Can't seem to get a good fit
Every time I find a bra that seems to be the right fit, the edges of the cup poke into my arm. Does anyone have any advice for me?
A little about me:
The size that seems to be good, according to the calculator is a 75H.
My breasts are close together, I need a plunge bra (low gore) or it will rub into my breast tissue and be painful.
I am center full and projected.
The past 2 years I have been wearing unwired bras due to illfitting and sensative ribcage (car accident).
I have been wearing:
* Hunkemöller HKMX sport bh The All star Level 2 (green) 80F
* Hunkemöller Dawn Rebecca Mir Wireless Moulded Bra (black/pink) 80E
* Hunkemöller Lola Wireless Moulded Bra Lola (red) 80E
* Hunkemöller Shiloh Wireless Moulded Bra (red/pink) 80E
* Hunkemöller Strappy Toppy (black) Large
* Hunkemöller Bralette Rose (blue) Large
At the time of buying these, I was meaasured at 75F with the calculator. The explanation for the E cups would be that they didn't carry those bras in any size larger.
I would like to try some good fitting wired bras and see if I can enjoy those more than the slightly illfitting, but comfortable, wireless bras I have been wearing. I prefer moulded bras, so ideally I would like to get recommendations for those.
My measurements: (cm)
- Loose 88
- Snug 84
- Tight 78
- Standing 102,5
- Leaning 109
- Laying 102
I have tried the following bras:
* Pour Moi statement bra 75H (wires too high, cup edge pokes)
* Pour Moi revolution underwires bra 75H (cup way too small, also not moulded)
* Gossard sheer seduction 75H (cup edge pokes)
* Boux Avenou Rosie Balconette Bra 75H (wires too high, cup edge pokes)
* Freya Francies 75H (cup edge pokes)
* Freya Expression 75H (cup too small), was going to reorder a size bigger but was told the cup is as wide as Francies and thus probably would poke as well
* Fantasie Ana 75H (wires too high, cup edge pokes)
* Fantasie Memoir 75H (band too wide)
* Triumph beauty full darling (cup too small)
* Lisca Evelyn 75H (wires too high, cup edge pokes but not painfully. very comfortable apart from that)
I am uncomfortable sharing pictures. I hope anyone can help me.
I am from the Netherlands by the way.
Filed under Bra sizing and fit
7 comments
How tall are you? I'm 5'1 (/ ~154, 155 cm if I'm not mistaken), and I have this problem quite a bit. My 'quick fix' answer would be to stuff some sort of cotton or fabric between the wire and your skin, and there is a possibility that you might just get used to high wires after a while, but my longer term fix advice is to start measuring your bras. I can say that on me, personally, I have a lot of luck with Ewa Michalak bras, which one can understand looking at the 'wire length' measurement between my EMs and other wired bras. For instance: my 28HH Panache Envy (https://www.bratabase.com/bra/dngwz/) has a wire length of 12 inches (30.5 cm) and my 65H EM Sf Moonlight Lace (https://www.bratabase.com/bra/dn8d2/) has a wire length of 10.5 inches (26.7 cm)
See if you can figure out where the wire length 'threshold' is for you, and then, you can use bratabase to search for similar bras with shorter wires.
Since you have a projected shape, it's hard to get a good fit in a molded cup. I'm guessing a molded cup is not going to work in size 34FF UK (I used this conversion chart) https://www.breakoutbras.com/pages/sizing-chart
You could maybe try a Spacer foam bra, but I'm not sure if you'll have the same problem as the other bras - with the cups cutting in. It sounds like you could possibly have "shorts roots" or high-set breasts? You could check out this shape guide (I know it's a bit confusing at first) https://www.reddit.com/r/ABraThatFits/wiki/shape_guide/
Also, it's my understanding with Spacer foam - there is less shaping of the breast and you kind of just have your natural shape, but they are supposed to be comfy!
Other recommendations would be Ewa Michalak bras (they have shorter wires on the side) or Comexim (you can request cups to be reduced). Ewa Michalak and Comexim bras are both padded and seamed, that way they work better for a projected shape.
https://www.bratabase.com/browse/comexim/
https://www.bratabase.com/browse/ewa-michalak/
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