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Lots of lift needed!
Hi, I think I'm asking for the moon on a stick but hoping someone might come along with a solution! I have tried sooooooo many bras but yet to find one that actually works for me. The closest I have found is Kris Line Cleo half padded bra which was close but fell down on a few points. It's the ONLY bra I've tried that's given me the amount of lift I need (every other bra without fail I get a crease at the bottom of the cup where my boobs are pulling the bottom of the cup down, and they sit a little lower than they ought to). However, I couldn't get it in a 32 band, but the 34 band I had to start with it on the tightest hook. The gore doesn't quite tack (but as every other gore I've ever tried digs in at the top it's not something I'm so worried about (even if it's not quite ideal). The cups were a little too open at the top but I can live with that as not visible under clothes. The main problem other than the band size is that the wires are too narrow for me.
I'm looking for a bra with a similar amount of lift of Kris Line half padded bras (their unpadded ones didn't work), but with wider wires. I need a decent amount of depth (although preferably not at the top....my breasts are pendulous or at least heading in that direction, even fullness but definitely saggy after feeding 2 children). Side support ideally as I get a fair bit of east west spread. Stretch lace at the top I find works well esepcially as they're uneven in size, but again, as long as any gapping at the top isn't visible through clothes I can live with it.
Sizewise, I measure as 34H, but found I needed 32Jish in Kris Line (not the actual Kris Line sizes but the UK equivalent) although I tried another Kris Line in 32J (Uk size not Kris Line) and the band was fab but in that one the cup was a smidge too small, the Cleo I ended up settling with 34HH uk equivalent using the tightest hooks).
Is there any other bra worth trying that I might be able to get in the UK?
Thanks.....
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Sorry, but saying you need bras with more lift doesnt really help. You need a bra that fits your shape. Most bras give good lift for the breast that matches them. And my breasts are saggy but I still need a ton of room at the top in a good bra.
For me, when I finally found my bra size, I was wearing a 32J (or 32HH in cleo marcie) and my best bra fit was panache Floris - which has been discontinued. They have some models similar, but they didnt work as well for me.
I have bought some Ewa Michalak - which are not for sale in any stores, much, but if I can order from Poland to the USA, you can to England. However, most of the Ewa Michalak bras stay in my IMF very well (they slide down). Her SF model works the best for me. But Ewa's wires run a lot more narrow than panache, which you didnt seem to like.
Since then, I have gained some weight. For a while, Panache Jasmine was my best fit, in 32JJ, but they are starting to get small. It turns out that Panache Tango runs deeper, so they still fit in 32JJ.
When you say lift, what do you mean? Do you mean forward projection, or do you mean a steeply curved bottom cup? Or do you mean a bra that doesn't ride down, under the breast crease? Or a combination of the above?
Basically, describe your breasts a bit more and the cup shape a bit more as well. If you could also input the Kris Line that fits you the best with measurements that would help us as well.
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