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Cleo » Juna Balconnet Bra (6461) » 28FF 28:8
Issue resolved
Thanks much everyone.
Close enough fit with normal band.
After altering the band it fits much better.
Original problem
I can pull the band way far from my body 6+inches. Otherwise seems ok I think. My BTT is actually 25inches.
EDIT: So if this and the Elegance in the same size as well as a 28f bikini(full cup style) seems right. Does that mean I'm a FF or a regular F? Since I've hear these run small in the cup. Also wondering if it's possible I'm shallow and high set, since I wasn't really sure when I chose (breast crease is above bottom of shoulder blades by 1.5 inches).
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It looks pretty good.
It's hard to tell from the photos but is the top of the cup gaping a little bit? Or is it just that frilly bit of lace?
The centre gore looks good. Even though you can stretch it at the back it is sitting at the right position. Does it ride up if you move your arms up and down?Updated on July 19, 2013 Flag this
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You are in a tough spot since your under bust measurement is so small. I have the Juna in nude, and to me the band runs large. The white may run large, also, and because of that the Juna may not be your best band fit.
I think the straps are too wide set on you (which is part of the band being too long). The wires may be stabbing you under the arms, too. If you are comfortable in the bra, that's what counts.
I also suspect the gore may be too tall for you, and perhaps a bit too wide. The Juna's wires are very strong, and the bra will probably stay in place despite these issues - it will just push your breasts east/west.
In the end, what counts is that you're comfortable. How does the bra feel after wearing a few hours?
Updated on July 19, 2013 Flag this
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The only real issues I have are the straps would be better if I could adjust it just one more inch, and the band being too stretchy.
Yes the wires, so strong. I actually like that though, seems to hold me in more than the bendier ones.
Wearing it all day, the band only rides about an inch. The cut seems fine, nothing pinching, rubbing, or stabbing. I have to do tall gores or really low, or they sit in the dip I have. So the high gores a plus for me. -
You could take it to a seamstress and have the straps and band shortened.
I'm short waisted and high set, wires always stab my underarms (and when straps are that widely placed it almost always indicates stabbing on me)...so every time I see straps placed that wide, I cringe...but what's important is that the bra works for you.
If it feels good, alter it. With your under bust measurement I assume you must need to alter most bras.
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I can understand the shortwaisted real well. 2.5 inches from ribs to hip here. Ouch stabbing does not sound pleasant.
I'll def do some altering I just wanted to be sure before I did anything permanent, Since I'm still figuring out fit I wasn't sure if it was right enough or not. -
My best advice is to try lots of different manufacturers and styles. Your best fit today will probably not be your best fit in a few months...because we get better at identifying what works for us and what we like.
I went from thinking I needed balconettes to realizing I need plunges. From thinking I needed to size up in cups to make the gores tack, to realizing I need a gore less than 3".
Just keep notes on what works and doesn't. Don't be afraid to reevaluate your chest. I thought I was wide set. Nope, I'm almost touching at one point. I thought I was super-wide so I targeted wide wires like Curvy Kate, Affinitas, and Elomi that wrap around the side...but discovered I'm wide because of my wide ribs, not because I have side boob (and it is different).
Just keep trying. Don't mark anything off your list. I've been surprised more than once!
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Ah okay. So just keep mixing it up, and do what works best over time.
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I think it fits good. I read more times than not that this bra is good for full on bottom. I ordered a 28GG since it seems to be quite similar to the 28G Lucy. You are right that curvy kate runs small I think in most or some brands. I tried the elegance in 28FF and it was way too small. Like 2 cups too small. Other than that it was a rockin' cleavage bra. I like cleavage bras. You might be able to wear 28G in some curvy kate bras. I don't know.
Updated on July 22, 2013 Flag this
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Good to know.
Despite being full on bottom my breasts have a lot of squish. I can literally flatten the bottom if I push upwards, giving the illusion of FOT.
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I have nothing else to add except to let you know (in case you want to buy more Junas), that my Juna in Nude (28E) also has a much stretchier band and a larger band than my Juna in Strawberry (28DD). For me, the 28E fits much better because of the cups, but I can stretch the band a LOT. Probably 6". So far I haven't had any problems with the stretchier band, although I do need to hook it on the last hooks, unlike the Strawberry Juna, where the first hooks are tight. I think Juna does run small in the cups in the 28 bands. In other bras I usually wear a 28DD or a 30D, but 28E fits best in Juna.
I am shallow and high set, and Juna fits me similarly to the way it fits you. (http://www.bratabase.com/bra/dhy63/). I love this bra. It's comfortable, light, and durable. It stays soft, too, without getting rough with washes like other bras.
Updated on July 23, 2013 Flag this
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I knew can run smaller but didn't think other colours would too.
Yea the stretch is an issue for me, I've since tailored it to tighten the band. It helped a lot.
Breast shape is really hard for me to figure out the only thing I know for sure is wide-set.
A question for you if I may. When determining low vs high set are we supposed to use way the breast sits in or out of the bra, cause for me there's a good difference between the two. -
I just learned about this myself so I'm not the best person for information. What I understand is that if your breast tissue begins high on your torso and is attached close to the shoulders, your breasts are considered "high". See: @http://www.bratabase.com/help/shapes/
My breast tissue seems to go up to my collarbone, literally, because I have such a short torso.
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Yea that's actually what confuses me. When they say starts do they refer to the top of the breast or the side of the crease? And is it relaxed or held up in some way. For me relaxed looks low but if I cup the breast mimicking a bra it looks high.
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It's not gaping, but a weird dip where the pec meets the breast, it returns to normal right above above it. It rides up about an inch or so throughout the day.