Bra fitting help » 34GG - unsupportive due to cup size being too big or shape mismatch?
Curvy Kate » Princess Plunge Bra (CK6011) » 34GG 34:10
Have put on quite a bit of lockdown weight and much of that seems to have gone to my chest, having gone from a 32FF to a 34G. Bought this bra for something somewhat supportive to wear in the house. The cup is definitely too big, as you can see from the wrinkling both near the gore and the apex. The gore sits nicely and I really like how the wires fit under the armpit. I'm currently on the tightest hook of the 34 band and could probably make th 32 band work. My main problem is the fact that this bra feels completely unsupportive - it'd be no more uncomfortable to jump up and down bra less than in this bra. Is this solely a product of the cup size being too big or is there also a shape mismatch? I'm also not a fan of the East-West sort of movement that's happening - I'd like the tissue to be more pushed towards the centre. I'd describe myself as horizontally centre full, even vertical fullness. I have wide roots with lots of tissue under the armpit. Haven't figured out whether I'm shallow or projected yet. My current favourite bra is the Fantasie Allegra Vertical Side seam but it's currently a cupsize or two too small.
I've had some success as well with the Freya Fancies Plunges. Would love any insight as to my degree of projectness and any further bra recommendations. Thanks!
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helpfulThe cup size is too big, yes, it's a plunge after all. But Princess is a VERY projected style plus on Brastop I've seen recommendations to go down a cup size in this model. If you have to work with this one maybe it's worth trying to alter it?
Updated on June 13, 2020 Flag this
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helpfulThe cup is several sizes too big and the band too small, you are using part of the cupwidth as bandwidth and probably also distorting the cups. So no surprise that this bra can't give you enough support.
Go up for a 36 and cupwise, hm, an F maybe if you want to give it another try. But I guess it's also a shape mismatch, this east-west-look is typical for centre full breast and non-fitting cupshapes.Updated on June 14, 2020 Flag this
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In the pictures I've actually got the 34 band on the tightest hooks and it's still got some give. Would a 36 band not be even looser? Thanks for the info!
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Because your are using some width of the cups as band width. Besides you have a loose ribcage of 92 cm, but the band of this bra only stretches to 86 cm. That can't work. I'm pretty sure you are also overstretching the band.
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I prefer when my bands stretch to my comfortable measurement, not the loose one. We can't say for sure if the cups are acting like a part of the band without seeing the side of the bra and wiremarks.
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I'm still within the returns period so I'm going to return this one, but just wasn't really sure why exactly it wasn't working, whether it was just because of the cup size or whether a shape mismatch was at play too. Thanks!