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Cliana solutions for your bra

Common cause

Your cup size is too large

Solution

Go down one cup size (e.g.: from a C cup to a B cup in the same band size) or tighten your bra straps.

Common cause

Incorrect cup size and shape for the size of the breasts.

Solution

Use a bigger cup size (e.g.: from a B cup to a C cup) or choose a full coverage cup. If you want to wear a demi cup, ensure it's a size bigger for better coverage.

Common cause

One breast is larger than the other (very common).

Solution

Having one breast larger than the other is a common phenomenon among women. There are multiple ways to conceal the difference if it is noticeable. Try and purchase a bra with a stretchable cub fabric. This will help hide the difference in size. Bras with fiberfill, light padding or molded cups can cover the size difference. You can also adjust the bra straps according to the size of the breast. Loosen the side that is larger. Padded bras can come with removable cookies. Take out the cookie from the larger side.

Common cause

The cup size of the bra is too small, the underwire is improperly placed and is not located in the breast crease, or the bra is unequipped to support the weight of your breasts, thereby being unable to lift your breasts off your ribcage. Lastly, the skin on your breasts and on top of your ribcage may overlap, resulting in irritation.

Solution

Find a cup size that is a size or two larger in order to ensure that you find the right underwire, which will fit within your breast crease easily. Purchasing a bra with a band at the bottom can provide more support for the breasts as well as it will safeguard the breast tissue from exposure to the skin on the ribcage. Picking a bra with supportive cup designs may also help. For instance, bras with 2 to 3 section cups and support panels at the bottom and along the sides will have the supportive structures to cozily caress and hold your breasts in place. Lastly, bras with softer cups, no wiring, and supportive bands and cups, should be taken into consideration when purchasing bras.

Common cause

Incorrect bra style.

Solution

Choose a bra style that is suited for you. Try and avoid triangle and skimpy styles. Even if the size is right, not all shapes are suited for all body types.

Common cause

Different styles have different look and fit. Some bra can make your breasts bulge, some may pinch. Full cups or demi cups, either can make you uncomfortable. Wide straps, thin straps can mark your skin or make your cups gap. Not all styles are right for you.

Solution

Make sure you know your body type very well. Whether you are petite, curvy or full figured. Cliana cater to all body types. All you have to do is find the right fit. Try out a few before deciding what's right for you. Contact us if you need assistance.

Common cause

Sizes vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Also, during period, breast size can change. Bra sizes don't have to be fixed.

Solution

If you always stick to the same manufacturer, your bra size, ideally, should remain the same. If, during period, your breast size fluctuates a lot then you might consider buying different sizes and many women do that. Don't suffocate in a tight bra. Try out different fits and styles before selecting your bra size. Not just looking good but being comfortable in your bra is also essential.

Common cause

Several reasons can lead to this. If the band of your bra is too large then it will not sit tightly and will move around your body, wearing out the fabric covering the underwire. The wire will eventually pop out of the worn fabric. The cotton channeling sewn over the underwire can be damaged by hot water and lead to the wire popping out. Another reason is poor manufacturing quality where the manufacturer that not sewn properly to close the underwire channel.

Solution

You can try a smaller band size that sits properly around you. Make sure the cup size is larger for comfort (e.g. go from a 36D to a 34C). Read the washing instructions very carefully. This will increase the life of your bra significantly. Sometime a simple alteration or sewing can fix the problem.

Common cause

There could be design malfunction or the cup size is too small for you. Sometimes the style of the bra, if ill-fitting for you, can cause discomfort as the cups may not be wide enough to provide adequate support.

Solution

Bras with underwires should have proper side support panels. Sometime even if the size is right, especially among large breasted women, the underwires can poke if the support panels are not strong. These panels help push the breasts in front. Minimizers can cause discomfort with the underwire as they try to flatten your breasts and instead of pushing them forward towards the front, they move the tissues under the arms thus causing restrictive movements. Try a larger cup size for the underwire to fit in.

Common cause

You could be petite or have a short torso. Most bras are not made to suit women with short torso. The positioning of the underwire, as a result is a mismatch and can poke the underarm.

Solution

Full coverage bras may not be the style for you. Demi cups and medium coverage bras could be ideal for you. Look for bras made specially for petite women. They have shorter wires and straps for a better fit.

Common cause

Shallow cups and a narrow central panel at the bottom of the bra can cause this. It is possible that the underwire is not sitting in your breast crease and as a result cannot lay on your chest. If your bra is a minimizer, this may happen too.

Solution

It is often advised to wear a larger size for underwired bras. Try out wireless bras. Cliana offers a large array of non-wired bras that you can choose from. Try and avoid minimizer bras.

Common cause

The shape of the breasts is very important when choosing the style and size of bras. If your breast tissues extend towards the underarms, then the underwire bra that fits could be difficult to find.

Solution

The best solution that is comfortable for you could be a non-wired bra. A large selection is available in the market. Cliana has beautiful intricate non-wired bras that are extremely comfortable.

Common cause

Big breasts are not a problem! You just have to find the right style and size. Women with big breasts have to wear bras with proper support otherwise they will look awkward and bigger.

Solution

Innovative designs today allow curvy women to find the right style bra. Find a style that is made specially to support heavier breasts. Full-figured women have a lot of choice these days for bra styles. Check out Cliana's collection.

Common cause

Size could be same, but the setting of the breasts and the shape could be different.

Solution

If the breasts are set wider apart on your chest, then the same bra style and cups may not fit. Understand your body and buy bras accordingly.

Common cause

Design of the bra may not provide adequate support, or the fabric of the cup is delicate and cannot hold up your breasts. The band size of the bra is too large for you. Full-bodied women with heavy set breasts can face the problem due to lack of proper support.

Solution

The top of your breasts should be between your elbow and shoulder. To ensure that, your bra should have great support. Pay attention to the features of the bra you are buying. Look for bras with 3-section cups with built-in support panels, a wide band at the bottom and at least 3 hooks at the back. Avoid single layer molded cup bras. Consider a band down and a size up (e.g. 38C to a 36D).

Common cause

When breast tissues break down, stretch marks can be created. This could be because of not wearing bras or bras without proper support. Your breast will sag and stretch marks will become visible.

Solution

A well designed bra is the answer. Wear a bra with strong support and firm side panels. If you are into exercising, then choose a form sports bra. These could stop you from getting more stretch marks.

Common cause

You may not be wearing the right cup size, the bra you are are wearing could be a minimizer or you may not be wearing it correctly.

Solution

Cup your breasts and re-arrange them in the bra and you might see an improvement. If not, then go for a larger cup size. For wireless and soft cup bras, the central panel does not always touch and that is not a problem. The shape of your breasts could also be the reason why the panel is not touching your sternum. Minimizers can be the reason too.

Common cause

Style of bra does not work with your figure.

Solution

Try a different style bra or you could try to have the bra altered.

Common cause

Your band size is too large.

Solution

Try to hook the bra to a more tighter setting and loosen the straps. If that fails, you have to go down a band size. When you go down a band size make sure you go up a cup size if it had fit you fine previously (e.g.: from a 36C to a 34D).

Common cause

You may have large and heavy breasts or your chest does not get narrower at the waist. Shape of the body could lead to your bra riding up in the back.

Solution

Try out the leotard back strap styling, with a wider panel (4-7 hooks) of closers at the back. The band at the bottom need to be wide so that it can support the weight. When you wear your bra, pull the back down so that it sits properly.

Common cause

You may have hooked your bra too tightly, the band size could be wrong for you along with the sides.

Solution

Loosen the bra at the back. There are extender accessories available. Ascertain if the style is right for your figure. You may want to try something with wider sides and hooks.

Common cause

Straps are loose or the cups are too big. If the cup size is too big then you are not filling the cups fully and that will loosen the shoulder straps causing them to fall over your shoulder. You are not wearing your bra properly. You have to pull the back of your bra down and adjust them below you shoulder blades. Because of a larger size, the band may be ill-fitting. If you have small shoulders then wider set styles are not for you.

Solution

Try out a smaller cup size and tighten your shoulder straps. Make sure you hook you back correctly at the back. In case you are using extenders you can try for a smaller band and a larger cup size. You can try out different strap designs like crisscross and racer backs. These styles are available at Cliana.

Common cause

Check the should straps, they might be too tight or too narrow. It could be that they are not giving you the required support. Straps should carry no more than 10% of the breast's weight.

Solution

Your bra should stay in place even if you take your straps down. But if the bra does not stay in place then reduce the size of the band but increase the cup size if it fit you in the first place. Buy a bra with a wider strap if they are leaving dents on your shoulder.

Common cause

You band is too big.

Solution

If the underband is riding up when you lift your arms it means that the band is too large for you. It should sit in a straight horizontal line across your back. Buy a band size smalle

Common cause

Bodies change over time. The fabric of the bra loosens with time and wash.

Solution

Wear and tear can cause your bras to loosen and become ill shaped. Read the washing instructions carefully. This will increase the longevity considerable. Also, our bodies change with time and we have to monitor the change and keep updating our wardrobe!