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Overall, the fit here is good--it feels better than the other halter bikini tops I tried on in this sessions (Curvy Kate Starry 30F and 2 sizes of Cleo Lexie). It feels like a more substantial and thicker material than the others, and it's also a better fit for me. There are some minor fit issues. There is a small amount of gapping at the top just under the strap, where the bra is straight and my breast dips. This may be standard for a halter bra if you're not full on top; I didn't notice it with the other bras, but they were almost universally too small/shallow. ... The other issue, very common for me, is that the center gore lies about a finger width off my chest. A skooch more depth could have helped me, but this fit is definitely close enough for wear; I feel like I can swim and move around without losing my top.

EDIT 2 YEARS LATER: I have gone up a cup size and now have much more top fullness, and I get major quad-boob from this now - it's clearly too small in the cup. The band is still good, although I've also started wearing 32's as a rule (I have a 30.5" ribcage, so true 30's are too tight for me - but this is a stretchy band. Granted, it's also 2 years old now, but I have barely worn it - I don't swim often.)


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I normally prefer padded bras, but these soft cups work well for me (soft tissue, close set, narrow root). The band is on the firm/tight side; probably best if you're a "true" 65 band size (I should really be more of a 70 but I tend to size down with Ewa due to some experiences with stretchy bands in this brand). There is a tiny bit of side spillage under the underarms. The gore tacks, but interestingly makes my boobs look more separate than my Ewa S's or other bras. I also noticed after taking pictures that it has a minimizer effect when viewed from the side, which I didn't expect.

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**UPDATE AUGUST 2014**
After extensive bra-searching and finally finding several Bras That Fit (Fauve 30F Padded Half-Cups and Ewa Michalak 65FF various), not only am I less impressed with the VS fit, but the VS fit IS ACTUALLY WORSE. I think my tissue migrated to the point where the too-large band size can no longer make up for the too-shallow cups. I bulge at the top now. Time to say goodbye. Luckily, I have a MUCH better bra-drobe now; these did the job of getting me through until I found actual fitting bras.

**ORIGINAL REVIEW, JUNE 2014**
I love this bra. I know it's not cool to like Victoria's ... Secret in the Bratabase/ABraThatFits world, and I KNOW it doesn't fit. The bras that do fit me well are typically 30F, so the band here is noticeably too large (gore is so, so far from my sternum), and the cups are too small, or they would be if band fit. (VS doesn't make a band smaller than 32.) But full disclosure? I wear this more often than the bras that do fit me. It's just soooo comfy.

The saleswoman at VS recommended this when I disclosed my skin sensitivity issues and lace aversion. She says it's what they typically recommend to people with fabric sensitivities. I don't know if that's true or why it would be (it's made of synthetic nylon), but it seems to be anecdotally true in my case. The fabric and construction are incredibly comfortable to me.

Lightly lined cups, no headlights, seamless under T-shirts. If I could get this in a smaller band and larger cup, I would be so happy.

Material: 71% nylon, 29% spandex (elastane)
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Updated on Aug 23, 2014 Flag this

Cups significantly too small. This fits much more shallow and small than Curvy Kate soft-cup balconette bras in 30F.

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Updated on Aug 04, 2015 Flag this

I'm not nursing, but I've turned to the world of nursing bras to try to find a comfortable wire-free cotton house bra that accommodates a small band and large cup. I have a 30.5" ribcage and a 37"-ish overbust and usually wear a 32F, and I think Small Double Plus was the correct size for me, but it's predictably not very supportive. This is a uniboob bralette style, with a vague attempt at structure in the form of a couple of U-shaped holes in an inner lining. Whatever support it does have comes more from compression than encapsulation, as the fabric is a stretchy cotton knit. Definitely not the best look for my soft tissue; it made my boobs look weirdly small and droopy. On the plus side, it's VERY comfortable. Still, as comfy as this is, I think I'll hold out for something a little more structured.

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Updated on Apr 13, 2017 Flag this

This is my first time trying the Ewa Michalak PL style. It has everything I like in the S style - soft, cotton-lined cups with light padding for structure, and a perky, front-and-center shape. Like all Ewa's I've seen, this one's gorgeous - black with a gold-embroidered lace overlay. This one is sooooo comfortable that, even though it doesn't suuuper fit, I want to wear it all the time.

Plunge styles are always weird for me because I'm center-full and soft, so I tend to slide in toward the middle and fall out. I tend to feel fairly secure in this one, but it's still a bit of a problem, I suspect largely because it's a size too big. The cups are too wide and I feel like I warp them oddly; they end up folding around the top in a way that's kind of gappy. Holding the straps together in back as if criss-crossed gives me a better shape, but the straps are not convertible and there's no J-hook. A clip may help.

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Updated on Jun 17, 2017 Flag this

I initially dismissed this swim top as too closed on top, but it turns out I was trying it in too small a size.

Positives: Cute pattern, smooth line along the top, soft-tacking gore, and soooo comfortable. I want to wear this as a day to day comfort bra.

Negatives: This bra gives me kind of a not-amazing-looking semi-minimized profile, and the cups and gore are a little too wide.

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Updated on Jun 24, 2017 Flag this

Love the close cup placement, my close-set breasts fit comfortably. I am just a tiny bit too full on top for the cups, with tissue occasionally bulging at the top and creating a slight quad-boob effect...only sometimes, though. Other times, it looks perfect.

I'm not a fan of the fabric. It's one of the soft cup bras that's made of two layers of thin, stiff, plasticky, semitransparent mesh. I'm very sensitive to synthetic fabrics, and this gives me low-level itch. I've washed it 2-3 times now, but still haven't managed to wear it for a full day.

Material: 58% polyamide, 38% polyester, 4% elasthene

T-shirt friendliness: Medium. The fabric is mostly smooth, with a bit of ruffle at the cup edge; this would not be seen except in a very thin shirt. The bright colors can be seen beneath thin or light-colored shirts.

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Updated on Jul 20, 2014 Flag this

For a more complete review of Melissa's eco-bra line, see my review of model 342 here: http://www.bratabase.com/bra/dllpd/

Specific to this model: Like all the 65H's, the band is firm and the cups are too large for me in every dimension. I've exchanged this for 65G. The tops of the cups are more closed than I would expect from a balcony bra, but for once, it's not a problem for me (I usually quad-boob in closed-top cups, but not here). Could be because it's too large, but hopefully it's because it's well shaped.

Material: 95% cotton, 5% elastene

T-shirt friendly: Yes. It's a smooth fabric cup. Potential for headlight problems since it's unlined.

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Updated on Aug 14, 2014 Flag this

The 30G of this fits me better even though the cup volume is supposed to be the same. I get a little in-cup quadding in the 32FF.

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