Bra fitting help » Fits well except for front of underarm
Wacoal » La Femme Underwire T-shirt Bra (853117) » 32G 32:7
Issue resolved
Will look for bras with shorter wings.
Original problem
After trying about 15 different bras from mail order, this one fits the best. My main issue is that it seems to dig in towards the front of my underarm. It is not the underwire but the part of the cup between the underwire and strap. Any suggestions of what to look for next?
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This is a common problem with well-fitting bras -- from the pics, this doesn't look too bad, and you may just get used to it. However, here are ways to minimize/avoid this problem:
-don't wear cups that are too big!! your cup should be juuust big enough that there is no spillage/no sitting of wire on breast tissue. too-big cups are often masked by bands that are too small. which leads to the corollary:
-don't wear bands that are too tight. wear the loosest band possible that keeps your bra in place (i.e., keeps the underwires just below the inframmamary fold).these two steps will really help with this problem. if you are near a boutique or nordstrom's, they should be able to help you identify bras that come lower under the arms, as well. I find that unpadded Cleos, for example, come nice and low under the armpit, while Panache has a reputation for coming up higher.
Updated on June 2, 2014 Flag this
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try the busty resources wiki, or google bra + your town/area.
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You could look for bras with
- less wing height
- narrow cups = small cup width (but enough to accommodate all your breast tissue)
- close-set straps.
Wing height seems to be the most important point here. The La Femme has 4" of wing height and that's quite much if you have high-on-chest boobs.Also, I agree with melifish on "don't wear your bands too tight" as a too tight band will pull the cups wider and increase cup width while moving the straps closer to the armpit.
Updated on June 3, 2014 Flag this
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helpfulYou know, this might just be coincidence, but ALL the bras I've had which caused this problem were nursing or maternity bras. And the only difference between my maternity/nursing bras and my regular bras is that the maternity/nursing ones were all contour, spacer or molded cups, whereas outside of pregnancy/nursing, I wear exclusively seamed cups. I wonder if there is something about single-piece, unseamed cups that makes that part of the bra less flexible. You might think of trying seamed designs just to see. I know many women have been convinced by advertisers that you need padding and contoured cups to present a smooth appearance, but for most people, a well-fitting seamed bra will not show nippleage, so don't be afraid to branch out
Updated on June 2, 2014 Flag this
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I did try quite a few seamed, unpadded bras. The main issue was that my right breast is about one cup size smaller so I would have major wrinkling on that side. Also, even on the side that fit well, I could see the seams through my shirts. That's why I figured I should stick with seamless T-shirt type bras. But I'm starting to feel like giving up and wearing the 34c's I've had because, so far, they are the most comfortable! :(
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No Nordstroms, so I've been doing everything online, kind of blindly ordering. Is there a link to search for boutiques in your area? I don't know of any.