This bra is extremely and beautifully uplifting but it does have wide set straps and obviously the added spaghetti straps are meant for creating fun designs but it also can be used to make the straps sit closer together like I have done especially in the back picture. The o my issue in still having is with the bottom area of the bra (wire?)feeling like it's bruising or like displacing a rib when I bend down or crouch. And honestly when I've had this issue before I wore a make shift corset just under the bra to make it like a long line. I wish ewa would be open to long lines but she doesn't seem to have any requests for one since she has customers complaining about tummy and or rib pain that makes me wonder if it would actually be helpful to have a long line to help eliviavte the pain directly on the ribs and to spread it out or redistribute it .
Can you explain what mean by that? How did this specific bra fit you?
Did you buy an 85J or an 85HH? If you got both, most educational would be measure and see the exact differences.
So sorry I added pictures for comparison but they are rejected. I ordered both the HH and J in same bandsize. The 85HH measures 73cm and 85J 70cm so that doesn't make sense to me; I always thought bigger cups equals bigger circumference so go bandsize down if you go cupsize up?
They should be the same band measurement BUT since Ewa is handmade there are boing to be some discrepancies How did the cup itself fit? Which did you like better?
I ordered 4 bra's the Scarlet and the Gwiezdny Pył, which are exactly the same cuts (I also ordered the matching briefs in 44 and 46) in both 85HH and 85J because I wanted to make sure to get the correct size and I needed to make an return shipment anyway :) Both the red and the black set have the same sizing; HH is wider in band then J....so confusing....this isn't normal right?
Cupsize in J is way better for me; it almost tacks :)
Unfortunately it is pretty normal :( if you look at bratabase for exact same size the measurements can very and it honestly goes right back to being handmade I was telling Jaimie and braobsessed.com she needs to request the same seamstress for all orders so the variances aren't as crazy lol But I honestly think even the same seamstress wouldn't be perfect each time I know I'm not when I'm seeing lol
Interesting! But comparing the black with the red 85HH exact match and same goes for both the 85Js so that was very consitent....
their bands are very inconsistent, it is very frustrating.
I'm assuming that this 70 vs 73 is unstretched? Have you tried measuring stretched out? Might be more similar It's possible the elastic was sewn on at slightly different tensions Being optimistic lol
My first EM order I ordered a 70HH BM and a 70J SM. The SM's band was significantly shorter, both stretched and unstretched
I figured it out, I already measured it for the database :) The fabric is completely the same with and between all 4 bras but the wires in HH are wider (and lower) then the Js this makes up for the difference in band length overall! Now the question will if a JJ will fit even better...
It's gorgeous - I love the black and pale dusky purple (I love bright colors, but I'm also a sucker for muted shades). I like the lace and the cute little cameo charm on the gore. The band fits nicely and fits me well; if anything it was slightly too stretchy, but I normally wear 36s and 85 is basically a 38, so I expected that.
But it doesn't work on me, which is genuinely frustrating as I was so sure that the S cut would work with my boobs.
I had the guess at the size - there ...is literally no info on EM's S cuts in this size (until now!), and it's slightly too small in the cup - the gore doesn't *quite* tack and my boobs feel a bit smooshed in the cups. So I probably would have those issues go away with an 85J.
The bigger problem, which makes it unwearable for me, is that the top of the cups are just too tall and too open. I apparently have really short breasts. Almost all of my bras have some extra space or gaping lace at the top, especially where the cup meets the strap (I also apparently are more center-full). I had hoped this would not be the case for this bra, but unfortunately, it is. There's so much extra fabric and padding sticking straight up from the top. Putting the inserts in helps a little bit, but not enough to make it work. The gaping is most prominent towards the outside of the cup, but it's incredibly obvious all over.
On the plus side, the narrow wires aren't too narrow for me, so that's good to know. Read more 185 more words
So strange! The cups actually look much too big, not width but projection and height. Sorry it didn't work for you.
It is entirely the height that is the problem. The cups themselves are definitely not too big or too projected - just way too tall and open on top. :(
I'm glad that I was not the only one that found it slightly too small. It is very open on top - not overly so for me, but close.
To my (still newbie) eye this looks like a short root problem? Its too bad they dont offer this fabric in an 'H' style. But it looks like the CHP style cant be ordered larger than an 80H? What about custom shorter cups?
and yes, so sad!!
Yeah, I have short roots. Apparently they are incredibly short.
As a fellow short rooted gal: the versions that are unlined (ex: HM/BM) or the ones with lined cups and removable pads give more wiggle room on finding a right heighted fit. I agree- if the fabric is stiiff, any gaping along the top edge is super dramatic. I tend to do better in the ewa CH type cuts on the whole. But short roots also give you less overall volume than someone with taller roots and the same peremiter. So it's easy to overestimate size in some bras. I know a lot of folk size up in some ewa bras, but I actually wear the same to one cupsize down in the S and PL.
How tight or loose did you have the straps?
I think that the reason why the gore doesn't tack and your boobs feel smooshed in the center while there's such massive gaping, is because this cup size is way larger than what you need - which results in much higher gore than your boobs can handle. So basically the center portion of the bra, which is unproportional and only supposed to support the middle crease of much larger volume, ends up handling all your boob tissue so that's the stress. Trying 2-3 cup sizes down (so 85G/GG) should really fix all this.
good idea about the straps!