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• Ehm ... :D I think they are right to recommend to size up. Sorry to disagree. Imo Alana runs smaller than most other styles. But that could also be my personal fot shape struggling with this more fob friendly cut. On the other side if Brav recommends it they do it because of lots of exprierence fitting customers in this bra, as they don't recommend sizing up on every other bra as far as I know.

• No the bra is not good on you. I'd avoid it, it's also too wide set in general, too tall and wide. If you could size down to 34HH maybe the width and height be good for you, but then not be big enough in cups (hence "running small") .

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  alidieux , Bravissimo's recommendation to size up makes sense to me if your bradrobe has a lot of bras where the stretched band length is 2 to 4 inches longer than the stated bra size. If you are used to bras that stretch that much more than the stated bra size, you should size up in Bravissimo. My search for the perfect bra stopped when I found the Alana. It's not truly perfect but for me, it's been the best fitting, most comfortable bras I have ever owned.

  alisa , Alana may run smaller than other bras but I feel they are more TTS in the band and cup, consistently so. In comparison, Bratabase measurement data for a 38JJ Fantasie has a stretched band length of 43.7 in and a cup depth of 17.6, while a comparable Alana would have to be 42L. With Alana and Bravissimo in general, what you see is what you get.

• alanagirl Yea I can understand the band thing but I find most bravissimo bands to be the same stretch level and don't really stretch further than what the band size nr is :o but for example if I compare with the 34KK darcy which is ofc also huge on me, I get similar gapping in that as the Alana. That's why I thought it's not necessarily that it runs small. Although what alisa say make sense too, for fot shapes i guess they would need size up etc.

  Yeh so i now measure fully 34J so next time I order stuff I will order in this size and see how it goes too. Instead of overestimating my size. It will make reviews better too, knowing that my size might be correct but then you could clearly see faults in shape better, but also order 1 size up also. But I'm putting together another order of random polish brands that they have at lace lingerie. But maybe I don't give up on bravissimo just yet :)

• alanagirl
  yes I like how Bravissimo bands are tts! Good for 30 and 28 band folks who are sized out in lots of other brands were these sizes fit like 32.

  Actually when I was first properly fitted 8 years ago my first bra was 32H Tango. Obviously I was lower weight back then -- so I soon discovered it prefer a 30HH/30J, then tried few Cleo bras and I had 2 that fitted me in 28J (!) because the bands run so large. I might been 29-30 underbust back then.
  But for me Panache /Cleo was *it* back then and I found the sizes to be tts esp. the Tango which is their staple similar to what Alana is to Bravissimo.

  I have Panache Tango 30K, it still fits me currently. But I struggle with 32K Alana and would size up to 34 band in Arla!

  it might be like with the vanity sizing, in rbrand you are XL in another an M so does either run large or the other run small?

  Also I think that Alana is the bra with most firm upper cup edge, so I it tends to cut in easily (if one doesn't have one that is clearly too large.) So I imagine fitters gave feed back that Alana cuts in on a lot of customers therefore must run small. From Bloggers we know Brav. staff usually fits someone first in Alana to check size - imagine someone comes in and tells them I wear 32H (but wear a Tango that "runs large") they get out 32H Alana but it doesn't fit... fitter and customer now think "Ah Alana runs small".

  I can understand that you think the opposite way as Alana was to you your first best fit like Tango to me was back in the day so you compare the other way round.

• alidieux Don't give up on Bravissimo just yet. I also had to try many over the years to find the best. Yeah maybe get only 2 styles but in 2 diff. sizes :) so we can spot the issues better and hopefully help you.

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