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Me: Narrow roots, narrow shoulders, evenly round, lots of immediate projection, slightly FoB, splayed, left-heavey by more than a cup size, 31" underbust, but prefer tight band with extender. Panache, Freya size 30GG

I can confirm that CKs need a cup size up!

This is a very supportive no-stretch shear mesh bra. Very pretty. Excellent shape. See photos.

Excellent immediate projection! Gore is very narrow at the top but gets a lot wider at the bottom. Outside edge of the cup from the strap to the wire is a bit wide for my narrow shoulders and cuts into the armpit, but the seam is very strong and relatively comfortable. The wires are still a hair too wide, surprise, surprise, but not too bad. Great fully adjustable scallop-edged no slip straps with leotard back. No side boning, but a good strong side seam. Band is normal for British standard and I need an extender.

Definitely the only CK I can wear so far.

Updated on Oct 20, 2016 Flag this

Me: Narrow roots, narrow shoulders, evenly round, lots of immediate projection, slightly FoB, slightly centre full, never met a gore I didn't like, left-heavey by more than a cup size, 31" underbust, but prefer tight band with extender. Panache, Freya size 30GG

More and more I am convinced that side support panels cut into immediate projection!

Band is looser than Freya, Panache, and Curvy Kate - no extender needed.

The wire is fairly soft and fairly U-shaped. The centre gore maintains its width for an inch and a half before it statres to curve out. The straps, of course, are too wide, but only just. I needed the cup size up I usually need in CK and Flirtelle, but it stall has an angled flatness to the top part of the cup that cuts at my centre fullness and accentuates the pointier shape.

Excellent quality materials (except the wires) and three hooks and scalloped fully adjustable straps. I just think I need to give up on the side support panels design!

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Updated on Oct 31, 2016 Flag this

Me: Narrow roots, narrow shoulders, evenly round, lots of immediate projection, slightly FoB, slightly centre full, splayed, never met a gore I didn't like, left-heavey by more than a cup size, 31" underbust, but prefer tight band with extender. Panache, Freya size 30GG

I bought this before realizing that Kris Line needs a size up because it sizes in 2 cm cups instead of 1 inch (2.5cm). So at a standard 30:10, I need a 65 H (Kris Line uses EU numbering and UK cup sizes - otherwise 65J or 30H).

It did arrive today and is a cup size too small. Interestingly, it ... is very loose band too. The label equates 30 with a French 80 instead of 75. It does have the same material at the back frame as my Empreintes and does not seem to ride up. The band also has four columns of eyes.

The construction and shape is a lot like the Cleo Lucy. This tends to be both cutting on my centre fullness and droopy in shape. I think it is because the top part of the cup attaches farther down the diagonal seem (closer to the apex) than where the strap attaches. Not so good for tall roots/FoT.

Straps are scalloped, but also embroidered in the front so full adjustment might be tough. Elastic at top edge of the cup. Cups made of two layers of no stretch mesh.

I will have to try a different style


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Updated on Nov 24, 2016 Flag this

Me: Narrow roots, narrow shoulders, evenly round, lots of immediate projection, slightly FoB, splayed, left-heavey by more than a cup size, like a tight band. Panache, Freya size 30GG

Great for a plunge! I never fit plunges, so I will have to try a full cup in this brand.

A little bit quading at the center and gaping at the strap attachment, but that is normal.

Plus, a tad wide strap placement, but very wearable.

Seam between bottom of cup and top lace is a little noticeable through clothes.

Assymmetry more noticeable than usual.

Immediate projection not quite enough for me, but what is.

Wires pretty good for a plunge too.

Updated on Oct 12, 2016 Flag this

Me: Narrow roots, narrow shoulders, evenly round, lots of immediate projection, slightly FoB, slightly centre full, never met a gore I didn't like, left-heavey by more than a cup size, 31" underbust, but prefer tight band with extender. Panache, Freya size 30GG

beautiful! two tone embroidery on red mesh cup.

Straps only slightly too wide. Plus, expensive. I will keep a look out for sale models, but I can't afford full price for regular usage.

Immediate projection not quite enough for me, but what is?

Massive cups and huge band. G (7) is almost too big for my usually GG (10) bust. I usually need an extender for 30s, but I am perfectly comfortable in this on the middle or even tightest hooks..

Very comfortable. Has a large finishing seam around the top edges of the cup that shows through clothes. Shape is a bit pointier than I would like, but not bad. Very thick but very comfortable straps and are completely adjustable. Decent side boning.

Updated on Nov 14, 2016 Flag this

Interesting. I bought a second each of the midline and short bralettes and the design seems to have changed. The bands on both are significantly smaller - or perhaps I over stretched the first pair? But I think some of the materials have changed. The jersey material feels a little different, but again that could be because I haven't washed it yet. Alternatively, different colours of the same material may feel or stretch a little differently. Fortunately, on the full extent of an extender, they both fit pretty perfectly. Being wireless bralettes, the extenders don't seem to make much difference and ... maybe they will loosen in a wash or two.

Other than the band, everything else is the same except the straps adjust at the top/front, not at the bottom/back and seem a little shorter. The sewing is better on these two and the trim is lovely - I got brown trim on chocolate. My larger side does tend to flatten and sit a little off, but given that I have no intention whatsoever of padding my bralettes for round the house and sleeping, I'll trade off a slightly smaller fit on my larger side for a comfortable fit on my smaller side.

*Edit: So after one wear, the band is almost the same as my older one. Plus, the short band is now 2 hooks and the midline is 3 hooks.
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Me: Narrow roots, narrow shoulders, evenly round, lots of immediate projection, slightly FoB, slightly centre full, never met a gore I didn't like, left-heavey by more than a cup size, 31" underbust, but prefer tight band with extender. Panache, Freya size 30GG

This is my first attempt at Comexim custom fits. It is almost perfect, but not quite. I had the ordinary cup construction replaced with their three part half cup pattern with two vertical seams. This gives enough immediate projection and a fairly round shape. I also had the straps moved inwards by two centimetres. This was not quite so successful ... when it comes to both straps that fall off my shoulders and straps that dig into the front of my armpit! Why cant all my bras be like this?

However, by altering the attachment point, I seem to have changed the horizontal tension and thus the shape of the soft cup. Insead of being normally shaped according to the half cup design, it seems loose by the centre gore and tight by the strap attachment. This gives a shape that has a flat plane angling inwards and down in the top of the cup at the strap attachment. I will exaggerate it in a picture to show you what I mean. I decided to order a new bra like this with a raised gore, thinking that by increasing the attachment point at the centre will add the necessary horizontal tension to support the shape. As I have a slight centre fullness, there is no gaping. It is a bit odd, but once I got used to it, I thought it fairly wearable.

As to the Donna, the embroidery is a bit itchy. Maybe a wash will help? The centre gore is tiny, the straps are ribbed and thus no-slip, and the mesh is not elastic, but has a little give in the bias. I was very surprised by the cup width measurement as it seems so much narrower. I guess the narrow centre gore and the half cup design account for it.

I will post my review on the new design when I get it.
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Altered straps, 3hc

Updated on Oct 31, 2016 Flag this

Me: Narrow roots, narrow shoulders, evenly round, lots of immediate projection, slightly FoB, slightly centre full, splayed, never met a gore I didn't like, left-heavey by more than a cup size, 31" underbust, but prefer tight band with extender. Panache, Freya size 30GG

This is the Flirtelle/Curvy Kate cup size up and it fits way better than my usual. Slight wrinkling at bottom of the cup - not quite enough immediate projection, but pretty good. cups slightly too wide, but not bad. Straps actually fit my shoulders!! I love the three hooks. decent for an almost fit.

Beautiful two tone red embroidery. Soft, double layer mesh. Diagonal seam shows through clothes. No side boning.

Updated on Nov 15, 2016 Flag this

I've not found the right size yet.

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Updated on Oct 26, 2016 Flag this

I didn't realize that Flirtelle is related to Curvy Kate. Their cups fit the same way. I have to size up. I will post a fuller review when the new size arrives.

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Updated on Oct 24, 2016 Flag this