At last I am trying this beautiful bra! I’ve seen it listed by a few sellers, but there was always something wrong with the measurements that I had held off on it, and to be honest, I was worried about this one from AGBras due to the band measurements.

The bra is beautiful and I love the silky materials used. The colour combination of robins eggs blue and dusty rose mauve is really lovely - an unexpected combination. I’m not sure exactly what the print is, but it’s abstract and covers the whole bra, including the band. The cups have a darker coppery dusty rose piping on top and a small rosette at the gore which I absolutely love. Straps are a similar colour but a little lighter. The cups are a 3 part foam construction that’s a bit thicker or firmer than the CHP from Ewa Michalak. But, it’s a lower gore and I’m ok with it. It’s containing the soft, center full tissue at this height without sitting on breast tissue. I would be ok with it lower, too. I feel like I have enough depth at the wire in this but given the minor fit issues, it’s hard to say for sure. I did get the matching bottoms but they were super tight despite being super pretty.

The band is tight indeed. I managed to get it a little bit more than 28” and my snug under bust is 28-28.5” so you can imagine it is a bit snug for me. I prefer 29” stretched minimum. I feel like I have good cup tension with the band though - but it’s definitely difficult to clasp and I have some pressure on my sternum. I’m ok with short term wear but not long term. I don’t have a 3 hook extender to try but I played with a 2 hook one on the bottom and middle hooks and the top and middle hooks. On both settings, I have some gapping but the band is better. I’m think a 70 band is going to be better for me than the 65 unless I add an extender for a bit.

The cups are so close to fitting. I personally feel like the volume is perfect BUT the cups are too tall by about a 1/4-1/2”. I *think* a 70HH with straps moved in, reduced cups and lowered gore would do the trick. I do not think that I can do a full cup volume down based on how the cups fit, and at 9.5” deep, that matches my perimeter - but I’m emailing Comexim to find out from them what they think as well. Then I will have a better idea about what size to order and what alterations I need.

I’m kinda bummed that this set doesn’t fit, but it’s a learning experience and pretty much proves that I have to order direct and request alterations for them to fit me best. I’m not sure what the fate of this set is, but I will probably list it, but first I want to try it properly with a 3 hook extender.

I’m not going to list this as a fit check, I don’t think, but I’m open to any fit feedback on this bra. Different information or confirmation of my suspicions.

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Updated on Oct 22, 2019 Flag this

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  Are these pictures after a fresh scoop and swoop? What happens after you wear it for a bit? Do you have more gaping/less, or is it the same as these pictures?

• Wilderness1 yes, pretty fresh scoop. Not immediately after, but I had it on for a little bit. Maybe 15 minutes to get the pictures? I have not tried to wear it for any significant length of time due to the tight band and the thought of the cup edge showing. I might grab a 3 hook extender from the shop and see if I can wear it for a little bit longer and what happens.

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  Calluna oh I see, okay. I'd be interested to see what happens once you wear it for a bit. I think that'll really determine what size/alterations you might need. If you have questions about alterations, I might be able to help. I wear a 65HH-65J in Comexim half cups and have tried a few alterations anyways.

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  Maybe try a 70J with the straps moved in, reduced cup height and lower gore? I think a 70HH with those modifications would be too small.

• Wilderness1 I’ll have to try it and report back, especially if I can try it with a full 3 hook extender instead of using a 2 hook extender. I’d be interested in trying one of your modified ones if you would possibly do that for research purposes.

  Sonya thats kind of my worry. But I’m curious about the cup fit and tension if I go up in the band. It does gap more with a looser band but then I expect it would be adjusted for the difference.

• My 5 cents on the topic.

  There are several ways to create spherical profiles from flat fabric panels. This style of multi-panel cups is derived from the circular generatrix approach:
  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AOFmtFuNFefhY55gqYoFQgpULt1OZ0d-

  When correctly executed, it gives a sphere within the rigidity characteristics of the elements.

  However when messed-up, even slightly inaccurate cut/fabrication, it can produce anything from fire alarm-bell to hoover dam or corset like structures.

  Which is what I think happens here.

  Understandably it would take undue pressure to force in anything else than what it was designed for.

  My wish is to understand what are the advantages of this kind of multi-panel cups, those with vertical seams. I can understand that seams can act as vertical soft bones. However, is there something else I should be aware of?

  Have a great day ;)

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  Vertical seams push up and create what is known as “cakes on a plate” cleavage. I don’t try to understand where the expression comes from, but it’s end result is a rounded profile not too dissimilar from a corset, I think. Single vertical seams are often too shallow at the wires and wide for narrow and pendulous breasts. The 3 part cups (2 seams) tends to give more room at the wire for breasts that need more immediate depth. For someone like me that has very soft and pendulous tissue, this can help the shape because it is a bit more structured. Firmer beasts might not need as much help. They have their own problems. I personally like the 3HC cut because it brings my breasts closer to my chest which is a little minimizing, and this is helpful in conjunction with certain tops. Sometimes it’s disadvantageous to have a highly projected shape.

• Thanks Calluna ,

  Now I want to try this as well. Note to self ;)

  Hve you perhaps noticed a wide excursion in shapes ?

  Like a quality control issue, I mean those are precision demanding, small errors result in big shape changes.

  How frustrating, an otherwise really nice bra that's not an absolute keeper...

• I added a few more images. I was trying this on tonight and had more gapping. I think my original pictures might have been post ovulation (I had a very unusual cycle then). I’m even gapping on my big side.

• It might be hard to get a perfect fit in the 3HCs. I find them to be much too wide and shallow in the cups in our size range. The plunges have way more projection and narrower cups.

• Even the 3HC? I had a 60HH Victoria that was a little bit too small in the band but fit in the cups until I grew again.

• Yes, that has definitely been my experience. I had one years ago that fit pretty well, but it was a few cup sizes smaller. All my attempts in the past year or so with 3HCs (60L/M or there abouts) have been shallow and wide.

• Looking at the Victoria, looks like maybe I had a bit of side boob showing. Might have been the camera and angles but it is too small for sure now and I sold it.

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  Calluna 3HCs will squish your projected boobs a bit and make the tissue come up and out. I find that they are a bit shallower and wider than I need, but because of the shallowness, my boobs take up the extra space with squish. The effect is that it looks like I have more upper fullness than I do, and the profile is less projected than some other brands, but also nice and rounded. I personally find that they work well for me, but you're a bit more projected than I am I think. I think if you tried to size up so that you had enough room for your projection, the cup would gape even more and be too tall. Sizing down will probably mean that you are slightly squished at the apex where you are most projected, but then the upper cup will probably fit better. PM me and we can talk about you trying some of my bras on if you want.

• Calluna, firm tissue and half cups don’t really mix. If the cup is open, there is a gap at the top for me. It’s better when the cups are closed or can fold down. I still love the 3HC and CHP but they are mostly misses for me.

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