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Bra fitting help » My bra doesn't fit. In between cup sizes? Wrong shape?


Bravissimo » Dixie Bra (LN152) » 30HH 30:12

Issue resolved

Trying on some more bras. Again!

Original problem

I'm trying out this shape from Bravissimo now. I'm just trying to find a bra which:
Doesn't hurt insanely
Gives nice shape and lift under clothes

At this point I don't care how the bra looks or if they flop around - as long as it looks fine while I'm dressed and it doesn't hurt me. I would prefer if my boobs felt somewhat firm in the bra, but generally, I find that they feel the same with or without a bra, as if the bra is not tight enough. But at the same time, a cup might be too small, so I don't know.

The band feel tight, but I can pull it a fair bit away. It doesn't feel like it slides up, but I'm not sure. I can't imagine wearing a smaller band, as I can hardly close this one - but then why can I pull it so far away from my body??

The cups seem too small, but not a full cup. I've tried a cup up in the same shape (different bra, but same shape. I know it can differ, but it feels the same, just a cup bigger) and I'm sure it's too big. Lots of gaping, and sagging cups and just looks like I'm not wearing a bra.
This bra seems to accentuate the difference between my smaller and bigger breast. I haven't had an issue with it before. But on the smaller breast, the cup just seems too small. On my smaller breast, the cup gaps all over, and a lot near the strap, but seems to cut in sliiightly at the edge closest to the center gore.
I also feel like I'm wearing it too low, but I can't get it to sit higher. If I try, the band is at my shoulder blades, and the centre gore slides downwards.
There's also some wrinkling (orange in a glass effect) near the bottom, and some slight wrinkling in the cups near the center gore.

I'm not sure about the wire. It seems wide enough, but too short?

The straps are, as usual, cutting off my arms. I've included a picture of me pushing my arm forward to illustrate how much it restricts my arm movement. Both the cup and strap cuts in then. This is not a bad as several other bras, but still unbearable.

I don't know where to go from now on. It's not comfortable to wear. The wires are very sturdy, which I generally find very uncomfortable and painful. I've tried bending them a bit, but it doesn't change much.
I don't even know anymore what my breast shape is.
I also don't understand why wearing a bra makes my stomach bulge out. I get a big roll under the band at the sides (yes I swoop eeeeverything in) and my stomach bulges out. I don't have that roll or bulge when not wearing a bra. I think the bra sits too low, so it pushes on my stomach??

Any suggestions as what is wrong with this bra? Or what else I could try? I don't care of its plunges, balconnets or whatever :-)

I've tried Bravissimos other plunge shape (lucine) in a 30H. I thought it was amazing, but too small, so I ordered a bigger cup. But the cup seemed constructed differently in the bigger size, so it had the same amount of cutting in, just with lots of gaping at other parts of the cup.
I also have a deco (32GG) with a too big band and too small cup. The shape would most likely fit if the size what different.

The only bra which fits is my panache sports bra in a 32GG which I'm exchanging for a 30H now.

I really appreciate the help I can get!

Edit: for some reason my photos are there twice. I also notice some in-cup quadboob in one photo. It's really only noticeable in the photo, not in real life, and only when I pulled my arm as far back as possible, so I wouldn't assume it would be a problem...

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