This bra is extremely comfortable and the fabric is very soft! Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all yet my breasts are rounded and supported with little to no bounce. Fits great....for now. The issues... At a 30dd I am wearing day one on the largest hooks however I could easily adjust to the smallest hooks with no problem. The band could be tighter and sturdier. It fits now but I can see this bra stretching out very quickly. Also, the straps are the correct legnth currently at their smallest setting. It would be nice if they adjusted just a little bit smaller. Basically this is an excellent no show t shirt bra for the time being but I will likely size out of it very quickly. I bought it anyway because it fit and I found it in the same rack at Macy's for only 20 bucks! At that price it was worth it to me for now.
Now I realize the CK misunderstanding, haha! I was talking about Curvy Kate, while you bought Calvin Kline! :)
Ahhh! Haha!! I gotcha now!! I am in fact interested in trying some curvy Kate styles however im just not sure which ones would work for me or what size I would need. I'm looking for a slightly wider and more shallow cup with a round and lifted shape. And yes! I would assume their bras are waaaay better quality and much sturdier, but try finding curvy Kate's in a store in the U.S.! Until I have the chance to try some on, there's no way to tell if they'll fit :-( however, curved Kate recommendations for wider, shallower, and a narrow and shorter gore are always welcome!
Curvy Kate does have some broad wired and shallow bras in 30DD. A lot of those bras are for FOT shapes though. If your shape is FOT, try the Roxie, the Flaunt, and the Wild.
If your shape is neither FOT nor FOB, try the Soda Pop and the Desire.
Thanks saskia! Unfortunately I none of the above, lol! I think I'm fob but my breasts are deflated and soft due to weight loss and muscle gain. Think saggy and flat. Thank goodness for nice well proportioned nipples because that's about all my boobs have going for them these days, haha!! I always had large fairly even and full somewhat pendulous breasts. Now I just have stretched skin with round flat fat at the bottom. So wherever you push them, they squish and if a bra is over projected, they just spill forward and look pointy and conical. In most molded t shirt styles I can get the rounded fuller look I had in my twenties. I'm also quite petite at 5'2 and 118 pounds but with a medium frame. High wide gores irritate me however I am not narrow. Any other CK suggestions?
In the process of adding and measuring some CKs for you as we speak! :)
This bra is just too wide for me, both in cup and straps. I ordered the 32 DD because this bra doesn't come in a 30DDD. I had the 30 DD, and while it was still rather wide, it fit quite comfortably. The 32 DD straps push into my underarm area and chafe. I cannot wear it.
I've had this bra for a while and it is one of the ones that fit me well. I'm looking into different sizes though because all of my bras have bands that are too large. This bra is quite comfortable but it doesn't stay in place all of the time when wearing it strapless. Overall it is a good quality bra and the shape has held up very well.
This bra fits pretty well. I prefer less padding and molding. There might be some space in the upper part of the cup, but not enough that it makes it look funny.
It's a basic t-shirt bra, which is what I hoped for. Also, the fabric is super-soft, and the straps are covered in the same stuff.
I think it might fit best on the smallest hook, which is sad, but _you_ try finding 28D bras in any kind of basic style.
It fits remarkably well, given how wide-set my breasts are. The one day I wore it to work, though, the underwires started poking into my chest more than I liked. :-/ (this may have had more to do with hunger and bad posture and the existence of underwires than a flaw with the bra itself, so I reserve judgment until I've worn it a few more times.)
The band of this bra started out very firm. I needed an extender for the first 3 or so months of wear, but it was (and is) otherwise comfortable. I have some extra space at the top of the cup, but it doesn't bother me much. The bra gives a very smooth look under clothing and the fabric feels quite nice.
I love this bra- it's a super sheer lace that is rather minimal in every way. Minimal coverage, minimal support. Which is exactly what I want from this bra. The lace cups conform to your natural shape, and accommodate for my shallow breasts.
I love this bra- it's a super sheer lace that is rather minimal in every way. Minimal coverage, minimal support. Which is exactly what I want from this bra. The lace cups conform to your natural shape, and accommodate for my shallow breasts.
The band runs loose and seems to fit more like a 32. After a couple of wears, I can comfortably wear it on the tightest hook, so I'll have to take it in a bit. Since it's padded, it's hard to tell whether the cup shape is right. It seems to follow my breast root pretty well, but I'm not convinced that I'm filling the top of the cup completely. That's ok, since it's molded, and the shape looks ok, even if the top cuts into my root a bit. You can't see it under a shirt. The hook is kind of itchy, though, when I wear it ...on the loosest, so even after I alter the band, I'll be wearing it on the second hook.
The padding is a bit of a weird spot. There's a space between the padding and the wires, and this was kind of uncomfortable the first day I wore it. It feels ok now, but it leaves an odd indent on the bottom of my breast where it falls between the wire and the padding. The space is even enough on both cups that I have to assume that this is deliberate. Bit of an odd design choice.
Update: I sewed a ribbon over most of the bottom elastic and left maybe 1.5 inches left unsewn. It fits a bit loosely on the loosest hook, but I couldn't hook it on the second hooks, so I have to deal with that weird itchiness I get on the loosest hook. Other than that, this bra is quite comfortable to wear now.
I thought about the padding some more, and I think I understand why it doesn't do anything for me. All the padding is located where I don't have much fullness- on the sides and bottom. It just makes the cup shallower in those areas, so my breasts fit just fine with no pushing up. Read more 212 more words
Tried this on in red at Nordstrom Rack and would have bought it if it weren't for two things:
- the straps don't adjust small enough and have very little stretch - band is a little too big (my underbust is 26.25, fyi)
I've found that CK bands don't stretch out much over time, so if I were to find this bra again really cheap, I would definitely consider buying it and altering the straps myself.
Otherwise, this is a great bra! Cups fit really well, gives a great lifted shape, the color is really beautiful and it's very supportive.
I love, love, love this bra. Granted, it's pretty padded and the cup shape is pretty rigid, but it gives great shape under all sorts of clothes, good cleavage and is still the most comfortable bra I own. I do wish it were a little less contoured -- at certain times of the month, I don't quite fill it out, which means that I get some gaping at the top of the cups if I sit a certain way. Not particularly sexy, appearance-wise and I've found the white gets pretty dingy looking but mine is ~4 years old at this point. This is a definite staple in my bra wardrobe and I'm definitely thinking about replacing it (but probably not in white).
This bra sees like a nice bra but it originally didn't fit very well. The cups were too separated for me and the band was too large. I fixed the band by sewing a non stretch patch into both sides of the band and sewed the gore so that it is smaller and now this bra is amazing! My only issue is that the "customized lift" does not take into account that cup size is relative to band size. There was not much push up in the bra at all which is disappointing because push up bras are harder to find in this size. In general though I would say the bra was good quality and ran true to size.
I was really excited about this bra because the customized lift bra is supposed to be a good bra for wide, shallow breasts. Also, a bra calculator that I used said I was a 30DD. I tried the 30DD as well, but this 30D and this fit way better. The quality is great, the fabric feels good. The top of the cups even fit me when I hunch forward! That's something that never happens for me. BUT it makes my boobs look low and pointy. I have minor quad boob on my left, and then then the cup is a little empty on the left. This is probably due to both my bigger left boob and that there isn't enough space for me between the cups.
Bra is very pretty, has a super soft material and lightly padded cups. I'm assuming it would look great under a thin shirt as even the underwire is concealed. However, it's not quite the right shape for me, and tends to gap at the top. Band is tight for a 32.
I loved this bra. It was a simple, great t-shirt bra. Super soft fabric and seemed to minimize my breast's appearance and size. Would definitely buy again if they made it in a 28 band.
Bra is very pretty, has a super soft material and lightly padded cups. I'm assuming it would look great under a thin shirt as even the underwire is concealed. However, it's not quite the right shape for me, and tends to gap at the top. Band is tight for a 32.
Purchased a long time ago when I had no idea how a bra was meant to fit, nor my size. Posting it so I can list it for a better home. Tags removed, tried on twice, never worn, washed once. I have two of the same bra, in black and nude.
The shape of this bra is flattering on my small frame. I like the front closure, but it takes away the option to tighten the band as it stretches. This is my best fitting bra because there is no gaping in the cups, which is common for me with my shallow breasts. Edit: I had taken in the band and it fit much better, but eventually just got too old and I found better bras in my size. I think the cups would be too small if I were to try this again.
Now I realize the CK misunderstanding, haha! I was talking about Curvy Kate, while you bought Calvin Kline! :)