Bra fitting help » Wide straps, wide cups/wires, perfect cup depth
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Issue resolved
Cleo Lily came in the mail and fits perfectly. I'm taking a break from trying new styles/brands for now.
Original problem
Love: cup depth provides for my projected ladies, band fits snugly but doesn't cut off my circulation, top and bottom of cup are full.
Yikes: lots of space at the sides of the cup between my breast tissue and the wires, wide set of bra causes straps to cut into my skin at the armpits.
I THINK I need a bra with similar cup depth, shorter wires, narrower cups, and straps that sit closer together..... But I'll leave that up to the experts. Please help. Thank you!
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helpfulThere are lots of options, I think--you should do a search by measurements here and see what you like.
The thing you must remember though is that in a bra cup that is a lot wider than your breast, some of the cup surface is really just wrapped around your side, i.e. your boob is not using 100% of the cup depth (as you can see from the photo). So when you are trying bras with narrower cups, you will be able to get a decent fit with a smaller cup depth.
I think in many brands if you can find cups that are 5.5" or narrower, you'll find that 10" cup depth is ample--10.5" like this one would be too much.
Updated on January 19, 2015 Flag this
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helpfulTry one cup size smaller
Updated on January 19, 2015 Flag this
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helpfulYou're right. You will indeed do better with a bra that has narrower wires and closer set straps. Avocado might just be your brand.
http://www.bratabase.com/browse/avocado/annick-in-love-s115k/65J/
Each cup on this bra is half an inch narrower.
Updated on January 19, 2015 Flag this
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helpfulAre you able to check how it fits with an extender? The way the wires are curving towards your back, as well as the very small difference between the stretched band and your comfortable ribcage measurement, makes me think the band might be a little too tight and the cups too deep (meaning, as wendybien said, you've got extra cup space that's wrapping around your sides).
Updated on January 20, 2015 Flag this
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helpfulif you're having trouble finding bras that are narrow with enough projection i've heard the solution is to try one of the polish brands like comexim, ewa michalak, or avocado as previously mentioned
Updated on January 25, 2015 Flag this
