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Masquerade » Tiffany (5431) » 32G 32:9
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I just got a Freya Deco in a 32FF... it's not perfect either, but I'll keep looking. The band is right, but the cups seem to be too far back along the band and too spaced in the front.
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This is currently my best fitting bra! The only issue is that the cups are too far apart! While there is no space between where the underwires meet (at the top, the cups seem to drag my breasts away from each other. The band fits really well and the cups fully encase me. I think it's an issue with style. Any advice?
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As you said there is definitly a style issue, not a size issue. Are you looking for other padded plunges similar in style?
If so there is a couple you could try.
- Ewa Michalak PL Onyx
- Freya Deco
- Bravissimo SatineEwa Michalak have wires much closer than most brands, especially in their PL style. In my bras the channels even cross there. The wires are also narrower and the cup deeper than most brands. http://www.ewa-michalak.pl/product-pol-196-PL-Onyks.html Ewa Michalak might work well for you in general.
The Freya Deco is moulded and a classic. It also has slightly narrower wider than the Panache/Masquerade brands, but is larger in the band but still generous in the cup. http://www.freyalingerie.com/lingerie/essentials/deco/underwired_moulded_plunge_bra.aspx?colour=black
The Bravissimo Satine bra is quite new, but does also come with deeper cups and narrower wires. http://www.bravissimo.com/products/lingerie/sensational-sets/satine-bra/black/au15bl/?criteria=satine&show=16&sort=1&level=3
Updated on March 12, 2012 Flag this
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The Deco is so great! I'm waiting to lose more weight until I buy another one though... I don't think my breasts will shrink, but I've already had the Deco in a few sizes... :)
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helpfulHave you tried this yet in a 34FF? I wrote this on the FB wallpost for Bratabase...that the band looks very small on you. It's most noticeable in the second photo from the side, you can see how it's seriously compressing around your back. I can't imagine how uncomfortable that must feel, or how much it shows through shirts.
I know this response is going to get thumbed down a ton, but really...the band looks way too small. In addition, it's pulling the cups too far to the sides which causes the top of the cup to pull making it seem like it's too small. Another problem (and I've seen this in your other bra problem posts) is that when you're wearing too small of a band it gets pulled down, which is evident in how the cups are sitting on you. Have you noticed how the bottom of the cups are not filled out? Some styles of bra are more straight than others and this problem is unavoidable, but not to the extent you have. It looks like there is a great deal of space between the bottom of the underwire and the bottom of your breast tissue.
I'm curious, what does your ribcage measure at if you hold the tape around (not pulling tight, but holding it as you would if you measured your full bust)?
Updated on March 27, 2012 Flag this
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It looks oddly tight in the photo (and in the others)- but I think that's mostly due to the weird posture I had to take that picture. This particular bra band is actually very comfortable and doesn't leave marks (my other panache/masquerade 32s are too small though). My ribcage measures 31 inches.
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Posture/angle. Now that I'm looking at the image again, it doesn't even seem physically possible... perhaps I'll try to get a friend to take a picture for me. :/
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So I took a mirror picture. I'm still in a kind of weird position due to the camera, but this is more like what the band actually fits like.
But I completely agree... a bra that is as tight as it looked in that other image would be incredibly painful, if not impossible to fasten!
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Ah, ok. I can see now the band is much more smooth against your torso. So it would definitely be more of a style issue. Perhap the wires are more flexible in this bra so they get pulled further which distorts the cups. I've heard Panache and Curvy Kate bras both do that, but Freya is usually more sturdy. Fantasie probably as well. Also, you could try a cup cut higher under the arm (unless you find those uncomfortable).
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There is the Curvy Kate Elegance too, but I would really advice against it. It is very small in the cup, and the wires are wide and quite far apart so you will get a fit similar to this.