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Dec 29, 2013 » All bra adventures

Dec 29, 2013

The site didn't give me ANY recommendations based on my measurements. This is it? I never going to have a bra that fits?
I have been wearing 34JJ Panache Tango balconette in the past year , and I am bulging out a tiny bit, and the band is riding up.
I recently bought a curvy Kate smooth 32K. Th band a tiny bit tight, but probably this is the correct bandsize, but I am still bulging out.
I am out of letters here, there is no more up as far as cupsize goes. What can I do? ( beside do a reduction surgery)

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  • The Smoothie is in a 32K? I'm pretty sure it doesn't go past J in 28-30, and then sister sizes down. Perhaps it was labeled that way but it's actually an American 32K (which would make it a 32H if I'm not mistaken). Do you know what you're preferred wire width, wing height, cup depth and unstretched and stretched band length is? Because that would be helpful if you want to do an advanced search. Additionally, there are bras that go up higher. The Bravissimo Alana (AU01) goes up to 32L. Additionally, Curvy Kate runs small-ish (they've gotten better though, perhaps you could try the Curvy Kate Portia (CK4001) since that's more big boob friendly than their past styles). I just looked up 32K, 32KK, and 32L bras on Bravissimo's website and they have 25 options, 6 of which are not typical bras (non-wired, nursing, sports etc...)

    Additionally, though you might be opposed to this, you could try Ewa Michalak since they do custom sizing. I'd guess that a 75JJ or 75K would probably be what you'd be most comfortable in (they go up to 75L these days it seems).

    Also, if the band feels too tight it feels too tight. Always remember your comfort. Try putting an extender in for more comfort.

    You can also look into bras that go up to the same cup sizes but in larger sizes and shortening the band, and in that way, Elomi and Goddess could prove to be useful.

  • The Tango is actually imo a pretty awful bra in large cup sizes.

    Jillsas is right, the Smoothie does not come in K. So don't worry about using it as a judge of your cup size.

    The Panache Jasmine and the new Panache Andorras run larger than other Panache bras. Jasmine goes to K and Andorra to J.

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