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Having a hard time figuring out my shape
Panache Elsa in 30J:
I filled out the bottoms of the cups and the wires were actually in my inframammary fold after scooping and swooping, I still experienced a floating gore AND quadding - that got even worse when pressing the gore down. To date it's still my second best fitting bra next to Frankenbra.
Currently my underbust measurements have me between a 32 band and a 30 band but due to 32J being difficult to find Im sister sizing up to a 34HH. Assuming that Frankenbra has the same measurements as the average TTS 32J, which seems accurate because I'm getting quadding in 30J but Frankenbra fits fine. 32J is 2 sizes larger than my recommended size but I havent been having much luck trying bras close to it, they all ended up being too small Ex Panache Elsa - its used and has a max stretch of 31.5in. I know I need something with projection, but the majority of my projection is at the wires and not the apex. I dont really know how else to describe how my boobs look other than a really deep bowl. They look extremely FOT but I often run into issues that someone who's FOB would experience. This was extremely evident in my EM CHP. The cups came up higher than they're supposed to, which at first glance you'd think they were too large had I not also been getting quadding + a floating gore. Without a bra on my boobs are basically on my arms but they're also close set - .5in space between where they attach on my chest. This might be because theyre also effectively a lot wider than my frame. Im not really sure why this is happening but I frequently run into the problem where I need a larger size than what my measurements indicate.
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@mayofoxx666 I would suggest going naked boobies in front of a mirror and bending over 90°. From the side you will see if your nipple points more towards your face for fob more towards your hips for fot or towards the floor for even fullness top to bottom. Even fullness can fit a bunch of different styles depending on the rest of the fit.
Second thing you will be able to see looking down at your chest or looking front on in the mirror is if your nipples face east and west you have center full tissue if they point in towards each other outer fullness or in the middle is even fullness left to right.
Cup height sometimes also translates to the placement of your breasts and/or your root height. Sometimes if you have firmer tissue you can see the height in relation to your collar bone. If this is not the case lay down naked boobies and hold them as if in a bra lightly if needed. If it feels like they could choke you lol or your chin touches them you have high set boobs. If not choking you but the tissue is close to your collar bone, you have tall roots. High set can cause that extra fabric at the top of large cups to be too much and if you have shorter roots or lack of side tissue for narrow roots in addition, the fabric will gape at the straps.
The other thing I will suggest for you personally is that close set titts with shorter or high set roots do not necessarily do well with tall gores. The 4" gore of your panache is likely too tall for you. I have high set titts that are even, close set, and center full. I like a low gore despite needing a large cup. Because of my large cup companies assume I want a very tall gore but if the cups fit well and I have a tall gore i will get no tack and quadding at the gore.
Also it may be an issue of roots. The panache 6.5" wires, you didn't mention bothering you. Perhaps it is a perfect match, but it is possible to have wide projected roots. Many times wide roots are assumed shallow verses narrow roots with more straight forward projection. It is possible you have that wider root but need projection as much as a narrow root and the bras made for that wide root automatically make it shallow cutting off the projection.
I feel like this is what you mean for a deep bowl. You are finding bras for shallow bowls (wide shallow) or deep cups (narrow projected) instead of being able to find one for the deep bowl (wide projected).
MissAponii Thank you! And yeah I often get the holy shit cant breathe if im lying flat on my back. Just did the leaning test and I appear to be FOB/Center full. I also noted that apparently Im pendulous but I have semi firm and full breasts. I entertained the idea that I could have immediate projection + also have wide roots but doubted myself because I'd only seen projected = narrow and wide = average - shallow. The fact that it's obvious that I have a fair bit of immediate projection I would automatically get recommended Polish bras. I noted in my EM CHP - 34GG, that I was getting quadding but I was also being pinched by the wires, they were actually quite painful on my sternum and I'm experiencing the same issue with Franken that got less intense when I moved the gore in. Once I did that the cleavage that I got from it was i n s a n e lol, Ive literally never seen my boobs do that in a bra before. It defintiely had an extreme plunge shape but, I had wrinkling near the strap, I wouldnt consider that a major fit issue though. I've noticed I get the cup coming up too high even though it's also small in balconies. And yeah I was describing my own breast shape, like I saw deep cups getting used for narrow projection but the more I actually studied my shape, especially when supported, they're definitely more bowl shaped. I did order a 34HH Panache Envy a few days ago which has a width of 6.9in - entirely because Im tired of back pain and it was only $12. The wires on the elsa dont really bother me much but I also dont know what a properly fitting bra feels like so yeah lol. Would you have any recommendations for me to try?
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