BM Kawa (Limited Edition, not advertized) in 60K

BM Kawa is a limited edition bra that was supposed to be released last fall (2017.) Since I didn’t see it as a release, I asked Kaśka about it in May & she said there was limited materials which was why it wasn’t released, but that I could order it direct. It is a full lace BM style, so it has the 4 sections: 2 lower vertical, 1 horizontal upper lace section, and the upper outer wedge that connects the straps to the cups. The cups are covered in a patterned brown lace, but like all BMs, only the top section ... is stretchy.

The band measures 21.5” and stretches to a max 28.75”. It has the typical 3 hooks and 4 rows of eye loops.

Cup Depth as measured by:
1 Hovering the cup between the knees, then placing the tape measure into the cups without any resistance.
This measurement is: 12.5”

2 Placing the cup over the knee and stretching it similar to what a breast would, to the maximum resistance.
This measurement is: 15”

I feel these two figures give you a general idea of the minimum and maximum depth that the cup can accommodate, just like the flat and stretched band measurements do with bands. Since Bratabase only has one cup field, I enter the larger of the two, as it’s this larger number that determines if a cup is going to fit me or not since I am on the max end of the cup scale, but do realize that some may need the lower number to determine fit for their needs, so I will always include both figures in the reviews for full disclosure.

Like most of the Full Lace BMs I’ve tried, this one “fits” for the most part, but does not do a full tack. As I’ve experienced recently, I get a better fit typically with the 60KK in the full lace BMs as well. I really need to stop trying them in the 60K, but old habits are hard to break!

My husband likes this one, being one who prefers the earthy tones. (He keeps complaining about Fluo as he does not like the neon pink.) I do love the color of the lace on the cups, but feel the brown on the band is not the ideal match, which is my only complaint. It’s not a deal breaker for me, but I feel a better brown could have been used for aesthetic appeal. I do like that the band was tighter than most of my Ewa bras lately, so I didn’t need to have it on the tightest hook-set. If Ewa will allow, I will order this one again in 60KK.

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BM Kawa 60KK
This is my second attempt with Kawa, having tried it prior in 60K.

BM Kawa is a limited edition bra that was supposed to be released last fall (2017.) Since I didn’t see it as a release, I asked Kaśka about it in May & she said there was limited materials which was why it wasn’t released, but that I could order it direct. It is a full lace BM style, so it has the 4 sections: 2 lower vertical, 1 horizontal upper lace section, and the upper outer wedge that connects the straps to the cups. The cups are covered in a patterned brown lace, ... but like all BMs, only the top section is stretchy. The lace of the cups is lined with a sheer black material but is not padded in any way.

The band measures 22.15” and stretches to a max 29.25”. It has the typical 3 hooks and 4 rows of eye loops.

Cup Depth as measured by:
1 Hovering the cup between the knees, then placing the tape measure into the cups without any resistance.
This measurement is: 12.35”

2 Placing the cup over the knee and stretching it similar to what a breast would, to the maximum resistance.
This measurement is: 15”

I feel these two figures give you a general idea of the minimum and maximum depth that the cup can accommodate, just like the flat and stretched band measurements do with bands. Since Bratabase only has one cup field, I enter the larger of the two, as it’s this larger number that determines if a cup is going to fit me or not since I am on the max end of the cup scale, but do realize that some may need the lower number to determine fit for their needs, so I will always include both figures in the reviews for full disclosure.

This measurement was a bit alarming, as the 60K Kawa measured 12.5” and 15”, making this 60KK actually measure smaller than the 60K! Yes, they both stretch to the same max depth, but by all logic, the 60KK should indeed measure larger both stretched and unstretched, not smaller or even the same.

The 60K also had a tighter band (which is preferred) as it measured to 28.75” compared this 60KK at 29.25”. The 60K cup height was 9.75”, width 6.13”, gore .55” wide & 4.13” tall with the wing being 4.75” while this 60KK has cup height at 9.85”, width of 6.25”, gore .53” wide & 4.15” tall with the wing being 4.5”. Overall, the measurements are too close to the 60K and thus disappointing even before trying it on, leaving me not very optimistic about it fitting better than the 60K, if at all.

As for fit, it’s disappointing. While my initial try on (of 1 minute) led me to *think* I will still be able to wear it, with my second try on, I can see this one is clearly too small and won’t be wearable unless I lose some breast mass. The gore sits a full 2 fingers off my sternum and on breast tissue, the stretch lace is at max tension and does create some quadding when I do a swoop and scoop (which I failed to do at first try on.) As I am at low tide, I can honestly say this one is a dud for me, and thus goes into my dead bra bin, but held on to just in case I need a smaller cup in the future.

Since I am trying to build a bra arsenal of ones that are a tad bit too small in the cup as well as ones that fit, I am not angry about this one, just disappointed that it wasn’t larger than the 60K like it should be. Since Ewa won’t currently do BMs in a 60L, I will not be attempting this one a third time. And while yes, there is a chance that if I ordered it again in a 60KK it might yield better results, there hasn’t been enough of a difference between the 60K and 60KK BMs for me to want to try it again without knowing it would be larger in the cup as it should be.

Since I am also at the max end of the Ewa cup limit, I also won’t complain to her about this one either. I really need her to be willing to expand the cup range in the SF/BMs to a 60L but she is not currently willing to do so. So thus, I will save my arguments to pushing for the next cup up instead of complaining about a bit of human error, and hopefully I can get her to expand these two lines to a 60L again. (Since we have 1 BM in the BtB at 60LL, I know she did do them at one point, but I have asked twice so far and been told no, stating they don’t have wires that work for that band/cup combo for the SF/BM style.)

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