It seems that cups are too wide and wires are too short. Cup too short for bigger boob on the side and it pops out- also top edge digs in. I'm finding the wide/short to be a theme w/ CK bras for me, unfortunately. Same with the ellace (see my review) and the enchanted plunge balconette.
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This appears to sit in your IMF better than any of your other fit checks, though. Maybe try this in a 32E. Did you try Ellace in a 32E as well? I was thinking when I looked at your Skye fit check that Cleo isn't going to work for you and you actually need something with shorter wires. This one just looks too small more than anything.
Agree that this bra just looks too small for you. And you may find that the curvy Kate bra bands are really loose, stretchy, and physically longer than other bra brands. I agree with going for the 32E. But how does the band feel? Can you easily stretch it several inches away from your body? Does it move around when stretching your arms upwards and moving around? You may find a 30F may be ideal for you with curvy Kate. The bra looks like it's going to be a great fit when you jail down the size.
LeProfessor lcl0706 : So I posted 5 new pics after shoving bra into IMF and swoop/scooping
THe longer I wear it, the more comfortable it feels compared to the cleo bras, lol..
THe band does not feel too stretchy/loose. It actually feels great compared to cleo. I think 30 would be too uncomfortable - I have tried one or 2 CK bras in 30 and they felt too tight.
I agree that it is too small on my L breast, but I feel like it just fits/has a bit of extra fabric in the R -- worried 32E will be too big in the R boob.
Should I just keep this size if I end up finding it comfortable enough, or is the size way too out of whack?
I’d go for the 32E in both this and the Ellace. The Ellace will be more forgiving for asymmetry. I think once the size is better it’ll feel less constricting. You want to fit your larger boob. If there’s a little wrinkling on the smaller side it’ll be negligible.
IMO, the ellace bra is perfect as is. But sizing up in this Florence bra maybe better for you as you prefer a fuller coverage. I think it looks great on you now that it is placed well. Some women prefer their bras the be on the slightly larger side for best fit and comfort while other prefer them to be on the slightly smaller side for best fit and comfort (I prefer smaller). Try both and pick what's best for you. As long as there is no wires sitting on breast tissue, pain, or your obviously falling out or are really uncomfortable than your good to go and pick what works best for you!
I bring up going down to a 30 band in curvy Kate because it looks like you have some vertical stretching in the cups and straps going on which can either mean that you have the straps tightened too tight or the straps are supporting more of your bust than they should be because the band is too loose. I get these vertical stretches in my 30 band bras all the time because 30 bands are too big for me, I need a 28 band. Just remember if you do go down in band size you have to go up in cup size to keep the same cup volume.
It always makes me so happy to help someone on their bra journey! You asked for some further recommendations and I would recommend Fantasie to try out because they are REALLY comfortable and full coverage. I'm not quite sure how they work with short roots, but you never really know till you try!
I have heard a lot about Wacoal being very comfortable and they have a lot of fuller coverage options.
Mimi Holliday also makes some really gorgeous comfortable bras. Although I would warn you to stay away from their plunge varieties as they're SUPER low coverage. Their comfort and shoulder bras I think you will like!
My shape: Pendulous, projected, somewhat narrow, somewhat short rooted, soft tissue.
Band and cups fit true to size. There is some major uneven band tension on this bra. Admittedly I have that in most bras (top is always looser than the bottom), but the Florence is definitely worse than others.
The band is also too loose for me, but that's because I'm annoyingly in between a 30 and 32 band right now. Love the 3 hook band in an FF cup! I wish more brands would do that. So comfy.
Powder Blue colorway
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I've seen people say they have uneven tension because their ribs are V shaped instead of || if that makes sense. Some people actually fasten it unevenly so it fits them better.
I do the opposite because my back is A shaped! But it really helps.
The missing link between my 38J - Curvy Kate » Florence Balcony Bra (CK8001) and my Curvy Kate Florence Balcony Bra (CK8001) in black. Lots of projection, but I don't feel like I'm hanging out there. The gore tacks. It's stretchy so I don't need an extender though I'm a 40 band. I love the color! Turquoise and Aqua are my favorites.
Pacific Blue colorway
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Updated on Aug 15, 2016 Flag this
Beautiful!!
Fit: The band stretches like a 40, so I can wear it without an extender. This fits differently than my Blush 38J - Curvy Kate » Florence Balcony Bra (CK8001). It's exactly the same in every way except depth. The cup is half an inch shallower than the blush. I feel much more contained in this colorway than in the blush, but I do quad slightly on my larger side. If only it had a quarter inch more depth!
Comfort: Soft, comfortable, great!
Style: I like this so much more in black. It has the same lace but you don't notice the clunky pattern in black.
Black colorway
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Updated on Aug 13, 2016 Flag this
Great news: I ordered a Blush :-) Purple was more shallow than Black. Research is....necessary! :-)
And I've got the turquoise one coming tomorrow, lol.
Given my recent success with Curvy Kates new padded cuts I decided to give CKs unpadded bras another try. In the past, the older unpadded cuts gave me the infamous upside down seven shape. And the two styles that didn't still had too much bra in my armpit. Well it would seem that CK has fixed both those problems. I'm thrilled to say I love this bra. It's a beautiful pale pink which is a great nude for me and much prettier than a beige. The shape is rounded, not a slope in sight. I've actually already ordered the black one too. The sizing is consistent with Curvy Kate. I'm so excited that Curvy Kate finally works for me. I have several new and old styles on the way and I'm hoping they will have the new shaping. If they keep this up I'm going to be exclusive to CK. I've always loved their styling and now I love the fit too. I highly recommend this bra if CK hasn't worked for you in the past.
Blush colorway
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A lot of wrinkles here and there due to the poor construction but it fits me and looks decent under the clothes. My nipples are really soft so if I place them under the lace I get in cup quad and you can see that in the side view picture.
Black colorway
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I’m still learning about bras but I’ve heard Curvy Kate is better for wider stuff then my Freya bra
Yellow colorway
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The cup is too big, but wires on 34G might be too narrow. It also looks like you might need to go down a band size. So try it in 32GG if you really like this model.
Btw did you scoop and swoop?
Orange_Kate thank you! And yes I did scoop and swoop always lol
This is my third size in the Curvy Kate Florence, a bra that I used to really like until I sized out of my 30Ds. The original 30Ds fit me really well when I was a 28DD/30D size, but since my cup size increase, I've been having trouble finding the right fit.
I tried 30DD a few months ago, but the bra I ordered was too loose in the band, so it didn't sit right and it gapped in the upper cup. One challenge I always have with Curvy Kate bras is that the underwires tend to be so short, especially compared to the cup depth. ... I usually don't like bras where the wire length is shorter than the cup depth. In the 30E, the wires and bottom of the cup fit me the best. However, it is designed for a fuller, rounder breast size and shape than I have, so unfortunately getting the bottom to fit means the upper cup is too empty. While I can accept some emptiness in the upper cup in bras as this is a common side effect of my shape, this is really too much, as it doesn't smooth out even with foam inserts. It makes the top of the bra look sloppy. I didn't have this problem in the 30D because it was quite snug on me, so I didn't know this would happen.
I think I might try 30DD one more time in the future and hope that the band comes in snug.
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I love my Curvy Kate Florence bras in 30D, and recently since I've noticed an increase in fullness (most likely due to tissue migration), so I decided to try the next size up in 30DD. Unfortunately, while I now wear 30DD in many styles of bras, it didn't prove to be the best size in this style.
Like Marcie/Lucy, Florence is a 3 piece cup made from soft, double layer mesh, making it comfortable, lightweight, and supportive. The upper cup is embroidered mesh with no elastic edge, which is awesome as it can stretch to sit flat against very shallow roots, or flex to accommodate more upper ... volume. The underwires are very similar to Marcie, being wide and shallow, but I feel that the shape is slightly more curved than Marcie. I tend to have issues with brand new Marcies until I make some underwire adjustments, and Marcie also tends to cross spontaneously at the gore. Florence doesn't do that, and I think it's because the ends of the underwires are a bit more perpendicular than Marcie's, which are more open and splayed. The cups are a little on the shallow side, but they can accommodate more fullness on top as none of the tops are super closed off. I think the proportions of this bra are great for both shallow and wide shapes as well as more projected shapes.
The styling is very similar to Lucy, so close that I thought this was a Lucy dupe at first. However, Lucy has small flowers embroidered directly on the cup, and Florence has a solid cup. Both styles have very similar floral embroidery on the upper cup, but Florence has a small floral button at the center gore while Lucy is trimmed with a simple bow. Florence also has two little bows tacked at the straps. Both styles have the same scalloped wide straps, similar wings, and the same leotard back construction. The main structural difference is that Florence has a full band, with elastic running through the cradle and under the cups, while Lucy has no elastic under the cups. This is a very important construction detail, as I couldn't figure out why Lucy didn't feel secure on me and I kept shifting around in the cups. I really need a full band to keep all my tissue in place.
Now, the difference in size between 30D and 30DD are super minimal. If someone hadn't told me they were different sizes, I would've just assumed they were bras that had slightly different specs in manufacturing. The band is +0.4", and the cup depth and wire length are both +0.6"; cup width was +0.1" and cup height was the same. Really a super small difference, and the main difference I've noticed in fit is that since the band is a bit loose on me, it doesn't hold the cup as snugly. Therefore when I move, I see some gapping in the upper cup whereas I don't get that in the 30D. Therefore, I'm sticking with the slightly smaller 30D since the fit is snug and secure.
Since this fit difference is so minor, I'd say that you might want to try three different cup sizes in this style if you aren't sure of your fit!
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Update: I bought this same model in Iris in 30GG. At the time, I could not fill out the cups in this and the band still was ridiculously tight. After wearing it with an extender for some time, hand-washing it and growing even more in cup size, it now fits pretty good. Good thing I did not go for a 32 on either model as I can imagine it would have loosen up significantly over time. I can say that the Iris does run about a half cup too big and the black one that I own in the same size is borderline a cup size too small. ... I will definitely have to up to the 30H on that one, but in the meantime for this Iris one, stay in the 30GG.
The best fitting bra I owned, once I got it in the correct size. I started with the color Iris and got it in a 30G, and it was a cup size too small. Now I own this in the color Black, size 30GG and it fits like a glove. The band was really tight on the Iris one and finally loosened up after a few wears, but the one in Black is snug.....but not to the point of suffocating. This one accommodates short roots with even to FOB boobs. I have both, but be aware of having narrow shoulders like I do, the wide straps cuts into my tail of spence. So, I do find that I have to pull the straps over to be able to move my arms freely. Otherwise, a great bra in pretty colors!
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Darn. CK is famous for shorter rooted breast designs. Sorry they aren't working for you.