So many bra tries š
I think the cleo hettie was pretty good but it feels like something is always off. Also I wish I could have rounder boobs and lined bras that fit.
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I think the cleo hettie was pretty good but it feels like something is always off. Also I wish I could have rounder boobs and lined bras that fit.
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https://www.bravissimo.com/products/annie-bra-ln540/#navy-ln540nvy
Annie , up to L cup. Balconette. Also has these new wires. Assuming it's basically the same as Penny, just different color/lace. I'm gonna shoot them an email to ask. I just sent my returns a couple of days ago, might ask for an exchange to try this bra too. It even launched in 2 colors! Not a huge star fan but anything is better than Penny floral lol.
Thoughts?
This star bra is a really supportive balconette that keeps you feeling secure an
https://www.bravissimo.com/products/annie-bra-ln540/#navy-ln540nvy
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It looks like it could be a cleo bra.
I actually love the star pattern. It looks like the Mimi Holliday Deadly Nightshade bra that I missed out on. And it has my name, so... I think I have to buy this one lol
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Got my order in with 3 Ewa Michalak and 1 Kris Line. None were good fit. On al of them the gore didn't tack which was very sad. I got all Ewa's in 80J which was the size recommended on her website, although it recommends 80JJ also, but it always says when in doubt, go for the smaller size, so ... I did. But it didn't work out. I don't think they are too small per se, but they are the wrong shape.
Two SF cuts and one PL. The PL I sort of figured would be a miss but just though fuck it, I might aswell try it out since it costs the same regardless to return stuff. The SF's I thought they might work but I was very surprised by how far away the gore floats.
I really liked one bra, the SF Faworyta, so beautiful and the fabric was nice. but if I push the gore in to tack, I quad so idk if size up is worth trying because I think it's not a good shape for me, the SF cuts? Especially since 80JJ would be more similar to the 75K I already tried in another SF cut which was not good either.
Also the bands were very snug on all of the Ewa's even though I went up to 80 band. I could close them but it was hard to spin the bra around. once on they felt fine but i doubt they would after several hours. But obv the cups were not great so eh. Blah. I wanna keep trying Ewa because I love the look of the bras but I guess they just don't work for me? If they come with new SM cuts on Lace Lingerie I'll try them but where to go from here?
I'm still looking for a good, 5th bra, especially because I've been fluctuating some days 1 bra fits the next it's too small, then the next it's ok again etc, so I want to have more options. But I'm not sure where to find this bra because they all suck for me lol
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Sorry your bras didn't work out for you!
We are in different size brackets, but I had a hard time fitting EM too. I wanted her bras to fit so badly because everyone raved about them; plus they were so beautiful. I can wear a PL and M but they give me a pointy shape that I don't like, and the CHP is just too open on the top that I get a bit of gaping. I suspect the SF would also be a bit pointy on me too, but I will probably try that if I ever find one used for a good price. I do have a couple BMs that work well, but I gave up on the rest (not to mention I paid $100 cnd to ship 2 bras here once because she changed Canadian shipping to DHL).
Yeah it's very hard hearing everyone go on about how amazing the brand is and on paper, it should work for me haha. So sad. That's so odd how the padded bra gives you a pointy shape, I don't think I've ever seen that before!
I tried a BM in 80J the previous time I tried Ewa, and that was apparently too big for me although it didnt' feel too big, it's just I had a pointy shape in it instead of a round shape, but because my boobs are pointy and it was comfortable it didn't seem out of place or too big. It wasn't great at the wire though but whatever. I might try one more BM if I find one. I guess some people, a tacking gore isn't a dealbreaker, for me , pointy shape isn't a dealbreaker :D If its comfy and fits otherwise. I don't mind.
And oof the shipping, it's since covid or is it perma? I'm lucky enough I have Lace Lingerie in my country so it's free shipping, but it's limited stock, size and cuts avaialble , so have to take what I can to try from there, so that I can hopefully narrow down a size if I wanted to order straight from Ewas website.
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Curvykate Luxe basque vs Panache envy body
Whice one is tighter?
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So far my attempts at bra making have been flops. Iāve made about 6 and none of them have been a good fit. Too small, too shallow, funky shape, not enough space for my center fullness. BUT I have learned a lot about how bras are put together, and how changing different things changes the fit. I know have 2 ... Comexims from Breakout Bras that fit perfectly after I moved the straps in 2 cm. 2 cm was all it took to get the best fit Iāve ever had in a foam cut and sew bra. And amazing cleavage! The 3HC is a 36FF and the Plunge is a 34FF, so that would be 80G and 75G from Comexim directly right? And I can request the straps moved in by them.
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While they may not be perfect, you still just sewed 6 of your own bras. Not many boob owners can claim that. Congratulations!
That's amazing! Hey, if you crack the code, you may be taking custom orders from here sooner than later ;-)! Out of curiosity, which Comexim patterns worked for you? I having been trying different sizes in the Plunge in the Granite Floral pattern, and can't quite hit the mark, 30JJ way small, 30KK too big, 30K still too small. BUT I ordered Piume Notte in the 30K for comparison and it fit *way* better mostly because the material is stronger. Congrats on finding two ABTF's!!
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Hi, I really want to make more space in my bra drawer. So, I'm bundling all my 32D bras for $45 and all my 32DD bras for $22. I'm completely open to negotiation, and if you don't want all the bras in a size, you can buy just one, or bundle more than 1 for a discount. I would also ... LOVE to swap them for anything that might fit me, but I have no bites so far. Does anyone want my pre abtf bras?
Thanks!
I will also offer a pay it forward option on any of these bras at my discretion on the buyerās circumstances.
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After trying a couple comexims and loving them (even though they weren't quite a perfect fit), I finally worked up the courage to look at comexims site and convert the prices. I always thought that they'd be insanely expensive, it looks like they really aren't. Unless there's some weird extra charge I don't know about. Now I have do many ... questions! What size should I order? I normally wear a 28G uk, and you can see all my measurements on my profile. Please help me! I'm so confused about the sizing and I'mafraid to mess up. I have very close set, center full (and narrow rooted, I think) boobs, and bra straps are always falling down. How much should I have the straps moved in? Can I ask them to fully overlap the gore? How much do they charge for customizations? How much does shipping cost? Thank you all so much!!!
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Comexim bras are notoriously difficult to find the right size/alterations in. If you order any customizations, or sizes that arenāt in their drop down box, you cannot return them. Customizations are free, but my recommendation is to order a drop down size without any customizations so you can return if it doesnāt fit. If youāre willing to either keep it no matter what or lose some money on a resale, then take the leap and order a couple alterations. I found that moving the straps in too much made the cups feel shallower. I always order mine with straps moved in 1 cm and an overlapping gore. By only ordering a couple customizations I find they are always done. Sometimes if you order too many alterations you canāt tell what works on you and which ones were actually done.
If you pay in full with PayPal you can tap in to their free returns program.
I believe shipping is 20 zloty, and it takes 4-8 weeks to receive your bra.
I wear 28FF/30F and I wear a 60HH plunge/60J half cup, or a 65H plunge/65HH half cup. When I wore a bra closer to 30FF (sister size to 28G), I was ordering 65J. They're not very consistent with band stretchiness, so it's always a gamble if I go with a 60 or 65 band. I have had a 60 bands that stretch to less than 26" and I have had some 65 bands that stretch to around 28"....then another bra the 60 will stretch to 28" and a 65 band will stretch to closer to 30". You never really know...
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Just a little question... has anyone tried bras where there is a metal piece at the front where the strap meets the cup?
I have seen this on few Bravissimo bras like this https://www.bravissimo.com/products/lottie-bra-ln609/?page=2&limit=4&sortBy=all#black-ln609blk
And that one: https://www.bravissimo.com/products/anna-bra-ln642/?page=2&limit=4&sortBy=all#aubergine-ln642aub
There are quite a few negative reviews that say that the metal thing does feen uncomfortable or the straps slip to ... the sides. Did you ever try bras with this feature? Would you agree it is not good? I'm watching those 2 bras on sale but they sat there 4ever so I'm not sure if I should risk to order them.
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It depends on the width of the strap and the shape of the metal piece. Elomi Sachi is like that and I really liked it, but Iāve had bras where the metal was more oval or rectangular and the strap thinner and that dug in.
cupandahalf Elomi Matilda also has a round metal piece and it's no problem at all. I also think that Elomi really put lots of thought in their bra construction. It could be Bravissimo just strepped into that trend but hasn't thought it through. There is negative feedback on larger and smaller cup sizes. One reviewer said it could be fixed by sewing.
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So TrunkClub is by Nordstrom and as many of us know Nordstrom is one a few department stores in the US that actually sells some UK brand bras such as Panache. Well Trunk Club which is a style box service similar to Stitch Fix, actually asks your bra size and has a good range of sizes to select on ... that question. I've watched some YouTube reviews on Trunk Club and people have received bras. I just ordered my first trunk so I can't say much about it yet, but the stylists do seem quite communicative. Also they have a referral program so if you want to check it out you'll get a $50 credit. https://www.trunkclub.com/referral/FFLJAX?c=referral_link
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@marilynne if you are interested.
@amandafire Thanks, I'll check it out! :)
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Does anyone know of a good minimizer bra for golf? My boobs aren't big, but they still interfere with my swing. I would love something that could squish them into non-existence if possible. My size is 28G/30FF Thank you!
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Look for compression style sports bras. Probably wireless would help too. I think wacoal may have some that spread things out pretty good donāt they??
Thanks, @confused! I'll check Wacoal's sport bras out. :)
Does anyone have recommendations for bras that are good for smoothing out back fat and are available in the US? Iād love to try a Satami but the US site offers store credit only on return (no refunds), and I keep reading about the sizing being all over the place - thatās more risk than Iām comfortable with.
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Not sure in size range but I think both Warnerās and Spanx make bras for this.
Soma has "Vanishing" bras for that very purpose, and I believe Wacoal has one too.
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Well, after attempting delivery of my return, my package is now back in the US and I can only assume on its way back to me. I have now paid internal shipping TWICE to return these bras, and followed the return instructions EXACTLY. On the second attempt I even contacted the company to make sure I was doing it right, ... and they told me to mark it as a gift on the customs form. I donāt feel Iām out of line in asking for a refund since I did everything properly and both times they either didnāt accept delivery of the package or werenāt there for it. But they have told me they wonāt give me one until they have the bras. So now Iām out the hundred+ dollars in bras that donāt fit, plus two times international postage to Poland.
Moral of the story: if your in the US, be sure youāre ordering the right size because even if you do everything right thereās no guarantee you can get your money back. š
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I know some companies can only accept returns that do not require signature etc.
and right now they seem to have suspended shipping with certain carriers in poland? so maybe it's because of this it just doesn't work as it should?? I'd definitely not blame Ewa for this.
I'd take it up to CS with the post service though, since they failed to deliver them you should not have to pay. chase those fees separately.
Iām so sorry that all happened. Iād definitely take it up with the postal carrier. As far as now having bras that donāt fit, list them online for sale. Every time Iāve listed and EM bra on EBay itās sold super fast. You might have luck getting your money back that way.
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I bought a @Shock Absorber Ultimate Run bra in what I thought was my size. It came in and was WAY too tight. When I went back and looked at the site, there is a chart in the bra photos that basically says which bras are true to size and which run small. Ultimate Run is one of the smaller ones, so back it went for a trade in.
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I love this bra, but it does not run true to size at all! I had the same experience as you did when I first tried it. The band is very short and doesnāt stretch. It is now one of my favorite sports bras though! I hope you like it when you get the other size!
Most SA run extremely small in my experience. I had to go up two bands at least.
Has anyone tried the new HerRoom brand āPloomageā yet? They only manufacture one model so far, the Robin, and itās one of those super-adjustable bras that lets you change the band size and strap heights to accommodate several different sizes. I received a bunch of emails about it awhile back, talking about their patent process and how much of a ... game-changer it would be.
I havenāt been able to find any detailed information about the sizing of the cups beyond that itās a plunge and that you should size up if you want it to be full coverage, Iām super curious about it. The idea is definitely interesting, but I tend to be skeptical because of how things panned out for brands like House of Anesi which made similar statements about disrupting the bra paradigm. Iām curious whether anyone here has direct experience with Ploomage; I bought one to check it out and I had to kind of roll the dice on the size.
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Why Buy Ploomage Bras? This highly supportive front-close underwire bra is exclusive to HerRoom, having been researched and developed by lingerie industry leaders. The front adjustable straps and low profile hook-and-loop side adjuster tabs make this full figure bra perfect ...
https://www.herroom.com/ploomage,bras,plom01,001,23.html
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Looks interesting. I had not heard of this bra before your post. It does look a little bit bulky in the pictures (?) but if the material is soft it might not be too weird.
Iād be interested in reading your review once you get it!
braluv I have the same concern, it does look very thick, hopefully it doesnāt feel like armor. Iām keen to measure it! Very curious how it runs since donāt give much guidance on the cup sizing at all. The reviews on their website are pretty mixed, it looks like theyāre still in their first manufacturing run because they responded to some of the recent reviews by saying they would be tightening the hooks for the next run. I will definitely update when it arrives!
Went to Dillardās today armed with my new sizes and tried on about 50 bras. They offered a fitting, but I declined, assuming that they would measure incorrectly like VS. When I was finished shopping, I found out that the folks in their lingerie department there actually receive āfit trainingā to include different breast shapes, etc. I had one ... employee āfit checkā the two Wacoal bras that I had settled on, and confirmed that they fit me. Yay! I didnāt think I actually was the size that ABTF recommended, but lo and behold! Looking forward to writing my first reviews!
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Whoo-hoo! Good for you for sticking to your guns *and* how encouraging that the world of (US) bra fitting is finally catching up to reality! Congrats on finding a couple of good (bra)contenders so early on. Wishing you continued fabulous luck, comfy bras, good discounts and great shapes!
Does anyone else do this? I know it's common for most of us on here to lament over bras that aren't made in cup sizes big enough for us, but I'm honestly very taken with Ewa Michalak FB bras, even though I'm not anywhere near the FB range. They just look so sturdy!
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They don't go up to my cupsize but I like the look of a lot of sculptresse but they have a bunch that start at higher band size than I am, so kinda? I've liked a lot of sculptresse bras, so when I was like 30H I was very sad to find that they didn't come in bandsizes below 34 :(
Ha thatās funny. I can fit into Ewa, Comexim, Elomi, Sculptresse, and Playful Promises and a few Curvy Kates (maybe a few more, itās hard to tell with some sizing). But they all make really nice bras so I get it!
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I have a bunch of old bras with the sizes worn off. Is there a way to find out the size by measuring them? What should I do with them? Can I do a giveaway on here? I'd hate to throw them in the garbage.
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Add them as unknown brand/unknown model and them as a size you think they're a close fit. Just so you can have a listing for them.
I can't find the old Bravissimo adventure anymore started by alidieux so I open another.
Lets talk about new Bravissimo styles. (And old ones too)
So in general it should be known that I really love Bravissimo bras. But what I find difficult is that there is a lot of "new season styles".
Many new bras only get 1-2 ... colors / seasons, then they vanish.
For example my fave Dina bra only got a black and a coral version. Now gone 4ever. Even very popular Nina bra vanished, it got at least 4 colors. Some even only get one go.
Yes it's cool to get new designs and styles - on the other side with ordering from overseas it's so difficult to figure out which new style will work, and which not.
I much rather like a few consistent styles and once you know the cut works for you, you can order them without having to worry it's a complete failure.
What do you think about their bras?
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Recently I discovered their Iris bra, which has the similar design to the Lacey Floral bra and in grey-purple colorway. I'd love to purchase it but I have problems with their sizing. For the 30F/30FF unpadded bras they have so many styles on Bratabase however I can't use them as references. Each has different measurements in cups (or just lack of information). Guess maybe it's also related to their marketing strategy as you described.
Some bras they have are the same bra just different details (Like Abby and alexa is the same bra, Niya looks the same basically too) which, if u fit into those bras, great for you. but for the rest of us, they take up "space" in their line for bigger cups.
It's great they offer plunge bras up to J unlike a lot of brands BUT they just don't work on J cups. I have the "Flo" bra and it was very risky, it only cover half my boobs, I'd honestly rather they remove those type of bras for anything above G cups and just make bras specifically for our bigger size in GG-L instead. Like a plunge style specifically designed for that size range would be cool, just make it cover more boob like Elomi does. My nipples would peek out of this bra I bet https://www.bravissimo.com/products/phoebe-bra-ln669/#porcelain-ln669nud LOL
sometimes I wanna order stuff like that for shits and giggles.
I also wish of course they would stop with the insanely wide wires. In my return form I always write "too wide wires" because hopefully they will take that shit into consideration eventually.
But the discontinuing goes for a lot of brands, they discontinue best sellers or very well made styles (still sad about cleo lily and the offspring kayla. I think kayla was my favourite bra of all time)
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The straps snapped off my 34E bra. Does this mean I am wearing the wrong size?
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Or the bra is old- bras have About a six month to year long lifespan, especially if worn on back to back days or washed frequently.
Both straps at the same time? Wrong sizing could have contributed to strain on the stitching attaching the straps I suppose... Too-small cups and too-big bands will cause a bra to be less stable and creates a lot of strain on the entire strap, but even a single strap coming off for this reason suddenly doesn't seem to be a super common occurrence.
A more likely/direct cause is defective or cheap/flimsy construction, poor choice of strap design, or just flimsy quality materials. What was the brand/design and did the strap or band material actually rip, or is it just that the stitching broke and the strap was then separated from the rest of the bra?
I suppose also if this was a delicate bra made out of materials that were fragile to begin with (cheap elastic lace) or that age poorly (silk and other natural fibers), it could end up just literally falling apart due to being worn past its normal lifespan, stored/washed/dried in a way that was too hard on it, etc.
FWIW re laundering, I learned not long ago from a textile scientist that while frequent washing does cause some wear and tear in its own right, if you're wearing something often, even washing after every single wear is LESS damaging than infrequent washing. Perspiration, deodorant and skin oils can literally eat through strong synthetics! (Not sure this would change much in your case though, since straps attach on your back and in front of the body rather than in a crazy sweaty location eg. underarms.)
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Has anyone every successfully returned something from the US? This is my second time mailing it back, it got returned to me several monthās after my first attempt. It then sat in customs in Poland from July until September 18th when they āattempted deliveryā but it wasnāt delivered? At this point theyāve had my money for almost a year and I donāt have the bras, sigh ....
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Did you follow their instructions for a return? How did you pay? Appeal to your bank, credit card or to PayPal. You probably will have to talk to someone (so a phone call could be best) to explain why you're trying to do a chargeback outside of the normal window. Explain that the merchant appears to be refusing the package or something on their end and that you can show tracking/other evidence of your good faith attempts to return the goods.
I followed return instructions both times. In between the 2 returns I emailed with the company to make sure I was doing it right. I sent them pics of the label and tracking. I donāt know why itās being so difficult. I honestly donāt remember if I used PayPal but I can go check. I still have the entire email string starting with my asking if it was normal for it to sit in customs for over a month the first time I tried to send it back, so Iāll look up how I paid and see if I can get my money back if I donāt hear back from EM shortly. I emailed yesterday asking why my package wasnāt accepted but itās the weekend so Iāll give them a few days.
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You'll get there! I think many of us wish for that.
If it helps, most unlined bras soften with wear, and create a rounder shape than you might initially see in store. Cleo tends to be basketball round, Freya aims for a more naturally rounded shape. Ewa Michalak is often praised for the rounded shape the bras create.
Girl same. After nursing 3 babies my boobs are sad deflated empty milk bags when not in a bra lol! Iāve tried on literally 100 bras and found 3-4 that really work. Itās a moving target!
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