Bra fitting help » Not sure if normal in-cup quadboob or too small...
Cleo » Lucy Balconnet Bra (5851) » 30F 30:7
Issue resolved
Resolved - this is normal in-cup quadboob to be addressed by rubbing the seam. Sizing up would indeed cause the lace edge on the top to gape more.
Thanks again everyone!
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Vee, Nesoa, and any other ladies experienced in the fit of this bra, I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me out!
I have an issue with my left, larger breast in my 30F Cleo Lucy. I didn't take any photos of my smaller right breast, because it's too small for the cup anyway.
I can't tell if this is normal in-cup quadboob, or if the cup is too small. The lace edge along the top is pretty good (a little gaping if I stand wrong), so I'm afraid sizing up would make the top edge of the lace really gape.
Any help would be great, as I really like this bra aside from whatever the problem is.
Thank you!
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I think that is reasonable in cup quadboob. If you have softish breast tissue like me it just kind of moulds around the seam instead of pushing it out. I think that if it doesn't bother you if you see it under clothes you are probably alright.
Updated on July 6, 2013 Flag this
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Yes and it has gotten better with breaking in, but for me It is still there but not noticeable under a top.
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Yes, I agree, this is a reasnable amount and sizing up to solve it would be a bad idea because it seems borderlinee too big from the front.
You might want to bend the gore outwards if it's bugging you too much.
Rubbing the seam does help! -
Ok, thank you so much Vee! :D
Off to rub the seam and put a dart in the lace on the top edge.Thanks everyone!
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Cleos drive me nuts. This same thing happens to me with Cleo bras that have "unlined" cups: they fit perfectly everywhere but the tops of the cups! I can't see any quad-boobing in the photos you posted. It looks like there's extra fabric wrinkling at the tops of the cups. (This bra is SO pretty). If this slight wrinkling doesn't show under your clothing you're probably fine in this size...I'm no expert at all, though, so I'm basing this suggestion on what I would do...which isn't necessarily correct!
It doesn't look like sizing up the cups would be helpful. If you sew you could modify the wrinkled cup a bit, but, (to me anyways), this bra looks great on you.Updated on July 6, 2013 Flag this
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Thank you! :)
My problem isn't normal quadboob at the top of the cup; it's kind of a pooching out at the seam where the solid cup material meets the lace about 3/4 of the way up, if that makes any sense. I am thinking of taking in the lace a little on the smaller side, since it does gape a bit there, but I don't want to alter it until the gurus tell me it's the best size I can get (so I don't mess it up if I need to rehome it).
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Thanks! :)
Yes, my tissue is pretty soft. I can see the quad in a shirt if I pull my shoulders back more than normal and stick my chest out on purpose. But I don't think it shows up otherwise. I'll ask my husband if he can see it through a shirt next time I wear it. I didn't think of it yesterday.
I think I will try rubbing the seam with my thumb when it's wet the next time I wash it to see if it helps. Have you tried that?