The Alana bra has worked for me at one specific size in my journey. It's a good basic bra that comes up to L-cup and there is no extra linings in larger sizes, you get what you see on the picture. So since it worked for me in the past, I try to make it work again. Obviously it's not gonna happen.

I tried this bra in 32J which was too small in cups. This 30K is still too small in cups! (I wear 30JJ / 32J in other Bravissimo bras!) So it's safe to say Alana does run really small. I recommend sizing up by 1 cup ... size at least. Also the bra is just not made for full on top boobs, there is not much room in the opper part and it tends to cut in. In the past I got the best fit when I sized up 2 cup sizes in Alana compared to my Panache size. The band runs true to size but is more stretchy than usual Bravissimo bands (most I had run really firm). I could close this 30 band easily but it feels just a little tight.

Now I could try it in 30KK or 32K, but I won't. I give up. On my front picture I tried to show just how wide-set the straps are on this 30K. It's not going to be better in a larger cup size. I already feel like the straps want to slip off anytime when I wear this bra. So while the larger size would offer more room in the top of the cup it would probably be too wide in construction for my frame.
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