Jul 31, 2014
Is there a way on bratabase to upload bras together for comparison? I bought the same bra in three sizes and want to ask for fitting help showing all three, for example. Also, if I can put on my bra by swinging the hooks around to the front ddoes that mean the band is too big? It fits well on the loosest hook though I can probably wear it on the middle hook too even though its brand new. There is very slight riding up in the back but could that be from the cups and/or straps? Has anyone ever tried strapless bras to try and figure out what sizes/styles work best? Since 90% of the support is supposed to come from the band it seems like that would be a much easier way to assess proper fit.
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I don't know about the comparison thing but it does sound like your band might be too loose. It sounds like it's either riding up because the band is too loose or because the band is too loose and also the straps are tightened too much to compensate for the loss of support.
Most people start out in unlined bras since you can't really see signs of fit or shape incompatibility through foam. Strapless bras are pretty hard to fit right and most of them have a silicone strip inside the band to help it stay up and regular bras do not so I'm not sure sure how much help they would really be to start out with.
Usually the easiest way is to either try one cut of bra in several sizes or several cuts in one size since sometimes what looks like is too big or small can't be fixed by changing the size because it's a shape issue after all.
I think a photo of how much it rides up in the back would be a good thing to include in your fit request. I don't know of a way to include multiple bras in one fit request, but if you review the bras in all sizes and upload photos of yourself in the other sizes you can link to the pages for those reviews on the site.