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So many strap issues
Anyone want to help me write an open letter to popular bra companies like Curvy Kate, Panache, Freya, etc... about too wide straps? Lately, I feel like all I've been seeing is issues with too wide straps. I understand that some need wider straps on some people, but maybe there's should be a way to get narrower straps, like with shoe sizing, you can get the right length, but it won't necessarily be the correct width (for example, I'm a 9N (narrow) in US shoe sizing usually). I find that even companies that are supposed to have the narrowest straps are too wide for me. Is there a good way to write this kind of thing while being inclusive to bodies of every shape?
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Keeping in mind that those who don't have strap issues don't write posts about how their straps are A-OK, there is certainly a need for more bras with straps set closer together. However, I would avoid blanket statements that bras in general should have closer-set straps.
I'm not at all fond of close-set straps because I like wide, scoop necklines, which have an unfortunate tendency to reveal bra straps at the shoulder. (I can't stand exposed bra straps.) Wider-set straps stay properly covered by my tops.
As far as body-inclusivity goes, proper strap-width depends upon the natural width of one's shoulders — bone, not fat, in other words — so it's a good idea to avoid any implication that those who don't have strap-width problems are probably obese (I don't; I'm not) or that broad/square shoulders are unfeminine or anything like that.
I wish more bras had close set straps but tbh these days I just choose certain brands and models that I know will work for me, at least in that area. Yeah, this means crossing Curvy Kate (whose cups are too wide anyway), some Freyas, and I can forget about bras like the Cleo Lucy (5851) that a lot of people rave about.
I find brands like Ewa Michalak, Comexim and Kris Line to be more forgiving in the straps and wire lengths (but narrow cups may be an issue in some models). (I know not everyone can go the Polisg brand route). Also some Cleo bras like the Meg and Zia, and the Freya half cup/longline styles weren't as bad. This is just what works for me?
I feel your pain, though. There's nothing quite like the sensation of straps trying to saw my arms off yay :(
(sorry for the rambling comment!)
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