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28FF Cleo Breeze update
Ah, for the perfect bra! I wore the Breeze all day today on the loosest hook, and the straps were digging in and felt like they were the only thing supporting my breasts. When I got home I switched to the second loosest hook, which is a little better (I also loosened the straps a bit), but I also feel like the wires sit a little below my IMF. In fact, I don’t think any of the bras I’ve tried so far have sat perfectly in my IMF, all a bit below. I keep wishing Bratabase had a field indicating whether a bra sits in your IMF as part of the page where you say how the bra fits! Back to the Breeze: I had a little top-of-cup gapping all day, but not enough to merit sizing down in the cup and my 28F Cleo Marcie is way small in the cup anyway. Fastening the bra on the middle hook helped the gapping since it brought the bra closer to my chest. I do find the longline kinda irritating, since it tends to fold up when I slouch — it’s *too* longline for a longline, anyone get me?
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I perpetually have a hard time with long lines. I have some theories on why this may be in my case. My waist doesn’t really go in from my UB measurement, I just go straight down the side. I also have rib flares to the side and front, so a little under my UB is bigger than my UB. I also think if I sit or slouch my belly pouch helps fill up the longline. Not sure which is the main culprit...
I love the idea of a longline, but also felt the support wasn't where it needed to be, and also get the band fold n roll when leaning or sitting. I think this will occur for all longlines that don't have strong frontal boning.
I feel that the lack of support is due to there not being any firm full band support across the upper back from IMF and above since the normal elastic that runs at the wires is sitting several inches lower and power mesh doesn't really do "support" well.
If you were able to sew some elastic at wires level, it would add that missing support. I have done this with a few of my Comexim Longlines in the past.