• How big is your ribcage? My ribcage is 26.5" and Bratabase is telling me that this bra will actually be too tight in the band.
  I find that Freya bands are really stretchy, which is too bad because I love every other aspect of the bras. (Well, I do dislike that the GG+ styles differ from the

• Hi, my ribcage is 24."" I find that Panache and Curvy Kate bands run smaller than Freya. But I do not think that this will be too tight it runs more like a bigger 28 band. I have made a few purchases in my band size in Ewa Michalak. So far they are the closest to my band size, a 25.

• Ewa Michalak is basically the only option for people with <26" ribcages! I did find the special ordering process to be very easy, though, so good luck with EM. (I found that the CH styles have stretchier bands so I can wear a 55HH Cielus just fine, but I needed an extender for my 55HH HP Koktajl. With four sets of hooks, they will last you for a while.

  As for the Freyas, I used to fit 28 bands but they've gotten stretchier. Now I need all of the 28 bands to be on the smallest hooks from the start. I might try the Antoinette though, because it seems like the band is less stretchy than other Freyas.

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