prima Donna Satin Underwire #016-1330.
(EU 70H; FR 85H; UK 32H)
Love this bra because of its rounded and minimizing shape and center-pull straps. Its durable and well-made. The band stretches out quickly about 1-1.5" but then holds steady. However, I have to alter the gore to give more cup volume nearest the gore by rotating the underwires inward and up in the center. (I am center full with close-set breasts. H cup is the largest in this style.) I take off 1" at the base of the gore and sew up (like a dart), ending around mid-height of gore. This also takes off 1" from the base. Without altering, I'm at the smallest hook AFTER its "stretch-out period"; with altering I'm at the middle. The downside to this alteration: the straps at the back move further apart and sometimes slide off my shoulders. I tried the 34H, hoping that the extra cup volume would mean I wouldn't have to alter the gore and simply shorten the band. This would bring the shoulder straps inward, but for me, that'd be good. Unfortunately, the geometry of the cups changed. The apex of each cup moved further east-west without giving extra volume centrally. All that extra volume went to the outer portions of the cups.
Updated on Apr 07, 2021
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