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  Ouch… a bra that sits on top of your tissue, that’s gotta hurt. I have an altered 55J 3HC which I just quad out of, having soft tissue. I’m thinking of getting an unaltered 55J plunge since my 55HH unaltered is too small, do you typically get alterations on the plunges? And 3 rows of hooks! Love that.

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  thecurvypetite I haven't tried an unaltered 55J plunge yet, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't work for me. My standard alterations are lowered cups, straps moved in, and overlapping gore. For reference I'm 5'0 tall with a short torso, narrow frame, and short rooted boobs. Someone in a 26-band who's more average or tall with a larger-boned but skinnier frame might not need the alterations IMO.

  Here's what I've tried so far:
  55J plunge with alterations: fits
  60HH plunge w/o alterations: good depth, way too tall
  55J 3HC with alterations: not enough depth, a bit short but it's ok
  55J 3HC w/o alterations: not enough depth, good height
  55K 3HC with alterations: fits

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  ComeAtMe_Bra Ah, I see. Well, I might be able to get mine unaltered. Apparently the cup height of an unaltered 55J Plunge is around 15.9 cm? That's quite tall. I do well in my KH, which has a height of 14.6 cm. I do have quite a bit of breast tissue above where the cup ends with my KH though it is fairly shallow, so I'm wondering if my roots are functionally short. Does reducing the cup height of the 55J make it functionally smaller? (ie, fit like a 26F). sorry for all the questions, lol!

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  thecurvypetite I'm not sure... the cup depth on my altered plunges is a tiny bit less (0.25-0.75 cm) than the one unaltered plunge I tried, but that could be due to any of the alterations, the fact that the unaltered plunge was a sister size, different styles or just random variation. Interestingly my altered 3HC has the same unstretched cup depth as my unaltered one, but a bigger stretched depth, so fabric stretchiness is another factor. From my super limited experience with a handful of bras, reducing cup height seems to make the bra functionally smaller vertically, but perhaps not horizontally, and if so, only negligibly.

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  It's so disappointing this one didn't fit. I have this exact bra, but in a 60N, and I love it so much. I was thinking next time I order Comexim I am going to try a 55M though because I ordered the 60 band based on my old measurements but now I've lost some inches from my underbust. I totally relate to having boob tissue that stubbournly resists being moved by bras. I always feel like my boobs aggressively fight with my bras lol.

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