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Curvy Kate » Eden Balcony Bra (CK2001) » 32H 32:11
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The placement of the wires on the sides is very comfy. I'm looking for similar measurements in other bras
Original problem
Between the center gore I spill over the tops of the wires just a tad.
I'm not sure about the overall fit as I'm very new to proper bra fit lol
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helpfulOk, so I'm not SEEING the spillage, and I dont understand 'between' the gore - the gore is the center, nothing is between it? Do you mean the top of the gore is cutting in to soft tissue, so you bulge over the top of the gore a little?
You might want to try taking a picture from a different angle - maybe even in a mirror - to make sure we can see the problem?
Updated on January 23, 2015 Flag this
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helpfulOK this cup actually looks significantly too big for you. If you feel on your sides, where is the edge of the true breast tissue in relation to the underwire?
Updated on January 23, 2015 Flag this
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No sorry I was not asking how it feels comfort-wise on the sides... I meant, if you examine your body on the sides of the cup (in front of the wire) what distance is there between the wire, and the edge of boob line i.e. the point at which the flesh is boob tissue as opposed to regular flesh? Usually you can feel this by touch, especially after nursing babies... the breast tissue is more sensitive and may be grainier, whereas fat/muscle is smooth and not sensitive. But sideboob can be the same thickness as regular flesh so that makes it a bit tricky to find the edge just by looking.
Basically what I'm thinking is that this bra has cups that offer more room at the side/outer edges of the torso, whereas you need more room on the front of your torso. It's kinda artificially forcing your boobs east-west. If you had a cup shape that offered volume where you need it, you could probably size down (so even shorter wires, and no weirdness at the top of the cup).
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Ok I get what your saying. :-)
I will try it on again and report back :-)
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It honestly feels like the wire is in the perfect spot actually.
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OK so tentatively (if it is indeed a good width) you need the same width, but more center depth/openness as opposed to overall depth. So perhaps a Cleo in your size range? THeir wires aren't terribly long. Just avoid the ones that are super shallow (contoured ones etc.) and the ones that are super closed in at the top.
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helpfulCould you double check your cup depth measurement? A 32H should be much deeper than 8". I believe somewhere between 12-13"
Updated on January 23, 2015 Flag this
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helpfulI think that this bra is mostly nice. Do you feel like the bra's underwires are placed so that your breast tissue feels squished and spilling over at the centre gore area? If so, that's a common problem for people who have larger breasts. Many bra manufacturers don't realize that larger breasts are often have more tissue at the center-gore area and thus the gore needs to be narrower and the underwires need to be so close at the center gore that they overlap.
You can buy new bras that have a narrower center gore...bras where the underwires are so close at the center that they actually do overlap. That being said, you can also make the center gore narrower yourself by altering it.
Updated on January 23, 2015 Flag this
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helpfulAlso....the "fit issues" listed are totally wrong. How do I change that ?
*****update*****fixed fit issues
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helpfulYes lol sorry for the confusion....I have noticed that it did spill a little over the top of the gore. It's weird tho because it doesn't do it all the time. Like just now I tried it and there was no spillage. Lol
Updated on January 23, 2015 Flag this
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OK, it is DEFINITELY pushing you east-west in a way that your boobs would not naturally want to do. The new photos show this quite clearly.
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Fabulous hahaha lol thank you
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Oh btw. How tight are the straps on these photos?
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Just under half tightened
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OK... Do you feel like the straps are providing a lot of the lift here? What happens if you loosen them... does the cup seem a lot bigger if you do that?
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helpfulwendybien added a new picture with tightened straps. I'm trying to upload a view from above now too
Updated on January 24, 2015 Flag this
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If the straps are loosened the cups seem much bigger
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Now the straps on my tango balconette tightened make the wires poke me under my armpits! Awful! But the gaping is better. But no way can I tolerate the wires digging hahaha ouch! Ho come it didn't do that with the straps looser?!
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I have added the from above and side shots with the straps,tightened
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Oh gosh sorry I did not mean for you to tighten them MORE... I meant that you might have already overtightened them to compensate for the slackness in the too-large cup! Most women who've been wearing the wrong size already tend to overtighten the straps on all bras out of habit (because they're so used to getting all the lift from the straps) so you definitely should not be tightening them MORE when a cup fits poorly. I can see on the photos how the strap is cutting into your shoulder, and you aren't fluffy enough for this to be a normal thing... You definitely don't want a bra where the straps have to be so tight in order to make the cup fit.
I see the photos you took from above. I understand what you mean now about "spilling"--this is not usually what we mean by spilling out of a bra cup, so that's why everyone was confused. What we see on the photos is simply a little bit of cutting into the boob at the center near the gore because the bra cup isn't full enough near the gore to allow room for where your boobs want to go.
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Ok that makes sense! So it seems like an H cup may be too big.
or is the 32 band all wrong hahaha
I have trouble with the band/cup changes lol
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I doubt that 32 is too big... But the H cup in this particular bra clearly is.
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It feels perfect on the side. And it's not too high into my armpit like the Elomi and tango balconette which is a great feeling hahaha