My (delayed) review of my first Ewa Michalak bras!
I'm projected, narrow rooted, and close set. This bra is so close to right, although the PL-Misty I got in this batch was a little better fitting.
The problems. 1. The straps are too wide and bother my tail of spence because they're basically coming out of my armpit , my arm actually pushed that part of the bra forward. 2. The elastic curls under the wires at the bottom of the band. 3. The bottom of the gore triangle wort of jabs into my sternum. I cant wear this bra or my other EM bra on back to back days ... or even super long days because this begins to make a sore across my sternum just under the gore where it digs in. Im not sure if I'm too large of a cup size, although this 80HH should have plenty bigger cups than my normal Curvy Kate 34H's. The band isnt too tight, so I dont know what the problem is with the gore. I sort of wonder if moving the straps inward will support my chest from the middle more, but I havent dared to alter my most expensive and best fitting bras yet, and Im not sure how I would handle the cup shape shifting.
4. The lace on this is a nightmare. I saw the roses and was like "oh a pretty beauty and the beast sort of bra" that also was light colored and could maybe hide under light colored shirts better than the dark purple I got, but no. This lace shows bumpy under almost all my shirts. The lace going up the strap- while cute- is super annoying. It doesnt even stay on the strap, so I'll just have a random flappy bit off to the side to irritate my skin. The button detail on the straps is also irritating, although the ones down the center front are really cute. I was so happy to order something not beige or black, but now I wish I had ordered this in a basic color with no extra stuff on them.
I had a bit of a shock at the odd appearance- its not just the projection, but this cup has so much less outside space that the cup shape is changed and less round. It took a bit to get used to.
Also I cannot wear any shirt besides a stretchy 2XL with this or the bra/boobs cant stick out, so they go down, and the gore is shoved more into my sternum and it hurts. So the now-more limited wardrobe, mixed with not being able to wear the same brand of bras two days in a row to prevent sores, on top of the fact that I got a dark purple and this light colored bra has lace thats always bumpy or sticking out... getting dressed has become an interesting juggle of wanting to wear the bras, but finding something stretchy enough to not push down the bra, but dark colored or thick enough fabric to hide the color and/or lace. (Misty's lace isnt bumpy, just the Mimi's rose lace)
Quality seems ok. The zipzag stitch over the elastic at the bottom of the band looks a little cheap/ less professionally finished. I'm not sure if it's a quality issue of how the straps are attached, or thier placement against my arms trying to move, but there is enough stress at the strap that a lot of the stitching shows. With lace, especially lace going up the strap, I would have thought this could have been done better.
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Updated on Jun 17, 2020 Flag this
Better late than never! This bra is so cute!