Bra fitting help » Suggestions: cups too small
Freya » Lauren Padded Half-cup (4821) » 30DD 30:5
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If I were to order this again, I'd get a 30 e, but I also think a different style would work better for me.
Original problem
I have major quadboob and armpit/back fat with this bra. Also, I hate the wide center gore and wide set straps. Would this bra work better in a different size (30 dd pictured) or is this just not the right style for me?
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For accurate feedback on the cup size, you probably want to include a true profile shot (make sure arm is out of the way) with your whole torso in the frame so that commenters can see where the wire ends on your body. Are the wires the right width or not? The answer to this can help figure out if the cup is too small in size or simply too shallow in design.
Updated on April 21, 2014 Flag this
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Yes new pics are very helpful! The wires on these bra seem well positioned on the outside of your body but are obviously too small for you since the cups overflow in the center. I think you need a style of bra with a narrower gore (even in smaller cup sizes) and a less closed cup edge.
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Edited to add: while I agree you have a wider shape, I don't find that you look particularly shallow. You look about average for your size range. Women in the E and under size range typically have less projection than women in higher cup sizes, which is normal if you think about it! So, maybe this has been the problem for you--you do need wider wires and a narrow gore, but truly shallow cuts are probably not quite right for you.
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I was starting to suspect wide wires/not so shallow cups. Any brand or style recommendations?
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I couldn't say off the top of my head, most of the lists I've seen for wide wire styles are also for shallow. I do know there is at least one blogger who needs wide wires but I think she is in a very different size range. What I'd do in your shoes is actually look for styles in your size that have a particularly narrow gore, and then just look up reviews for them in your size range to see what people say about the overall wire width. Good luck!
I added two side pictures. I hope they are helpful. I have a hard time determining whether wires are wide enough for me, because I have close set breasts. I seem to have a wider/shallower shape. Yet, shallow friendly bras don't often work. I am full on bottom and need some immediate projection. Any ideas about a better size for this bra or a better bra style would be appreciated.