Jan 27, 2016
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so i got the Koko to compare to the Neve i have... well the Koko's band is longer and stretchier. so since i wear a 32DD in Neve, i reordered the Koko in a 30E.
in case anybody needs to know
i guess i should mention i'm only talking about the green/teal Koko, i don't know about the other colors.
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Please put this in your review of the bra so it will be easy to find in the future. This adventure will get lost in time but the review will be easier to find here: http://www.bratabase.com/browse/cleo/koko-mode-moulded-plunge-bra-7806/30E/
just did with the bra that i got, i did't get the coral colored koko
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CHP Summertime available through Jaimie:
"Hello fellow bra enthusiasts! I have exciting news! Remember this beautiful bra, the Ewa Michalak SM Summertime? It was released a while back, I am sure it has been a staple in many of your wardrobes. Well, Ewa had talked about releasing a padded version of it back in the Spring. Turns out they never released ... it as there was not much material left. Well I can't stop thinking about how beautiful it look padded, so..... I just got the go ahead to order a run of sizes in a CHP. Now, I should warn you, it is already selling quickly, and there is now only about 20 sizes left to reserve. So throw me a quick email at bras@braobsessed.com to reserve your size before I put in my order. My order goes in tomorrow so email right away (or forever hold your peace I do not have a picture of how the CHP will look, but look how gorgeous it is in the S style."
I really really REALLY don't need to order it, so somebody else pick up my slack
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SS2014 - Padded halfcup bra in beige with flower embroidery Cups covered with em
http://www.bratabase.com/browse/ewa-michalak/chp-summer-time-553/
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jlcl119 : How much would they be?
80 CAD.
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so i just got this email:
Hello,
We sent you a refund on December 22th, but you haven't accepted it, so PayPal put the amount back on our account after a month of waiting. Will you be soon placing a new order or should we send the money back to you again?
Kind Regards,
Kaśka
what the hell does this mean? i've never had to "accept" a refund before? i wrote and told her to send the money again, but then what do i do??? this is so weird...
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If you receive a paypal payment in a currency different to your local currency, you have to log in to confirm you want to accept the payment. So if you're in the US and usually pay for things with dollars, and Ewa refunds you in Polish zloty, paypal flags the difference in currency and wants to check it's correct.
thankfully they responded fast and now it's taken care of, phew. never doing that again, haha.
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Is there a bra like Panache Andorra (stretch lace, small bands), but with a narrow gore and softer wires?
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DKNY Signature Lace 45128. While shopping at Amazon for myself, I shopped for you using your specs. Most of these are DD max, but you may want to look at the following:
Natore Fatale 736053-137, Cosabella Trenta TRENT 1191, Panache Clara, Heidi Klum, H20-1339, Panache Idina 6961. Hope this helps. Low gors limits things a lot.
Thank you, @BaliBoy :-)
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My friend came to visit and she saw about one third of my bra collection. She thinks it is insane to own so many bras. Meh...
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My mother's the same way. I currently only have 3 I wear and two that actually fit.
The only way to battle this form of ignorance is with the graceful art of BRAVANGELISM!!!! ;)
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Has anyone ordered a reduced cup or gore on anyComexim half cups?
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I bought a listing from sprightlyvim , it's an AP for Comexim with reduced cups and reduced gores - but it's the balconette. What specifically are you looking for?
Thanks for the reply. I am wanting to order a 3 part half cup with reduced gore and cups, but was wondering if those alterations would make the cup so that it is less projected at the wire or smaller overall enough that I should order a cup size up. Any thoughts?
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My first comexim order just got here an hour ago and I must say.. I am SO disappointed!!
I asked to change my order twice, after I got the mail saying, I can't exchange 60 bands ( I loocked everywhere on the website and couldn't find it anywhere! So if anyone knows where you can see ... this pls let me know!) But they still came in 60 bands, so now I don't know if I can get my money back (I think I should, as I mailed twice!) But well, we'll see..
luckily I tried the charme 60HH first, because this one fits! (Well, straps are too far apart, it goes REALLY high under my arms and worst: It's REALLY scratchy! But I hope this last one will go away after some wearing and washing and the other problems are common..)
But now to victoria: It's soooooo wide!! both the 60HH and 60J have a wire width of 15 cm!!!! (the charme has 13). It feels like half of the cup is under my arms! I am so sad as I fell in love with this bra when I saw it on the website! It was the reason why I ordered in the first place!
I did get the figi for the victoria in size s wich is great! So sad I don't have a bra to match with
I might ask them to make me a victoria plunge with alterations, but only if they let me exchange the 2 victorias I have now!
What do you say? Am I exaggerating? Does anyone see a sign on the website that they are not refundable??
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Disappointing! I may be interested in purchasing your 60J if they won't permit exchanges.
For me, if you want it you can have it and I'll only send the 60HH back.. just let me know soon^^ :)
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When did custom cuts at Ewa Michalak go up in price? I just ordered a PL Colette for my mom and it was 40pln extra. The last time I ordered a custom cut it was only 20pln.
The exchange rate for me (American) is really good right now ($1 = 4zł) so it's not a huge deal, but when did that happen? Did the fee double for custom sizes too?
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Ughhhh whyyyyyyy.... Ewa why would you do this to me?
It's such shame, as they probably enough orders and don't need to make higher costs, but popularity makes them to do it. comexim is smashing em within customer service and the prices.. Shame that comexim doesn't offer ch and chp! Need to talk to them 😂
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<3 When your bra is still comfy after working a double shift, *and* you feel like a sexy beast in it!
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Pray tell, which bra??
yes, which one?
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Well I've been wondering what my comexim size in panties would be because although I can find a great amount of info on bras, hardly any can be found on the matching panties as they relate to hip measurements of the inividual that bought size "xyz." SO... I translated the name of the size chart I was looking at only ... to find that it was the men's underwear sizing chart -___-. I was like, "oh that is why its so confusing," *sigh* it's funny now, but at first I was like are you serious lol. That's my ridiculous story of the week. Until next time.
Your fellow bratabasian
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LOL!!! 😛
So have you found a more useful sizing chart?
I'm using the women's pant size chart right above it. I translated the last words and it was hip measurement, so line that up with my 41"/104cm hips and I'll go with large in briefs and shorts, one bratabasian mentioned I can go down one size in thongs and short/thongs so I'll hav to try a medium and see how it goes.
this was kinda the opposite that i thought it would be...
http://wellfitting.com/blogs/live-a-wellfitting-life/84198404-how-vanity-sizi...
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Huh? But the band size thats not +4 is the one thats your actual bust size. Its not vanity, its just a lot more consistent to use the actual measurement instead of an estimated calculation?
I am not convinced that vanity has anything to do with bra sizing. Different manufacturers, different sizes - no need to overcomplicate things.
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A few months after starting to wear better fitting bras, my underbust measurement lost an inch. I was just measuring myself again as a 6-month checkup on my bra situation and I think I know where that inch went!
My old bras were so huge in the band that I kept tightening the shoulder straps in order to get security and ... support. (lol) I wore the back of the old bras very high. That's where I thought the bra should go, so that's where I measured! Then when my new bras sat lower in the back, I measured there, which on me is a smaller measurement because it's not angled upward.
I didn't have any changes in my body, I just measured differently without realizing it.
For my most recent measurement, I used a mirror and played around with measuring at different angles. Well, it all makes sense now!
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It is amazing what a few degrees of tilt do! Pretty much thing happened to me glad you got it figured out!
Someone told me; the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. 😊
Is there a good rule of thumb for where a strap should be on your back to provide the best support up front? I find mine usually ride somewhere around the bottom of my shoulder blades. Is it just a matter of being a straight, or level, line at the bottom of your IMF?
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It seems like my shoulders are exceptionally narrow - I always have to angle straps in or I feel like they're going to fall off. Is it even worth it to try Ewa Michalak bras? I've been avoiding them because I've heard all the stuff about how wide the straps are, but I'd really like to try some of the new styles.
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its definitely a problem for smaller band sizes, i dont know if its as much an issue on larger bands tho. i think its a scaling issue. but she does like the straps pretty far out
I'm a 65 band and very short (strap width is always an issue). In the 65 band size, the straps were barely comfortable. Any wider out and it would have been an issue. It's about 12.5 inches from one strap outside to the next.
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How can I "unfit" old bras that don't fit anymore? I tried to set fit with my current messurements, but they still show "fit her" even though they are way too small now!
thx for your help!
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there isnt anything if you go in and edit the bra? maybe change the comments about it qudding or not?
Once you mark the bra as a "fit", the star stays even when your measurements change.
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I'm looking to order a BM from Ewa Michalak but I'm not sure if I should order a 65F or 65FF. There's no 65F BM's on the site but is there a style that's similar size wise that I could use for comparison to figure out which is the better fit? I need about 9.25-9.5 inches of depth.
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I've read that BM may require one to order one cup smaller than the Ewa Michalak padded bras In my recommendations here on Bratabase, the recommended BM is one size smaller than the other E.M. recommendations. However, I have not yet worn a BM...
I'm probably gonna wing it and see what happens. I'm ordering an 65FF S in a few days so I'll see how that fits. I've been looking at sister size 70F to get my judgement on the 65FF because there's none listed in that size. My only worry is that the 65G S had a 9.5 depth and it was somehow too big. I'm thinking I may have to go smaller that I expect.
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I was reading this blog entry on Bras & Body Image, and in the section labelled "The Apex " she talks about bras to try if your breasts on the shallower side. One of the bras she mentions as shallower is Marcie. I thought Marcie was considerednarrow and a little projected?
A lot of people know that something's not quite right with the fit of their bra,
http://brasandbodyimage.com/2013/12/11/troubleshoot-bra-size/
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The Cleo Marcie, like the Cleo Lucy, cater to shallow and average projection and are medium breadth wired in the smaller size ranges (28D, 28DD, 30D) and are projected and narrow in the larger size ranges.
I find the Marcie shallow in 30E compared to other unlined Cleos.
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I just properly handwashed a bra for the first time! I feel like an adult. One thing I'm not sure about though is drying. I get that it's supposed to air dry, but what about all the excess water? Is there a way a proper way to gently squeeze it from the cup? I just fold the bra along the ... seams and carefully pressed to get most of it out, then propped the cups up and put it on a towel to finish drying. I was just afraid it would take forever if I didn't get rid of some excess water first.
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That's pretty much what I do, I think as long as you don't significantly deform moulded cups they should be OK. Go nuts with unlined bras. You could also try putting moulded bras on top of a towel and blotting them with another towel to soak up excess water. I've heard good things about using salad spinners to remove water from bras as well.
The salad spinner seems like a great idea! I went delicate with this one because I was washing it to sell, but next time I'll try the blotting technique. Our common area gets pretty warm so I'm sure it won't take too too long to dry.
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I took an online survey today about clothing shopping habits... I have a feeling when I put in my estimate for how many bras I've bought in 12 months I'll be an outlier LOL
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a cleo neve in navy blue in a 32DD please tell me!!! i can't find one any where except a sketchy looking site that doesn't ship to oregon even though the company is based in arizona.
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Hmm, what's the site? Maybe someone here has experience with them. Maybe someone would be willing to forward the package to you (i would but i doubt they ship to wa if not or).
Go to beautifullbras.com. $32.00. I think. Right now still in stock in your size 32DD. Herroom.com has it, but not in that size.
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what?
@HHcup, did you mean to write something more?