Molded contour and Seamless Bras are a fairly recent addition to the lingerie industry. A molded bras is seamless bras and has a pre-formed breast shape molded into the cups fabric. The factory takes nylon or polyester tricot fabric and heat forms it over various breast molds to achieve the cups shape without seams.
Molded Bras can be a single piece of fabric or fused with a thin layer of foam or fiberfill for a more rigid non-collapsing cup shape. These more rigid cups are called contour cups. Molded Bras are very popular today because they virtually disappear under t-shirts and form-fitting tops. Also, if one breast is smaller than the other, a contour molded cup tends to hide this fact.
Because the shape of a molded cup bras pre-determined, their shape may not always be a good match for your breast shape. These pre-shaped cups can be rigid. If you have wide breasts, a molded bras may not encase your breast fully. Women with implants often find that contour molded bras do not fit well because their breast shape is not as malleable as a natural breast so will not conform to the contour cup shape. Contour bras can also be a challenge to store since the cups must not be folded or crushed lest they incur wrinkles that are very difficult to remove.
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A seamed cup bras has a cup made with 2 or more fabric pieces. Before molded bras, seamed bras were the only bra cup option. Seaming on a cup allows more variations in cup shapes. Vertical and diagonal cup seams add to the cups support and tend to be more flattering to one's breasts. Seamed Bras (especially 3 section cups) will always be more supportive than a molded bras. A bra cup with seams can be made out of many more fabrics such as lace, satin, silk, etc. Bras with beautiful details are almost always made with seamed cups. And, if you need subtle altering for a better fit, seamed bras are the way to go.
The drawback to seamed bras is that they may be visible under t-shirts and form-fitting fashions. For this reason, women should have both styles of cups in their lingerie wardrobe.
Caring for your molded cup bras : Rigid molded cup bras need special care. Do not fold one cup inside out in order to nest the two cups together. This will deform the shape of the reversed cup. Do not allow these cups to become smashed. Wrinkles and bumps can quickly form thus giving the bra a strange shape. When traveling, try and fill each molded cup with a pair of socks or rolled up pantyhose to keep their shape in packing. If the cups do wrinkle, it is possible to remove these wrinkles by placing the wrinkle between your hands and rubbing the area. You can also try using a steamer. Directly ironing a wrinkle will not work and could possibly damage the bra. |
