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Bra fitting help » The band is too large, are the cups too large as well?


Freya » Patsy Padded Half Cup Bra (1223) » 32G 32:9

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Bra band is too loose, I will try either the Patsy in a 30G or a different Freya model that comes in a 28 band. In the case of going down a band size, I will go up in cup size, so 30GG, etc.

Original problem

So as you can see, with my one photo where I shoved my whole hand under the band, the band is too large! But, if I were to go down a band size with the Patsy, would I really need to get a 30GG or do you think a 30G would work?
What happens is: I scoop and swoop, and the cups get filled up more or less, but then the minute I bend over, there's some serious gapping especially by the armpits. It's like whatever breast tissue that's been scooped and swooped escapes the bra right away, because the band is too loose. So could the gapping be due to that, and not the cups being too big?
I have misgivings in getting a 30GG (mostly because I'm still wrapping my head around being a 30G) because my breasts are so shallow and wide/spread apart, and also bottom heavy. But then, I got a 30G Taylor, which I'm on the fence about that being too small in the cups. And from what I've read, the Deco and its offshoots, like the Taylor, run big in the cups, so maybe the Patsy in a 30G might be too small. I like the placement and the length of the underwires, because it seems like a bra really has to be all up in my armpits or else that excess tissue escapes :/
To make matters more complicated, my underbust measurements have changed (recently) to around 30" if I pull tight like I'm going to break the tape, and most Freyas I've tried in a 30 band, I end up using the first hook :/. This makes me think I should try a 28 band.
Sorry if this is all over the place! It's my first time asking for fitting help here. Basically I want to know which size I should try next in this (or similar Freya models): 30G, 30GG or 28GG? Thanks!

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