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Oct 24, 2012 -- On perfect breasts and inconsistent sizing ...
... yes, another Ewa Michalak order has arrived!
First of all, I've fallen in love. With my breasts. They're perfect -- as long as they're in an Ewa Michalak braSeriously, the CH Onyx I had custom-made in 60F is just the kind of stuff dreams are made off. The cups and wires fit me like nothing has ever fit me before and the shape the thing gives me is just UNBELIEVABLE. Really, I thought I hit the jackpot with the HM Gold, but this CH Onyx is just MINDBLOWING.
Anyway, so far the good stuff. The not-so-good stuff is that the band on this thing is really tight. I mean REALLY REALLY tight. The band on the 65E I tried before clearly was too loose and also in other ways it was not as good a fit, but this otherwise perfect 60F I can barely close, especially if I also want to continue breathing. Luckily I had the foresight to include a bra band extender in my order, but seriously, what's up with the sizing of these things?!
Or am I just between sizes and is my bony, unpadded, no-margin-for-error ribcage making things unusually difficult?
Oh well. It doesn't really matter as this 60F fits PERFECTLY with the extender, but it's still a bit odd that the difference in band size is THAT enormous (I haven't measured it yet, but I'm curious to see the numbers). Whatever the reason behind this (seeming?) inconsistency, it won't stop me from ordering from Ewa Michalak again -- I don't really think anything can stop me from doing that as these bras are simply too phenomenal
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How did you find the cup sizing differed between the Gold, the PL, and the CH? I have a PL, I have a CH on the way, and I really want the HM Gold next, so I'm trying to figure out the sizing.
Also- how flat is the embroidery on the Gold? Does it show through tops?
I wrote quite extensive reviews on all these bras and also wrote a comparison review on all three, but here's a quick summary:
I ordered all three of them in 65E. For comparison: I currently wear a 28F in Panache Andorra. The HM Gold clearly ran the largest in the cups -- I'd say about a full cup size larger than the PL Onyks, which was closest to my Panache Andorra size. The CH Onyx ran the smallest -- about half a cup size smaller than the PL Onyks.
As to the bands: I found the PL Onyks the tightest -- quite as tight as I find comfortable for my 27"/69cm underbust. I have virtually no padding on my ribcage and I really wouldn't want it any tighter. The HM Gold was only slightly looser -- more comfortable for me, but I CAN close it relatively easily at the tightest hook (I usually wear it at the loosest hook though, as it stays put just fine that way). The CH Onyx ran by far the loosest -- really too loose for me -- hence my reordering it in 60F.
The embroidery on the HM Gold is very flat. I don't find it shows under my tops, but if one wears really really thin, skin-tight jerseys it might, of course, be different.
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