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Cleo shape
In my last adventure I talked about the weird shape the Cleo Natasha gave me when I tried on three different sizes at Nordstrom; 36GG, 34GG, and 36FF. First of all the Natasha ran huge. While my 34GG Freya is a little too small, I had a ton of loose fabric in the 34GG Cleo. But the 36FF which fit a lot better size-wise gave me a shape like this in the cups: http://i.imgur.com/zbjoZ.png
I've since been looking at pictures here on bratabase, and noticed that I'm not the only one that gets this in Cleo bras. It's not really bad in most, but take a look:
www.bratabase.com/browse/cleo/meg-balconnet-6751/32F/
http://www.bratabase.com/browse/cleo/zia-balconnet-6851/32J/pictures/
www.bratabase.com/browse/cleo/sasha-6491/30G/
I think the problem is that, at least on me and some others, the sides aren't nearly as compressed near the root as they should be for what Cleo is trying to do. Cleo balconettes like the Zia, Natasha, and Meg are trying to put the breasts front and center, but they just make me look like I have a triangle coming out of my chest. The black lines are what they do, the red what I think they should do. http://i.imgur.com/Y3I7L.png
And with a pointed in shape like that, to get the shape I got with the Natasha, all you have to do is give any pull to the straps, and suddenly you have that odd wavy shape from the fabric digging in in a direct line below the straps instead of an overall pulling in of the sides.
I'm not sure whether going down a cup size would change that, or whether it's a soft breast issue or what, but I think Cleo balconettes just aren't going to work for me.
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My Sasha and Alexa look like the one on your drawing with black and red lines. Both look like black drawing and I don't see anything wrong with it. But when I pull the straps it still looks the same, there is no digging in.
My breasts are very soft and love Cleo balconnetes.
Ps.I had a look on my boobs (I'm wearing Alexa today) and I can see this look you are writing about - but only on smaller boob.But it still looks ok IMO:)
I'm not sure what advice I can give, maybe t maja or Vee will have one.
Interesting. I get the same effect in my Panache Andorra and I've been thinking along the same lines as you have: the 'side support' isn't drafted 'flat' enough near the root. I haven't really seen the odd shape mentioned by others but you, but I also wonder whether it is a breast shape/condition issue. My breasts are naturally a little bit like that -- wide-ish, shallowish root topped with a puffy areola -- but they are considerably smaller than yours, so now I'm not sure that's the real reason I get this odd shape in Andorra. Curious to see what others have to say about it ...
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