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Curvy Kate on zulily today
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Received my first URKYE order today! I bought:
Mała czarna (black dress with sweetheart neckline)
Waist size: 42; Bust size: 2/3 | oo/ooo
AND
Łódka niebieska (blue long sleeve top with boat neck)
Waist size: 42; Bust size: 2/3 | oo/ooo
I'm very happy with both, but could have gone a size or two smaller.
I usually measure 42 bust, 30 waist but due to ... hormones am about 43, 31 at the moment.
A 42 OOO is supposed to measure 42.5, 31.5 but even in my bloated/swollen state I find both items quite roomy. I was say a 40 OOO would probably be form fitting on me and a 38 OOO would be comfortably tight.
These garment are well made in nice soft stretchy material.
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I ended up emailing Urkye to finalize my sizes and ended up choosing mainly 40oo/ooo with then measurements of 46 in bust and 31 in waist. They were great in telling what items run small and big.
I have one 38oo/ooo even and I think it's the smallest I could go.
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My turquoise Avocado Camelia (S174F) arrived in the mail today -- and the 65G I ordered is a perfect fit. Yay!
But this still leaves me with a 65H that is ludicrously too big in the cups, and facing a shipping-back-to-Poland-from-Australia bill ... boo.
Before I schlep it back, it occurs to me I might be able to save someone ... else the hassle of ordering from them (not that it was difficult!) and guessing their size-- any interest? The 65G fits my 30FF boobs, so going by Avocado's 4cm incremental sizing, I'd estimate the 65H fits in between 30G and 30GG. The bra is FOB friendly and has good forward projection for a half-cup, beautiful construction, and wide rather than narrow wires. Oh, and the band is quite firm, so would probably work for 28 underbusts as well as 30.
If not, I'll take the measurements and send it back home to Poland.
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Their bras look beautiful. I'm in Australia too and I'd be interested if only it would fit me. I'm about 42-43 bust, 32 underbust. Probably not even with an extender, right?
I'm hesitant to say for sure, because tightness is such a personal preference. I've just put the measurements in to the database, so you can have a look at cup depth etc. The band measures ~60cm unstretched, and the wires started to deform at 73cm - so I'll be wearing mine with a one-hook extension until it breaks in. (My underbust is 29.5", for reference.) You could always just use two extenders, if you're really keen - although I don't know what that would do to comfort levels. I always find the extenders itch me at their corners.
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Small US company trying to provide bras for young teens--bras that aren't sexy and inappropriate.
http://www.lingerietalk.com/2014/04/08/lingerie-news/yellowberry-meet-the-tee...
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Ok, I have some big feelings about this. Here's a repost of what I put on reddit about it earlier tonight.
First of all, kudos to this young girl for taking on the challenge of creating a new product line. It takes a lot of work and perseverance, and for that I think she should be commended. I have seen plenty of basic bralets and plenty of luxury bralets, but this is the first time I have seen this sort of inbetween type of bralet.
But I have to say that as a mother, and just generally as a person who wears bras, I think that the marketing is really offensive. Lace, sheer fabrics and molded cups are not intrinsically sexy. They are a personal choice, not a moral one. People who wear bras might choose a sheer cup to deal with sweating (me!!) or a molded cup to hide their developing breasts or nipples (extremely common in the demographic this brand is targeting).
And let's just get something else out there. The top end that they are marketing to is 15 years old. By age 15, 26% of the female population has had intercourse. No matter where our preferences lie as parents, at some point along the spectrum our children do turn into people that sometimes make sexual choices and it rarely is a magic switch that flips on their 18th birthday. Being a human being, and developing as one, is definitely not a moral failing.
And then, cause I have even more big feels, I added this.
Not only do I disagree about the sheer and lacy automatically equals sexy, when I look at girls bra sections online for Target and Nordstrom, I don't see any bras that match this description. I'm starting to wonder if this is just some pre-slut-shaming in disguise.
http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/girls-bras-underwear?origin=leftnav
End of copy. Like most good things, parenting is hard and sucks sometimes. But good grief, we need to be really careful what kind of our own contextual crap we are putting out there, especially when it comes to sensitive topics. I guess this one touched a nerve!
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Does anyone have any recommendations for a bikini top that's good for centre-heavy breasts with a lot of immediate projection? Getting a polish-made one is probably ideal, but I'm hoping to find something less expensive than those.
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I asked this a few weeks ago and was told to get Freya plunge cuts with vertical seams that are not halterneck. I have no personal experience yet though so I'm just repeating what I was told.
That's interesting as I actually have a 32GG Freya Swim Cabaret Plunge Bikini Top (3076) that I find has quite wide wires on me!
In bras, Freya's 32FF wires fit me perfectly, but sadly I need the cup depth of the GG, particularly near the centre gore. I wonder if going up in the band and down in the cup would help keep the wires from stretching so wide.
Thanks for the info :)
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Aaaaaaargh I got my other moulded bra in the mail today and again its been crushed by improper packaging!! When will retailers learn to put moulded bras in a box?! Anyways, is there any way to fix the moulding, to smooth it out a little bit? It's not noticeable under shirts but it's still bothering me.
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Washing might help.
I second the washing suggestion. In fact, I have found that washing seems to improve the fit of new bras in general :)
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My best friend was alll over it (we both like improving ourselves) but she usually doesn't let me buy anything for her. My mom was a long months long battle.
I don't live in the same city as either, but I'm coming to visit at the end of the month. I'm super nervous though, like if I mess up and ... get them something terrible they won't want to try on any other bras. I'm going to order from Amazon because of the free returns. My friend is in the right size near as I could tell when she was over and from her measurements - but she's wearing Victoria's Secret. My mom is probably in ratty old bras with underwires poking out that are the wrong size.
My friend, as enthusiastic she is about it, is nervous about seamed bras. She thinks they'll show her nips. So she wanted to stick to padded bras. My mom is interested in a wireless and an underwired. My friend is 36DD and my mom is measuring 42FF as a starting place on the bra calculator. Both of their sizes are completely out of my element but I'm trying.
I am thinking the Freya Deco for my friend and sneaking in a good seamed bra so she can see if she likes it or not. I didn't see her actual boobs, but they seemed wide-set and shallow. Possibly wide rooted. Either average or bottom heavy. Just guessing from what she said and seeing her in the bra.
From my memories of my mom, she might be narrow and definitely soft tissued. I have no idea what to get for her, though as always I'm researching. I thought I might ask for suggestions here in case I miss something.
If I get my mom right, my sister who is probably going to be the hardest case in the world might get on board.
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Why don't you first try going to them to a store, are you in US? Nordstrom maybe and try on sizes there to rule some things out and see for yourself some symptoms, then you will have a more reliable size range to check for.
I agree with Jj if you buy online you will have like a 50/50 chance of having to go through the hassle of returns etc! As for recommendations I don't see why seamed means that her nipples will show? Do you mean unpadded? If so you could get something with very light padding (I know my Freya longline is advertised as 'padded' but its very thin) or a thin moulded bra. As for your mom for soft tissue, from experience, it's best to stick to balcony styles and styles with a high gore to avoid centre spillage. Avoid plunges for this reason! Good luck!
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I've been wanting to try comexim for months. But I really need help with sizing.
I wear a 75H Ewa plunge (slightly small ), a 34GG cleo juna (slightly big, wear it on the middle hook) and a 32H cleo juna (slightly tight, cup construction is better is the 34GG). I also fit a 32H panache jasmine, but the wires ... are so painful on my ribs and the cup is too wide.
What comexim size should I try? Should I ask for the reduced cup height? Straps always cut into my arms...
Hope someone can help me
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I'm thinking a 75J/K would probably fit? If cups tend to be too tall on you, you might need the reduced cup height, but the more relevant change you should ask for is less material on the sides of the cups I believe. I think Comexim's much more narrow than the other bras you have right now though, so I think you might be fine without asking for the change.
Isn't reduced cups the same thing as less material on the sides of the cups? That is exactly what I've been getting when I've ordered reduced cups.
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So gutted. I got my Curvy Kate Smoothie Moulded Bra (CK2401) today from Amazon but their packaging is so crap. It was crushed by all the paper they put in there! It seemed ok but a little dented, but I don't think it works for me anyway. I dunno if I got a dud or ifits due to ... the damage but the moulding sorta lips out and is visable under clothing, plus I get a bit of quadboob after scooping but I think a larger cup would be too big. So sad as it gives ah-maaazing uplift, cleavage and a nice shape. Onto the next moulded bra!!
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Nope, it's the bra. I had the same problem with my smoothie. Very comfy, but not a great fit. And the top edge of the cups lipping out was annoying and very visible under clothes. I have the black one from when it first out. Don't know if they've fixed the problem on later models.
Bizzy I got mine very very cheap, like 70% off from Amazon so mine is probably an old model! Glad to know its just the bra not the way it was packed. Why is it so darn hard to find a nice nude moulded bra!
Most Urkye tops are pretty stretchy! I'm around 44-31 and find 40ooo is the best size for me, and I can get away with 38ooo as long as the cups aren't lower cut.