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Comexim » Whimsy Floral (CMWHIMSY) » 65M 30:13
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Thank you everyone for the suggestions of other bras with narrow wires to try. I will also email Breakout Bras and see if their Comexims have wider wires than other Comexims.
Original problem
Like all of the bras I own, this bra has too wide wires for me and sits below my IMF. I believe I've read that Comexim makes bras with very narrow wires, so my question is if this is about as good as a commercially-made bra will get on me. I'm also wondering if my breasts are omega-shaped. I wasn't under the impression that they were, but perhaps they are given how this bra fits me.
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Your breasts probably are a little omega shaped, but this is not the narrowest bra for your size out there. If you search for bras by measurements you’ll see there are a number of other options down to 5.9 cup width: https://www.bratabase.com/search/?cup_depth_max=11.5&stretched_band_length_min=28&stretched_band_length_max=30&cup_width_min=5.9&units=1&order_by=cup_width&cup_depth_min=10.5&cup_width_max=6.3&as_table=on&page=5
The easiest to get by far is that Freya Fancies Balcony Bra (1012). Avocado will be the most expensive. Lots more to try, you’ve only scratched the surface!
Updated on April 14, 2020 Flag this
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Thanks for the tips on bra wires--I never thought about that, but it makes perfect sense. That search is helpful, thank you, the only thing is a. a lot of the bras in this search have very few measurement entries b. I know I'm not the best at measuring bras either, lol. For the Freya Fancies, for instance, the 28GG in the search has two cup width entries that are an inch apart. I'll wait for some more responses in case anyone personally has any reccomendations, but thanks for your input.
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helpfulthey sort of look like they could be omega shaped to me. i also don't have very good luck fitting my bras into my IMF, but for me it's because my left breast is tubular shaped and longer which pulls the cups down. so i gave up on bras "fitting" right. if the bra is pretty to u and it looks ok under clothes and doesn't hurt, then i say it's a win. i've also sewn my own underwire bra's before and it didnt' really help much because of my shape issue. are your breast even or uneven? i know that everyone has a slight difference, but sometimes it can be a fitting/pain issue.
Updated on April 14, 2020 Flag this
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You're so right! Everyone's breasts are unique, the chances that you'll find a 'perfect' mass-produced bra for yourself is rather low I would think. Also, I'd say that my breasts are pretty even. Thanks for your input!
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helpfulWith this one, I’m wondering if a sister size up would work better? It might be a perception from the pictures and not a reality, but I am wondering if the band is maybe a little bit too snug and distorted the wires a bit by pulling too much (making them wider)? There is the option of asking for the wires of a smaller size. However, this one seems to be excessively wide in this size. I have a 65J Ingrid plunge, and a few 70H (plunge and 3hc) and none are this wide. I tried a 70HH which was also still pretty narrow. They’re much closer to 5-5.5” so it might be that style in particular. I understand that some of this type of soft cup might be wide. As mentioned, Avocado has some pretty narrow wires, as does Gorsenia and Kinga (also Polish). I’d check the data on your size with those (and adjust the size range accordingly).
Updated on April 14, 2020 Flag this
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Interesting theory about the band size, but I don't think that's the case. The band feels just fine to me, and I got a stretched band measurement of 29.5, which should work just fine on my ribcage. This suggestion /did/ inspire me to dig out some of my old bras, though (that I don't have uploaded to bratabase, lol), and I was pretty interested by what I found! As I roughly measured the cup width of the Whimsy to be 6.25, I roughly measured my 65HH Comexim Magic Plunge bra's wire width to be 6.00 and the wire width of my 65H of a Comexim I really, really can't remember the name of but is essentially a red version of the magic to be 5.75. I find the wires on the 65H to be most comfortable for me (ignoring my boobs half popping out of the bra lol). Regardless of which of our measurements are 'right,' this sure explains why I didn't have/notice this problem as much when I was a 30G/GG!
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Question: are you measuring inside wire to inside wire or all the way across? None of my Comexims ever measured over 5.5” and I’m in that size range. I do know that the 2HC is a wider and shallower fit than 3HC (barring the odd 2HC made into a 3HC that’s still wide) and plunges are typically narrower still. I I’ll have to take some pictures if I can of what I have.
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Here are three of my Comexim bras. I do not have a soft cup bra but I tried and measured one from another user (though it was more like a soft half cup). I’m reminded as I look closer that I need to wash them again.
But as you can see, nothing is anywhere near 6” cup width. The measurements should not include the wires.
Hope this helps some.
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Yes, I measured by bras the same way you did. Still the same results. Question: where do you get your Comexims from? I'm wondering now if Comexim gives Breakout Bras (where I get my Comexims) bras with wider wires. You can see that my bra has '30J' instead of '65J' on the tag, so who's to say? I might have to send Breakout Bras an email asking them about this if you get your Comexims elsewhere. Wouldn't that be a funny mystery to solve?
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Triss and hot chocolate were direct, Ingrid was from a user who got from a user, but it’s altered so it’s direct initially. The 65HH Jade I tried from another user was a Bra Obsessed wasn’t that wide. But martka00 ordered a 2HC made into a 3HC and it’s 6” wide. And that was direct. The other 65J was much narrower. My 65HH Queen of Hearts is not here yet to compare.
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Interesting. Also, I just realized I got confused about the size of this bra. I think /Comexim/ would label it a 65K, so those other bras I was talking about would be a 65J and 65HH. The measurements still don't match up, but they're at least a little bit closer. I think I will send Breakout Bras an email. Thank you for all your help!
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It’s possible that BoB has a wrong size. They’re known for sometimes having a strange size.
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Also, keep in mind that bra wires come in a lot of different shapes, so there could be an IMF shape mismatch as well. You can trace your breast root and compare to your wires. I have a very flat breast root which makes the deep U of some narrower wires unbearable. I buy other wires and replace the wires in most of my bras because of this.