If my horizontal, vertical & laying perimeter are all a bit over 11 inches, should I look for a cup depth of the same distance? All of the bras that are recommended to me have about a 10 inch depth and I’m wondering if I should size up or if bras just compress the breast tissue. I know shape plays into it too.
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Folks, I really want to make a Comexim order, but I've never ordered direct and I'm unsure about whether to order the Elise 3HC bra in a standard size to first see what alterations I need to make, or whether to jump two feet first and order some alterations and hope it works. I wear Comexim's plunges in 55J/60HH and ... love them and don't really need any alterations to have them fit. I had the chance to try on a 3HC in store several years ago, and I remember it being an awful fit (too shallow, too wide wires, etc). But I just love the look of Elise as a 3HC instead of what I envision the plunge would look like. If I were to get the 3HC with alterations, I think I would go for 55K to get the depth that I need, but ask them to use 55J wires (so hopefully I can land close to 9" depth and 5" wires), and maybe also add 1cm depth at the wire and have the straps moved in 1cm for good measure. Do y'all think that would work for me? I have even fullness, tall roots, and my breasts aren't terribly close together, so I can wear most gores just fine. I'm fine with an average amount of projection both at the apex and wires, but not any shallower than that.
PS: I live in Canada and I'd be paying out the wazoo for duties and taxes, plus an exchange from across the pond would probably be a pain in the ass. I'm sure you know how it is.
PPS: I'm planning to order four different bottoms, all size small, to give'er a go. Also never tried their bottoms before. Will report back.
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3HCs are more shallow and a bit wider compared to the plunges. 55 and 60 bands are already custom anyways, so I don't think you'd be able to try a standard size unless you went with a 65 band sister size...in which case it'll probably not fit that well anyways, so in my humble opinion, you might as well get it customized so it fits better. I think your alterations sound good. I wear 60HH in plunges and 60J in 3HCs. I usually get straps moved in 1 cm and overlapping gore. I don't ask for added depth, but if you found them too shallow, then this would be a good thing for you to do, and swapping wires for the 55J is a good idea too.
I'm in Canada too, and shipping was always 20 zloty, but the last couple times it was 26 zloty for a couple bras. I'm not sure if it's because I've been ordering more than 2 pieces at a time, or if the cost went up, but it's super reasonable anyways. That's shipping and handling including taxes. There's never been any extra duties, customs, etc for me. When you order for BF it takes anywhere from 3-8 weeks to deliver, so don't be surprised if you don'g get it until Jan.
I wear a comemim medium bottoms, and my upper hip measures 35.5-36" and my widest part around my bum measures 38.5". I've only ever tried their thongs and the regular brief (I haven't tried high waisted or the cheeky boy cut).
Let us know what you decide! I thought about the Elise too, but I figure it's too similar to my 65J - Comexim » Natalie Half Cup (491) . I got the white gloria in a 3HC with matching thong, and the Patricia 3HC cause I've always thought it was cute and playful, especially in the Chritmas season. I ordered during their last sale. I ordered it on Nov 2, and it was shipped on Nov 16.
Definitely agree with the above ^.
Right now I’m in between a 65J and 65K cup in plunge, but definitely have to go with the 65K in 3HC cut.
For bottoms I’m 34.5” upper hip and 37.5” lower hip/fullest part of my butt. I wear a Medium in Comexim undies, in Ewa Michalak undies I’m a 38/Small. I’m a U.S. size 6 in jeans. Hope that helps. :)
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I've been looking at the Comexim Inez plunge and saw it available from Breakout Bras. I tried a 75E - Comexim » Basic Plunge Bra (170) but I got a floating gore and gaping at the top of the cups. I e-mailed Breakout CS looking for sizing advice for the Inez and they told me that ... since the 75E Basic Plunge didn't fit, Comexim plunges is general are probably the wrong shape for me and I should try a 3HC. I'm not sure I believe that since my favorite bras are both plunges - the 75DD - Ewa Michalak » 3d Szykuś (423) and 34D - Wacoal » Embrace Lace Contour Bra (853291). Are they right, should I give up on Comexim plunges? I was thinking the fit problems I had with the Basic Plunge could have been either an orange-in-a-glass or band size issue. Thoughts?
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Can you post a fit check? It looks fine from the pictures here but I’m not seeing the problem areas you mentioned in the pictures either.
Calluna I returned the bra the day after I tried it on. I realize now my question is pretty much impossible to answer without more detailed fit pics. I was just really surprised/annoyed with Breakout CS and fired this off without thinking.
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I love my 75DD - Ewa Michalak » 3d Szykuś (423) and am currently eyeing the Ewa Michalak Chp Marcepanowa Magnolia (694). I would love it if I could get that “cake on a plate” shape. The question is cup size. The Szykus fits my larger side really well, but I have to use both ... cookies on my smaller size to even out. Based on the measurements here on BTB, it looks like the 75D Magnolia might be a smidge too deep, but it’s hard to say because the cup is narrower. Does anyone with CHP experience have any advice?
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Different size (32FF), but my CHP Magnolia is very open on top. This can make it a bit tricky if you are not very full on top. It is a real half cup, so there is very little cup above the apex curve.
I'm wanting to purchase some Comexim lingerie but it's been forever since I've gotten anything from them and have no idea what size to order. I've checked measurements for the sizes I think I should be looking at - but they're kind of all over the place.
I wear a 65FF in Ewa's Pl and M cuts, if anyone wears the same size and has Comexim that fits well, what size do you wear? I would be ordering their standard plunge, not low and no HCs. Thank you!
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I'm not sure how much help my experiences will be, given that Ewa & Comexim don't always scale as well as they might, but 65N is my Ewa size so far in BMs, thought I am closer to a 65O in the Plunges (but their plunges don't work for me at all) . Comexim plunges I'm solidly a 65 O, but straps are too wide (going to try and alter those this week. wish me luck!)
I've been nervous to order from Poland so I've been getting mine from Breakout Bras - shipping has been crazy quick even with Co-Vid - 3-4 days max from their warehouse in SC to me in Southern CA. Good for my impulsive, delayed-gratification-averse self.
We are pretty close in size. I' a 60GG in Ewa now and a 60K in unmodified Comexim plunges.
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Looking for bras for full on top around 32FF (but not tighter than the actual 32 inches as some brands are)
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I'm planning on ordering from Comexim, but I don't know what size and alterations to get. Probably 60G/H or 65F/G, but I could use some help figuring it out.
I want to get Angel as a 3HC and maybe another bra. Maybe 3HC Musetta, Moulin Rouge, or Belle de Nuit, but any recommendations are welcome.
Angel doesn't have that many reviews ... here(all 2+ years old too, anyone bought it recently?), I can't tell if I need to size up or down. The alterations I'm considering are low overlapped gore, deeper cups near the wire, straps closer together and reduced cup height.
My measurements:
Snug underbust 70-71 cm(27.6-28"), tight 69 cm(27.2"), loose 73 cm(28.7")
Standing/lying bust 85 cm(33.5") leaning 89cm(35")
My size should be 28E/F, but I prefer 30 bands that run small or 28 bands that run large.
I think I'm even to FoB, center full and close set, with narrow tall roots. Average projection, but it's all immediate projection, top half looks shallow. Soft with some extra skin after losing weight.
Supported it looks like I'm even(or slightly FoB) and center full. Leaning it looks like I'm very FoB and very center full, the top and outer sides are completely deflated.
I always have these problems with bras, that I hope the alterations will fix:
- Not enough immediate projection: My biggest problem shopping for bras. Most are too shallow, too projected all over, or too projected but shallow near the wire.
- Wide, tall gore: Sits on breast tissue and part of one boob can't fit into the cup(not asymmetry, if I adjust it happens on the other side). A comfortable height would be 5 cm(2") from the top of the gore to my IMF if I overlap the wires completely. 6.5-7 is the average for 65F/G so maybe I should ask to lower it.
- Tall cups: I could ask for reduced cups, but if they're the same as other half cups in these sizes(most of them have 12-13 cm under cup height) maybe there's no need.
Bras I tried that were close:
Cleo Hettie 30E: Too full coverage, wrinkles on the side and top. I don't know if the cups were too large, too tall or it's too FoT for me. The wires were slightly wide(but not as bad as the average UK brands wires) and so were the straps. The gore was too wide and tall, if I overlapped the wires it would be a little bit taller than I'm comfortable with.
Cleo Asher 30E: Same as Hettie.
Bravissimo Elise 30E: Wide gore(but an easy fix because it's low), too firm wires, cuts in next to the straps, and I would've liked more immediate projection, otherwise fits great.
Bravissimo Camilla 30E: Wide gore and straps.
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If you’re interested I’ve got one 3HC in 65F. Can measure it for you and it might help you estimate the size you need?
martka00 thanks so much! That would be very helpful.
I recently started to understand that none of My bras fit. I was wearing 85D, which i Guess would be a 36D, but has later realised that My size is somewhere around 65J/30GG. I am now trying to figure out My shape and i believe i need quite narrow wires with a lot of projection so I'm interesting in trying ... bras from Ewa and Comexim.
Right now I'm looking at Ingrid and Rita from Comexim but I am a bit insecure about sizing. I think i'm about 65J, but when i compare the meassurements with My best fitting bra (Change lingerie Lissi 28I) i feel that the only difference is that the Lissi has 4cm wider wires, but otherwise similar meassurements which makes me worry that 65j Will be to small.
So now i turn to you for help om how to think since you probably have way mpre experience with this than i do.
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I’m a 30FF and wear a 65J Ingrid with extra depth added because it is a shallow bra. You will need to go up several sizes to fit a 30GG UK. Probably to a K/L cup size depending on the style and whether you need any alterations. Comexim uses 2cm for cup progression instead of 1in (2.4cm). You generally want to go up 1-2 cup sizes from your UK size but the number of cups is larger the higher the cup size.
I would strongly suggest you order a couple different sizes, but without any alterations to start with, so that you can return them if they don't fit. If you pay in full using PayPal, you can sign up for their free return shipping. Read the rules before returning anything so you know what to do, but it's pretty straight forward (in cnd it's up to $30 10 or 12 times a year, and you need a picture of the box with postage on it and a receipt with tracking).
I wear a 28FF/30F and order 60HH in plunges and 60J in half cups, or 65HH in half cups depending on how tight I want the band. Like Calluna, when I was closer to 30FF I'd also order 65J half cups (and I size down in plunges because they're taller and I have little upper boob with short roots). Plunges are slightly more projected and I'm not sure if you'd have to size down in them because I don't know enough about your shape, bra fit, etc. Like I said, try ordering a couple sizes until you know what your true size/fit is.
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There’s a couple in the listings in a 70 band that I’d like to try - but I’ve been wearing a UK 32 band and I’m afraid the 70 would be too tight based on the measurement data. Thoughts?
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This is still user data, but you can check the stretch ratio of all bras for any given size on Ewa Michalak
https://www.bratabase.com/browse/ewa-michalak/size-range/70E/measurements/?filter_by=band_stretch_ratio&order_by=band_stretch_ratio&system=EU&style=&name=&hide_discontinued=False
Looks like on average, they stretch nearly 30%
Lace bands are firmer and tighter than the knit. Some people find the bands really stretchy but personally, I size up from 65FF to a 70F most of the time.
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I’m drooling over the Comexim Inez - I’ve been having problems with all my bras (even the ones I think fit at first) poking under my armpits after wearing for a while - and I’m thinking shorter/narrower wires may be the answer. But I don’t see any style info on the page, so how do I know what style it’s similar to so I can compare measurements and try to pick a size? And how does a person in the US go about ordering a bra from Poland?
https://www.comexim.pl/en/balkonetki/668-inez-biustonosz.html
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That looks like a Plunge, so you can look at other Comexim plunges. You can order from the US on their website, you pay with PayPal if I remember correctly. It does take awhile to come though. And returns are expensive cuz you pay shipping. Though you can usually resell if it doesn’t fit.
All three of my current rbras that seem to be good technical fits have the same minor fit/comfort issue that has become apparent during normal wear - the underwire pokes/rubs only on my smaller breast side, and only when I’m sitting down. It’s weird because they’re all different in terms of style, brand, and size. Does anyone know what might be causing this, and how I can improve it?
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Where is it poking?
confused Just below the armpit on my smaller side.
Hey,
I ordered bras. I was very happy with them because their fit. Suddenly after one hour of wearing it, I felt a horrible pain inside my thorax caused by the stinging wires on the bra gore. Now, I don't know what I can do about it because I dont think that I am allowed to send them back because I already took off all the labels and tags. Do you know how to fix the issue on my bra ? How can I dicrease the pain ?
Thank you for your help.
Lovely greetings!
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Which bra have you purchased? It makes sense to upload it with measurements and have a fitting help if it is painful to you. Maybe it's the center gore issue, maybe it's the wire issue... Some brands like Panache have very hard wires which can also cause comfort problems.
If you can't return it, then try to sell it. There's already a listing platform on Bratabase, or you can also list it on the german App Kleiderkreisel.
In all my best fitting bras I get a small space of empty cup on the bottom, near the underwire. That makes it a non-fit by bratabase standards. And I agree that it would be better to have the cup completely filled.
But! I don't see a way around it. I think it has to do with the wire shape ... vs my root shape. My root is basically flat on the bottom, while the underwires are round, which means there will always be a gap there of unfilled cup.
Its something that isn't visible, with or without clothes, and I can only feel it if I put my finger on the gap.
The only problem I see is, on one bra where the unfilled space is a bit bigger, the cup seems to be sagging with use. It's still unoticeable under clothes, but it's annoying to know that's there.
I find it a problem worth sharing because it makes me sad to have some many 'doesn't fit' bras in my list, with bras that are actually a great fit, but I didn't want to lie on the checklist, and so I marked it "Can't quite fill it" on the bottom of the cup section.
Does anyone have the same problem? Do you think this makes it a bad fit?
Thanks for reading
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My boobs are the same way! And, no, unless it's uncomfortable, I wouldn't consider this as making a bra not fit. If you click on the 'personal assessment' section after the regular fit check screen you can set a bra as fitting even when you have minor issues like this :).
Have you scooped and swooped correctly? Every time you put on a bra, you should try to pull the wires up and let them stay directly in your IMF.
If this doesn't work, there can be 2 shape mismatch possibilities: the cups are too shallow and the band is too tight at same time, or the cups are too narrow for you (orange in glass).
Or there can also be another possibility, the bra actually fits, but you have firm tissue and the straps are not adjusted short enough, so your tissue can push the bra down. In this case it can be very hard to wear a multiway bra without straps, but you can use clear straps to solve the problem.
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This year I have already tried a bunch of bras/bikinis. And I found a strange phenomenon. I have close set boobs, when I try a regular bra/regular strapless bra with center gore taller than 8 cm or wider than 2 cm (for example 8.2×2.3 cm or 7.0×2.5 cm), it never fits. The center gore will float up and cut into my breast tissue around the gore. But when I try a bikini top with the same or even more cup seperation, there's no problem. I don't know why. I guess maybe it depends on cup depth.
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It could also be due to the fabric of the cup. I can try a soft cup bra and it fits against my sternum way better, but if I try a bra with a foam like cup that has a narrower center gore, it can float. My boobs push more against the stuff cup and push it away ever so slightly, where as the softer fabric bras have more give.
@Happy2BraShop
Maybe you are right, I feel the cups of bikini tops are a little bit softer than the normal padded bras. They are more similar to sport bras.
By the way, I saw you have tried a Panache Anya Bikini Top but without success. If you like the stripes style as well, you can try one in 30G. This style has a discount in many online shops.
I heard that Freya and Fantasie are the same company, but how comparable are their sizes?
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Freya and Fantasie are owned by the same company, Wacoal, who also own Elomi, Goddess, b.tempt'd.
The sizing should be fairly similar as they both use the same "standard".
They are similar. I love Freya, and wear a handful of Fantasie. Fantasie stops at a 30 band, Freya goes down to 28. Personally I find Fantasie bands slightly stretchier/larger than Freya. They also tend to be more side support and full coverage styles, vs freyas plunges, deco, fun colors etc. I see Freya as Fantasie's little sister, kinda like how Cleo is to Panache.
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Since Comexim Plunge bras don't work for me, I thought about trying a 3HC. The largest size I have found here is a 65N.
I probably would need 70N or 70O since my 75M Comexim is a bit too small in the cups and large in band. What was your experience with 3HC in large sizes (above UK H) and would you recommend it? I don't know if they would make a size this large anyway...
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I wear a 95J in Comexim which I think is the same cup volume as a 70O though obviously pretty different in the band. I find that the wires of the 3HC are a lot wider than their plunges and they don’t tack but fit a lot better if I change the wires out for stronger ones.
Hey guys,
last week I went to the store with my friends. We all got fitted. 65F for me. I tried many bras (different bra types) and my friends too. Although they 'fit' me, I am not able to wear them without feeling insecure. I have the impression that they minimize my bust. And I also think that my breast ... gets squeezed into my armpits. And thats not my point of wearing bras. Do you have any similar experiences? And do you know why I could have these problems (although I am wearing the right bra size)?
Thanks for your help! xo
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Welcome to Bratabase.
I have read from a German bra blog that the fitting service of Change Lingerie has a very instable quality. I also had this service once in their local store in Cologne and I've even purchased two bras. But later I found they are both too wide and shallow for me and it was also too late to return. So I think learning about bra fitting by yourself can be a better choice, especially when there's no bra fitting studios near you. Then use PayPal free return service to try different brands from worldwide :)
Those bras might be just minimizers so that's why they make your breasts look smaller and push them to your armpits. Some brands just won't work for certain people. Try out something different
Any one know of any >$30 options/current sales in these sizes? Preferably non or soft wired, and less feminine is a big bonus! Finally sized my sibling.....My mother is having sticker shock on the freya sand panache sports bras I found one on amazon for $30 which IMO is extremely reasonable for the size and fit preferences.
Thanks guys!
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I have a couple 28F bras listed right now for $30 with shipping included.
https://www.bratabase.com/listings/dndvv/
https://www.bratabase.com/listings/dndvt/
For sports bras, I've seen a couple Panache in 28E and 28F on Poshmark for around $25-$30 if you don't mind slightly used condition!
Seeing as you're in the U.S. (and I presume your sibling is too?): Breakout Bras always has very low prices comparatively and also has tons of sales, combined with a points system as you buy more bras (I think the top reward you can get is 30% off your order). Whether you could get a bra in this size for less than $30 from BoB....eh, maybe if you get really lucky. Otherwise, like dtane18 said, you can either get used bras from Bratabase or Poshmark for relatively cheap.
I've been contemplating trying some bras from the TLBC but have been hesitant because I don't know much about their sizing. I normally wear a 32C/34B and their website sized me at 36B. Has anyone had any experience on their sizing and fit?
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You can find reviews from all users for The Little Bra Company here:
https://www.bratabase.com/browse/the-little-bra-company/reviews/
Additionally, you can check the measurements for the sizes you're interested like this: https://www.bratabase.com/browse/the-little-bra-company/size-range/32C/measurements/
Sadly, there aren't any entries yet in size 36B yet :-/
They might be using the +4 method. What size do you get here and/or the A Bra That Fits calculator?
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For me personally, I find a cup with a 10”-10.5” deep cup works best, but they have to have narrow wires for it to fit me well. I measure out about 10.5”. I’d say maybe a cup depth of 11” would be a good starting place and go from there.
My horizontal perimeter fluctuates between 10.25"-11", but I find that bras with a 9.5"-10" depth work best for me. I do have puffy areolas though, so they may "pad out" my breast perimeter.
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