I'm pretty sure that the bra I bought is a defective/seconds bra. The tag says 30B but the band length is 28.25" unstretched and 34" stretched. Which means instead of a 30 band, my bra has a 34 band instead. Since my loose underbust is 27", it pretty much hangs off my body. Useless even as a nipple cover since it rides up so much.. I definitely plan on altering the band down since the cups seem to fit OK if I hold them to my body. Also, the wires are really flexible. Otherwise, the material feels nice to the touch.

So if you're looking at the NWOT 30b Isobel Plunge in the marshmallow colourway listing on Ebay, don't buy it unless you're willing to do band alterations.

Edit: So I've chopped off almost 8" off of the band and it fits better now! Now it's more like a 28. Cups are shallow and seem to run true-to-size, so it's slightly too small for me. However, the cups are open so I get some Regency cleavage instead of cutting in. The strap placement were off due to the band alteration so I ended up moving in the straps at the back. The closure is now a two-hook one instead of one-hook.

Marshmallow colorway

Updated on Jun 02, 2015 Flag this

• This happened to me with Fauve once - a 30 band that looked and felt 34. Sent it back.

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