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• I like banded. I like somewhat flexible wires...not super soft that easily distort, but overly firm ones are also not my favourite. I like my porridge juuust right. ;)

• I like some flex to the wire.

  That is because of my asymmetry -- my larger (left) side is fine with almost any but the widest of wires, but my smaller (right) side needs very narrow, otherwise the wire slides out of my imf. I solve this by bending the wire a little if they are really really firm, but I really wish I didn't have do that.

  I also like banded bras.

  As for straps... It's a common issue for me that straps I can't adjust long enough (I'm low set, in addition to being fairly tall) give me major shoulder pain, and those bras are actually unwearable for me. I also like wide straps (like a single strap being wide, not wide set). I think the reason elastic straps are used is because they are fairly flat under clothing. But to me, as long as they are adjustable, I'm good with anything.

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• I have loads of AA, A, B and C cups but haven't listed because I felt they wouldn't be popular and I have a fear that I'll shrink and end up needing them again for some reason, no 34 or 36 bands though unfortunately but I hope you find some!

• Oh, if you don't need them, post them up for us smaller ladies haha. I love the idea of recycling bras to someone that needs them - why buy new when it is soooo expensive for a good bra, even in A cups :) The few AA I have are so expensive for the size!

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• Ditto

• There's far worse obsessions to have. ;)

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Aug 07, 2018

I'm new here at Bratabase, and new to the world of "high end" lingerie. So I'm not sure I'm posting this in the right place.

I need your guys' help!

I have several things going on with my boobs and how I'm put together - that makes bras very difficult for me. Most notably that my one boob is A ... LOT smaller than the other. I'm a 28:6 - 28:7 - 30:6 - 30:7


I have found one bra that fits me quite well though, that I like. The Cleo Juna Balconnet bra (6461) http://bra.pe/MFGB/

I would really llike to create a list of models from Panache that are:

1) a balconnet bra
2) padded
3) not moulded


From the limited research I have done so far, I have found the following:

- Cleo Juna http://bra.pe/MFGB/
- Panache Petra http://bra.pe/MHCd/
- Cleo Spencer http://bra.pe/MHFl/


Do you have any suggestions for bras, or brands that might suit me? And please contribute to the list if you know any other models!



Panache Cleo Panache Black
Panache Masquerade Cleo Juna Balconnet Bra (6461) Panache Petra Balconnet Bra (9481)

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• I must say how impressed I am with your research thus far and your tagging/linking abilities on the site! We have long time members who can't do that so good job! :D

  While I personally don't have enough experience with Cleo (and have no love for Panache, haha) we do have several members who do and can assist you.

• When you say balconette, what is it about the shape that you like? Do you like the high gore, or the fuller coverage? The Cleo Mimi is marketed as a halfcup, but is probably very similar to the Juna. Freya also has a lot of cut-and-sew padded halfcups that may work for you, such as Patsy.

  Comexim is a Polish brand and uses European sizing, but they have a very large selection of both padded plunges (which can be more like balconettes) and halfcups. This may be a good option for you in the future, because they offer a lot of customizations for free (including things like raising or lowering gores and cup height, and adding cookie pockets on the insides of cups), but sometimes it's difficult to tell whether they actually completed those alterations or not, and their sizing can be a little inconsistent.

  Lastly, Ewa Michalak, another Polish brand, has a padded balconette cut called the "S" cut that may work for you. The benefit of these is that they come with removable pads which could help even out asymmetry.

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Adding/measuring unlisted style?

How do I add this bralette, and more specifically, how do I even measure it since it is a pullover with no wires? I got the set a few weeks ago and thought that I might see if I can add information on it to the database if I can. Thanks!

https://www.jockey.com/catalog/product/jockey-womens-retro-stripe-bralette

Jockey® Retro Stripe Bralette | Jockey.com

https://www.jockey.com/catalog/product/jockey-womens-retro-stripe-bralette

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• ooh, followup question - i have a custom ewa coming in - an FB made out of a SF style. how will i enter that?

  I think for the pullover you skip the wire length, and probably just measure the doubled-over band stretched and unstretched, and double it, and do the rest of the measures as usual?

• You add it by using the "add a model" option. Add the measurements you can , then send @JJ a message asking him to remove the extra measurement fields with a link to your entry. He'll then remove the extras so your bra will be able to save to 100%. :-)
  Here's the fields that my pull over CelerSport has if it helps:
  https://www.bratabase.com/bra/diukv/

  @dbmamaz Add a model as "FB Szaron" as a custom model is still a new/separate model that others can also order.

  Here's the 3 Ewa ones I did custom if it helps:

  CHP Dark Magenta (regularly PL):
  https://www.bratabase.com/bra/divyg/

  Croptop Maskarada Zielona (green instead of beige cups):
  https://www.bratabase.com/bra/divy9/

  FC/S Belladonna Nununu (periwinkle instead of beige cups):
  https://www.bratabase.com/bra/divyj/

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• The person who sent you the bra has to mark the transfer as "Shipped" and then you'll see the button to accept in your incoming transfers.
  https://www.bratabase.com/my/transfers/incoming/

• Thanks,

  That is the problem. She was unable to mark that specific bra as sent. She sent me 3 other bras and those I have already accepted.

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Just updated a section to the shipping coverage

Hey guys, I just added a section to the shipping coverage page. About things to consider when agreeing to give away a bra to someone else. A reminder of things to check for when you donate your bra to help someone else.

Any other ideas or suggestions to be looking for?

Shipping coverage considerations

Shipping coverage - Bratabase help

https://www.bratabase.com/help/shipping-coverage/#Considerations

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• Hi Jj, did you get my message? I pm`d you a week ago about the shipping cost of a bra I sent as a giveaway,

• Oh, I read the new instructions and it says I must fill out a feedback form, that I didn´t know. I have filled it out now!

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• I had the same thing happen recently. It turned out to be that the size of the bra was way out of that brand's normal range.

  For me, it was a really old (10+ years) Warner's bra in 30H UK size. Ultimately I had to enter it as unknown brand just so I could upload the photos and ask JJ. He confirmed it was clearly a Warner's UK 30H, but it still sits under known though...... (Not a priority since it's really old I am sure.)

  So....my suggestion would be upload as unknown and shoot a private message to JJ with a link. It most likely is that you are entering a figure outside the standard parameters and the system is kicking it back.

• Thanks MamaPagan, I will try that. It's odd then, how this one's brand new.

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Vintage / handmade garments - how to enter those?

So I have a few vintage bras/corselettes that are either handmade or so old the tags have fallen off, and I would love to add them here, but I don't think there is a 'size unknown' option. What would you suggest? Some of those are 50+ years, so no hope for trying to find the seamstress or manfacturer.

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• @JJ should be able to assist with this.

• If these bras are completely unknown and untraceable. No information about their origin at all? Name of person that made them? nothing?

  If there's absolutely nothing, then they'll have to be unknown brand and unknown model. The information will be useful for your personal records, but the fact that we cannot properly classify them anywhere under any name makes it of little use for others.

  One befit of adding it is that you'd have a public link to share your bra/review/pics/measurements whenever you want to tell someone else about the existence of it. And later on, someone may know more info and we can always re-classify them once we learn mode.

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• Great job! Thank you for your diligence with keeping us happy! :-)

• You’re awesome Jj! Thank you!

  Do you have a Patreon or something set up where we can donate to help with operating and upgrade costs?

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Magical Poland

Where trucks ship liquid chocolate and magical bras are made. Truly the stuff of dreams. 😂😂😂

Sugar Crash: After Tanker Flips, Chocolate Bars Traffic O...

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• Truly a magickal place indeed!

• there are trucks that ship liquid Chocolate in the US...I use to work in a chocolate factory. So sad to see all that chocolate go to waste :'(

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Quick reminder about quick reviews

Please, when you get new bras it is perfectly OK to come to the adventures to celebrate the joy, but I ask you to also consider helping Bratabase by not investing your time and effort of pictures/review in the adventures and do it in the proper bra entry. That way you leave Bratabase a bit better than it was when ... you found it.

Here's a link to the rules about the topic:
http://www.bratabase.com/help/rules/#Do-not-use-the-adventures-if-theres-a-proper-section-for-it

This is important so future/new users don't learn this practice, and remember that if you thought Bratabase was worth joining, it was probably because of the data we have, by using the adventures as a lazy-add-bra it hurts the very feature that brought you in and making it weaker for those that come after you.
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• Possibly unrelated question: Is there a way to make my bra pictures less public? I am a bit concerned especially with the new “by photo” search. When I entered my size I saw 6 pictures of my chest on the first page. I know they are probably just sorted by date but I still feel a bit exposed now. I also think this feature makes it very easy for someone to batch-download all pictures for a certain size.

  I know it is against the idea of bratabase. But it would be nice to be able to adjust who can see certain pictures (for example logged in users or everyone). If that is not possible, would it be OK to add an imgur link to the review with the pictures that I don't feel comfortable showing up everywhere on this site?

  And BTW: You are awesome and I really appreciate all the effort you put into this site. And as a fellow database admin I also know the pain when users don't enter information in the intended way.

• @aboobaccount
  I (like I'm sure many here) understand and share your concern. It can be a bit unsettling to see yourself posted within a simple search. For my general size I was 71 of the 79 photos that show at default setting, and searching the next two tiers up, I am all the photos.

  When I first joined, I was mortified with the thought that my body & breasts would be exposed, especially since I have a lot of tattoos that would serve as identifying markers. Then a few of the other members said some things that allowed me to change my perspective, & I was suddenly okay with the idea.

  Our breasts in bras are really no different than our breasts in a bikini tops. Just because someone decided to make one okay for outdoors and the other for intimacy should not make us feel any differently about it or our breasts.

  Even with the general photo search showing a lot of your photos, no one would know those breasts in those bras are actually your breasts. Even if someone did a mass download, they won't know it's your body they are downloading.

  Feeling vulnerable about it only gives power to the pervs who feed on making us feel powerless, and we don't want to allow that, do we?

  That being said, always remember that if you are not comfortable with your photos being here, you have the power to delete some or all of them, &/or to choose to upload fewer new ones. You do have the control over your profile, your photos, and most importantly your body. Always remember that.

  Hope this helps. :-)
  

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A little tip for improving pictures classification

If you're a user with high reputation, you may see that now pictures have at the bottom of the page a "Make corrections" section.

This will allow you to change the classification of the picture and rotate it in case it needs to be fixed.

For example, you're browsing through pictures angle pictures wearing the bra for bras in size 34:5
http://www.bratabase.com/browse/by-size/34:5/pictures/?show_only=2

And you find that some picture there shouldn't belong, then you can go and correct that yourself.

Brands that make 34:5 | Bratabase

http://www.bratabase.com/browse/by-size/34:5/pictures/?show_only=2

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• Is the rotation supposed to say π?

• Sovavosi yes, the rotation angles are in radians 🤓.

  π radians is half a turn.

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• @JJ can you do this for her? :-)

• I can for sure. But there are methods without my help. You can always download your original pictures from here, and re-upload them on the right bra and delete from the wrong one.

  In the bra you uploaded the pics, go to "Manage pictures", then click on the "manage" tab and click on the "Edit" link on the photo you want and there's a link that says "Original" that will let you fetch your file.

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• Can you link to the notifications/searches you aren't receiving? I just checked and I did receive a few of those emails this week and a whole other bunch have been sent the last couple of days for other listings.

• One of them: this bra in 32:5 or 30:6

  http://www.bratabase.com/browse/panache/special-occasions-strapless-bra-5210/

  I also have issues with following people lately (the ones I had added are still in following but I can't add new ones).

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• Did you get a Breakout Bras version of this bra? I had to put in the EU size to get mine to register.

• Yep, it's from Breakout Bras. I could just put the 70H in, but since it's not technically on the label I wasn't sure if I should.

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• Did you by chance just buy it on eBay? I was just bidding on this exact model but got outbid, and I know we're about the same size ;-)

• The probably gave each colorway from each different model a differ number. I'm going to completely make up an example here. i.e. Here we have Model A, B. Model A is a triangle bralette and Model B is a long line triangle bralette. Base code for Model A is: TB100, & Model B: LBT100.
  Each model comes in black, white, lace black, lace white, and red mesh. Here are the codes for the TB100 colorways: BTB200 (bla k), WTB300 (white), BLTB400 (lace black), & WLTB500 (lace white). Even though each code here is the same base model, they all have different codes for each color. This is the way they SHOULD code their bras (IMO). Model B: LBT100-WHT (white), LBT100-BLK (black), LBT100-LCBLK (lace black), LBT100-LCWHT (lace white) or LBT100A, LBT100B, etc. It can be very confusing. I suggest emailing them or looking up each model code individually.

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• my job at work is to ship books, sometimes overseas (i live in USA) and i always select "gift" option and make the value less, so no one will ever have to pay fees. it's super easy to do, so i would say it's her fault and not yours by any means. if i were you, i'd do what you mentioned and refuse delivery, and have it sent back to her and never speak to her again.
  i'm so sorry this happened to you.
  

• If I’m understanding correctly she has agreed to refund the price you paid for the bras but not the shipping cost?

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• i actually just bought 3 bras (all the same style Soma wireless bras) from Poshmark for the first time. I thought it was weird that the seller doesn't get paid until you click a link saying that you got the package. Very strange I thought, way different than Ebay that's for sure. I also thought it was odd I could search for bra size as well.

• AND it appears you always have to spend 7$ on shipping. Pretty cool place.

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