Hn. I know, 'not another binder thread!'. But I have a small dilemma.
According to the sizing chart on Underwork's site, for their Double Front Compression Shirt 997 I'm an XS, right at 31. It came, and needless to say I was disappointed when it looked like it was made for a 6-year-old. Yes, I did stretch the crap out of it, tried getting it on (and literally ripped the skin off the back of both shoulders in the process of trying - $#!t burns like a mofo), to no avail. I also tried pulling it up - again, a joke; the torso of the shirt fit like a comfortable pant-leg around just one of my (massive) thighs. Like hell I'm trying to get that over my (ridiculously ideal-for-childbirth) hips.
It arrived right before I went out of town, so by the time I got the chance to try it on (two days ago) I'd already had it for 18 days; so it's not returnable for another size. I'm going to try purchasing another one, and I'm at a dilemma over ordering a small or a medium. I should order a small, as that's the next size up, but considering how much too small the XS was, I'm understandably a bit concerned. I'll be out of town for nearly three weeks, a week from now, so it's not likely to come before I depart. I don't want to get stuck with (another) undersized binder, but I don't want something inadequately large - I'm finding that after continued wear, my t-kingdom 801 has stretched enough that it takes considerable adjustment for me to feel comfortable wearing it under anything other than a button-down shirt. I don't need another not-bindy-enough-binder.
Opinions? Does anyone by chance own more than one of their sizes of the same cut and can give me an idea of how different their sizes run from oneanother? (or maybe the physical measurements of the size of their binder so I can get an idea as to how much larger they run based on the size).
Also, any ideas as to how I could maybe break this one in a little without actually being able to get it on?
