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I actually JUST NOW found the option where you can search on bratabase for bras based off the bra measurements. I compared the 3 bras I have tried that fit the best - 32J Cleo Lily (strap issues notwithstanding,) Panache Floris (I have yet to update this one on bratabase... bad stinkmouse!,) and 32J Jasmine.
Not surprisingly, the ... data points for those 3 bras are very similar *thumbs up* I then used that data to 'data-mine' (I hope I'm using that term correctly) for other bras that might work. That didn't yield many results at all. I then utilized the option where you can get even more results by entering thresholds along with each measurement. I'm sure there was a highly analytical methodology for my process... but as of this moment, I can't recall what it was. I'm too damn lazy, ya'll!
Bratabase spat out a list of 28 bras. A significant portion of them I know will not work because I have tried them and the rest I am fairly certain will not work because of the way the cups are engineered.
After spending more time on this review and analysis process than I care to admit, I believe only a few on the list might actually be worth trying:
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Bravissimo Alana 32JJ
Curvy Kate Emily 32J
EM BM Szarotka 75J
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The list also included 3 sized 70J EW 'CHP' models... not sure how those would work for me. I have tried several padded moulded bras (Anna Pardal, Comexim, and Parfait Charlotte) in a bra store while being properly fitted and they just didn't work. I fell out of the middle and the moulded shape of the bra did not match up well with my breasts. I really love the look of the bras, however. The SM Bezyk also appears on the list in a size 75J, but I don't like the design of the cups.
I was hoping some of these bras would be available under listings... alas, it is not so. I am a tad excited, however, that there might be some other bra brands and models out there that could work for me!
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Oh, great pictures though - so pretty! But the band fit you even tho you wear 28s? Their calculator put me in a 70, but i breathed out and pulled really hard. I'm so nervous about fitting this bra! I ordered a 70J, but i wear a 32J in most bras
I can fit into 28s, but I definitely prefer bands that stretch closer to 31". I was all about the super tight band in the beginning to make up for the loose bands, but I'm more about comfort now.
I would order their 65s, but they tend to be closer to 28s than 30s, so I stick to 70s which are usually more like loose 30s/tight 32s. I think if you like to wear bands that stretch more than about 32-33", you'll probably need an extender with them.
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