I recently ordered (from an online bra store) the Lepel Iris Plunge bra in size 30B (pictured at the top of the photo, the purple bra). The other bras shown are from different brands (in order from top to bottom, after the Lepel bra):
Wacoal, size 30C
Calvin Klein, 30C
Change of Scandinavia, 30B (i.e. same size as the Lepel bra)
As you can see in the photo, the Lepel bra is a lot smaller in band size than all of the others.. it is tiny! The others vary (if at all) by up to an inch only. The Lepel bra measures 3 to 3.5 inches(!) shorter than the other size 30 band bras when laid flat and unclasped like this. This is a huge difference! It does not fit like a size 30 and fits perhaps 2 band sizes smaller.
Has anyone ever had this problem with Lepel bras? Am I crazy or is this a mistake by the company? I tried to email the place I ordered it from but they said a bunch of nonsense that tells me the customer service rep who replied does not understand bra sizing/fitting (the very bottom bra in the photo is a 30B bra too, yet notice how the band is even slightly longer than the 30C bras!).. very frustrating as the band size is not related to the cup size in the way that they mention:
"Thank you for your photos. The bra that is smaller is a smaller cup size therefore, the band will be smaller as there is less material in the cup sections to go around. Also, every bra has a tolerance for measurements that they have to be within and it is certain measurement scale rather than an exact measurement for each bra. It may be that this is smaller first because it is a smaller cup size and secondly it is at the lower tolerance of measurements. A poor fit does not make a bra faulty. We always advise that different styles (even within the same brand) can sometimes come up differently and to treat each bra's fit on an individual basis."
They will refund it, but my issue is that I have to pay for return shipping to send it back, even though the bra is faulty! So basically, I will lose out on $10-20 to ship it back (overseas). Ridiculous!!
Wacoal, size 30C
Calvin Klein, 30C
Change of Scandinavia, 30B (i.e. same size as the Lepel bra)
As you can see in the photo, the Lepel bra is a lot smaller in band size than all of the others.. it is tiny! The others vary (if at all) by up to an inch only. The Lepel bra measures 3 to 3.5 inches(!) shorter than the other size 30 band bras when laid flat and unclasped like this. This is a huge difference! It does not fit like a size 30 and fits perhaps 2 band sizes smaller.
Has anyone ever had this problem with Lepel bras? Am I crazy or is this a mistake by the company? I tried to email the place I ordered it from but they said a bunch of nonsense that tells me the customer service rep who replied does not understand bra sizing/fitting (the very bottom bra in the photo is a 30B bra too, yet notice how the band is even slightly longer than the 30C bras!).. very frustrating as the band size is not related to the cup size in the way that they mention:
"Thank you for your photos. The bra that is smaller is a smaller cup size therefore, the band will be smaller as there is less material in the cup sections to go around. Also, every bra has a tolerance for measurements that they have to be within and it is certain measurement scale rather than an exact measurement for each bra. It may be that this is smaller first because it is a smaller cup size and secondly it is at the lower tolerance of measurements. A poor fit does not make a bra faulty. We always advise that different styles (even within the same brand) can sometimes come up differently and to treat each bra's fit on an individual basis."
They will refund it, but my issue is that I have to pay for return shipping to send it back, even though the bra is faulty! So basically, I will lose out on $10-20 to ship it back (overseas). Ridiculous!!