Bra fitting help » Having a very difficult time knowing what size I actually wear. Have been measu

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  You definitely need a larger cup volume, and your measurements also point to a 36 band. Try measuring yourself with this calculator http://brasizecalculator.tk/

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  I think some of the problems you're experiencing come from a too large band, which naturally places the straps wider than your frame. Comparing your measurements to bra measurements here, you might fit anything from a 34E to 36F (U.K. Sizing). Wearing a tighter band will keep it from sliding around as well.

  One of the reasons your bras are settling on your ribs instead of up by your breasts is because the cups are too small. It could be that you are shallow on top, or you could have short roots which mean you don't fill out the tops of bras but you need more room at the bottom, which means your breasts push the bra down to get more room. I think you are full on bottom, so that's where you need a lot of room.

  I'm not an expert on your size range so I won't comment on bras to recommend. Hopefully others have some good ideas.
  

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  • I did not measure the cup depth correctly on the bra. Please check for new measurement. Also, quite often if I get a 36 band I can't even hook it without it being painful (I do have some muffin top directly underneath the underbust). Another thing I experience is the larger cup sizes wrinkle.

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    Have you ever hooked a 36 upside down and backwards? How about the bras you are currently wearing? Do they stay up by themselves without boobs in cups?

    Because I have short roots, even when bras are too small if they are too tall I will get wrinkling at the top while I'm smooshed at the bottom (see my bra 40JJ - Flirtelle » Marie Balconette). Or I'll get orange in the glass because the cup is too shallow at the bottom so the wires can't get right under my breasts, fall down, and dig into my ribs. That looks like what is going on in your first picture.

    To get more room at the bottom of the cup, you'll need bras with verical seams. I'm just going to go out on a limb here and make some recommendations.

    size 36E
    Elomi Cate Banded Bra (4030)
    Elomi Anushka Padded Half Cup Bra (4060)
    Elomi Etta Bandless Bra (8840)

    I think Elomi is a really nice brand, especially if you're full on bottom. They are pretty comfy. fabulouslyfullfigure or finallygotboobs might also have a few suggestions.

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    Upside down and backward can be an enlightening experience. :-) Like cupandahalf I thought many cups were too large and bands too small until I tried to fasten bras with my breast tissue out of the way. Good luck! :-)

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    I would echo what cupandahalf says about the band being too large which spreads the cups/wires and straps too wide. No amount of band alteration will fix that issue. A 38 is too big given the measurements provided. Full on bottom needs depth at the wire so the bra wires aren't pushed down. Nessa is a good brand for narrower wires but do try a 36. If it is hard to get on at first use an extender to ease the band larger as you wear the bra.

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    Reading your photo comments, you sound like my boob twin. Best wishes!! Wacoal Bodysuede has padded wires that are the most comfortable I've found so far. Additionally, Bodysuede has the narrowest lower gore I've found. Still the gore requires an alteration at the top.

  • I second cupandahalf 's suggestion of Elomi, especially Etta. Nina is another bandless model.

    I would add Curvy Kate Florence in 36E. 34F would be even better if the band doesn't hurt you. The gore on that one seems to be the shape you're looking for, not too tall and the wires are not stiff.

    Be sure to swoop and scoop (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ks6BCcsvrrs) when you try on!

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    Thank you for everyone's input. I have looked at the suggested bras and am thinking of going for the Wacoal Bodysuede (I did go to the suggested website and calculate my bra size - a 36DD). The other styles just look like they will be too big at the center gore although I really like the vertical seaming. However, I am anticipating that the Wacoal will still be too wide at the bottom of the gore. The styles that I think will work on me are minimizer (lol). What is the function of the center gore - does it separate?

    I also looked at Lunaire (Barbados, Versailles, Victoria). What do you think of these styles? I thought Lunaire had a bandless bra with virtually no gore in the front, but I cannot find an image of the bra that I have seen with this design. One of the participants in this website also has a blog called "Bras I Hate and Love" and she does the same alteration I do, taking a dart in the center gore. Is doing this just a grave no-no? Are there any long-line brands you might recommend for me? They did not have to come all the way to the waist, but have the wider band.

  • The center gore separates, but also allows the wire to transfer the force of holding your breast tissue into your sternum and along the length of the wire. If the gore wire doesn't lay flat, the force will shift into the point where the wire does lay flat. For some of this, it causes painful digging-in at this point.

    Inserting a dart at the gore is a key alteration for some of us: we can't wear bras without this little dart. Often, it is the difference between a tacking and non-tacking gore.

    I've found even wireless bras have gores that are too wide--my breasts do not like compressive seams.

    I have no experience with Lunaire, but reading the reviews may be very helpful.

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  Ugg, none of these bras are any good! Its a bit hard because obviously every bra you show cant be the ones you measured, and they've all be changed so much that nothing seems really right. I'd say you are FOB (full on bottom, meaning you have more tissue below the nipple and less above) and fairly narrow/projected. Ugg, I have no idea in that size range or FOB. But you need to try osme other brands for sure.

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  If you've been wearing this bra for years, then you probably just need to get a new one and decide fit from there. This one has most likely lost all it's elasticity and support.
  I can only comment on the fit for the bra that your talking about in this post and the one you have measurements for.
  You should post separate fit checks for the other bras, just wanted to note that bra cups made of lace can be just as supportive as any other bra cups. And that all of your bra bands are too large. Please input your measurements here and check out the size recommendations. Also double check your measurements for accuracy, I had to check mine a half a dozen times. Also try www.brasizecalculator.tk or ABraThatFits on Reddit has a calculator to determine a size starting point. ABraThatFits on Reddit also has ALOT of fantastic material for people to learn about shape, breast root and projection. All of which are very important for fit.
  When putting on a bra make sure the under wires are sitting directly under the breast in your IMF, close bra and scoop and swoop all tissue into cups.

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