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Alas, another disappointing fit experience with Curvy Kate! I've wanted to wear their bras for ages but had a rather painful Showgirl bra a few years ago (I think it was a 30DD) and have shied away since. But...but...they're so cute! So I tried again with Starlet in 30F and 30FF.

(Note: I'm not standing off-kilter or anything in my photos; I have scoliosis, which gives me a high hip, protruding/twisted ribcage, and attendant issues. Thanks for understanding!)

Both bras left me with pretty serious orange in a glass syndrome, though it was, strangely enough, more pronounced in the 30F than this, the 30FF. I don't even know where to ... go with that. Obviously both will be sent back, and I've no idea where to go from here!

The straps seem to be a bit wide-set, but it's not too awful for me, but I have a pretty pronounced dip that seems to keep most straps in the right place (and as I've recently begun lifting weights again, this will probably only get 'better').

The fit is nice and firm even though, as always, I prefer a tighter band; sometimes I suspect that due to the spinal deformity, the tissue on my right breast tends to migrate back into the wing unless the band itself is tight. If anyone else has scoliosis of any degree, I'd love to hear your experiences with bra fitting, too!

It's a shame; this is a pretty bra in a molded smooth cup of all things; I really don't like unmolded bras and prefer the shape and modesty they provide. I also have to say that I'm not terribly fond of the cut of this bra—the cups seem large to me and cover too much, if that makes sense. It seems I'm shallow-breasted, though, and perhaps this just is not the cut for me?

So...what do I do? Perhaps try the same cups in a 28 band? Or is this just the wrong bra for me?
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Frost/Boysenberry colorway

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Updated on Apr 10, 2015 Flag this

Well, it's too bad this one didn't work—it's very pretty and comfortable, though the band seems very stretchy to me and that's not my cup of tea. There's obvious orange-in-a-glass syndrome as well as a little bulging at the top of the cups. There's also the strange too-small-on-one-side thing, but as the bra is obviously not for me I'm not going to fret about it this time.

Again, too bad this is not available in, say, 28E—it's really comfy yet so pretty!

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Updated on Apr 12, 2015 Flag this

Of all the bras that arrived, this seems to fit the best.

There is a slight float at the top of the gore, and I always (always!) seem to want a tighter band, but other than that it seems good. It is comfortable, but I wonder if my right breast will end up migrating out of the cup due to my scoliosis (it's pretty bad, as you can see in the photos...this is why I never, ever allow photos to be taken of me despite being much more covered up! Ha!). This is the only reason I rate the comfort as 'good' instead of excellent. Does anyone else ... have this problem?

The tops of the cups gap just a little bit, but it's a pretty small amount. I think my breasts are shallow, so that's something I'm accustomed to, however wrong it is. That said, they do seem to fit better (as does everything else) on the second set of hooks. Though...if you look at the side view (I've lightened these) there do seem to be some weird angled horizontal stretches! What is that?

The straps adjust as much as I'll probably ever need them to.

It is a beautiful bra, and seems very well-made (like my Casey). The band is nice and firm, which I definitely appreciate.

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Navy colorway

Updated on Apr 24, 2015 Flag this

This bra seems to be a better fit for me than some. It's not molded, but there's just a very slight amount of padding—mostly for modesty's sake, it seems to me, and a little bit of shaping. Despite my affection for molded cups, I really like this one. It is pretty (YAY!), comfortable (strangely enough, this is my second 'Yay', not my first...hm...), and...well, it's comfortable.

I only wonder if I do need an...gosh, is the F cup next? As you can see from the top-down shot, with the circle, the cup on one side is not big enough. Now, that is the side of my scoliosis S-curve, and I'm thinking that may be the issue...there's an ever-so-slight bulge above the cups, but that's really only if I throw my shoulders back. I may keep it.

Updated on Apr 12, 2015 Flag this

Boy, this was weird. I also tried on a 30FF. Both resulted in orange in a glass syndrome, though it was *much* more pronounced in this, the smaller cup!

Comfortable other than that, and so cute. Sigh!

Frost/Boysenberry colorway

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Updated on Apr 10, 2015 Flag this

Like the 28FF, a complete shape mismatch, as evidenced by the horribly obvious orange-in-a-glass. CK, how I wish we understood one another! https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />

All of that misery aside, a very nice bra.

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Updated on Jun 06, 2015 Flag this

Of course this is an adorable bra—flamingos! That said, the fit is not quite right for me. Gaping at the top, and the band is, for me, not tight enough (though I've had the bra for maybe a year?).

Updated on Apr 24, 2015 Flag this

I really wanted to try Patsy again, because it's so pretty and so comfortable. That remains the case in 28F (and 28FF). Per usual, there is slight gaping on my smaller side; moreover, there still seems to be some orange in a glass going on, so perhaps this is just a shape mismatch, which is disappointing because it's such a nice bra! There's good uplift—nothing crazy, just very soft and feminine. The band does not seem too firm to me, as tends to be the case with Freya even right off the bat, so I'm sure it would stretch over time.

Updated on Jun 06, 2015 Flag this

This is a very comfortable bra with nice side support, as one would expect from its name. The straps do seem a bit wide to me—wish they were a little more slender, but one can't have everything. For a non-molded, non-padded, non-foam bra, I was really impressed and am tempted to keep this (or at least find it in the other colourway, because I am not crazy about the black-purple combination; just not my cup of tea, but I really wanted to try the bra).

The lining is soft, though the decoration along the top is not so much so; it may soften up with a few washings, ... but it seemed a bit stiff. In fact, on my smaller side, it sort of triangled out near the center (see photo). I'm not sure if this is a fit problem so much as a "stiff decoration" issue, though this is again obviously my smaller side; it could be easily fixed with a small dart near the top of the cup if washings do not relax the fabric.

The other problem I have is that I don't exactly completely fill the bottom of the cups, as you can see in a couple of the other photos, including the weird arched back one (the best way I could figure to show this with a black bra!). The fabric itself tacks right to me, though I do think there's slight wrinkling on, again, my smaller side. Is this enough of an issue to send it back? I don't think a 28E would work—might be a shape issue.
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Black & lilac colorway

Updated on Jun 06, 2015 Flag this

Oh, Curvy Kate, will we *ever* get along? This is just such a total shape mismatch I'm embarrassed to post the pictures, but...

Issues aside, it's a very cute bra that seems like it would be quite comfortable. I like that it's a molded cup with a little detail—contrast bows, the tone-on-tone leopard print; when I rate appearance as 'good', it is for the bra itself, not the way it looks on me, which is heinous. The band is very firm indeed.

Alas!

*sniff*

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Updated on Jun 06, 2015 Flag this