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Bending the wires...
Olá (That's "hello" in portuguese)
I was wondering if I am the only one who feels the need to slightly "bend" the underwires...It feels a bit sacrilegious
I'm a 28 ribcage, and I don't have any squish where the band and underwire sit. There are some underwire bras that get really uncomfortable because they push against my ribcage in a specific point, a bit more to the outer side, after the lowest point of the underwire. I feel the need to bend it slightly, so that instead of siting flat on a ribcage that is somewhat curving, it surrounds it. It usually works...but is this advisable? Should I be looking for bras with different characteristics?
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I have the same measurements with bony ribs. I have found that bending the wires does help but it never transfers an uncomfortable bra into a comfortable bra - just a bra with less discomfort!
I have found two reasons, relating to the wires, for a bra to feel uncomfortable. One is the cup width has to be a good fit to start with or bending does not help a whole lot. Once I have a suitable cup width and the bra is still uncomfortable I have found that the wires tend to be stiffer than what my ribs can tolerate. In this situation, I replace the wires with more flexible wires from an old bra. Voila! A comfortable bra.
I do have a very pretty bra in my stock pile where I know that the cup width is too much - purchased before I got savvy about what I needed for a good fit. I am going to try it with a narrower wire to see if I can get a good fit and salvage a bra that I cannot wear as is.
Good luck with your own fitting challenges!
Olá!
It's not sacreligious at all, in my opinion! Do whatever you need to in order to make an almost-fitting bra into one that fits and is comfortable for you personally. I bend my wires all the time.
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