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I can't win!
Part vent and part cry for help.
Ok, so narrow roots, immediate projection, narrow shoulders, FoB and centre fullness, small band larger cup .... magic brand Empreinte, yes?
Aaaaah!
Super expensive so I only buy the sale models I can find in my size. The 30G - Empreinte » Vivienne (08146) fits well. It is a touch wide, it cuts a touch, the straps rub my armpits, but don't cut, and it doesn't have quite enough immediate projection. It will do. Then the 30G - Empreinte » Ornella (08147) arrives - wires distort so I use extender, shape is a little odd, but wearable. Now, the 30G - Empreinte » Jasmine Demi (08132) arrives and yikes!! extender fixes wire distortion, but Ornella shape problem is exacerbated!
Funnily enough, it is a similar shape probelm to my Comexim 3hc non-padded with the straps moved in two cm. My tissue is so soft that it can't hold a shape. With the strap set width narrow enough not to dig into my shoulders, my centre fullness takes over and the outer upper side of the cup flattens between the apex and the strap attachment leaving a bulge right inside the outer edge of the wires. So much easier to understand with pictures! Fixed the Comexims issues (70HH - Comexim » Donna Balcony Bra (162) and 70J - Comexim » Chloe 3hc ) pulls the straps a touch wider, but increase the tension on the outer half of the cup to balance my centre fullness and not make me look flattened and caved in. So... try it with Empreinte ...... and now the straps are way too far apart!
This is starting to drive me crazy!
Ultimately, the solution, I think, would be to have even narrower wires as I still have at least a cm between my imf and my body marks with an extender. The Comexim are 15cm and the Empreintes are 14.5cm, and my best fit is the 65J - Gaia » Annika Soft (553) at 14cm, I could probably even wear narrower too. But who makes a bra in 30GG/H size with 13.5 cm wire widths? Ewa Michalak jumps from 14 to 15 cm between 65GG and 65H in SM and 14.5 cm to 15.5 cm in BM and I need the volume of the H - not to mention that the straps practically cut my arms off by the end of the day. Empreinte 30Fs are 13.5 cm, but again, I need the depth of the G. Gaia has only made the one new model in this particular style - the S9 - and while it fits, it is itchy as anything and bumpy under thinner or tighter clothes. Not to mention two hooks, thin, elastic straps and is really only a medium support. My 28H - Cleo » Marcie Balconnet Bra (6831) 28H (thank you stretchy bands!) and my 32GG - Miss Mandalay » Paris Balconette Bra are 14.5 cm, but everything else it 15 or more!
Any suggestions?
30G - Empreinte » Jasmine Demi (08132)
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So frustrating!!
So, correct me if I'm wrong, but have you ever tried any other Empreinte 30Fs apart from the single one in your bra list? Because these Empreinte 30Gs look REALLY big on you including on your bigger side. Too tall, too wide, too deep, super high coverage when they are designed to be low-cut bras... in some cases I wouldn't be surprised if you got failure to tack because the gore is SO tall that it would be tilting up! Due to the nice materials it's not nearly as obvious as in other brands when the cups are too big but knowing the brand as I do, this is not their intended fit. They are not meant to be this high-coverage. Not sure if you noticed the very large depth difference between, say, the Jasmine (12.4" cup) and the Paris 30F (10 point something) but that indicates models that run very different in sizing, with Paris running small and the others running much bigger. I would say you would need to try a 30F in one of the deeper running designs to see if the brand can fit you or not. Are you very petite or short-waisted by any chance?
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