Bra fitting help » Just a shape issue? Or size?
Bravissimo » Dotty Spot Bra (AU08) » 30JJ 30:14
Issue resolved
I shortened the straps a lot and did a lot of scooping and swooping, smoothing, etc. It's still a weird shape, but the comfort and support are great and I am definitely keeping it.
Original problem
I just got this bra, and I am having trouble figuring out whether it is the wrong size, or if it's just a shape issue. I noticed that Curvy Wordy said in her review that it seems to work itself into your shape after a couple of days, so I'm looking forward to seeing how that goes. In the meantime, though, here are my observations:
1) The band seems to be a pretty good fit, as far as tightness is concerned! Hooray!
2) The wires are ridiculously wide, at least on me. They literally come half way around my sides. I prefer more support for the edges of my boobs.
3) Straps: I would like to be able to make them shorter. I have the smallest shoulders ever, it feels like.
4) Cups: this is where it gets weird. So at first I thought this bra was definitely too large. Even after scooping and swooping, I was getting some wrinkle here and there. But then I lifted the straps a little and it decreased, and then I pulled the rest of the cup around my boobs, and it disappeared. I discovered that I definitely have enough tissue to fully fill the cups, but that in order for them to sit flat, they would have to be shaped differently (pulled inwards). It seems to not be the right shape on top. The way the tension from the strap to the gore pulls the fabric in cuts it across my breast instead of bringing it around the front, which causes it to both wrinkle slightly and cut in a bit (causing minor quad boob on my larger boob). So here is my guess, and I am wondering if you all would agree: I think this is my actual size, just a totally wrong shape. When I hold the edge of the cup so it sits higher on the boob, it seems to be a great fit. When I bend forward, I fill the cup perfectly. It almost seems like a higher gore would reign in the tops and solve it.
So should I judge this bra as being my size, even if it doesn't fit me particularly? I would like to use it to comparison shop, if nothing else.
Thank you all so much again!
P.S. I tried to take pictures holding the straps up a bit and bringing the fabric around to show what I meant. Let me know if something else would be helpful, please.
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I would agree!
This bra is too pointy for your pretty round boobies
this is why you get a bit of cutting in at the top and wrinkles at the top. Sizing up would give you extra wrinkles, sizing down more quadboob. Maybe it would be better if the straps had more centerpull but that's just a maybe.So hello madonna tits
Why this bra is so popular, except for the dots, is beyond me, one would think this shape is aquired taste Very retro Updated on December 10, 2012 Flag this
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It's popular because it's an insanely cute bra :D I should be getting my Dotty Spot in a few days in the same size. I wonder If it will look like that on me too :/
If you decided to keep it, you can maybe try to alter it according to BrasIhates post on how to make a pointy bra round:
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alisa: it will be interesting to see. From our discussion about the George I'm thinking it will look like this. But then at least you could rule that shape out. And if it fits; good for you :)
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Lol, just be sure while trying it on you are alone, we wouldnt want you poking anyones eye outwith that thing :D
Don't get me wrong, I love polka dots as much as the next girl (if the next girl isn't curvy wordy, that's just polka overkill :D), but unless you plan on staring in MadMen I don't see any use for this shape :) -
It's insanely cute AND very supportive AND gives crazy uplift AND is comfy as hell. 'nuff said ;-)
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ohmyohmy: Very supportive, crazy uplift and comfy? That sounds good :) Exactly what I need in a bra :) Maybe it wont be that pointy on me... I' ll have to wait and see.
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Well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you :) What size did you take alisa?
Oh, and while we're at it, found a 30jj alana on sale.. Do I bother or it will be too small for me? -
Vee I've always read that the Alana is not very suited for fuller on top boobs. I have no experience with the Alana myself, but most Bravissimo styles I tried on, tend to run rather big in the bottom and rather shallow in the top. I now have ordered their Bettie Mae plunge in 30J, because from XL Hourglass and some reviews on the Bravissimo site, I understand it runs more generous than most plunge styles. I am very curious how it will compare with the PL Toffik.
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Vee:
I ordered a 30JJ, reviews said it does run a bit big but I did not dare to order 30J.
Haven't I sent you the link of that Alana a few days ago? :D Hm... It could fit you, but If you think were are now at the same size, then maybe you might need a 30K... also you are very full on top so cutting in could be an issue. -
alisa. I just looked at the cup depth of a 30K in Alana. The Jasmine in 30JJ actually is almost 1 cm deeper than the Alana in 30K, so I hope the 30JJ won't be too small for you...
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Gervaise: I already have an Alana in 30K and it fits me well. I have ordered the Dotty Spot in 30JJ.
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alisa. Oops, sorry for my sloppy reading... I just read your great review of the Alana. I am curious how the Dotty Spot will fit you:)
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Gervaise: Me too :) I have also ordered a Fleur and a Linear Rose. I hope I'll get them around next week. I'll let you know how it goes :)
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Oh you did, stupid me :)) So no then for the alana :)
I also saw a black broaderie in 30jj (at least i think it is that bra) - that runs bigger than alana, right? I am hesitant to order as I really do not need another black bra :D
i am bidding on 30j antoinette which is very likely to be too small, but its like 5 dollars nwt, so.. Thats a good price for revisiting freya i think :) I have been cheap to buy new bras since it occured to me that my winter workclothes are nonexistant so I've been spending my time on the modcloth site :)
Anyway, I'll keep you guys posted on antoinette if I win, amd I am awaiting your reviews - you too Gervaise ;) -
Vee: Broderie in 32JJ was too big in both band and cups for me, where Alana in 30K was good. But the cup edge on that one is also quite tight.
Btw. I also watched that Antoinette, but I was sure it would be too small so I skipped it. LOL can you, like me, not resist any bargains? :D I spend too much time on ebay. -
Tell me about it :D
But I will not pay more than 5 dollars for it :D
I think I sold my soul to ebay, I am even ebaying on my cell and can't keep up with an conversation with people - yes, I do it in public, I am that inpolite :D
Anyway, my uggs are falling apart so Im looking for a bargain, I can't pass up a good deal, and recently I've been eyeing bali torsette briefers :) so this takes up all my spare time :D
So, 30jj broderie might work? -
Vee: I just made an Adventure about shopping + bust-friendly clothing... we can take out conversations there.
Broderie in 30JJ... it's the black one, isn't it? I'm not sure if the broderie runs 1 cup size bigger than Alana or just like 1/2...
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Hi everyone! Please spam my fir requests ANY TIME - this is so informative! I was just thinking of ordering a Broderie or Alana, so I'm really glad I read these comments first. Will definitely size up if I do the Alana. Was also looking at Boudoir Beau (I think Vee suggested this to me somewhere?) and the Daisy Chain? They all look relatively similar so I'm not sure which ones to go with, urgh.
Anyway, update on the Dottie Spot: To be honest, I've grown to mostly love it. Yeah, I have a totally weird shape from the side (pics with clothes should be up in a minute), and the wires are way wide, but it is really comfy, snug band, good support... and I just haven't had that in so long that to me, it's great. I plan on writing an actual review soon, now that I've been wearing it for a while. Thanks again for everything!
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P.S. @Branarchist - I totally couldn't figure out how to use the other fitting thing you linked me to. I tried, I swear!
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Lol you're not the first XD It basically means measuring on the body under the boob from end to end of the boob. Then you'll have all measurements you need and can put them in the calculator linked. I make it sound so simply lol, I do know it's tricky XD
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Lol cello, you got stockholm syndrome :D
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Call me crazy but I think I'll keep my Dotty Spot too o.O I wanted to send it back and decided to try it on one last time (it's just too cute) and then thought: why send a bra back that fits me that well!? Bras that fit are not easy to find. There is everything great about it besides the shape. So I'll think I'll keep it and will do some small adjustments to it.
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alisa: If it isn't padded maybe you could take the top off if you want to? :)
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@Branarchist:
I have already taped it like this:
http://brasihate.blogspot.ch/2012/08/how-to-make-pointy-bra-round.html
and it does look much better now from the side:http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/1291/dottyspottape.jpg
now I just have to complete the alternation. I think it will work. It worked on BiHaL's Freya bras so it has to work on a Dotty Spot too!
It's not padded, but what do you mean by "take the top off" ? Take the whole upper cup of?
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I meant exactly the alteration you linked XD I just didn't have the right word to describe it lol :-D
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I think it would be very interesting to see this bra under a shirt.
Out of my bras the Elomi Cleo Side Support gives me the roundest shape, without a shirt this looks the best. But with a shirt its sibling, the Elomi Cleo Bandless, looks better. It is pointier, so I have more defined curves under a thick sweater and the darts in blouses fit better.
Aside from that, I agree it is just not the right shape for you. The top cup is too tight and the maybe the wires a touch too narrow, thus you get this shape. The closed top pushes your breasttissue down. It has to go somewhere and in this case it goes into the cup, "lengthening" the boob and increasing the projection. You need a bra that is more open in the top than this one.
As for why it is so popular - it fits those who are less full on top really well.
Updated on December 11, 2012 Flag this
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About to add pictures under clothing - sorry about the super long delay!
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I think it's probably just a shape issue. It looks like maybe the cups are too wide-set, and pointed too far left-and-right. Is that a bit of quad boobing I see in the center, right by the gore? It looks like the cups point left and right so abruptly that they're too shallow there, so what should be filling up the top of the cup is being squished instead :/
I've had similar issues with a few bras; maybe you have close-set breasts like I do? In my case, I try to look for bras that have narrower underwires and rounder, more forward-pointed cups. Hopefully you'll find a great fit soon!
Updated on December 13, 2012 Flag this
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Thank you! I definitely have the same preferences. It's just to hard to find them in my size! Graaaahhhhh.
You're totally correct about the squishing near the gore, too. Such a nice bra in other ways, but the crazy pointing... Eegh.
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Updated on December 11, 2012 Flag this
cellosubmarine: Could you measure yourself like this? http://www.bratabase.com/profile/353/adventures/302/
I'm guessing you're about one or rather a half cup size up from Vee. Just curious about if you might have a wider root. You do look like clones and I agree about all Vee just said :)
I can add that doing like you do when holding up the cups to fit them is what I need to do on a Bravissimo Satine as well. Boobs without apex really doesn't seem to go with apex bras.