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Ribcage Flare at bottom of band
So I have an issue where bands that "fit" are too tight on the bottom elastic - painful, often leaving welts and sometimes bruises - but too loose on the top elastic, almost to the point of wrinkling. This results in the top sides of the cups not being pulled tight, sometimes wrinkling, allowing a lot of armpit squidge to sneak out. Does anyone have a similar problem? My 75G - Comexim » Otylia (284) is probably the worst offender, but I have it in everything. I do hook my bands diagonally but it doesn't accommodate things enough. I am actually a little suspicious about the cause of the rib-bone shaping - I don't remember being shaped like this before I switched to a tight bra band, and it's like an indentation exactly where the band fits.
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Oh no, I didn't even think of this! My rib cage is also a little flared (you can see it pretty well here: http://bra.pe/I4Dm/ ) but I'm fairly high set so it isn't usually an issue because my band always sits above the flare. I ordered a couple of new long lines in my regular band size though that are on their way and those might be problematic 😬
I guess since its not really an issue for me and I don't know exactly how you're shaped I don't have tons of advice, but you could maybe try a bra with a thinner band. I don't know exactly how you're shaped though, so I'm not sure if there exist bras with thin enough bands to fall above where your flare is
I have this problem too! I find that Panache Superbra models tend to be the worst offenders, just because the bottom of the band is so firm. This coupled with very little outer fullness can make for some strange fit problems.
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