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S Iwette (411)
SS2013 - Padded balconette bra in coral with black lace and polka dots
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There are so many issues with this bra that I wouldn't even know where to begin. It's not a secret that I have a great distaste for Ewa Michalak and I pray every day that there will be another brand that works for me better than they do, but being a 30KK across most of the brands has made that quite difficult.
Anyways, when I received this bra from another user, it was already altered in some ways. The height of the cups were lowered and the straps were moved inward. I had to do more reconstruction.
The wires are odd shaped and reach way back ... under my arms and is a ridiculous width for someone with a 30" frame, but that's an issue for another time. The material of the cups, for being a padded is terrible for breasts my size and weight. Because of how flimsy they are, they don't really hold shape and so they did a lot of tugging on my shoulders. The straps that the bra was created with required some replacement so I didn't end up with unbearably painful shoulders. It had even gotten to the point where I couldn't wait to rip the bra off because the straps weren't right. The straps that the bra came with weren't fully adjustable and so I cut them down a whole lot to wear them before I even replaced them. The band is actually true to size, I'd say, which was nice and had a nice width across my back.
Overall, this bra is of poor quality for large breasts, I'd say. Even though the shape goes to the largest that EM will make, I wouldn't recommend it.
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Updated on Jan 08, 2014 Flag this
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Ereshiy It really does. I'm far too soft for anything but sturdy cups. Any kind of leeway and my shoulders suffer from the straps. I have pictures of the crappy alteration I did. I took the comfort straps from my Lilia and sewed it onto this so I can make it wearable.
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Fits like a typical S style bra. Beautiful, bright coral color. Cups feel bigger than my other S style bras in the same size.
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Updated on Oct 22, 2013 Flag this
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This is my consolation bra for not being able to get an S Ptys, and it's a pretty good consolation in my books. The bra has a 4-piece construction in the cup (3 vertical and a horizontal on top), is made of a lightly padded material, and is a coral colour with black polka-dots on the cups and band. The straps are half adjustable, and the fastening has 4 rows of 3 columns of hooks. The quality of materials is very high- the bra is sturdy, and has lovely, smooth material and Ewa Michalak's usual attention to detail.
The cup is too tall, and the straps are too wide-set ... for my liking, and also don't adjust to be short enough, although the soft, wide fabric straps are incredibly comfortable and don't cut in. The cup is a bit big, but I'm not sure if my very projected breasts would make smaller size too small. The band is too long, but I expected it to be too long, as I went one band size up to get the volume I thought would be correct.
I love the way that this looks on- the coral seems to be a nice match for my skin tone. The black lace on the cups actually doesn't show up, so you have a smooth outline when wearing it. I have a very round, uplifted projected shape, which I rather enjoy.
I ended up altering the bra by folding the top panel of the cups down to make a half-cup and moving the straps inwards so that they'll stay on my shoulders. I'm quite happy with this alteration, I've made myself a very deep, open half-cup in a size in which no half-cups are made. The bra is very comfortable to wear, except the elastic trim on the base of the bra does have a tendency to roll under a little and cut into me sometimes.
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Updated on Aug 06, 2013 Flag this
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This is a great bra, it's just too large in the cup for me. I've already ordered another in my correct size.
This bra managed to collect the breasts in from the sides and keep them somewhat close to the chest which gives a lifted, yet natural shape. Feels very secure in the middle, not like I'm going to fall out.
Fabric is so soft and smooth and the straps are covered so it is very, very comfortable. Elastic in the band is nice and true to size (doesn't stretch much beyond 68-69 cm.
Color is not as crazy bright as it seems! It's very flattering. The black lace on the cups lays flat and isn't visible under t-shirts. The bow in the middle is very cute and "hidden" in the valley between the breasts.
Straps are half-adjustable . . . so if you are over-tightening your straps, you'll run out of room (and the wires will end up in your armpits).
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Updated on Jul 18, 2013 Flag this
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Loved it in theory. The band was very firm, and I liked the shape it gave me. It really pulled it all in from the sides and projected well. Wires were the perfect width. I did have a problem with the center gore digging in at the bottom after a full day of wear. Although I loved the look, I wasn't a huge fan of the "jiggle" up top, which was exacerbated by the cup being too small. The wings were WAY too low for me and made the armpit fat look much worse, but I think that could be better if I had a proper size. All in all I'd be willing to give it another shot in the correct size, but wouldn't hold out too much hope.
Updated on Jun 18, 2013 Flag this
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I think it's really interesting how we got such a different fit in this bra. Yes, it was initially too big for me, but after bringing the cup height down, I was really happy with the fit and would have kept wearing it if it wasn't too small. Of course, my breasts are basically the opposite of yours (firm and slightly fuller on top instead of soft and bottom heavy). I think this really goes to show how much shape plays a huge factor in bra fit as much as size does.