This Polish company, Dalia, makes a a very good semi-padded bra with cups that go up an equivalent of a UK K-K called the "semi-soft K24". It comes in various names, (Kaszmir, Loretta, Olimpia, Madalen) but only the colour and the type of the lace changes, the cut is identical. (note that not all the K24 models come in these bigger sizes.)

So far the all Ewa Michalak bras I've tried are just wrong for me - they don't give enough support and push the boobs just too far out in front, plus, I spill over in the middle. But the Dalia Kaszmir bra does for ... me what I've heard others rave about in the EM bras - it lifts the boobs way up and out, but not too much so, it gives a nice rounded but natural shape and is supportive. True, not as supportive as say my Panaches - by this I mean you can the boobs wobble when I walk, and I like them to be very firmly anchored. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" /> But for the shape, I can live with this.

I'm not crazy about the look - the lace is pretty but I prefer bolder, slicker designs.

The 65L is my second Kaszmir, after the 65LL got a big too big in the cups. The size is comparable to Panache Tango II and Panache Fern in 30JJ.
The band is pretty stretchy.
My very unfirm boobs sometimes spill over in the middle, and I have to readjust during the day, but this is normal for me.

I strongly recommend trying this bra, especially for those bigger-cupped girls who find EM bras don't work for them.

Manufacturer's page: http://www.dalia.pl/index.php/oferta/1/bazowa - only in Polish. Feel free to message me for assistance.
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I am adding a caveat some time after writing the original review. I changed the Comfort grade from Good to Okay - I realized that after a full day of wearing this bra (which I usually don't do but have recently) my shoulders are very sore - the bra straps become very uncomfortable at some point, leaving painful indentations. So I wouldn't recommend it as a an everyday bra for someone with breasts as heavy and unfirm as mine. Still gives a great shape and good comfort for a shorter period of time.

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