Bra fitting help » Started quadding and collapsing cups

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Comexim » Basic Plunge Bra (170) » 60P 28:16

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  The cups typically collapse when your breasts are too heavy for their construction. This can be due to a variety of issues: lack of the needed immediate projection, too low of gore (so the wires don't have enough leverage to work in unison with the band), the band being too large/stretchy and not keeping the cups in their place, the wires being too flexible, just to name a few.

  Photos can be very deceptive and hide the noted fit issues, so unfortunately what you see doesn't always show through on the photos shared. I am having trouble seeing what you discribe, as it looks more like center spillage than quadding to me, but you know what's going on in front of you.

  So I'll base my suggestions on your measurements. 1st, I feel you are measuring your cup depth small, instead of reflecting the true potential of the cup. 11.8" is way small for a 60P/28KK cup-even for a flat measurement. Honestly that more matches a small 60O for Comexim, so I feel this bra runs quite small in the cup. From my experience with BoB Comexim bras in this size, they do run small in the cup though, so it doesn't surprise me. This cup should still have a max stretched cup potential of around 14" based on the Comexims I had in a 60O so if the top of the cup is more closed that would be why it wouldn't be accommodating enough for your 14" perimeter.

  We already know this band is ridiculously large for a 28/60 band and not at all common for a Comexim 60. I know this figure would be a bit off since you measure after wear which will give a falsely larger band measurement both flat and stretched, but regardless of that margin of error, this one is just too long.

  I feel you just got a dud of a bra, not typical of a true Comexim 60P bra in any way.

  Based on your rib measurements, I would say you should be going with a 30/65 band, as a tight 28"/comfortable 29", you are going to get a lot of wire distortions on a true 60/28 band which will throw off the cup fit and give you a variety of fit issues.

  With your breast perimeter of 14", I think a 65N would best suit you, though you may need a 65O for models that run smaller or more closed in, such as the Basic here. With your center spillage issue, I suggest avoiding lower gores, as they will make it worse.

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    Thanks MamaPagan for the thoughtful suggestions. I definitely agree that 65 bands, as long as they don't run loose, are better for me. I really like a band to stretch to right at or a smidge under 30 inches to feel like it is really supporting my breasts. I certainly am very close set, full on bottom and have soft tissue, so center spillage can definitely be a problem (like back when I could wear a Freya Deco!) My breasts are spilling in to the center now because they seem to be out of room in the cup, which is why I referred to it as quadding, although that may not be the best description. They are looking for somewhere to go, haha. However, I wasn't spilling out of this bra or collapsing it a month ago. The same problem is happening with my comexim pearl mint 60o suddenly, which is why I feel that things have changed with my body. I think trying a non plunge sounds like a good idea. 65N's are a bigger problem on me now, although they fit nicely just a few months ago. There is so much of my breasts escaping the center that it creates visible bulges beneath shirts. Shudder. I think I am also still learning about how best to measure, and have learned from your reviews to measure the cups using the tension of your knee, which is what I have done and input for my most recently measured bras.

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    I can't say my measure technique is best, I just know that the cups have flexibility just like the bands, and our breasts (or cup range) seem more reliant on the max number for determining fit, especially since different materials produce different tension and give to the cups.

    We are all still learning, and I swear when we figure out our boobs, they just change again, haha! I too struggle with the center space and spillage, and thought that I needed a lower gore to combat this, but recently realized a higher gore is more ideal for keeping the girls in the cups for sure.

    I hope you can find a good combination, and that your boobs don't change right afterwards. :-)

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  This has happened to me while trying on bras, it always happened with bras that were one cup size smaller, have you tried going up a cup size? That usually solved the problem for me.

  Updated on February 11, 2019 Flag this

  
  

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