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Old July 9th 06, 03:24 PM posted to alt.sewing,rec.crafts.textiles.sewing
Phaedrine
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Default Replacing bra shelf foam with horsehair?

In article .com,
"wurstergirl" wrote:

Phaedrine wrote:

Ah ha...... thank you Pora. I can't recall if you said you tried
this bra or not.


Yes, the Brantly was my savior back in 1989 when I discovered my 32DD
bras were 5 cup sizes too small. The lift is truly incomparable and
frequently called Industrial Strength. The super wide and mostly
non-stretch back wings give stability new meaning -- and often improve
your posture. The cups have a nursing-type frame surrounding each
breast and an over cup that pulls over and hooks. The support comes
from a heavy cotton banderin under the breast that transfers the
cantilevered load to the back band, which sits much lower across the
back than other bras. These types of bras usually use your rib cage
measurement as the band size and some other system to designate cup
size. From memory I think their range is 28AA to 56MM (called ZZ by
some makers) or something like that. That may reach a 19-20"
difference between rib cage and full bust measurement, I think. The
cups, which are non-stretch also, encapsulate so well that many wearers
use them for sports too. Devotees love the support and would never
wear anything else.

Some of the possible complaints: the breast shape is pointy by modern
standards; the lace is itchy compared with modern fabrics like
microfibre and simplex; the banderin feels sweaty in warmer climates;
the $70 and up price tag is hard to manage; it's so "much" bra that
it's like wearing body armor; their fitter-only distribution model is
inconvenient; and finally, it's anything but alluring when seen by
itself. (The Confidante version, with satiny cups and prettier trim,
may be a response to some of these issues. They make a seamless tricot
version, the Smoothie, which has a limited size range.)

I don't offer any opinion on them particularly. I don't wear them
right now since I'm in a "girlie" bra phase, but I could get more at
any time. They are certainly the only ones serving certain sizes and
the difference in support is no joke.

Does this help?

Pora


Absolutely! It helps very much, thank you I'm definitely going to
check them out. I have always preferred my bras to be lower across the
back. It's vastly more comfortable for me and that's probably why I
like corsets too.

Phae

--
I fear me you but warm the starved snake
Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare)
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Old July 9th 06, 04:37 PM posted to alt.sewing,rec.crafts.textiles.sewing
Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to send
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wurstergirl wrote:

Yes, the Brantly was my savior back in 1989 when I discovered my 32DD
bras were 5 cup sizes too small.


Oh, that's funny -- I also went up 5 cup sizes when I went to theirs --
not because they are sized differently but because I didn't know there
were larger cup sizes and was using the largest size I could find.

size. From memory I think their range is 28AA to 56MM (called ZZ by
some makers) or something like that. That may reach a 19-20"


The ZZ was the Plus Size Bras site's uniform cup size comparison chart
indication that was trying to compare different brands uniformly.

Some of the possible complaints: the breast shape is pointy by modern
standards; the lace is itchy compared with modern fabrics like
microfibre and simplex;


The lace also shreds easily. I reinforced the lower cup pieces with
broadcloth, which also reduces the itch factor.

inconvenient; and finally, it's anything but alluring when seen by
itself.


Which is probably why underwire bras are so popular.


any time. They are certainly the only ones serving certain sizes and
the difference in support is no joke.



You can say that again.
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Old July 11th 06, 09:37 AM posted to alt.sewing,rec.crafts.textiles.sewing
wurstergirl
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Default Replacing bra shelf foam with horsehair?

If you're going to try them out, you can also consider the Jeunique
bra. The banderin in one of their newer versions is made from a softer
fabric (neoprene?) than the cotton one. If I had gotten along better
with my local salesperson a few years ago I would have bought one. The
Pennyrich and Sculptress bras don't have anything special to recommend
them over the Brantly/Cameo/Colesce etc.

Pora

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Old July 11th 06, 04:03 PM posted to alt.sewing,rec.crafts.textiles.sewing
Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to send
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Default Replacing bra shelf foam with horsehair?

wurstergirl wrote:
If you're going to try them out, you can also consider the Jeunique
bra. The banderin in one of their newer versions is made from a softer
fabric (neoprene?) than the cotton one.


NEOPRENE? *shuddering, thinking what that would feel like in this heat*

Pennyrich and Sculptress bras don't have anything special to recommend
them over the Brantly/Cameo/Colesce etc.


That is, unless you have a distributor for them locally but not for the
other brands. And I think that Pennyrich was the first
industrial-strength bra made for the modern age -- I remember reading
the story, and I think Penny Rich was the name of the inventor, who
fashioned the support after a cantilevered bridge.
 




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