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Ewa Michalak » Pl Onyks (196) » 75G 34:9
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I returned the bra and I'm waiting on the next order to arrive. It's taking longer this time! Fingers crossed they fit...I don't want to ship back again! Thanks for your help ladies!
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Another one...the band fits but cups seem to small. What size should I try on this one? One size up? I ordered lots of styles and sizes so I could end up with a couple of Ewa bras! Husband likes this one and I would like to get it right! Thanks!!!
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helpfulIs that wrinkling at the bottom of the left cup? I don't see quadraboob in your 3/4 view, but if the bottom of the cup(s) has empty space, can you pull the wires up? Then show us if quadboob happens?
Updated on November 1, 2012 Flag this
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Okay, now I see quadraboob, in your new picture. And you're right--the wrinkling on the side is the band, not the bottom of the cup. I think you're right about needing a bigger cup. I recently had the experience of a slightly too small cup making the band feel too small, in a Parfait by Affinitas. I went up a cup size and solved that problem.
If you're in the U.S., you can order and return EM bras at http://www.thebigbrabar.com/. It should cost less to return them there than to Poland. If I could fit into EM bras, I'd be buying a ton of them. My only firsthand experience with EM bras was trying a couple on and then cursing my need for wide underwires. EMs are sooo gorgeous.
Updated on November 1, 2012 Flag this
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Yes, the second picture looks way worse. I was really scooping and trying to stand with better posture..lol! Thanks for your feedback should I go up 1 or 2 sizes? It's hard to tell! Do Curvy Kate and Freya or Panache fit you better they seem to be a little wider. I'll check the website, Thx!
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I'm glad you mentioned scooping! I really appreciate good before and after examples, as a reminder to myself to scoop everyday. I think one size up would suffice, but I'd prefer one of the other Bratabasers chimed in, someone with more EM experience.
Sadly, not only can I not wear EMs, Freyas are also too narrow wired for me, with the exception of their wired, non-molded sports bra. :( I have Panache and Parfait by Affinitas bras, whose wider underwires are great on me. I'll soon have a Curvy Kate Emily. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one. But the pain of having to send back two gorgeously embroidered EM bras remains. Ok, ok, First World Problems--but still!
That EM bra looks good on you even in the too small size. I hope you find the right fit. Fellow Bratabasers, what do you say? One cup bigger or two?
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One cup up, easy fix. There is quadboob, sideboob and wires on breast tissue. I think a cup up and some propper scooping would solve most of the problems.
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Based on that you have overflow both between your boobs, along the top of the cup, close to the strap attachment and under the arm I think that you surely could wear this one two cup sizes up with some proper scooping, but if you want super cleavage one cup size up would be wearable.
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I think you've mis-measured the bra or yourself. It's kind of impossible to even be able to fasten a bra that's in max stretch an inch smaller than a tight exhaling underbust measurement.
Seeing as it's a 75/34 band I think you've mis-measured the bra and probably should go down a band size or two while you're at it - your band size should be the same as your tight exhaling underbust measurement in 90% of the cases.
Put the bra on backwards so the cups are in the back and test how far can you pull the band. It should be a maximum of two inches, any more and the band is too big. Now try it with the cups in the front. If the band seems to fit now you need to swoop and scoop breast tissue that's artificially inflating your band size into the cups where they belong and might discover you need a larger cup size.
Updated on November 2, 2012 Flag this
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Yes, it does appear that I have mis-measured the max strech on the bra. I'll have to redo that. It has stretched since I have put it on a few times it was very stiff and tight at first. Thanks for your suggestions!
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Is this with the pads in or not?
If it is, try taking them out and seeing how the fit feels.
If they're out here, I would recommend going up a cup.
You could go up two, but would lose some of the cleavage, so probably one cup to 75GG would be your best bet.
http://www.curvywordy.com/ has a lot of Ewa reviews, and says the cups stretch slightly with wear, so buy on the smaller rather than bigger side.Maybe have another look at the band measurements. I recently received the Pl Milady in a 75 band, and could stretch it to 89cm, and it would be unusual for a bra to fit that has a fully stretched measurement 3cm smaller than your ribcage measurement.
Regardless of the cup size, it looks great on you!
Good luck!Updated on November 8, 2012 Flag this
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The pads were out in the pictures. Funny, I do read the curvywordy blog and I think I took some notes from her on the sizing of some of the Ewas. But she is larger than me so it's still hard to convert it to my size. I returned this one and now I'm waiting on my order to ship with some new sizes. Fingers crossed thay fit this go round because mailing them back was an expensive pain! :( Also,they did stretch just from trying them on several times but I didn't stretch it enough on the sizing. Thanks for your feedback! I appreciate everyones help!
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Thank you for your suggestion!I pulled them up as far as I can, I fill the entire bottom. There still seems to be a weird fold on the wing part. (both sides) I feel like the pulling is from the cup being too small but I'm not sure!? I took another picture... let me see if I can figure out how to upload it again.