This bra is a conundrum. It looks like Minnie, it measures like Minnie, but it doesn't fit me like Minnie. I can't figure this out! Given my raves for the Minnie fit, which pretty much fit like a glove everywhere except the overly rigid lace upper cup, I expected that Ellis would fit the same, but there's something odd about this bra. While the cups do fit me perfectly, they are really uncomfortable. I feel like the rigid bottom cups, which are lined with powermesh, are pushing me up and in, and for some reason the wires also want to cross at the ... gore and dig into my sternum. Basically, it feels like wearing an uncomfortable push up bra, but this is just a normal unlined balconnette. I need to play around with the wires and hope that a minor adjustment will help improve the comfort factor, because this bra is so darn pretty.
It's so darn pretty that I ordered it blindly from a UK seller on eBay, so I can't return it. I simply crossed my fingers and hoped that it would fit, knowing that it is identical to Minnie. The one saving grace is that the upper cup, being embroidered tulle, actually fits me pretty well despite being on the tall side. It isn't too tall, like Bonnie, but is more like the George upper lace cup than the Minnie. I find that the embroidery on the upper cup is really interesting and unique as it uses three tones of thread to create dimensional open roses. The body fabric print is pretty as well, and there's just a simple two toned grosgrain bow at the gore. Nice wide straps and a full band with contrast dark pink picot edging make this bra girly AND functional. Love the styling, it's totally a Disney Princess or Barbie bra for adults. Sometimes you just want something princessy, you know?
Now, if I could only figure out the issue with the gore, tame these unruly wires, and get rid of this musty smell (seriously, how did this eBay seller store this bra?) . . .
Does anyone else have this issue with uncomfortable underwires at the gore in this bra? I rarely have gore issues because I am neither wide set nor close set, and everything usually tacks. Usually a gore issue on me is a surefire sign of a too tight band and/or unsupportive sides, but I don't think that's the case in this bra.
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Update: Now that I measure 28E, the cups of this bra fit much better on me. I remember having some problems with the lace upper cup not being the right shape, but since the cups are now a size small, I can fill it out better. Unfortunately the 30 band is not ideal on me, and the gore is still quite uncomfortable unless settled in the right place.
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