Comexim is getting frustrating :(
So, I belong to several different bra communities (Okay, it's 3. I belong to 3), and I am learning many new things about bras. For example: Just because one size fits you directly from Comexim, does not mean that same size is going to work for you when you order through Wellfitting.
I have heard from a few little birdies that Wellfitting's bras run smaller on average than regular Comexim stock. It absolutely makes no sense (since Wellfitting is acting as a communicator between you and Comexim who do not speak English), and I did not come up with that theory, but read my story, if you will.
I got a Comexim basic in 70H a few months ago. It fits great in the cup, but too big in the band. So when I heard about Wellfitting and needed help with ordering for my mom (a 38HH), I took the opportunity to order myself a black basic in a 65HH. Seeing as how the cups of the smaller banded HH should have been exactly the same as the bigger banded 70, I was very surprised to find that it was far too small. So I did the exchange with them and my 65J arrived two days ago.
And you know what? My tissue is spilling out the sides of the bra. It's still too small! I could also do with higher wings to help keep my armpit fat in the bra, but more importantly it's too tiny. I didn't understand how it was possible to need a 65K when the 70H is great. I postulated that maybe because they are hand made and Comexim had my exact measurements, that perhaps the 70H was made exactly to suit said measurements and that since Wellfitting is separate, the 65J is not made exactly for me and is more standard.
Then someone else said that so far, it seems Wellfitting's sizes are smaller than those ordered directly from Comexim. I doubt everyone else is giving their exact measurements like I did, so that doesn't account for the inconsistency. I just have no idea and am kind of at a loss for what to do.
Oh, and Anna Pardal's Comexim line (which can be ordered through the wonderful Erica of A Sophisticated Pair) apparently uses UK sizing to help ease confusion for people, but does in fact run differently as well. The bra Erica's ordering for me from her line will be a 30HH (my standard size is 30GG, but since I'm 29" underbust, I either prefer tight 30GGs or loose 28Hs).
OY. That's all there really is to say. I don't know if I should just return the 65J black basic and give it up entirely or try again with a 65K. They only offer one free exchange, which I have already used.
Bah humbug. Why can't this be easier?
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Do you suppose Wellfitting might be relabeling with their own sizing system that they imagine to be more legible to US customers? Ugh, what a headache.
I have no idea! It's driving me mad. Now I'm worried that the two 65J's Erica is ordering me from Comexim directly (not part of the Anna Pardal line) are not going to fit. Sigh. Sometimes it makes me want to bury my head in the sand and pretend it's not happening lol.
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