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RIP SM Cynamon - lament for the t-shirt bra that was as good as it got
It finally happened. It had to happen sometime. My beloved 80JJ - » Sm Cynamon (517) Ewa Michalak has walked out with me for the last time. Tie black ribbons on the doves in the square...
Melodramatic maybe, but it's a pretty big (no pun intended) loss for me. About a year ago I got a new job (yay) which requires me to wear a white t-shirt as part of my uniform (dear gods please. no. ) and ever since I've been fruitlessly searching for appropriate underwear.
I understand that at 36K or thereabouts a seamless bra would have to defy the laws of physics to actually do what I need it to. Today's capabilities of engineering are advance but not magical. I need some sort of structural seaming and rigidity of material to hoist my bosom into place. AND regardless of colour and styling, EM bras are pretty much the only ones I can wear that fit, support and don't feel like a torture device within half an hour; you know, the underarm and sternum stabbing, the shoulder gouging, the back chafing. And so on.
Unfortunately (EWA, ARE YOU LISTENING??) Ewa Michalak is yet to make an ongoing basic style. Some come close and I've tried a few. My 85JJ - Ewa Michalak » S Rarytas (595) has great straps for all day but the padding is just thick enough to prevent a smooth line across the top, and it has ribbon detailing that shows through. My 85J - Ewa Michalak » Sm Kusidełko (652) is supportive but the nude cups have black trim all around (for the love of subtlety, why?). And Cynamon, oh Cynamon. Look closely and you could see the lace but otherwise, pretty darn good. I should have bought six but I kept thinking 'this is so close, surely she'll put out something PERFECT soon'.
Nope nope nope.
So I wore that poor bra day in, day out for a year - how's that for quality? The others made guest appearances when an overnight wash didn't dry out soon enough, but I tell ya, I got my money's worth and then some. I'm no athlete but I don't have a desk job. Last week I was shopping after work (so happy it made it to the end of the day) and crouched down to a low shelf. There was a POP and a sort of sinking feeling on one side and I knew a wire had snapped, and that was it. Of course, not replaceable. Many new beautiful bras available, but for under a white t-shirt, forget about it.
What now I ask? I've ordered a Curvy Kate Daily Dream but the Daily Boost was no good, so I'm not holding my breath. Sure I have the others in the meantime but I'm not happy about it.
BASICS EWA MICHALAK, BASICS!!
At least I now have a spare wire for when I kill another EM.
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4 comments
That's terrible!
I have some potential good news for you though.
On their Facebook page, somebody recently posted about their wire snapping. Ewa offered to fix it if she would send it to them, so it may be worth asking about!
Thanks for the tip jlcl119 . Tbh I've no problem with the quality; if the wire hadn't snapped I'd have had to let it go soon anyway. I truly did wear it to death. I'd like it if Ewa offered to make me the t-shirt bra I need tho!
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