I was just wondering... When I watch movies and women suddenly start to show up in bras, I often get very distracted from the scene, because the fit is just so horrible (or even looks painful, in case of sports bras).
But shouldn't there be at least a few productions, maybe from GB or Poland with people in well-fitting bras? Did you ever see a well-fitting bra in TV/movies/...?
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I had a consultation with a surgeon Monday, and he thinks the lump looks benign under ultrasound but is doing a biopsy next week to be sure. He wants to avoid any more surgery if possible, it might be time to start looking for Panache Jasmine on Ebay
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I bet it will be OK. It's never a thing!
Whatever happened to 28-band @Claudette bras? Did anyone ever find one?
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I just looked through their site... I'm not sure if they're doing them.
You can find them here http://www.fairefroufrou.com/store/ but only in the newer colourways. That was the only place where I was able to find those sizes.
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Curvy Kate Desire (SG1801) is only £9.00 on Amazon UK, get it while you can!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009RM3ZHC/ref=s9_hps_bw_g193_ir02?pf_rd_m...
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Wow.. that's like $14, and free shipping no minimum spend for people in the UK! Makes me wish I lived there...
Seriously I must have this braAnd please make it a trend!! I have cat clothes in everything. Forget about bird prints, moar cats!
http://www.missunderpinnings.com/2013/07/sneak-peek-monday-prima-donna-twist-...
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Oh, the knickers are sooo cuuute! <3
I need cat print on bras!!! <3 I love cats <3 I always asked myself what it is up with all those birds --- bring on the cats now :D
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I ordered from Urkye and from Comexim recently. I now have both orders and i am in love!
I first ordered Comexim in the wrong size after hearing that the band is tight - it is not. Now that the 'bowl' is the right size, i find that i want the band a little tighter than usual. So my 60L ... Paradise, Nadin and Espenranza all fit perfectly. Juliette is a touch tighter in the band, owing to the fabric being embroidered onto the wings, not merely printed like the other three. This difference is also true of Carmen, which I have in a 70J and wear on the tightest hooks from the start. (Other bras that fit me are: Meg, 30GG, Zia, 30h, Alexa 28H,Fern 30H, for reference.)
They are fairly high for plunges, both in the gore, but also in the amount of material across the chest. However, i still get nice, natural cleavage and the gore doesn't poke into my boobs! yay! I wore Paradise for my flight from England to Crete, and about 3 hours into the 4.5 hour flight there was a bit of poking into my ribs, from the sitting down. I went to the bathroom and fiddled about, then afterwards all was fine. I wore the bra for 9 hours without needing to re-adjust more than once.
I washed Carmen bra and thong in separate sealed pillowcases on a 15 min quick, super delicate 600 speed washing machine setting, the cups were not, arched (sticking up like they do when they have boobs in them!) when they came out of the machine, but i laid the items flat to dry, and they look as good as new.
Urkye clothes are amazing! It only took a week to deliver,with updates about packing and posting stages of delivery. I got a mix of 38 o/oo and oo/ooo and 40 o/oo, There isn't much difference as the items are so stretchy - it depends on whether i want a closer fit or a looser fit. However, i did order one Skub top, in 40 o/oo and i could do with the bigger boob size - bear in mind if you order! i think it is because it is made from cotton, not viscose or Model, and thus feels thicker, but tighter.
If you have any questions about my experiences, i will try to answer them!
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Congrats on the bras and the clothing :)) I love polish clothing too <3 And I agree about the Skubs, one needs to size up in them. What other beautiful clothing did you get? :)
cbear did you ever sell your size 70 Comexims? My 70k is in transit!
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Alright I found a masquerade rhea at a good price and I haaaaaaave to have it. I take between a 34 G-GG usually, I just bought 2 panache 34Gs and the wires are driving me crazy, but the depth is acceptable. I'm thinking about getting it in a 36G rather than a 34 G (the 34GG is unavailable) because the band runs tight and I'd rather have a bra that is too big rather than too small, plus I'm probably still growing in the boob department. I've anyone else is interested here's the link.
http://bau.projects.asosservices.com/Panache/Masquerade-Rhea-Balconette-Bra/P...
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Masquerade runs tight, and the Rhea in particular is *very* shallow in the bottom of the cup
It's odd that they don't have the Rhea on the US site, they have other Masquerade Bras. It does run tight in the band, but stretches out really quickly. I have 32 band Rheas (bought used) and I'm in between a 28/30 band and they're way too loose on me. The Delphi, however, is perfect on me in a 32 (bought brand new). Although your normal size will feel tight initially, a larger band size will most likely stretch to be too large for you. I would recommend getting a 34 and buying an extender if you think the 34G would fit you. I wear 30HH/J in Panache and I'm in between a 32GG and 32H in the Rhea, so it runs large for my boob shape at least. A 34G might work for you if you wear a 34G in panache and it's on the smaller side (If I'm interpreting what you said about growing correctly)
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Today Claudette is on sale on zulily.com their bras run 30-38 A-G. Their bras a really cute with neon colors, patterns, and lots of lace. Most of them have a 2-3 part cup construction. They also have matching underwear available. The price for a bra on zulily is $17-$27(USD) Check it out!
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BRA ADEVENTURE #1: I have now purchased five bras to establish my fit. I struck out at Nordstrom -- they had nothing in what I think is my real size (34FF).
So I've ordered: Two Curvy Kates (one 36E, one, 34G), a Cleo Lucy (34FF), a Cleo Juna (34F), a Chantelle (34FF). We'll see how it goes.
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I have a curvy kate princess in pink that's a 32G that fits around my 34 ribcage, if you're interested in it? I haven't listed it but I'm hoping to unload it soon.
I might be interested! I'll have to see how the other bras fit before I commit. Let me know when you list it! The other bras are coming in the mail soon, I believe.
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Hi, I'm in search of Ewa Michalak in 60JJ/K, 65J/JJ and 70HH/J.
I'm also looking for Comexim in 60M/N, 65L/M and 70K/L. Please let me know if you have any you need to get rid of that you haven't listed yet. Thanks!
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What if! You could set listings notifications by bra measurements! :D
I'm wondering if I am not going to have a lot of migration. I feel like I should, given how badly bras were fitting me. I had a week or so of shifting, but now a month in, the same bras fit in the cup. Some I've had to go from the outside hook to the middle ... hook, but the cups are still perfect.
My beloved Curvy Kate Thrill Me [showgirl Collection] (SG3001) , the first wear, I had to swoop and scoop. Now, I just put it on, making sure the wires are under my boobs, and everything is exactly in place. I get NO change with swooping and scooping. I'm not getting any marks on my boobs, none of my usual, ever so fun, hideous fungal based rashes from my boobs being out of place in the summer heat.
I am not getting anything that is truely flat to my sternum, but that's realated to my sterum, not a poor fit. Where I have to wear a band to put my boobs in the neutral between shoulder and elbow position is below my sternum, so it's hollow there. The band is snug and tight once it's back over my ribs, and even if I close my bra to be uncomfortably tight, the hollow point is still not flat, and if I go larger, hollow point still. So now, if a bra fits everywhere else, I'm just going to say it lays flat because that's my reality.
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I found that I was still having migration months or even years after starting to wear the right bras. Awhile down the road you might find you need a larger cup size. A month isn't necessarily enough time.
I think it's generally recommended to swoop and scoop even if it doesn't bring in migrated breast tissue, because it helps with proper fit.
I still swoop and scoop, but everything looks the same and feels the same at least in half cups.
Migration has been odd to me. Sitting or standing after a week, without a bra, everything looks great, no lumpy armpits or back. Laying down, the ladies go towards my armpits, but way less than when I was in horrid sizes.
I've got squishy boobs, so that's why I'm thinking migration as the majority was fast. It was just a new squishy location.
So, a 30E Freya Deco almost reduced me to tears less than 2 weeks ago because of its terrible fit on me. Today, I found a 30E Freya Taylor at a store, and decided to try it on for farts and giggles. The Taylor is one of the best bras I have ever tried on. Seriously, girls, make up your minds here. *sigh*
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The Taylor runs crazy small on me, so the fit looks way different than the Deco also.
I read that they fit differently, but when I compared them, they're almost identical: http://www.bratabase.com/compare/dhkp3/
But there must be more to it than the numbers. They certainly fit me very differently.
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Panache Elsa 32K http://www.bratabase.com/browse/panache/elsa-6691/32K/pictures/: It does fit me a lot better than the 30K, since it’s not too small in the cups and band. I’m not sure about it. It’s kinda similar to other Panache balconettes in cut but it’s much less supportive! How can that happen? Ariza and Tango are more supportive. It feels like they put ... “weaker” wires into Elsa and made the overall construction less supportive and therefore less suitable for bigger sizes than other Panache bras!
--- I’ll send it back. I expected more, I rather exchange it for a Jasmine.
Freya Pier http://www.bratabase.com/browse/freya-swim/pier-deep-plunge-bikini-top-3026/34J/pictures/: wow I’m so underwhelmed by this! (Vee, I fully understand your issues with that one now!) The print is so cute, but it the whole cut and construction is no good on me. If it weren’t for the cute polka dot print it would look like a full-cup bra! (and it’s labelled as a plunge!) I wouldn’t mind some higher coverage if the support was superb (like in a bra) but – those wires are too weak! It feels just a tad more supportive than my Freya Eden in the wrong size (36H) and much less supportive than my CK Bondi Breeze! I expect more from a Bikini with such a price tag! ---will get back probably
Freya Active http://www.bratabase.com/browse/freya-active/underwired-sports-bra-4002/32K/pictures/: (I'm in the nude one) If Bravissimo Dotty Spot were a sports bra… or I hardly ever wore a more pointy bra. Also those wires are super super wide. They are even too wide for me!
I have lots of empty space on the sides but not enough space on top-center! This causes quadboob and gore floating 3 cm away from my sternum! Also – honestly – I don’t think that these wires are strong enough anyway… I might could try a 34K but the wires will be even wider and the bra won’t give any support anymore. If it weren’t just for the pointy shape, I wouldn’t mind, but the whole construction is just so wrong for my boobs! –--- goes back asap
Curvy Kate Lottie http://www.bratabase.com/browse/curvy-kate/lottie-ck1601/34K/pictures/: I like the print - it's totally my styleActually this one was the best out of the bunch!
Usual CK issues striked like unstable construction, weak wires and the band--- worst quality band there are on the bra market, really!
I did take the bra out of the parcel and then I saw it… the band looked like that: http://www.flickr.com/photos/96373516@N07/sets/72157634562101922/ !!!
And this was before I even tried it on! I thought this happens only if one wears the bra for a while. I guess someone wore it and returned it then. But what can I do now? If I send it back there is a chance they don’t accept it and say that I have worn the bra! (I only wore it briefly like I do with all bras I try and want to send back for taking pics and checking fit) Did someone ever had similar problems with figleaves? (I rather keep the bra that that they send it back to me again? )
Also I thought about exchanging Lotties wires with some old Panache Tango wires. The biggerst problem (besides the bad quality band) is that the wires are not supportive enough to fully support a 32K / 34K bust :/
Why, why are those CK bras sooooo cute?!
Another question about figleaves exchange orders, can one "reserve" items like at Bravissimo there too? Or does your return has to reach them first? I only exchanged once at figleaves and then I just sent the item with the exchange form back. But if an item will be sold out until my parcel reaches them one should be able to reserve items? (but then if they do that, I don't think they'll reserve sale items, don't they?)
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what is this, the bra is new with tags from figleaves - and the band looks like that?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/96373516@N07/9246845672/in/set-72157634562101922
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Oh no! What is wrong with that Lottie? I can't believe it looks like that. Maybe contact them and explain the issue before you return it just to be on the safe side?
I'm glad to see you try the Freya Active since I was *this* close to ordering one myself. You helped contain my urge! I had pointy Madonna boobs when I tried it a year ago in the wrong size, so now I know it'll just be like that no matter what. Ugh, such a shame. There just aren't many options out there.
Freya Pier full-cup bikini....wtf? That covers just about everything! That print is too cute for such a poorly cut bikini.
Elsa, yeah, send her back. I'm interested to see how Jasmine is on you again.
ps. LOVE LOVE LOVE that Lady V London dress on you! I literally squealed when I saw your pic!!!
Looks like Curvy Kate is just having a serious quality control issue with their bands. Looks just like my seafoam portias did. The first one I sent back to figleaves with " faulty" checked off and mentioned the band puckering on the form, and it was refunded, no questions asked. I really don't get these gorgeous bras that look nice and are totally unsupportive. CK is such a tease.
I love the side profile of Elsa on you, shame panache didn't live up to it.
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Got my La Senza order; they were having a huge sale, so I figured if one of the bras didn't fit, I wouldn't be out much. I got the cotton lightly lined demi in 30C and 30D. The 30C was definitely too small (quadboobing! this doesn't happen to me!) but the 30D fit much better. I'm getting a tiny bit of quadboob on the sides though...
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I'm going to start posting if bra companies put their bras on timed sale sites (hautelook, zulily, gilt) zulily has hotmilk today, and then tomorrow they have claudette. I highly recommend getting a membership on zulily, I've bought elomi and panache/cleo, and it's free!
http://www.zulily.com/women/?ref=header
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How much is their shipping?
MechanicalBird To the U.S. it's $5.95, but they do ship internationally, but it doesn't state the charge for international shipping.
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Quick question, can anyone recommend any good parcel forwarding companies that forward from the UK? (I am in Australia if that makes a difference).. considering ordering something but the shop does not ship outside of the UK. Thanks in advance
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Last week's trip to Manhattan in search of 28 bands did not go so well.
Of course I had picked the day that The Town Shop closed in order to move across the street! I then tried the Intimacy shop on Madison Ave. and both Linda's (The Bra Lady) shops. One of Linda's stores had a total of three 28E bras but all three shops had a limited selection of 30 bands. I'll try The Town Shop another time but now I'll have to return to online shopping...
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My new Panache Sports bra arrived today...I know I shouldn't really smoosh myself into a 32H but I just don't get enough support from the Freya to feel comfortable running in it. Plus I'm self conscious enough as it is about how dopey I look when I run and the Freya gives me terrible torpedo tits.
Anyway, I couldn't stop laughing when I unwrapped my package. The bra had been stuffed with tissue paper to protect the cups during shipping. Apparently my boobs really are as big as my head!
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spazdog let us know how it fits. I've been wanting to order it in the same size.
Lol that's awesome! Love it. :)
I also love how they did that for you. It's a nightmare when you receive a folded up bra stuffed in a too small package with no cushioning for a molded cup.
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So my sister has very large boobs and it has been a constant struggle for years. When she was younger every couple of weeks she would announce to my family that she needs a new bra. She thought about getting a reduction and even looked in to it with the insurance company, and they suggested she lose weight. Recently she ... has been sized into a 36FF, I wear a 34G-GG and my boobs are significantly smaller than hers.. Sorry but the fitter sized her entirely wrong and now she's wearing a 36FF Fantasie Rebecca(unless that runs 3 cup sizes large). I would put her at a 32/34 HH or J. Any ideas on how to convince her that I know what I'm talking about? She won't listen and I know her boobs can look better. I know other people ask about this all the time, but I literally want to smack her.
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How does the Rebecca fit her? The Rebecca runs small in the band and large in the cup.
@blingmom I'm not quite sure but she's had is for a few months and the band is absolutely destroyed, the hooks are falling out and I know that she's not swooping and scooping because she has so much tissue outside of the cup(or the cup just isn't covering it).
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So, all the bras I've ordered have started rolling in. Turns out I ordered the wrong size. =( Oh well, guess that's exchanges are for. lol
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What did you order? :) You might want to put up fit requests, that way we could help you :)
Oh, I have my size all set....I just selected the wrong ones on the website. I'm pretty much a 34E across the board.
There are a few in US TV, although they seem to be few and far between. On Showtime's Nurse Jackie, the intern in the most recent season was wearing a Cleo Marcie and Freya Lyla in different episodes - both well-fitted! It was awesome!
There's a video about how the bras are constructed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H51R2SBkJ_U
If I get this fitting buseness correctly, they are trying to put the bra model in the completely wrong and ill-fitting bra. No wonder there are so little women that wer the irght bras if even the professional bra designers have no idea how their creations should fit.
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