I couldn't find measurements for this bra, so I ordered based on my Ciao Bella balconette, since that one still fits well (I've put on about 12lb since I bought that & rarely wore it, only because the straps were too wide). That one was also a 32D, currently comfy on the loosest set of hooks, with the unstretched length being 26" (broke in just a hair from the few times I wore it). Being that it's strapless, I didn't want to do a 30D like my favorite bra, and I didn't want to do a 32C because of the weight gain (worried the cup would be too ... small). So that's everything that made me go with 32D. It showed up, I tried it on, and the weight of them is causing this uncomfortable bulge under the band...because the weight pushes the skin & fat down when the bra sits where it should. If I put the straps on to support some of the weight, then it's perfectly fine, no bulging. My Ciao Bella is doing the same thing right now if I drop the straps off my shoulders. So I know it's not the bra itself. It's just the extra fat over my ribcage that's the issue, which really just means that strapless bras aren't for me right now, & I'll have to figure out a way to use the included straps so that they follow the shoulder straps on the dress. Or I can go strapless & just suffer the entire time anytime I use it. My biggest pet peeve with this bra is where the hooks are. Being on the side is impossible to latch. Trying to latch it spun around to the front makes it a pain to spin it back around to the right position & then slide it up to the right spot. I've never owned a strapless, so maybe that's just the optimal spot for the closure.
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Updated on Aug 14, 2019 Flag this
