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BALCONETTE BRA

The size of this bra is actually 12E which I believe is equivalent to a UK 34E - why bratabase has listed it as 52 is a mystery to me.

This is the relatively new (I think) bargain basement brand carried by BigW in Australia.

These bras are only AU$6.98 and I'd never really looked at them because I assumed they wouldn't go anywhere near my size and just wouldn't work. I ended up picking up this one and the 10E because they were marked down to $2 and I thought it would be a cheap (and quick) way to get some new bra hardware and ... have a base for some bra making experiments. I think they do actually go closer to my size than what I've bought but these were $2. I was actually surprised that the fit isn't that much worse than many of the bras I've paid considerable amounts of money for.

As for the quality, well, there's no powernet in the wings here which makes those thin cotton jersey bands super stretchy. This 12 is still to big with lots of stretch left even on the smallest hook. It's likely that after a couple of washes it would stretch to monstrous proportions. They did bother to put boning in the side though, as well as a 3-hook clip.

My current plan is to line the band with powernet and see if that gives enough stability to shorten the straps a bit without the band pulling up. If the experiment works this'll be the best fitting bra I have and probably give me the look I prefer.

The wires are the perfect width but I wouldn't mind them coming higher up the sides.
There is enough immediate projection at the bottom, so my boobs aren't trying to push the bra down.
The lower centre gore works well for me - it stops before there's no room for a centre gore, so it can actually sit flat.


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