?
Perhaps something else is taking place here, but I wanted to ask and see if anyone had more information before I blow all my money lol
Other than that, I was happy that my visit went well today! The woman who helped me was incredibly attentive and knowledgeable AND gave me the correct band size instead of assuming that just because I look small busted that I don't need support =/ Same deal at Intimacy. No one questioned my size, overall helpful.
Finally!!
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i measured almost the same as you when i first started wearing my correct size, a 32D (31.5 underbust, 36 overbust while leaning forward), then almost a year later i measured again because some of my old bras started to fit weird, and i go smaller in the back and larger in the front, so now i'm starting to wear more 32DD's and have the hook on the second setting.
i'm FOT/even.
sounds like u might be even/FOB???
and yay, for getting what you wanted :)
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When your boobs start growing, they take up a little more room on your torso and your underbust crease (where you'll be placing your measuring tape to measure around your ribcage) may now be a little lower, where you're smaller around.
You COULD also be altering the shape of your ribcage if you were going absolutely nuts with tight bras or corsets, but it doesn't sound like that is the case!
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sports bras
here's a dumb question.
I should wear a 26FF - G (it is yet to be determined since I still don't own a well fitting bra) in a regular bra. As you can see by my size I'm a somewhat petite girl with "normal size" boobs, what I mean is the rest of my body is small but my boobs ... are sort of standard. Now of course there isn't really a standard but I don't think anyone would go "wow, those are some petite boobs!" or "wow those are some big boobs" either. where am I going with this again?
Oh yes, sports bras. I pretty much wear size XS in everything.. and in a regular sports bra that is tight and kind of smushes my boobs into my ribcage and makes them lay as flat as pancakes. is that what a sports bra should do?
If I go up a size to a s then I feel that the elastic band isn't tight enough and I start feeling more like I'm just wearing a tight top.
Now I have quite firm but shallow and wide boobs, so no drooping or extensive jiggling really, so I'm not super bothered by feeling like my boobs will escape and punch someone in the face during a work out session. But I still feel like the XS tops are made for girls with maybe up to a C-D cup, I need help some times from my husband to actually pull the top over my boobs since it doesn't open any where.
I'm guessing there are sports bras that actually take in to account that everyone with a small frame doesn't necessarily have a flat chest.. any recommendations? I can really see how this is an issue for girls with heavy breasts.. should it even be an issue for me? I'm thinking maybe there is a paradigm shift for me to discover here as well, like how I didn't know a bra could actually feel so good before I realized I wasn't a 32 band and that anything under 32 actually existed.
help me out, girls in similar sizes, what do you wear?
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The Panache Sport in the black colorways ought to be tight enough for you I think. A lot of people complain that the bra is too projected actually.
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Definitely try the Panache sport bra as teremaailma suggests. It is the first sports bra that fits me. I always felt the exact same way you do. Try a variety of band and cup sizes until you find the best fit. I will never pull a bra over my head again! Good luck!
(I am around 28F/FF and find that this size fits in the Panache sport, but I can also go with 30E if I want a little looser band for comfort)
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Comexim
What are everyone's comexim's size vs their ewa or Cleo or CK size?
When I look at the measurement table my ribcage and cup depth needed is putting me at a 65K that just seems really big when I'm not. I usually wear a 32g in really tight bands or a 30ggFiled under Bra sizing and fit
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I know Comexim does their sizing differently. Like I wear a 30E-F but would need a 65H in their bras. Haven't tried any Comexim or EM yet but hoping to soon.
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I wear a 30E in Cleo and bought 65F in Comexim but I'd probably go up a cup size or two since they make me quad.
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Just a reminder: Pull your bras up when you swoop and scoop!
In many of the fitting help posts, I'm seeing bras where the underwire is sitting as far as an inch below the crease. Maybe the bra just won't go up, in which case the cup depth or wire width is wrong, but I have a suspicion that many people are not making sure they have the wire in the inframammary fold. Remember, your naturally sitting breasts may cover up the crease, which is why leaning forward when swoop-and-scooping is recommended.
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If I'm fairly narrow, projected And fairly evenly distributed or slightly full on bottom. I have a hArd time getting the wire up into my inframamary fold is this because my bra cup is to small and shallow? And can wide wires cause you to be swooping And scooping throughout the day?
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Ohmyboobies It's hard to say based on this but it sounds like it is probably a combination of wide wires and a shallow cup. (It could also have to do with ribcage shape or various other things, but because you said you're narrow and projected that's my guess.) You might want to try a narrower wire, more projected brand like Freya unpadded or Comexim. It's also easier to fill out the bottom of a bra in unpadded bras.
There's a great guide to wire width here: http://i.imgur.com/2UVzC.png
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Hey guys so I've just recently pegged down my size (finally) and now I'm trying to get my mom on the proper size wagon and I'm not really sure where to start because for one she is much bustier than I (guessing somewhere in the 34/36 h-j range won't know for sure until I can convince her to let me ... get her measurements) and a very different shape than what I've been researching for myself. I'm guessing from what I've seen from shape guides is fairly FOT and very projected possibly would work better with narrower wires. What do you think would be a good starter bra to test with?
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as a fairly projected 32J, marcie is my most comfy. I'm not technically FOT but I fit FOT bras because I tend to spill out over the top even tho supposedly I'm FOB. I think I'm just full.
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sizing help
Hi, I need some help from those of you experienced in comexims sizing. Since evey single 60/28 band I have ever owned is too loose on me I was really excited to hear about comexim and ewa michalak and their 55 bands. I measure 61 cm (24 inches) tightly under my bust and 85 cm (33 inches) across the ... fullest part. I am slightly uneven where the smaller breast measures 19cm (7,5 inches) across and the larger one is 20 cm (7,9 inches). Now neither Ewa or comexim thinks I should wear a 55 band but I really want to try. I mean worst case scenario I'll have to wear it with an extender. Finally Ewa agreed to put me in a 55 FF. Now comexim have been a lot slower in response, its been 2 weeks since I contacted them and we haven't even agreed on a size yet. I've been searching bratabase and trying to decide what comexim size would fit me. Problem is I don't have a single bra that fits me so I find it hard to know what bra measurements would be right for me. All my bras cause at least some quadra boob and ride up in the back. I have everything from DD to F in varying brands and models, all in band 60/28. None of the cups are too big but I'm a bit unsure how many sizes too small they are..
man this was a long rant..
please help a girl out.
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Anna @ comexim handles pretty much all their email on her own, so once in a while she just forgets about someone. (happened to me placing an order recently. She just forgot she never emailed me back.) If she hasn't gotten in touch with you in two weeks, I would email her again. It's probably just a matter of her getting busy and it slipping her mind, really. Happens once in a while.
As far as sizing, I do often take a band larger in the Polish brands than I do in the UK brands - but this is totally personal preference (I prefer a +1 or +2 for comfort). I think of Polish brands as usually running at a half size. Like, a 30 might really be more like a 29 most of the time. There are absolutely exceptions - my Comexim Vivien runs big in both the band and cup, so there's a point to which it would be hard to give specific advice on size without knowing the exact model. The more satiny fabrics tend to run smaller, the mesh ones larger, because mesh just has more stretch, but they're cut to the same unstretched length.
As far as the cups go, if you're an FF in Ewa, I'm assuming you're somewhere in that ballpark in UK brands, too? Based on that, I would guess around an H cup for Comexim. Wellfitting.com has a handy conversion chart on the sizing portion of their website that gives you the UK to Comexim size conversion, so if you know your typical UK size(or what it would sister size down to if they made bands that fit you), you can use that as a reference to get a good idea of a starting point.
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Thank you for your detailed reply! I wrote Anna again and hopefully things will progress a litte faster now. Acording to wellfittings calculator I am a 26H, that translates to a 55 band but I'm unsure about the cup for comexim! It either a H or a FF, depending on the sizing system but I don't know what comexim uses since its so different from ewa michalak that is also in poland.
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Only bad thing about class today...
I had a VERY interesting lecture on medieval clothing's cut and materials (as I signed up for the course this was the part that made me hesitate) because the teacher was sooo good! However she was definately wearing the wrong size bra (her too small bra made the boobs look square) and this was just disturbing.
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Maybe she's just trying to get into the whole "period" thing. You know, times were tough, had to make do with what you had (had to walk uphill to school both ways {it's a U.S. thing}), maybe had A (1) bra, but were probably lucky if you could even get it on, let alone have it fit. Maybe the square boobs look was a period thing too. lol :D
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Wanabee you think she was doing the period thing only with her underwear? Haha :) Because her other clothing looked perfectly normal (very few of our uni teachers dress "professional" anyway, but she did not come in full medieval dress either)
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Preparing for Summer
All this bra searching has put me in an existential slump.
BUT... I bought this super hot strapless jumpsuit for $10. So you know what I need now.
Tell me all about your favorite strapless bra or the one you covet the most. Vent about your least fave ones too because, seriously, a crappy strapless bra is the worst and I'm hear to listen. Especially my fellow soft, even-boobed ladies-- I definitely want to hear from you. No constant adjustments will be done this summer! *war cry*Filed under Bra sizing and fit
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I havent tried to wear a strapless since i was a teen. I just cant even imagine
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It's a daunting task. I'm thinking a lot of adjustments have to be made because most, if not all, strapless joints are heavily padded from the bottom and have much tighter bands. With that much uniformity in structure for highly diverse boobs... it's a huge headache waiting to happen! dbmamaz
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Kris line vs Ewa Michalak sizing
I think Kris line was one of my "want to try" brands. I'm trying to figure out what size to try. I usually wear 36J or 36JJ in Ewa, but some I should really have a 38 (and yet some a 34, sigh, inconsistency) band. What size would you ladies recommend I try in the Kris line?
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Searching by the measurements of your 36J Jasmine (stretched band and depth only) and selecting only Kris line brands it brings up the Kris Line Brillant Biustonosz Soft (5305) in either 75K or 80K. I think with their band inconsistency I'd try the 80K. There's also a ton of math you could do to get an estimate for size. UK cups use 1" (2.54 cm) per cup and Kris line uses 2cm. So take whatever cup index you are multiply by 2.54 cm then divide by 2 cm to *approximate* which KL cup index you'd need. Not guaranteed to be exact but it's better than blindly ordering a J only to realize it's a different sizing system.
FWIW: I'm a 32GG in cleo, and 34I/32J kris line.
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I got bored, here's the math :-P
J=13 so (2.54*J)/2 = 16.51 so KL cup K or KK
JJ=14 so (2.54*14)/2 = 17.78 so KL cup KK or L -
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Feb 19, 2015
Within the next few days (after a little bit more research) I will be purchasing my first Ewa Michalak bra! I'm sooo excited. I feel that her bras will fit me better and actually hold my breast up. The Nessa bra I bought was perfect except I needed 1 cup size up and a little tighter band but the underwire fit like a dream (no sliding down and no poking me anywhere) so I'm hoping the other Polish brands fit just as well. I can't wait to get it!
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I'm waiting for my first order to come in! Or, to be made and shipped at least lol
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That's exciting! Maybe one day I will be able to try EM myself!
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My experience is that the Andorra runs small in the cup.
Did you take a look at the reviews for Panache Andorra Full Cup Bra (5675) ?
There's 55 pages of them :P if you find any interesting don't forget to vote it up so it's easier to find for the next person.
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