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Black bras are my daily go to, I think because it’s super easy to coordinate bottoms with and because my uniform for work is black pants and a black shirt (unless I’m in the pharmacy in which I have a cornflower blue scrub top, but my under shirt is still black per uniform/dress code).
My favourite is the 65FF PL ... Zlote Oko, although the fabric of the band is stretched out and shot. I’m still okay with 3rd of 4 hooks. But it’s padded and considerably less breathable....I love the shape, fit, and comfort though.
My 65F SM Wrozka is a stunner, although a smidge too small, and has the same band issues as the PL Zlote Oko (I bought both used together). I’m popping out a little bit. Under the uniform tops, it invisible, but not under thinner clingier tops. Straps are a little bit too wide, to nobody’s surprise.
My 30F Marcie is a decent fit, but is a smidge too tall which makes the cups a little bit loose on top. The top of the cups lay flat against my tissue under shirts so again, invisible problem under clothes. There’s also the notorious firm Panache wires.
I’d like to get a better basic black bra, especially for this time of year, so preference would be for a bra without padding or lining. Not sure where to look. I’m on a fairly tight budget still.
A 30FF (28G if it’s stretchy enough) Lucy would potentially fit me as I’m even to fob, but it’s partly wires and gore I’m concerned about.
I’m unsure about Ewas and another BM, although I’ve always been interested in Bibi Black or the other half lace black bras...but there’s also the sheer mesh SM Czarna something? Except for the decoration at the top of the cups...worried that it might show through more than lace or seams. Plus cost unless I find used.
Potentially the Curvy Kate Lifestyle is an option, or the black Ellace. Maybe Florence again but a different size now? There’s a few CK options but among the cheaper ones that are not wide and shallow.
I’m not sure what other relatively basic (but not boring) black bras might work for me with softer tissue that’s narrow, pendulous and functionally short and fob. Any other suggestions?
I feel like neither of the soft cup black bras I have right now are goldilocks bras. I’d like to seek out a better fit.
Thanks in advance for your information!
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it's more like a 65G and a half... and I really need that little bit of extra room 
Based on your measurements, I think you definitely fall in that category of people who will be perfectly fine in a 32 band if they have a small to medium bust, because they're very lean (not much squish). However, to support the weight of your particular size bust, a bra needs to be very snug and you can only get that with a 30 (or in some cases a 28). If the smaller-bust people with your torso measurements were wearing a 30, they would have really bad cup distortion, but when someone with a similar torso has a pair of 15" boobs pulling the cup/wire structure down and away from the body, that is more than enough counterweight to prevent most cup distortion.
Of course if someone with your size torso and bust goes down ENOUGH in band they will eventually get to that point where the tightness is so excessive that they still get cup distortion and all sorts of other fit problems but that is not the case here I believe.
Thanks @wendybien . Just a question I'm throwing out there, with regards to the more lean small-medium bust, how much inches up from the snug back measurement do they usually go up? (And I'm throwing this out to anyone really)
I ask because, I remember some time back, there was a whole +2/+0/+4 debate going on...and I know I blog I used to follow mentioned that they preferred the adding of inches...she was around an H/HH? And I do know other smaller bust + leaner bodied people prefer something less "accurate". I wonder if part of it also has to do with how self-supportive our breasts are, because the more weight that's hanging down the more you want to have a good anchor, if that makes any sense.. I know cup size of course will contribute to that factor, but maybe there's more to it than just that?
So I'm just curious as to where the crossover range lies in terms of preferred band length..
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