Bra fitting help » Should I try the size that calculator says?

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B.tempt'd By Wacoal » B.sultry Balconette Underwire Bra (953261) » 32DDD 32:6

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  It looks like a pretty decent fit in the photos, but you need to see if you feel comfortable. Have you scooped and swooped? Does it feel completely secure with the gore sitting flat against the ribcage but not hurting or moving around? If you do a couple jumping jacks, reach up, reach down and touch your toes and then stand up again, do you stay in the bra or will you be spilling out of the cups? If you press firmly on the wires on your sides, do you feel any pain or discomfort (meaning it is on breast tissue and you may need a wider underwire and/or larger cup?

  Also, the one universal tip I give to people who just got into a firmer band size after years of being in a too-loose band: loosen the straps. Wearing an oversized band means you rely excessively on the straps for support, but if you are in a better-fitting bra and continue to tighten them a lot, you will not get the full benefit of the support coming from the band instead of the straps! Your straps should be juuuuust snug enough to (a) stay on, and (b) keep the cups up on you and in place. No tighter. The straps shouldn't do any heavy lifting!

  Updated on March 25, 2019 Flag this

  
  

  • First bra that I haven't tighten the straps and my breast stays totally in the cups

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  Are there any fit issues that you feel like sizing down would help with?

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  • Just an issue with the center gore.
    Its so high and wide, the wires sit on my breast tissue.
    But I don't think is necessary to go down a band

  • I agree, I see no need to go down further in band. Wires sitting on your tissue like that may not be because of wide or tall gore--this one does not look especially wide at all. It is much more frequently caused by a bra that is too tight (not the case here IMO) or a cup edge that is too shallow or closed-in for the wearer meaning the top of the breast is basically pinched down by the cup edge and this prevents the gore wires from being able to settle in on the sternum as securely as they should. So when you move around they are apt to trap some breast tissue underneath themselves.
    . I like this brand myself so I often try it on in stores and I have noticed it runs a bit shallow in cups and is designed overall for a somewhat petite breast height. I think you might find some really good options in its "big sister" brand Wacoal (which is really the main brand, BTemptd is a sub-brand basically). Wacoal bras in full bust cup sizes have a more standard/average cup height

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