tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post250579561550062401..comments2024-02-15T12:05:40.992-08:00Comments on Bras I Hate & Love: What Does Curvy Kate Have to Offer? (Brand Overview)Bras I Hatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692999972337398680noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-61099697748248193632015-07-22T23:11:09.621-07:002015-07-22T23:11:09.621-07:00I am a 32DD. Since I'm on the lower end of the...I am a 32DD. Since I'm on the lower end of the range, would you advice me to go up in cup sizes, or stick to a 32DD in Curvy Kate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-60020782658768879252014-10-03T09:31:57.810-07:002014-10-03T09:31:57.810-07:00I have read your blog off and on for a while and a...I have read your blog off and on for a while and always enjoyed your 'tell it like it is' mentality. In fact I would like to quote some of your comments, particularly about bra fitting experiences, on my site if that is ok by you. If that is ok I would happily link to the original article to give you credit. Susan<br />large cup brashttp://www.clothes-for-big-breasts.com/large-cup-bras.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-89334132954035470012013-11-19T08:16:13.331-08:002013-11-19T08:16:13.331-08:00I've tried the Elegance and Tempt me and don&#...I've tried the Elegance and Tempt me and don't find that they are similar in style at all. In fact I don't think they could be more different. The Tempt Me styles fit me like a glove but that is because I have wide set, bottom heavy boobs. However the Elegance was a awful fit, leaving me with a gap at the bottom - an issue which didn't effect me with the Tempt Me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384131995207032623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-83924196775665623022013-07-16T14:09:03.507-07:002013-07-16T14:09:03.507-07:00Thank you SO MUCH for this post. Emily fit me wel...Thank you SO MUCH for this post. Emily fit me well, but in the same size Lottie I got the dreaded triangle shape. It appeared to be the same cut, but I wasn't sure. I googled to find out what the difference was in the shape of the styles and found your post. AHA! I put the 2 bras on top of each other and the Emily is about 1/2 - 3/4 inch taller in the cup than the Lottie. AHA! That's about a full cup size, I believe. I won't be trying a larger size in the Lottie, but now I have a starting point to use for the other CK styles, knowing which seem to be smaller. I really love the look of their bras (except the sheer panel of the Lottie - I agree with you it's a no-go) and because I need a narrow cup, most other bra manufacturers' are just a disaster. CK seems to be about as wide a cup as I can wear. Thanks again! Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-24312217948323901332013-06-28T11:45:34.534-07:002013-06-28T11:45:34.534-07:00I just bought two Curvy Kates for about $18 each o...I just bought two Curvy Kates for about $18 each on eBay - the Portia and the Emily, both in size 38HH. The Portia seems to fit well but the Emily is far too loose across the top of the cup and doesn't hold the shape at all. I'm more of a full on the bottom type, so that could be why there's the difference.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004965916328609819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-31170094398037335982013-05-17T01:41:58.068-07:002013-05-17T01:41:58.068-07:00Curvy Kate Smoothie - I love the bra and have nude...Curvy Kate Smoothie - I love the bra and have nude & hot pink. But the straps have to be firm, otherwise the cup can pull down a bit. I am wearing a 30GG with a bra extender to give me one more row of hooks (probably need a 32G really). I love the bra though. 30GG is my regular size in Freya (even though I measure 32 inches under bust - Freya has stretchy bands).<br /><br />Curvy Kate Wild - I am a perfect fit 32H in the Curvy Kate Wild, so it is true you do need to go up 2 cup sizes! Nice soft cup at the top. I am full on top & bottom.<br /><br />Curvy Kate Portia - I am 30H in this (30GG too small). Low cut compared to Smoothie.<br /><br />Curvy Kate seems more on point with sizing in the band. And the bras seem firmer than Freya.<br /><br />Thanks for your reviews, you helped me in figuring out my sizing for the Wild & it was spot on. Lucia, NZ.LuciaOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668069677674140541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-61395843163581749022013-01-13T02:37:28.941-08:002013-01-13T02:37:28.941-08:00I have found that I am the same size in the CK ran...I have found that I am the same size in the CK range as I am in most other bras. The brand I have found to be smaller is Panache. Need a GG as opposed to just a G. The CK bras I have are the Thrill Me, Portia and the Princess.<br />Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938694447738738551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-73857241792703048592013-01-10T18:34:25.239-08:002013-01-10T18:34:25.239-08:00Great post and you are so right regarding the sizi...Great post and you are so right regarding the sizing...i am normally a 32GG in CK padded bras but for the Tempt Me i had to go up to a 32H to get a great fit...i love CKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-55599288702990613432012-11-30T02:37:30.204-08:002012-11-30T02:37:30.204-08:00See the most Sexy Bra Girls http://www.youtube.com...See the most Sexy Bra Girls <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2cd1aUX5qw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2cd1aUX5qw</a> <br />jyoti85https://www.blogger.com/profile/16918703390992132843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-8118954085299101612012-11-02T09:09:53.614-07:002012-11-02T09:09:53.614-07:00Hello! Love your blog! It has become my favourite ...Hello! Love your blog! It has become my favourite lingerie blog since the last few weeks!<br /><br />I noted in a previous post you said that Curvy Kate runs small in the cups, however I've found with my experience of the Angel, Princess and Emily that it runs slightly big! Why could this be? I wear a 28FF in Panache and sometimes even a 28G, however with these three bras I would have needed a 28F or maybe even less! Could there be any explanation behind this?<br /><br />Sorry for the bother, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-7826916036420857312012-10-27T09:07:42.675-07:002012-10-27T09:07:42.675-07:00Hello!
Just found your blog, and wanted to let yo...Hello!<br /><br />Just found your blog, and wanted to let you know I think it is brilliant!! Absolutely what you need sometimes, especially as big cups = big $$ so it's nice to be able to feel that bit more sure.<br /><br />Thank you for this, please keep writing!!Flonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-3115224730167022282012-09-03T20:13:01.092-07:002012-09-03T20:13:01.092-07:00bought a curvy katte bra on the weekend and my hus...bought a curvy katte bra on the weekend and my husband loved it and said i hope i see it alot more...i think he will...i did go up a size then i normally wear, but the smile on his face was worth it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-54824728116142071652012-08-30T12:40:03.081-07:002012-08-30T12:40:03.081-07:00Whenever I look at the Curvy Kate offerings they j...Whenever I look at the Curvy Kate offerings they just look cheap to me. I love the sexy look of my Panache and Freya bras and undies and I guess what I like is that they are sexy without trying too hard or looking sleazy. The women in the top photo look like they're in costume--strippers at a bachelor party come to mind. The CK stuff looks like the fabric is cheap too--judging from the photos most of what I see looks like it would be uncomfortable against the skin. Am I the only one who thinks like this or is anyone with me?Alleycatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-43403308916761921562012-08-09T02:59:12.371-07:002012-08-09T02:59:12.371-07:00Thank you for the work you have put into this post...Thank you for the work you have put into this post, it helps clear up some questions my sister had.I will bookmark your blog because your posts are very informative.We appreciate your posts and look forward to coming back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-87416607198786991942012-07-09T10:56:35.198-07:002012-07-09T10:56:35.198-07:00Thank you so much for this post! I just tried on m...Thank you so much for this post! I just tried on my new Emily bra (32J) and had that awful square shape. This post encouraged me to try a bigger cup size - I hope that the fit will be better! Ordering CK bras online for the first time is not easy and posts like these really help to find the right size.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-76279254233707886602012-07-03T12:39:57.823-07:002012-07-03T12:39:57.823-07:00I am loving your blog! I wish I had found you soo...I am loving your blog! I wish I had found you sooner! I saw that you are also a fan of Panache bras. Do Curvy Kate bras separate as well as Panache bras do? I have large, top-full breasts as well...and I would really love to try the Emily in Curvy Kate...but can't bear the though of going back to a bra that squishes my boobs together. <br /><br />Thank you for making this blog! It really is refreshing and fantastic to get such great insight on what bra's work and which ones don't from a fellow large-busted gal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-77354787671474778092012-06-16T17:31:17.827-07:002012-06-16T17:31:17.827-07:00I've never been able to get a Curvy Kate to fi...I've never been able to get a Curvy Kate to fit me, I must say. When they first launched the brand, the quality was appalling, the fabrics wouldn't keep their colour and used to shrink over time. Thank god they sorted that out, but now it's the sizing and the fit that need work. I find they all rub me raw under the arms and often on the gore as well. As a usual Freya wearer of a 30J, I need to go up to a 32 back usually. There is nowhere near me which stocks the brand to try, so it's always a bit of a hassle to try and return - I rarely end up keeping any. I love what they are trying to do and the price is great, but the fit doesn't suit me at all - which is a shame!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-66535176402274179322012-06-10T02:01:18.739-07:002012-06-10T02:01:18.739-07:00The first time I tried a Curvy Kate I thought &quo...The first time I tried a Curvy Kate I thought "meh, what was all the fuss about?" The gore seemed to lie flat but the shape was all wrong. After reading this article I sized up one cup to a 34H for the Thrill Me and Tease Me. This was a good idea, although I should have sized up two cups for the Tease Me, because it doesn't lie flat. I also found the band a little loose; I am on the second hook. Just more of the usual frustration on how much variation there can be between bras!<br /><br />Anyhow, I still don't like the shape that they give me as much as my standard bra (a full-cup Elomi), but they are the first balcony bras I've found in years which fit my full-on-top breasts well, and I'm so it's nice to have something I can wear under lower-cut tops. I really appreciate your detailed reviews. It's especially helpful for me since I have the same breast shape and I have found that most bra styles really don't work for me.Ann Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-458798831407914472012-05-29T05:22:49.039-07:002012-05-29T05:22:49.039-07:00I get that awful square-boob shape on my Emily and...I get that awful square-boob shape on my Emily and I'm tempted to try sizing up in another of their unpadded bras... Although it seems odd because I'd be sizing up two cup sizes from 'normal'. I already size up twice in the Thrill Me (and the band is very loose) and it's fine, but I sometimes spill out a little.<br />This still seems like an awful lot of difference compared to other people! I wonder if it's something about the design of Curvy Kate vs. my boobs.Audreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-66527834874610017632012-05-08T08:36:03.759-07:002012-05-08T08:36:03.759-07:00I love this post on Curvy Kate! It truly mirrors ...I love this post on Curvy Kate! It truly mirrors the experiences I've had in my store. The Elegance, for example, is a bra I always pull in two cup sizes higher than the woman's starting point size. My experience has been that when this bra fits, it really FITS! It's perfect, sexy, and swoon-worthy. Women fall in love with how they look and want to leave the store wearing it. But, when it doesn't fit, it doesn't seem like there's anything that can be done to tweak it. Also, I agree that the Emily is one of CK's best designs, which shocked me because I wasn't overly wowed with it the first time I saw it in the catalog (I know I'm in the minority there!), but after I bought one for myself, I've really fallen in love. Like you, I'm not as wowed by the Lottie in bigger cup sizes either. One thing I have noticed about CK's balcony designs is they translate it to higher cup sizes by expanding the sheer section. Even on bras like the Emily or Princess, the sheer top cup portion is much bigger than on the G cup model. With the other styles, it's okay, but on the Lottie, it takes away from the aesthetic because it's just this huge expanse of sheer fabric with no embroidery or ribbon or something to break up the space.Sophisticated Pairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548874262631290892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-34200160789082208242012-05-06T12:03:00.448-07:002012-05-06T12:03:00.448-07:00About the non-fully adjustable straps on Princess....About the non-fully adjustable straps on Princess... Yes, you are not supposed to be able to adjust them fully but with some force and stubbornness it is definitly possible to force the adjuster over the seams attatching the end of the embroided ribbon to the strap, and just like that make the straps fully adjustable. :) Kind of saved Princess for me!Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099419025777654135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-12935670811019602852012-05-03T10:52:13.824-07:002012-05-03T10:52:13.824-07:00I've been looking at the Fleurty because the r...I've been looking at the Fleurty because the ribbons in the Tease Me and Thrill Me are not so much my style, and the Smoothie looks promising. I have to downsize in the band for the Showgirl ranges, will see about the Smoothie...<br /><br />The Wild/Tempt Me/Elegance fit very oddly on me, by which I mean I can't fill out the bottom of the cup because it's shallow and I'm full on the bottom, so I get an ugly section at the bottom that just hangs. <br /><br />Thanks again for your exhaustive research!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-33053393156740439742012-05-03T10:10:10.609-07:002012-05-03T10:10:10.609-07:00You bring up a lot of good points - except with th...You bring up a lot of good points - except with the tempt me! I'm normally a 36ff in the thrill me showgirls, found that i'm a 38ff in the tempt me, they dragged my boobs apart too but also made them look normal size! I'm never ever ever taking mine off, I actually dont mind the shape they give me. <br /><br />As for the soft-cups I personally went in 38FF except the Emily I'm a 38F, found the back quite snug! The cups are "good" not the best bra i actually live in my showgirl bras despite all ready having a big chest the showgirls truly do give me the best lift and shape - wish more bras were like that! <br /><br />I hope you do more posts showing how the individual bras fit you to further help people like me! Unfortunately i'm in Australia and the only CK i can get here are $80-90! So I'm forced into using online brastop (best thing ever) and guesstimating sizes still works out cheaper, but it helps when bloggers post more on their chests and demonstrate how each bra fits comparative to normal sizing.<br /><br />xx<br />http://mylittelbutterfly.blogspot.com.au/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796765415253262416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706716744772949852.post-64956712534453135152012-05-03T09:25:32.234-07:002012-05-03T09:25:32.234-07:00my experience with curvy kate was much the same - ...my experience with curvy kate was much the same - i went up a cup size but that was still too small, i would have needed to go up two. unfortunately, going up just one size meant that the bras cut into my armpit so badly, that in combination with $$$$ shipping cost to exchange, i gave up on CK unpadded styles. a shame, as they are very pretty. i do still have hope for the showgirl range though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com