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Aug 05, 2013

So as I've been trying to wear bras that fit better, I've noticed that it seems like my "root" has gotten narrower. My chest shape is still the same (very barrel shaped), but it seems like my root actually ends more at the front edge of my *very narrow* chest and my boobs seem to have more projection than I ... had before. Is this normal?

Also, I've not really been "advertising" this fact, but I'm pregnant, so would love some suggestions on bras that are made for narrower frames with larger cups--preferably without wires, I can't seem to take the wires right now. My measurements haven't changed, I'm just narrower in root and deeper in projection than I was a few months ago (though this transformation started BEFORE the pregnancy).
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- Hmm..That is interesting.
  I hope as I wear better fitting bras I end up with more projection myself.
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Aug 05, 2013 Succsess at Nordstrom

Yesterday I had favorable trip to Nordstrom and found a @Fantasie bra I just love. Actually it was the SA that found it in their backroom. So I lucked out because most other times a SA has gone to their backroom for me they come back with some bogus alternatives. But this time they ... had exactly what I wanted( in size and color!) that wasn't on the racks on the floor.
I didn't have time to try it on there, and knowing it might be a little bit snug, I bought a package of bra extender in case. I needed bra extenders for other bras anyway. I was a little supprised that a package of bra extenders cost $15 though
So I bought a nude, @Fantasie Jana Side Support (2831) in38E for $64. When I got home and I tried it on and it was perfect except a little bit snug as I suspected. So I slapped on a 2 hook extender and put it back on and I'm happy to say I won't be returning it. Mine to keep!
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- You can buy them for way cheaper online. I once found them for $2.
- So great you found a bra that works! Congrats :)
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Aug 05, 2013

@Wacoal bra line has three la Femme's in their collection that are names the same, the other an unlined seamed bra.
I don't know why some bra lines do this. If they named one La Femme contour, and one La Femme T shirt bra, ok

Le Femme Contour comes in two different bras
853117-

http://www.herroom.com/wacoal-853117-la-femme-contour-bra.shtml

853217-

http://www.herroom.com/wacoal-853217-la-femme-contour-bra.shtml

Then the unlined seamed

855217-

http://www.herroom.com/wacoal-853217-la-femme-contour-bra.shtml

So for those that didn't know, and so there is no confusion over the styles of the above.

This is the one I have- goes to G cup right now.

Wacoal La Femme Contour Bra 853117 - Wacoal Bras

http://www.herroom.com/wacoal-853117-la-femme-contour-bra.shtml

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- @Chantelle does the same thing I think with their Hedona (2031) . Some are called minimizer and others aren't. I'm not fully sure if they are all minimizers and others are not or some website stores just fail to tell you the Hedona is a minimizer .??
- @Chantelle's website gives ; increase cup
  
  maintain cup, minimize cup - and one that says minimizers.
  
  There is a page of bras that are minimizers , all seamed bras except two t shirt bras called @ C Magnifique inlined bra.
  
  Check out their website.
  
  @ Chantelle website
  
  http://www.chantelle.com/
  
  I go on bra brand website, and cross reference to @Herroom, then @Bratabase, and lastly sometimes @Ebay for up close study of bras/ bra and fit, esp for G/H and over
  for all my bra study. :)
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Hubby doesn't get it.....

So I was laughing at some of the bra size recommendations that I have on here. Like I wear a 32C VS and got 32DD as a recommendation. I told hubby and he goes well your bra fits right. I said yeah it fits good so he says then just buy more in that size and it will be fine. Um maybe I'd like to wear more then 1 brand and type of bra. And heck maybe even one that isn't a pushup LOL

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- Not sure why you'd be laughing. VS and others would have me in a 38B or C when I wear a 32G in bras that actually fit me. So maybe the calculators here are correct for bras other than VS.
- What size recommendations did you get here? Most people are in a size that's way way off. I was in a 34C when I needed a 30G.
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Creepy... Luvboobies left a comment on my blog

"Hi Jenny - me again don't know if you've seen my other comment from earlier today (you probably have but just don't want to reply). Anyway I really don't get why everyone hates me now I thought I did the rite thing but looks like I didn't. I just need someone to explain it to me. But I won't go ... back to bratabase because I said I wouldn't. Anyway heres my email again if you'd like to reply tylerdurden850@gmail.com Thx"

What do I do? Should I just ignore him? I really didn't follow in the last adventure where he wrote. I got the impression he was trolling, since Branarchist linked to a picture saying he was. Am I like... retarded or something? xD I don't know in what way you guys meant that he was trolling. Can someone explain to me so I know whether or not to ignore him?
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- Honestly, I would just ignore him...what good would come out of interacting with him?
- I'm thinking that too, but I'm seriously curious if he's just stupid/retarded as well. Who knows? Pinging Branarchist again, would like to know what you meant about him being a troll.
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Feeling foolish in my S and SM bras :-(

Ready for my latest pity party? LOL

Okay, first off, I LOVE my Ewa Michalak PL bras. And now they are not making them in 36JJ. I have 2 and love them both. I WANT MORE. Maybe they'll do a special order, but frankly the pain (and expense) of doing a special order makes ... me hesitate. Also, I never know if it'll fit tight or loose in the band and/or cup since sizing is so different with each style.

So, I gave the S Porcelanka a try. The top edge of the cup is higher and I like that. The S Porcelanka, although a very nice shape, has higher wires on the side and they are just high enough that when I put my arms down, it actually pushes the cups down in the front. Goodbye support. I can hold my arms out and jump up and down and the cups move down maybe 1/2 inch. I put my arms down and they move another 1/2 inch. Jump with them down and they're 2 inches below where they should be. Yikes. Tighten the straps you say? Well, yeah, they're as tight as they can go AND I have safety pins shortening them 2-1/2 to 3 inches more (debating on the alteration as to whether I want to keep the bra). They're cutting off my arms. Not painful, but they're definitely felt and slightly restrictive when putting my arms forward. (Did I hear Ewa groan just now?) Well, I definitely don't need a bigger band and a smaller cup size is not going to work. I tried the pads from my other bras in this one to see if I could try a smaller cup size and I'm quad-boobing, so a size down will do the same. > The straps on the PLs are about the same, actually, and I can live with that because the wires are not so high they force the cups down.

And then I tried the SM. For some reason, on the SM, my nipples are WAY off from the apex. The apex of each cup is at the first seam, which is very close to the center of the bra. My nipples are 2 inches from there. Maybe no one notices, but *I*do. I feel like it looks bizarre. Apex too far center and nipples pointing out like they're lazy-eyed. LOL Then the cup has an awkward flat area that makes a sort of in-cup quadboob that isn't even at a seam. I can't even figure out how it happens or how to get rid of it. I'm just really disappointed in the fit I get in the SM. I've tried Trefl and Bezyk. Bezyk is the worst with this, but Trefl is an odd fit, too. Trefl seems to have a tiny bit more stretch, so that may be the difference.

I'm just really disappointed and wondering what I'm going to do when the 2 PLs I have give out on me. I have not found any other bras that are even wearable and I feel like I've tried them all. Panache, Fantasie, Freya, Curvy Kate, Bravissimo, Cleo. I need incredibly narrow wires and lots of projection. EM bras came closest. Even those are at least an inch too wide on the sides. What gives? Am I really that far from the range of normal root width to volume ratio that no one makes a bra to fit me?

Sorry for the incredibly long rant, but you ladies are the only women I know who understand that I don't (and shouldn't) fit into a Victoria's Secret 38DD.
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- If Ewa Michalak is still a bit wide for you in the wires, maybe try Comexim
- Unfortunately, Comexim doesn't go up to my cup size. :-(
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Aug 05, 2013 Sizes

These are the sizes I've tried, for my own recollection. Kept*
Starting size: 36C -> 32E -> 34E, 34E* -> 32F* -> 32FF* -> 30G -> 30GG -> 32FF* -> 32G*

(The tag Bras ups and downs has never been more appropriate. )

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- haha at the ups and downs.
  Mine have been 36C,36D,38D,40C,36DD,38DD,38DDD,36E,34G,38E,36G,38G,and that's all within a year!Most of the last ones within the past 6 months.Oh my. XD
- t = band tight relative size
  
  36C -> 32E -> 34E, 34Et* -> 32F* -> 32FF* -> 30G -> 30GG -> 32FF* -> 32Gt* -> 75F (34E), 75G (34F), 34Ft
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My Bravissimo Fitting Experience, and a Mass Review of the Bras I Tried There

This was my first ever professional fitting, and boy was it a satisfying one! The Oxford Circus staff was very kind and helpful, and the stock was nice too. I tried on many, many bras from lots of different brands, and they all played very differently with my shallow breasts. I'm very happy to have had my first fitting here, and I'd definitely recommend this branch if you're in or near London.

Petite & Plentiful: My Bravissimo Fitting Experience, and...

http://petiteplentiful.blogspot.nl/2013/08/my-bravissimo-fitting-experience-a...

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- I wish I could go to both England and Poland just for bras!haha.The things I would do if I was rich.
- Great review! :)
  
  And I agree that it is disheartening: I don't know exactly how similar our shapes are but it is EXTREMELY difficult to find unpadded bras that actually work in the smaller sizes. I'm currently around 30DD, shallow/conical and very short, and despite having tried countless bras over the course of a year I STILL haven't found a single one that actually works. I can just get away with unpadded Bravissimo half cups, but really only so-so. I should probably try Tutti Rouge, but those designs are so 'not me' that it's maddening.
  
  Padded/lined bras aren't great for my shape either, but fitting issue tend to show slightly less. You definitely got me interested in the Cleo Maddie now! I liked the shape of the Juna which actually fit me reasonably well, but those wires were complete and utter murder, which is why I didn't keep it ...
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Aug 04, 2013

Braologie sent me an e-mail about my 28G Lucy. It's very depressing. I thought the bra fit when I first got it but now not so much.

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- Keep in mind that Braologie might not be right about everything. They told me my band which is like... 4 band sizes too big for me was too tight.
- Yeah, I personally don't really trust their advice in fitting bras not from their company. I've seen them comment on some fit checks here on Bratabase and their advice is just so totally wrong. :(
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Today on Zulily

Zulily has a sale going on under the name "Lingerie Favorites Collection", which includes Panache, Elomi, Natori, Cleo, and Le Mystere. The sizes are from 28DD-48DD, and include large cupsizes up to a K in bandsizes 30-40. I would highly recommend checking it out, as it is heavily discounted.

Lingerie Favorites Collection

http://www.zulily.com/e/lingerie-favorites-collection-55334.html?page=1

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- I ordered two Panache bras (one in 32FF and one in 30F). I'm *hoping* I ordered the correct size, as I've never tried Panache bras before. So anxious for them to get here now, but it says they aren't even due to ship until the 20th... Hopefully they'll be worth the wait.
- fallenangel21 a 32FF is 2 cupsizes larger than a 30 FF, but I hope it works out :).
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Aug 04, 2013

Uhm Hi !!

My name is Tyler and I'm new to the site.
Yes I'm a man, and yes this website covers my favourite thing in the whole world. . . . .
I get that it's supposed to be a place where women can come to and be comfortable when openly discussing their issues, sooooo . . . . . I ... basically would like to know if you'd mind if a guy visit from time to time. I thought it's better to ask than creeping around with "kelly" as a user name - it wouldn't feel rite. So honestly if you don't like the idea, I would respect it.

Thanks
Tyler
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- I would for sure be comfortable with it as long as you try to view the boob pictures non-sexually :P Which you probably will, I guess, since bras are a big interest for you.
- I don't think bras are his interest. I am not comfortable with it.
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Victoria's Secret fitting for the first time

And it was not as bad as I had expected, but still not that great.

Of course they measured the top of the chest and bust. She deemed me to be in between 32C and D, but suggest that I try C first. Before I started wearing full bust bras, I primarily wore 32D/DD and they were pretty comfortable for me.

After ... wearing full bust bras for six months I have come to the realization- it's not that my 32D/DD ever fitted too badly. I didn't have much quadraboob, the band was somewhat parallel ish (slight ride up), the gore sat flush with my sternum. However I always found I need to pull my bra straps tight so I can get the lift and support I need. But overall, things weren't too bad.

But I really love the lift and support I get in full bust bras/sizing methodologies. I now wear 28Fs and I feel like the band and centre gore really anchors around my body properly, and I never have to adjust during the day.

For smaller full-bust girls, was your previous size not as much of a horrendous fit? There's many horror stories out there of VS putting bigger chested girls in horrendously small sizes with mega quadboob and major band ride up, but I wonder about the stories of the not-so-big busted.
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- I wear size 28FF now and before this I wore 32DD, so it wasn't too far off. I didn't find the bras too uncomfortable but I did have to pull the band down all the time and the straps were doing most of the work so I didn't get a lot of lift!
- I never had a fitting at VS because when I was wearing their bras I was a teenager and already knew everything. I remember giggling with friends at women who did get measured. Looking back, that's embarrassing, but slightly less embarrassing than many other things we did on a much more frequent basis. But my experience with their bras was that the bands were always very stretchy and never very supportive. You could probably wear their 32 band and it wouldn't feel particularly loose. Then again, someone with a 42 inch measurement could wear the same bra and it wouldn't be very tight either.
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When I experiment new bra alterations

Hi !

I just want to share with you my new bra alteration : making the cups of a non padded half cup shallower ! Tadam : http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gdJBteG-hws/UfqliuuQVCI/AAAAAAAAAvc/MiBjCpy1kQU/s400/shallow3.jpg (all the making process is here : http://seinsdusphinx.blogspot.fr/2013/08/retouche-pour-celles-qui-ont-besoin.html#more )
My breasts are equaly spreaded everywhere after the alteration and looks round-and-flat (quite exactly the same shape as if I ... lift and gently push my breasts with my hands). I think I should have distroyed proportions of the bra, because all other half cups I have tried give me a more centered and projected shape, even the Thrill me !

After that, I couldn't stop my experimentations, and tried to customise the look. I only finised it yesterday (so exuse the cups a bit small because of PMS) :
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V6ATEcpQrgA/UfqliEDiaPI/AAAAAAAAAvA/sBGUBw1hAAI/s1600/shallow-perso.jpg
I have made it lower cut in the gore and in the top of the cups( to at least show boobs even if they are flat-shaped by the bra), and added black contrasting fabric for the fun. What do you think ?

I don't know if I will wear it in real life, but it was so fun to do !

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- You kind of want to make me to try this on a Freya bra :D Also I love that bra, it's extremely cute :O And I loved the black lace so much I was sad to see it gone :D I'm such a sucker for cuteness it's absurd :D
  
  But I figure your style is a little less dollish than mine? :D
- Really cool! How did you make it lower cut in the gore and the top of the cups?
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Aug 03, 2013

I was browsing through the 2014 Curvy Kate line on their site today - I have been drooling over the purple Tease Me set for months, just don't have the money right now, and wanted to see what else I need to plan ahead for - and I finally noticed how high and wide the center gore is. On every ... single model they make. I can't believe I never saw it before.

I guess I should specify that I cannot handle high center gores. For whatever reason, my breasts' roots almost meet in the center, AND I am super sensitive to pressure and rubbing, which makes any space between the underwires unwearable (and no one makes bras without it).

I am a little bit sad, because I so want the Tease Me and it is so pretty, but at the same time, maybe it's for the best. They are kind of expensive, after all. Is there anything out there remotely similar? I love the lace and the eyelet ribbon and all, and I haven't seen anything like it, but then again, I haven't been shopping around that long.
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- CK is pretty much met for wide, shallow, wide-set breasts, unfortunately. Each brand caters to different types. If you find yourself unable to cope with a few separate models, you'll probably not have any luck trying others. Sorry.
- Curvy Kate are however launching new plunge bras now, which might be worth checking out if you want to try something still look at:
  Curvy Kate Daisy Chain Plunge Bra (CK2711)
  Curvy Kate Roxie Padded Plunge Bra (SG2311)
  Curvy Kate Dare Plunge Bra (SG2411)
  
  Their half cups does in my experience have the widest gores, most other models are lower... Plus, they have changed the shape so if you tried older models/colours in the unpadded you might still be able to find something that fits.
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Jasmine 32H

Update: daylight pic of the bra: 32H - Panache » Jasmine (6951)

I've never been so shocked from putting on a bra as this one. Please say it's not a dream. Please please tell me it's not a dream. Two hours slacking in front of the computer looking down on my perfect boobs.

This has been a ... terrible day for me; I found myself sitting in my cats poop for half an hour without understanding from where came the smell. I crashed my Galaxy S2 towards the floor and broke the touch screen. But look on Jasmine <3

Also same day alisa http://www.bratabase.com/bra/dl2ja/

Keep your fingers crossed we are not deceived. We've been disappointed so many times. And seriously there are none here that has tried so many bras this year as us. I'm closer to 200 than 100 just saying...

Update: It still looks perfect but it's starting to sloop down on top of my tummy. I will have to alter it into a highline and/or wear it on tighter and tighter hooks.
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32H Jasmine

Sets let you organize your photos on Flickr. Explore the 3 photos in this set.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/96373516@N07/sets/72157634901782381/

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- Whoa! Awesome! I had to look twice--make that 5 times--to see that it really was you posting a happy bra post. So glad for you!
- Oh wow! That's awesome! Jasmine looks great!
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Aug 02, 2013

Edit: Please see commentary below.

I have an idea for Braologie designers, if they happen to read our Bratabase adventures:

Please create an UNLINED bra! I LOVE the side support of the Braologie bra - no other bra I've ever tried supports this way. However, I had to change my bra today at 3:00pm because the ... cups were making my shirt wet. It looked like I was wearing a damp bathing suit...quite embarrassing! I could "wring out" the cups when I took off the bra - I do not wear the push pads that came with the bra.

It is 110 degrees here, so moisture-wicking and lightweight bras are necessary if I don't want to feel like I'm suffocating myself. I'd love to have a Braologie bra that can "breathe", so to speak.

I changed into a Tango II. Whew! My boobs don't look nearly as good but they're getting circulated air.

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- They are a pretty new company so I'm sure they already have a lot of room for improvement. However, they are adapting Asian lingerie technology and tastes into their bras so I guess that's whats up with the bumpy lace. In the Asian market, unlined bras are pretty unpopular because they're all about lots of cleavage.
  
  I wonder how unlined bras work with their "as much cleavage as possible" methodology. Padded cups hide a lot of fit issues. Plus, they deem a "floating gore" a proper fit so I'm a bit unsure.
- braologie is working very hard to make their style and fit ideas work for the Western market as well, so I'd say it's only a matter of time before the idea of an unlined bra will spark interest on their part. Over the past months they have developing the Posture-Contour Casual -- a seamed, but perfectly smooth (no 'bumpy lace!) and slightly lower cut basic version of the Lacie that at least on me and ShaniSunAZ gives perfect lift, but no extreme 'butt crack' cleavage -- and I'm sure they are eager to innovate further. But, as I said, it takes time, and so far they are unfortunately not yet THAT well established in the Western world that this kind of 'gamble' might pay off ...
  
  Having said that, if they do decide take on the challenge of developing an unlined bra, I'm sure they'd find plenty of willing 'guinea pigs' here ;)
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About the Panache Porcelain T-shirt Bra..

I'm really confused by this beast. It should fit my shape, according to the tags (pointy, narrow boobs, full on bottom etc). But it doesn't, at all. I've tried the Panache Porcelain Moulded T-shirt Bra (3376) in 28DD, and the Panache Porcelain Lace (5726) in 30DD, and nope, still not working.

Is it because I'm shallow? A smaller cup size? Help me figure this out pls ;-;

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- This was soooo bad on me! I've tried it twice, and it sort of flattens down my boobs and there's space at the bottom of the cup yet the gore won't sit flat. Did you have any of that? I gave up on it as a bad job, I'm full on top, kinda shallow, close set and narrow for comparison.
- amy__rebecca Yup :/ Pretty much the same issues, aside from the center gore. I never really had problems with center gores laying flat, but I suspect I may have a bit of a protruding sternum.
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Today on Zulily

Zulily is selling Parisa today, I'm not familiar with the brand but the bras are selling for great prices (starting at $17). They're really attractive bras, running 32D-44G american sizes.

Parisa

http://www.zulily.com/e/parisa-57470.html?pos=0&section=top&tab=women

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All I want...

...all I want is just a 28G Cleo Marcie in blue, pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase. The only one on ebay is so freaking expensive for me... *cries*

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- All I want is cleo marcie 28G in red! I already have blue... I noticed that it's out in bubblegum pink but figleaves is already sold out of 28G!
  
  And let's not forget the marcie babydoll that's coming out this year... :)
- I want to re-try a Marcie, and I also want the blue, but from somewhere returnable :( It's like gold dust.
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In between cup sizes?

So, by now I have been trying EM sizes a lot (al plunges), but none of the sizes seem to fit me :/.
I bulge out of a 60G, but the 60GG I bought was waaay too large. For reference I tried the 65FF (which should fit me according to Ewa), which was a little bit larger than the 60G (in ... hight only, not cup depth) but still was too small. Then I tried the 65G to see if the 60GG I bought had accidentally been made too large. Well, the 65G isn't as large as the 60GG I received, but still is too large as well. The cup depth difference (60G-65G) is about 3 cm. Now I find this a LOT. Between my 60FF and 60G there is a 1 cm cup depth difference.

There is another problem with the 65G. The gore is a little higher than of the 60G and the wires seem to be a bit wider. The gore really cuts in painfully to my sternum...

So, I am considering altering the cup so that I can at least wear it more comfortably for now. But before I do so, I was wondering whether it is possible to bend the gore outwards so that it doesn't hurt so much, and if the whole operation would be worth it, or that I could best try another brand that would have a size that fits me.

I took in the band already so that it fits like a 60.
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- You can bend wires pretty easily. A lot of my bra wires need to be bent. Sometimes even if the bra fits, the shape of your sternum isn't completely flat like the wire and you just need to mold it to make it fit. Try bending the wires... you can always bend them back. :-)
- Thanks! I tried with with a pair of plyers and it is so much more comfortable!
  And I think I found a solution for the gaping at the top too: if I alter the strap away from the armpit, the cup is lifted more from the center, which will close the slight gap and give more support in the middle :D
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