Bra fitting help » Is the problem the cup size or the style of the bra.
Panache » Envy Balconnet Bra (7285) » 34GG 34:10
Issue resolved
Bra cup too small, bra band too big.
Original problem
I've never tried on a soft cup before, I love the feel and freedom of it. I love how sexy it looks. I tried on the 36FF and i just looked disgusting in it. I also got the same style but in a size 34GG and it fit me way better than the 36FF. What I don't like is the shape I wanted a more round shape. I feel the side view is slightly pointy and I'm not a big fan of it. I wish it would of given me more of a lift it's what I desire the most in a bra, lift and support. I didn't feel either of these. Everytime I was busy doing something I had an urge to keep pulling at the lace because I felt my breast were too heavy and kept riding the lace/cup down. It gave me a slight, practically minimal, quadboob. The band looked like it was fine but I felt as if it moved. I would prefer it tighter, except I'll get back fat. The gore would sit flat on my sternum, if I did not move. Once I started moving it would ever so slightly move half and inch onto my right breast which is a tiny bit bigger. It wasn't uncomfortable but I've never had a gore ever never ever ever sit flat on my sternum. I don't even have closed set breasts, so I don't understand why it would do this. I'm guessing maybe the cups are a tad too small. Another thing I noticed was that the bottom of the cup was not fully filled with breast nor the sides. I'm assuming I don't have enough breast on my side to fill that out. This was purchased as a trial and error, since I'm still looking for my bra measurements. What I'm basically asking is do I go up a cup size? So my breast fit better. Or should I just look for another bra design. I want lift, support, and a rounding effect more from the side than anything. I hate to subconsciously want to cover my breast while I walk because of the shape the bra gives me.
I should add I have pendulous breast, they sit low on my chest, i have narrow shoulders, I'm not 100% sure if I'm FOT or FOB it's iffy. I've noticed after my pregnancy and breastfeeding my breast got bigger and never went back to their original size and they sagged way more.
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OK so for starters, looking at all the data I think it's quite likely you will get better support and cup shaping with a 32 band in most brands. If you had a much smaller chest you could probably get away with a 34 in some cases, but with heavier set of boobs, you really need a band that will do its job and anchor the whole structure in place. You will not get any more of an indent with a tighter band that sits lower down on the torso, where everyone is narrower and leaner, than with a too-loose band that rides up to a point on your back where you have more flesh!
With this bra, I think everything is out of whack because the band is too loose, causing the entire front of the bra to sort of sag downwards. I don't actually think the cup volume itself is insufficient--you aren't busting out of it. Just be mindful of choosing bra designs that either come up high (true full cups, or so-called balconnets that really offer more coverage) or else that offer lots of room for the fullness you have at the center.
Another issue: the issue of the cup fabric being stretchy is probably also at fault in the bad fit of the Envy. You want to look for cup fabrics that are either totally nonstretch, or else very robust with a lot of "spring" to them (Chantelle's Rive Gauche is an example of the latter, yes it's a more expensive bra, but there is a reason for that!)
Updated on December 3, 2015 Flag this
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helpfulFollowing on what wendybien said. The front and angle pictures show what you say about lack of support. This indicates that a smaller band would be good for you, sister down to a 32H might be worth a shot since the cup volume seems right.
Also, I would like to ask if the bra's underwire are sitting right on your Inframammary fold ? The front picture #2 makes me ask this. If that's the case try lifting the underwire all the way inside the fold and adjust the band tight at that level, that may reveal some quadboobing, in that case a bigger cup may also be needed, so a 32HH.
Updated on December 31, 2015 Flag this
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helpfulI'm confused how there are no measurements on this fit request? I see you did put in measurements for the bra, but I cant see your measurements. I like to compare cup depth to the three breast perimeter measurements - should be somewhat in range there.
anyways, for me, in a 32J, the envy is a little bit too shallow at the bottom, so I also get some empty cup at the bottom. I dont see empty cup at the sides in your pics? I also get a fairly natural shape from the envy, because its so stretchy. But the only time the gore doesnt tack (sit flush against my chest) is when I'm bigger around my period, and even then I dont think I quad.
So you might want to try a bigger size but - i do find this bra is so stretchy it gives a more natural shape. and if your boobs are naturally more projected, this bra wont be strong enough to reign you in.
For me, it took some getting used to, but now I actually prefer more projected bras. I realized that they do a better job of camouflaging my belly. Esp in boxy t-shirts, a more projected shape makes it clear I have boobs, not just over-all fat.
So i'm not sure exactly what to suggest.
Updated on December 3, 2015 Flag this
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but i mean, those are just there on most fit requests - the measurements. you dont type them in the fit request. or maybe there's a checkbox to make them visible? idk, i forget
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No u were right my measurements were not visable. I don't know how that works but I made it visable. Thank you.
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Yeah, that makes it look like the bra is probably too small for you. I have about a 32J/34JJ range, very soft and pendulous, and my laying is my smallest and most accurate. But that would indicate this is probably too small. Not sure a size up would make you like the shape better, but it should at least help it tack. You cant get maximum support if the gore isnt tacking.
also, i'll say it again - back fat is not a fit issue. If you cant live with it, ok, but dont totally give up on smaller bands, either. OTOH, if you just fasten it on the loosest vs tightest hook, thats about a full band size difference, I think
I'm sorry, I'm new to this and I'm not very knowledgeable in what I should or shouldn't put. Thank you I never thought to compare the depth of the cup to my measurement, you would think that would click in my mind.