Mar 30, 2013
Went to Von Maur to see how a 30-inch band would fit. The fitter started with a 30A, and I told her it was too big in the band and too small in the cup. When she came back, she brought me...
a 30AA.
I didn't buy anything.
Went to Von Maur to see how a 30-inch band would fit. The fitter started with a 30A, and I told her it was too big in the band and too small in the cup. When she came back, she brought me...
a 30AA.
I didn't buy anything.
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Ha, I was so excited about Ewa Michalak because I got my first bra from them, but their shady business practices are bumming me out! What's been your experience with some of the other Polish brands, like Kris Line and Comexim? How did the ordering go, and who do you order from?
I know ... Kris Line is sold on Brastop, but they never have my size range and from what I've read, they are more for close-set breasts anyway. But the others..?
Frankly, I really hope EM gets their shit together as a company. But in the meantime, I've gotta continue my Bra Quest~!
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I ordered from comexim in January, and I had a good experience with them. I'm in the US, so I placed my order via email. They responded quickly to all my emails in not fluent but understandable English. I did still have to pay VAT, which I saw on the EM post people were concerned about; I don't have a problem paying it, and in my experience ordering from Europe only one company has ever deducted VAT, so I just consider it part of the process.
I think the VAT wasn't the main issue. At least it wasn't for me. I didn't like the idea of paying sneaky fees on top of VAT.
trebuchet1220, how much did you pay for shipping? Any additional fees/surcharges added to your order?
Comexim bras are really pretty. Definitely interested!
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A year ago, I was certain I was a 30G/GG. Six months ago I thought I was a 30H/HH or 28J that could squeeze into a 30GG Freya Deco with some side boob. Now, I have terrible quadboob in my decos. I don't think it is migration, since I have been wearing my decos 85% of the time and they ... are so small that they probably have made my migration worse. I could have grown a bit I suppose. I am young, 19 years old. But I am also worried that I just never noticed these fit issues before. I thought my 30H panache/cleo/masquerade bras were perfect, but now I want to sister size up to a 32H since many of my preferred styles stop at an H cup. I am currently 29 inches underbust and my 30 bands which once felt perfect now feel too tight. I have tried Ewa Michalaks in 28JJ (CHP), 30HH (PL) and 32H(PL) recently. The 30 was the best in the band. The 28JJ was the best cup fit, only 1 size too small. I am waiting on two 32J HP Ewas at the moment. Theoretically, the 32J should only be one cup up from the 28JJ, but I am worried that it is going to be huge. I measure 43 over the bust so theoretically I should wear an H cup in a 32 band since I have a 13 inch difference between the band and my boobs. I also am waiting for a 32J Bravissimo Oh So Kimono bra. I am worried that these bras are going to be huge. I have never received a bra that was too large in the cups, and I have ordered bras I was certain would be way too huge before. I'm also afraid to part with my decos because of the uplift, cleavage and roundness they give me. No other bra has ever been able to make my boobs look that awesome. I'm a little worried about the band on the bravissimo bra. Every 32 besides those of Ewa Michalak have ridden up on me.. I think my recent too-tight feelings with 30 bands could be from the cups being too small? There's no way of knowing if any of what I'm saying is relevant until I receive the 32J bras. (I would probably be happiest in a 30JJ, but we will see). I also have had terrible blisters/acne recently where my wires sit. (I have never had more than 3 zits on my body at once before, so it is not a normal thing for me!) I probably didn't even provide enough information for any of you to help me, but at least I can stop thinking about this as much now that it is out in the open
P.S. If anyone needs a 30G/GG/H/HH/J 32DDD/E/F 34DD/DDD/E, check out my listings! I also have more listing I need to add later. I really need to sell these bras so I can find ones that fit!
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Just a quickie comment 'cuz I'm going offline.
If you're 19, please remember your boobs (and your body, for that matter) are nowhere near being done developing.
Not only that, but even after your body settles down, it will still change over time as an older adult.
All I can do is send internet *hugz* and hope that everything settles down for you soon. :)
Ok, so this has come to be my most important bra fitting lesson so far. Wrinkling doesn't mean my fit is wrong. It means just that my boobs are not streamlined. Whatever I do I cannot wear a bra with less bottom volume than 32J/34HH/36H and have a flat gore, quadboob or sitting on my root. It's impossible. Well if ... I simply just stop leaning over or stop scoping and swooping.
I get support in those super big bras even when the top is gaping and even when I sometimes have bottom wrinkling. I cannot wear smaller bras if I want to actually have my boobs inside my bra.
My boobs doesn't have the volume of 32J. They don't weigh 2 kilo each. It doesn't matter. I still am not comfortable in cups smaller.
Some people size down to get stability. I cannot do that. I need to size up to get stability. And I need to tightening the straps like madness to get rid of the top jiggle and prevent the wire distortion.
For special occasions I can size down to get cleavage.
I remember someone here saying she would be ashamed if anyone would see her with cups wrinkling. I've read things like people using straps to hide that a bra is too big. Hide?!
If I have a small waist and huge hips I can make a dress that fits that figure.
But if I have boobs with one part projecting and the other parts being "just fat" I cannot do anything what so ever to make that thing end up in a streamlined shape fitting into a bra. I cannot even alter my bras to become that shape. It's simply impossible.
To have a well fitting bra I would first need implants. And when I had that I probably even had to do some rib surgery.
PS Thank you Jillsas for being in that Venusian Glow post. Thank you t_maia MilkAndHoney for explaining the bra cuts yesterday and thank you alisa and Vee for all discussions about bra fitting the last couple of months!
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I completely agree. :D
I am accepting simple wrinkling, though I will draw the line at actual fabric flapping in the wind unless it looks like an easy sewed fix.
At this point, I'm just trying to find bras that fit in wire and band with straps that aren't trying to saw my arms off. LOL! Those three things are hard enough variables to fit for me!
Branarchist <3 for following your rainbow, not every rainbow :)
drownedsalad hey, don't mock the flappy bra, those make the best air conditioning in the summertime XD
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Has anyone ordered from https://www.fashionwear24.ch ? I found this website on an adventure here where they shared that the new turquoise Cleo Marcie was half price, but I don't remember whose adventure was that (sorry!) nor do I know if anyone followed through. They have bras that I want cheaper than I can find elsewhere, so...
Thank you very much in advance
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It's was my adventure :)) About Marcie & Jasmine for half price.
The shop is located in my country. Sadly my experiences with it were not good when it comes to bras.
I ordered 1 Jasmine and 1 Marcie and the sizes I have chosen were listed as: "aviable in 2-3 weeks" so I just ordered them because I wanted to make a bargain. 1 month later I asked what happened to my order. Then they wrote me an E-Mail that both sizes were sold out.
Then I checked their website again and suddenly there were all sizes above G-cup (Marcie) and above H-cup (Jasmine) marked as "sold out".
I think it's just weird that they sold out all those sizes suddenly over night, when they were marked "aviable in 2-3 weeks" a day before.
I think they don't stock sizes above G at all.
I got my money back but had to ask for it.
Oh and I had also asked why these sizes were suddenly sold out and if they really stock them at all but they didn't replied to that.
Also one has to pay with credit card or paypal and it takes about a week to get the money back.
At least shipping was free :)
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Until a few weeks ago, I was one of the many women who crammed my boobs into ill-fitting bras from Victoria's Secret. I was constantly adjusting and readjusting throughout the day, and even though I knew these bras weren't really working for me, I kept wearing them anyways. I guess I thought it was normal for large chested ... women to struggle with these issues, and I really didn't think that anyone made bras that would fit me. I didn't know there were other options.
Then one day, I saw someone on one of those talk shows talking about bra fitting. I was intrigued, so I looked at some videos on youtube. This led me to some wonderful bra blogs, which led me here. I now have several bras that actually fit! Yay! And my new obsession is buying more online. More importantly, I am no longer self conscious about my breasts and the way they look in clothes. I am amazed how much more confident and beautiful I feel in a bra that fits.
Anyways, I just want to say thank you to all of you women for sharing your stories, and a couple of you for sharing your bras, with me!
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<3 I'm so happy for you! Isn't it amazing what a better-fitted bra can do?
Also... not to be a downer, but just want to warn you not to go too crazy buying new bras at first. If you are just starting on your bra journey, it is highly likely that your sizing will change as your boobs get used to not being squashed or pushed in the wrong direction over at least the next 6 months, probably longer. They might not change too much, but they could, so let 'em settle in to their new life for a while before going too crazy. :)
I'm using a gift card I got and am about to order a Panache Tango Ii Balconette. I'm trying to decide if I should go 36 or 34 band. I measure just over 35" right now and tend to prefer tighter bands so I'm leaning to the 34, but when I looked up the measurements here, ... it seems like the stretched band numbers for the 36 bands are actually *smaller* than for the 34 bands?
I'm guessing I should go for the 34 and just get an extender to use when trying on, in case it's too tight.
Just wanted to ask if anyone had specific experience with the 34 vs. 36 band sizes in this bra.
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OOh..love to know how you get on with it. I can't offer advice though on band size in it. i have read some reviews saying it runs a bit big/stretchy.. but I honestly don't know.
NaturallySo: Yup, that's what I was expecting, for them to be stretchy, so I should order the 34. But after looking at the actual measurements... Hmm...
I think I might wait to order it for delivery, at least until after I can try on some Panaches in person. I am planning my first trip to a Nordstrom in the next month or so. I'm hoping the Nordstrom Rack will have some in my size(s) after I try on everything at the regular price store! :)
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I've been looking for Panache @Jasmine and Cleo Lucy and @Marcie but not sure what sizes to get. In the @Andorra I got 30H which seems to fit so I was going to try that in the @Jasmine. Otherwise I'm generally around a 32GG. Anyon have experience with those models?
EDIT: measurements
super tight underbust: 30
underbust snug: 32
bust leaning over: 39.5
bust standing: 39
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Which color in Andorra? I ask because in my experience the "pearl" Andorras run a half-cup bigger than other Andorras. The Pearl is therefore true to size, but the other colors run small.
So if you fit a 30HH in the pearl Andorra, you can probably do a 30HH in the other bras. If you do a 30HH in the other colors of Andorra, then you can probably do the 32GG in everything else, because imo the Andorra band runs tight. Of course, I am speaking only of the full cup here, I can't generalize about the plunge.
For example, I wear a 34GG in the pearl Andorra but a 34H in the other colors.
Your bras baffle me, you listed a 30H andorra as fitting? Anyway, most people can wear two sizes in andorra but usually size up because it gives a rounder shape that way.
All marcie, lucy and jasmine run about a cupsize bigger than the andorra that way. Now I could be much more precise if you gave me your numbers or put up a fitting request on the andorra. I'm hesitant to recommend a size because
I don't know your underbust measurment, and lucy has a very stretchy band so most people size down in that and marci is supertight so some size up. Jasmine has a firmer ban than andorra but people usually take the same bandsize. Also, marcie may apear too large in cups if you don't have full on top boobs... So this is why I suggest you put up a fitting request :)
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I've been working on an order for the past week for four bras. I've finally settled it all out, or so I thought. With their new custom size policy, three of them have been charged an extra 20pln even though one of them is only a 42FF. Anyways, the total, with shipping, comes to 511. I accept this. Then it ... was stated that the total should be 541pln. This price confused me, but I didn't really question it. I then moved on to pay through paypal and the total shoots up to 576pln! I had no idea why this was and refused to pay it simply because I didn't understand. After speaking with a woman on twitter, she said that many have been charged twice for the 6% paypal fee and most don't even notice it!
I have sent an email demanding that the total be returned to the rightful 511pln so when I pay through paypal, Paypal will collect the 6% charge. Has anyone else caught this and had any luck with being refunded or having their order total returned to normal?
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I just double checked mine. I have an email saying that my PL Lilia (179pln) will be the 20pln extra plus the 6% for a total of 237.44pln. I do not think this includes delivery. My paypal invoice is for 252.60pln, my account says the same. So I have no idea how things add up. Somewhere in there is the delivery fee of 45pln. But like you my numbers do not add up.
Yeah, something similar happened to me, but I sent the shop an email and they corrected it the next day. When I made the custom order, my total came to 468pln, which included shipping and the 6% fee. I went on the EM website to complete the transaction, picked Paypal as my payment option, and the total suddenly shot up to 498pln.
Turns out it was my mistake... I think Edyta said when we try to initiate the payment ourselves, rather than waiting for the shop to create an invoice, the 6% fee can get added on twice. I'm not exactly clear how this happens, but the shop should correct it for you.
Also, the 6% fee isn't added on at the Paypal stage of payment. The shop calculates it and adds it to the total sum of the bras + shipping. So more than likely, the 541pln total is correct. And when you get to the Paypal website to confirm payment, no additional fee will be added.
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I have a terrible time finding a bra that fits me. I think it is because my ribcage is rounder than oval, so I am actually fairly narrow in front. However, my breasts are large and full, with a wide root. If I get a bra with a big enough cup size, they seem to be built ... for very wide people, and my arm bumps into the wire because it sticks out to the side, and my breasts seem to be pulled too wide. I absolutely cannot wear any that are made for the full-figured (even though I am not thin). Right now I am wearing a 38DD - Vanity Fair ยป Body Caress Beauty Back Underwire (75335). It fits well under the arm, and overall okay. I think I could use a slightly smaller band size and larger cup size. When I swoop and scoop, then I get some quadboob. The center also fits almost against my sternum, but not quite. I measure at a 36. Any other better bra suggestions?
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You sound like me!
As for the fit, I'd say definitely smaller band + larger cup.
Wire sticking out to side is probably a combination many things including: wire too flat (2-dimensional plane), wire made for someone flatter front-to-back, wire too weak, cups too small, band too large, side gore (wing?) too short, etc.
From your pictures I would try sizes around 36F. Freya Tara/Zara/Ada/Beau and Cleo Lucy might be good ideas.
The gore doesn't tack and the bra sits too low overall. You need to take more care putting on the bra correctly, making sure the wire is in the inframmary fold and not below.
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This happened to me at Nordies once :( told them the 30DD was too big in the band, and she brought me a 30D :(
I giggled. It's so funny how dense bra fitters can be. They don't even understand what "small in the cup" means.
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