Bra fitting help » In-cup quadding, top lace wrinkly and empty :(

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  Does it do any better if you loosen the straps? They look really tight - there's weird tension on the bra. Tho some bras are just bad about in-cup-quad. i had it with the Cleo Marcie

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    I just loosened the straps as far as they could go and tried it on again, and that did help with the in-cup quadding, it is much less now, although still happening a little bit. Thank you - I can't believe I didn't think of that!

    I still get those diagonal wrinkles going up towards the straps - was that the tension you were talking about? I get that on my Marcie too...I was thinking that maybe it means that my shape is more projected at the wire than these bras would like? Not sure if that makes sense, I'm still trying to get a handle on my shape.

    And the lace up top is still bulging up and wrinkling...wish this was stretch lace.

    Thanks so much for your help!

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  It looks like the cup might be too closed for you on top. Does it feel ok in the bottom of the cup? Or do you feel squished? While I'm certainly no expert in this size, I do know that a lot of folks like Curvy Kate Ellace because the fit is similar but it has an accommodating stretch lace top.

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  • Yes, that makes sense that maybe it is too closed on top. It feels a bit squished all over actually.

    Thanks for your help!

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  I'm in total agreement with dbmamaz , your straps look REALLY tight and there looks like there's a vertical tension in my bra. You can see the same vertical wrinkles/tension in my bras where I have the straps tightened more than they should because the band is too loose. I am not saying your band is too loose, just straps too tight.
  Also, make sure you do the 'Scoop-n-Swoop' every time that you put on a bra.
  From what I can see from this picture is that you have shallow breasts and that these cups are not wide enough for you. But we will know more once you loosen the straps and scoop n swoop the tissue into the bra.

  Finding the breast root seems difficult at first. Horizontal perimeter is one of the main measurements we use to determine fit and if a prospective bra could fit. Once you spend some time finding your breast roots you will find it easier to measure it. Taking these measurements and inputting them here is what makes this site so great and useful. According to your circumferential measurements your between a 30C-30DD. And this should fit fine, obviously there are issues. While the horizontal perimeter will help figure out breast volume and how much of that circumferential measurement is breast and his much is rib cage. Sorry to be going on like this, but I am trying to express to you the importance of these measurements.
  Here are some ways to figure out where your breast root is. The easiest place to start is the sternum. Feel your sternum with your fingers and work your way towards the breast. When you stop feeling bone and start feeling breast tissue; that is where your breast root stops on your sternum. Another way is to put your hands on the outside of your breasts and push them inward, as if you're trying to create cleavage. Your breasts will form a crease where your breast tissue stops on your sternum. Now use some lipstick/eyeliner and draw a line along this crease. Finding the under the arm breast root is not as difficult as it seems! Place your opposite (left) hand under your (right)shoulder blade. Using there fingers, start to feel your tissue and bone there. Pay attention to what it feels like. Begin working your way under the arm and towards your breast. Make sure you are pressing down very firmly with your finger tips. Stop moving inward when you feel breast tissue, if you are pressing down firm enough with your fingers, it should feel unpleasant/painfil to press down so firmly on breast tissue. Take the eyeliner and make a line along your finger tips, this is where the breast root should be. Now here is a second/follow-up method. Take your opposite (left) hand and press it against your (right) breast. Press your breast flat against your chest. Now you can look to see where the breast creases under the arm, it will also be easy to feel this. Draw a line along that crease. This is your breast root. Measure from the line under your arm to the line on the sternum, following the curves, and make sure you are measuring in a straight line. Measure at different points until you get the fullest measurement. To find the bottom of your breast root, your IMF, is really easy, it's at the bottom of your breast, where the under wire sits. To find the top of your breast root, just feel down from the clavicle until you feel breast tissue or squish your breasts against your chest again and see where it creases.
  Hope my description helps!

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  • Thank you so much for taking the time to help - those detailed instructions really were great, especially the eyeliner trick. I was able to (I think!) figure out where my roots end, and I added the measurements that I got above. My roots don't seem to be especially wide, the mark I made is not quite under my arm when my arms are hanging by my sides.

    I am scooping and swooping every time I put on a bra :)

    I wrote a reply above to dbmamaz about how the bra is now that I loosened the straps all the way (there wasn't much left to loosen, surprisingly).

    I am still quite new to this and trying to work out my shape. I assumed that I was shallow and wide at first, but shallow bras like Natori Feathers and Lepel Fiore Plunge have not worked for me - I got big dents/folds in the bottom of the cup. It seems like maybe the top of my roots are tall and shallow, but I have projection down at the wire.

    Thanks again for all your help! I'm always really cheered by the generosity of people here giving their time to assist others!

  • I love it here too! All the people are just so great. They've all helped and educated me so much (especially the two lovely ladies above!). I had a really hard time figuring out my roots too! I'm glad I could help and that you've figure out your fit issues with this bra. Although, I often get diagonal/horizontal lines/wrinkles in my soft cup bras, the ones that don't stretch, because I am center full and a bit conical shape with most my tissue & projection in the middle of my boob/behind the nipple.
    As long as you keep trying new bras you'll figure out what your shape is in no time!

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