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Braologie » Foundation Bra (the Lacie) » 30J 30:13
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Braologie just won't ever work for me.
Original problem
This is really just to share my Braologie issues on Bratabase and get them properly documented, as suggested by JJ.
This bra is all sorts of wrong for me. I think the main issues are:
- Band too stretchy, rides up
- Wires too wide
- Gore too low
- Cups too shallow
- Cup design lacking uplift/supportThere is just a huge incompatibility between my shape and the shape of the bra.
My issues are further described here: http://imgur.com/a/1lVom
I am going to be working with Braologie to see if they can figure out a way to get their bras to work for me and others with my figure.
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helpfulMy first response when seeing the pictures was, 'what the hell is that'. From the looks of it, you might as well be fitted at VS and wear what they give you. I don't even know where one would start from here when correcting the fit of this bra as there is so much that should be done before you could even wear this and benefit from it. I really do hope that Braologie is able to solve this terrible problem for you as my hopes for the brand are quickly dwindling.
Updated on April 17, 2013 Flag this
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Oh wow. This makes me very nervous. I just got an email from them today saying that my bra has shipped, and I am very similar in size to you. Well, at least they refunded you and seem committed to making things better. It just seems like they should have done the testing and research *before* offering products for larger cup sizes. :/
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Well... good luck? Fingers crossed for you.
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Oh My GOD. That is just terrible...
I have always had my doubts about how they could ever make custom bras online, without the customers trying the bras on at first. Well, we´ll see if they improve.
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helpfulAre there women that measure a 29" ribcage and need cups 8" wide? I'm 5'10" and 34" with broad shoulders and I think this would be too wide for me, plus the band measurements put it more in the realm of a 32 to 34 band anyway, yet it's labeled a 30. No wonder it is riding up. Yikes!
Updated on April 17, 2013 Flag this
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Well, it has no label in it, they custom made it, but I told them my usual bra size is 30J, so that's in the ballpark of what they were supposed to be making. I would have made my best guess at what size I think this bra would fit, except I don't think it would fit anyone ever.
I get the feeling that their "you wear your bands too tight" philosophy translates to +4, hence why this band could probably fit a 34. Especially with the included extender, which they expect you to wear at first, since that would have added another 2" or so to the band length.
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helpfulWow, that's an impressive failure-to-fit. I'd never heard of Braologie before, but with that example I think I'd be leery of trying them until they figure things out.
Updated on April 19, 2013 Flag this
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helpfulThis looks depressing. But is this the 'standard' Lacie or the Lacie with extra side boning? I originally ordered the 'normal' Lacie in a 30JJ (after reading Vee's wonderful insightful review) through the website, because I didn't know there was another Lacie. But after looking at some pics I sent her, Tallia discouraged this, because she thought my boobs were too heavy for this particular style. She advised me the Lacie with extra sideboning which costs 27 dollars more. I am now waiting for its arrival.
Updated on April 21, 2013 Flag this
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I didn't know there was another model! This is the standard Lacie. My boobs are probably also too heavy for it. Because of my narrow root my boobs are not self supporting at all, very "pendulous", so that could explain some of the issues.
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Strange they didn't mention to you there is a different, firmer version of the Lacie... I think your boobs are indeed much too heavy for this bra. But the cups are indeed also too wide for your shape. Not sure how the other version will turn out... I have a pretty wide root. So maybe it works for me. But at the same time my boobs are extremely close-set. So close I can mostly only bare plunges. This was also one of the reasons I was curious about their bras. A combination of a plunge and a longline with boning in the cups sounded ideal for me.
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helpfulYikes! I've been "researching" this brand today because I just learned about it. I have to say, so far I've yet to see anything that makes me want to try one of their bras.
The bra in your picture looks like the cups start at your scapula and end at your underams, and that center gore appears to be crushing your xyphoid process. The cups look almost as though they're trying to tear you in half. Are they too shallow? Or just too "demi"? In any case, they sure don't fit. You aren't getting any support from this band either, and certainly no uplift.
Braologie bras, and others I've seen with the overall cut and shape of their bras, look like the kind of push-ups that create cleavage by mashing your breast tissue into your rib cage, and smashing your breasts against each other. After years of wearing push-up bras and not knowing any better I'm paying the price now with flabby boobs. Braologie's claim of support made me want to know more about the brand, but based on your picture and other reviews I've seen, they have a very different idea of support from what many of us here need. I want my boobs to be picked up, not flattened down and pulled apart.
The straps look like they're going to shred your shoulders. My shoulders hurt for you. My back aches for you. Take this bra off now!!
Updated on May 15, 2013 Flag this
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The cups were too shallow and wide, it was like they had the right amount of volume but it was spread too wide and flat, and then the way-too-wide shoulder straps created weird gaping. It did kill my shoulders, even more than most bra straps. Don't worry, I did not keep this bra!
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Whew!
Are you going to try another Braologie? I came close to ordering one, but I lost the courage (for now). I'm curious about Braologie's theory about center gores. While the gore on your bra is obviously much too low, it doesn't look like it would be supportive even if it were higher on your sternum. If the gore was flat, (I think gores are supposed to be? Not sure,), it almost looks as though these cups would wrinkle up on you, even though they're so shallow.
The thing about Braologie that I can't stop from being curious about is that they seem to understand high waists + rounded, short shoulders. I have a couple of bras that I have to double the straps, literally, in order to get them short enough on my frame, so they bulge terribly under my shirts. The straps (even though they're slicing into your flesh in this size) look like they might be short enough for me.
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helpfulI was excited about Braologie as well but their bra didnt fit me either. My boobs were squished and the wings dug into my armpits. Their customer service waa great though. Full refund and an apology that basically said I was too short to wear their braa. Oh well.
Updated on July 4, 2013 Flag this
I look way better in VS bras! Yeah they quadboob and the bands ride up, but my boobs are more or less in the right place and I don't get crazy backfat from them.
Braologie did refund me and they're going to use me for research purposes. I don't even know where I'd start to fix things, but maybe after a few iterations we will have made some progress?