tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post3023363507564887560..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Bra Review: Lulu Tout CocoK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-85297814854649840602014-02-26T10:36:28.488-05:002014-02-26T10:36:28.488-05:00Definitely tell me what comes of this!Definitely tell me what comes of this!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-25657727184009298362014-02-26T10:36:16.452-05:002014-02-26T10:36:16.452-05:00I just live so on the edge :-) There is NO shame i...I just live so on the edge :-) There is NO shame in wearing whatever bra works. Victoria's Secret bras, while they suit a relatively small subset, are quite well-made (I've heard).K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-83549889734414614012014-02-26T10:35:13.452-05:002014-02-26T10:35:13.452-05:00Ha!Ha!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-14370880275418224852014-02-22T16:22:34.414-05:002014-02-22T16:22:34.414-05:00Great book! Girl meets bra, girl loses bra...Wish ...Great book! Girl meets bra, girl loses bra...Wish the ending wasn't so sad!Argienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-27620921343578920382014-02-22T16:16:24.359-05:002014-02-22T16:16:24.359-05:00I just bought a Lulu Tout bra (not Coco) last week...I just bought a Lulu Tout bra (not Coco) last week. Waiting for it to arrive. I'm not discouraged by your review though since we have entirely different shapes.Ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-14419611044508019742014-02-22T15:36:31.053-05:002014-02-22T15:36:31.053-05:00I am always glad tat you are willing to do these b...I am always glad tat you are willing to do these bra experiments so the rest of us don't have to!<br />If my weight/bra size ever stabilizes, I'm going to start buying good bras again. But for now... (looking around furtively) I've been wearing Victoria's Secret 'Close Up' bras, and they've been the perfect cut for me. Will I still be allowed to comment here now that you know my shameful secret?birdmommynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-73637944135020205862014-02-22T09:49:48.050-05:002014-02-22T09:49:48.050-05:00While I'm writing a book on this topic, check ...While I'm writing a book on this topic, check out my post http://line4line.blogspot.ca/2013/07/a-little-craft-update-culminating-in.html (see bottom) on the structural similarities between Empreinte and Cleo.<br /><br />Cleo is a good bet if you want to get the benefits of Empreinte without the cost - and if you need the additional half-size options and UK sizing. The major difference is that Cleo does 2 hooks and eyes on the band, not 3. And I do think, at this stage, that I prefer 3. It's more comfortable and it provides a smoother line under snug tops.<br /><br />Having said this, I do wear and love Cleo. It's much more youthful and fun than Empreinte - which is sultry and sophisticated. Cleo seems to be the only brand I wear now, other than Empreinte, given my fit specifications.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-41492612787312728362014-02-22T09:08:11.897-05:002014-02-22T09:08:11.897-05:00You know the craziness? You can't get Empreint...You know the craziness? You can't get Empreinte shipped out of the EU. Not to US or Canada. You either have to buy it within North Am (at the inflated price, generally) or have a friend in EU who will ship to you. Here's one time I can't blame it on Canada Customs! :-) And thank you so much for your generous offer but , since my family lives in the US, I hit them up for shipping help routinely :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-87719946875332576712014-02-22T09:06:00.818-05:002014-02-22T09:06:00.818-05:00Yup! :-)Yup! :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-74758386539136213682014-02-22T09:04:24.006-05:002014-02-22T09:04:24.006-05:00Here's the dilemma with Empreinte 1) the sizin...Here's the dilemma with Empreinte 1) the sizing and 2) the shape. It's a very specific combo which, if it works is perfect (and bankrupting) but if it doesn't is perhaps not meant to be. Because they don't do half sizes (aka FF, GG) you have to fit into the full size - and there's a larger span between them than between the UK bras (including Fantasie). Empreinte also cuts every size with different wires. What I mean is, the 32F has different wire shape and size than the 30G. That's not done elsewhere because it's labour-intensive and expensive. Empreinte recognizes that a woman with a smaller back, even if her breast volume is that of a specific cup size, will need a different shape as a result of corollary measurements (back width, shoulder span etc.) Furthermore, the bands on Empreinte, while snug and supportive, are not on the tight side the way some UK bra bands are. Point is, if you hover between a 30 and 32, you may want to go down a band in Empreinte. Difficulty with that is that going up a cup size can result in a cup that's just too big. So you can be screwed over by that lack of half-sizes in a bunch of different ways.<br /><br />Another dilemma is the shape issue. If you don't have rather narrow roots i.e. breasts all front and centre, with a LOT of immediate projection, the cup is not going to work. The wires will sit on breast tissue or the breast tissue will swim in the cup.<br /><br />Fantasie cuts with a much wider wire than Empreinte. Don't get me wrong, I do wear 1 Fantasie bra that I can't live without (that beige balconette I've gone on about forever) but it is not usual in the scheme of Fantasie bras. It's cut narrower than any other Fantasie I've tried.<br /><br />Furthermore, while Fantasie is somewhat projected, it's not always immediately projected (to support breast tissue at the gore and base of the wires that juts out fast).<br /><br />Upshot - you might get away with an Empreinte 32F as a "sister size" to 32G Fantasie. But it may just not work in the end.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-69707082992247974852014-02-22T02:59:16.852-05:002014-02-22T02:59:16.852-05:00" Now go out and buy something by Empreinte.&..." Now go out and buy something by Empreinte." LOL! I thank the heavens everyday I browse bras (which would be every single day of my life) that Empreinte is too narrow and projected for me. I feel so thrifty when I buy Prima Donna Plunge Bras now, having read about your Empreinte! hahahaha<br /><br />BTW, I saw an Empreinte bra on sale somewhere but then remembered the awful customs situation for you Canadians. (Yes, I know you're American, but Canadian customs doesn't care...) If you ever want help from a US pal to help you with that, let me know. I already do that with a couple Canadians I know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-49016983091542538602014-02-21T21:12:32.261-05:002014-02-21T21:12:32.261-05:00I get it. This is where Sara got the Empreinte bu...I get it. This is where Sara got the Empreinte bug in her ear :)Andreahttp://www.stitchparade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-63803410110339468332014-02-21T18:26:14.354-05:002014-02-21T18:26:14.354-05:00Easier said than done. Can't find Empreinte in...Easier said than done. Can't find Empreinte in a size equivalent to Fantasie 32G. Any ideas, based on your own comparisons?Argienoreply@blogger.com