Bra description:
A plain bra with smooth, moulded cups made out of the thinnest and most pliable foam I've encountered so far (not counting spacer knit). The foam on the inside of the cups is fused to comfortable cotton jersey, the outside of the cups has a smooth, slightly shiny, knit overlay that reminds me a bit of swimwear lycra. The wings are also made out of a 'swimwear' lycra-like material and very stretchy. The straps are only partly adjustable. The non-adjustable part of the straps and the top edge of the wings are made out of a continuous strip of elastic encased within a folded under strip of ... the same 'swimwear' lycra-like material. The adjustable part of the straps are made of wide, ordinary strap elastic. All findings on this bra, including the hooks and eyes, are black. There are no decorative elements whatsoever.
Bra fit:
As said, this bra is the oddest fit I've encountered so far. Needless to say it doesn't fit AT ALL, but the why is more mysterious. The wires are the perfect width, the band is true-to-size and very very comfortable (it's very stretchy but simultaneously nice and firm), and the cup volume seems quite right for my larger breast, but the cup shape ... oh, the shape! I've had this problem with almost every bra I've tried this far, but this bra hands down is the worst: for some reason the cups close in on my chest like crazy, 'biting' into my breast tissue as if they want to cut of circulation and creating the oddest shape ever. Strangely enough the problem is worse on my smaller breast: even though I don't fill that cup by any stretch of the imagination, the cup edge is so tight that it actually hurts and distorts the entire cup shape.
For reasons that I cannot fathom the centre gore refuses to lay flat: the wire on the side of my larger breasts tilts away from the sternum. I usually don't have this problem unless the cups are too small, but in this case the cups are really not too small, volume-wise. The only thing I can think of is that due to the cups edges being so tight on me the entire bra is pulled off kilter.
Conclusion:
I don't know what's going on with this bra. Size-wise it isn't too far off, but shape-wise it's such a complete mismatch it makes me want to scream. It's a shame as it's quite a nice, basic bra -- boring perhaps, but the super-thin foam and cotton lining would have made it a comfortable everyday option.
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