Bra fitting help » small gap in the front of bra cup
Cleo » Neve Plunge T-shirt Bra (7086) » 30FF 30:8
Issue resolved
This is not the right shape for my breasts. Thanks!
Original problem
So, as you can see - there is a small gap in the front of the right cup. In the picture, I am just pointing at the gap, I'm not manipulating the material in any way. The right is my smaller breast, but I think if I were to go any smaller in cup size, then the left breast wouldn't fit. I have a suspicious feeling that my band is too loose, I measure at 29" right now, and this is a 30FF.
EDIT: I pulled it up as the comments suggest and now I think the band is too big. I can stretch it a lot, and after about 10 minutes of wear, the cups start to sag to where they used to be - the "orange in a glass effect", as someone mentioned.
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I'm new to proper fitting, but it looks like you're having some of the problems that I am. It looks like the shape of this cup is too shallow for you. If you notice in the fourth picture there is some caving/wrinkling at the base of the cup, and as others have said, it is not sitting at your crease. This is classic orange in a glass effect and it means you need a deeper cup. This can also cause the top edge to pull away because the whole cup is not sitting right. I recommend trying the Cleo Juna to see if you have less trouble.
Updated on May 21, 2013 Flag this
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It definitely sounds like the cup is too shallow. I wish I had more recommendations, but I'm having a lot of trouble finding styles that work myself. Some Masquerade styles have deeper cups. I really like the Delphi, that and the Juna (and Cleo bras with the same cut) are the only bras so far that don't give me orange in a glass.
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helpfulThe one thing that is very obvious in the last pic is that you're not wearing the bra in the correct position: the underwire is way below the root of your breasts!
Updated on May 21, 2013 Flag this
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Yikes. You and lara7819 are right! I pulled it up, which feels super high and there are now gaps in the tops of both cups. Is the cup size too large? I can also pull the band fairly far away from me.
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It's sometimes not so easy to notice that it's not in the right place! What I do to make sure is fasten the bra at the waist, bend over and pull it up and make sure it's right below the root.
The cups might be too big, or, being molded, it might be the shape that is too "open" on top for you. I guess new pictures would help assess that :)
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Edited! I now have a feeling the band is too big, as well as the shape being too open since there are now gaps at the top of both cups.
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I guess it might not be the shape for you then :)
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I've edited the post to show the bra has been pulled up higher - though, after about 10 minutes it starts to drift back down again. I'm assuming this is because of wrong band size?
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I will check out the Cleo Juna - thank you for the recommendation. I've edited the post to show pictures of the bra pulled up, but after about 10 minutes it starts to go back down to where it used to be.