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Well, I got this and the Freya Palm Haze bikini sets from rachaelll a couple weeks ago, and after some quick alterations, I am happy to report that they both fit really well! Let's get into it.

Unfortunately I didn't take any "before" photos of either of the bikini sets, but this top was a bit too wide-set for me originally. So I decided I would do some fancy folding to maintain the design of the top (to keep the diagonal seam in the middle where the cups met, well, diagonal) and stitch it all into place. First I folded the left side of the gore ... under (left from my perspective when I'm wearing it) and stitched that down onto itself, and then I stitched the left side to the right side and did some crafty pulling of the outer jersey layer so that the stitching wouldn't go through that. It came out looking almost completely invisible from the outside, which I'm super happy with. The "gore" is slightly higher now than it was originally, but I'm perfectly happy with that, and bringing the cups closer also had the added benefit of giving me some decent cleavage, too.

The top's band was snug for a 30 to begin with, but the band is slightly shorter now that I folded some of it onto itself in my alteration. I have no problem with this. The top is made of a nice medium-thickness foam which I feel secure and supported in, but it does take a while to dry completely.

So the top fits beautifully now, and the bottoms fit well enough. When I'm just lounging, the bottoms fit perfectly, but when I go swimming, they do get a little baggy and don't fit as snugly as I would like. However, this doesn't bother me too much, and it would be easy enough to take the bottoms in a tiny bit at the side seam if I want to in the future.
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Updated on Aug 19, 2019 Flag this

This is a new cut to me, and right away I know I love it! The band is suuuuper tight, coming in at between 25-25.5" stretched, which is at or below my snug underbust measurement. It's tolerable for up to 8 hours or so, but then I just need to get it off my body! Other than that, it's a really exceptional bra. It has a beautiful design, for one. It has a somewhat bright blue lace overlay over the cups and the whole band (although it kind of looks more like a cornflower blue in some lighting), with beige padding and lining underneath. It has asymmetry pockets. ... The wire width is excellent, it has a wonderfully low gore, and I love how low coverage it is. It also has excellent immediate depth at the wire. It's super open on top, so it requires tall roots and/or FOT at this end of the size range. It has interesting straps that I've never seen before from EM. They're relatively thin and pretty stretchy, and they have an interesting kind of corrugated texture on the upside. I will probably reach for this over my PL now when I need something with a low gore, but especially because of the lower coverage in general. I wonder whether I'm on the brink of needing a 60G instead, because the apex seems a little low on me, although there's no quadding per se. I'd love some feedback about the fit from anyone who has tried this cut, especially Prettyncharmeuse, and lcl0706, from whom I bought the bra. It's too bad there isn't more data in my size range for the M cut, but I'll do my best to expand on that! I'm interested in getting the Jezynka in particular, especially after hearing that its materials are really soft and comfortable!
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Updated on Mar 03, 2017 Flag this

Thank you to sincerity for this bra! I've owned and loved several Marcies over the years, and this will be no exception. I'm a little too big for the cups right now because of gaining a couple pounds due to lockdown (and moving in with my wonderful home cook of a boyfriend), but it will probably be perfect once I go back to work and shrink back to my regular size! I had bought this bra in black in a 28FF from someone recently and it seemed to run large, or at least I had a ton of space in the upper cup, which is never a problem for me lol. But in 28F it seems to run similarly to my other Marcies. I'd say the cup volume is slightly smaller than my burgundy Marcie in 28F, but slightly bigger than my Periwinkle Marcie in "30E" (altered to fit like 26FF/28F). Bottom line, I'm looking forward to wearing this eventually and I'm sure it will be a regular part of my rotation!

Black colorway

Updated on May 17, 2021 Flag this

This was the second bra I got from SFYS during my trip to Toronto.

I've had the chance to wear this several times. First of all, this fits me pretty well. The band is snug enough on the middle hooks, the cups don't gape, and the straps aren't too widely spaced. The bridge of the bra is reinforced and has no stretch, but the rest of the band (past the side seams) is nicely stretchy and comfy to wear. The cups have contoured padding in them, so there's a decently thick layer of foam over the nipples, but the foam thins out towards the straps. This gives a ... really nice, lifted shape under clothing. The straps are thinner than anything else I've seen from Freya, which is intriguing to me, but doesn't bother me personally.

The only problem I have with this bra is that over the course of a few hours, because the bridge is non-stretch, it starts to dig into my skin uncomfortably. The weight of my breasts also creates some creasing/collapsing in the bottom of the cups, but this doesn't bother me.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with this bra, and will continue to wear it because of the awesome shape it gives me.
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Black colorway

Updated on Oct 04, 2019 Flag this

I bought this bra from Jaimie at Bra Obsessed. Even though the band runs about 1.5" small for a 28, I'm still wearing it on the second tightest hook. This is a sad trend I've realized, so I'll be ordering 55/26 bands from now on. I've always known my snug UB is 25.5" and tight UB is around 24", but I was always comfortable in bands such as Cleo and Panache 28's. I'm just sad that it seems like Ewa has been cutting her newer styles slightly larger in the band. Even my SM Summertime from 2-ish years ago had a much tighter band than my three newest ... Ewa's do! The wires are a good width for me in this bra, and I LOVE the styling of it! The materials used are all really soft except for the elastic of the cage-like straps that cross from the gore to the straps. Those can get a little bit itchy, but it doesn't bother me much. This bra is on the cusp of being too small in the cups for me, but they're so open on top that I don't have any quadboobing in them. It just means that sometimes the wires slide down from my IMF and I have to readjust. The gore NEARLY tacks. It seems as though this style has less immediate projection around the gore as some other styles. I've also found, strangely, that the straps on both my SM style bras are really, really long. No clue why. I almost immediately adjusted the straps so that the slider is at the top of my shoulders, which is where the straps are adjusted best right now.
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Updated on Feb 01, 2016 Flag this

I can't write a full review yet because I haven't worn this beauty in the water yet, but I'm going to include some other measurements for the body of the swimsuit, and relate that to my own body measurements so you can get an idea of how it fits.
First of all, my own measurements are roughly 25" waist, 38.5" hips, and 5'2.5" height. I definitely have an hourglass figure. The body of this bathing suit is roughly 19.5" long, laid flat, from the top of the gore to the bottom of the crotch. The length of this suit fits me well in the torso. It is the ... smallest bit loose around my waist, and measures roughly 12" flat, however, the material is extremely stretchy. The hips fit me well, measuring roughly 14" flat across the top of the leg seams.

As for the bra fit, it's not bad! I got this suit at a discounted price on /r/braswap and I was unsure how it would fit since I also have the original Lucille bandeau top, and I have to wear that in 28G. However, this fits a little bit deeper and narrower, or at least feels like it, compared to Lucille. However, I wouldn't call these cups deep by any other comparison. They are still quite shallow, especially at the underwire. I have a fair amount of empty space at the bottom of the cups. The band is pretty stretchy, and if I feel like I need to after I actually go swimming in this, I may take the band in to make it feel more secure. The gore gives the illusion of tacking, but it's a soft tack, and I think the bottom of the "gore" floats. Speaking of which, I measured the gore height from the top of the gore straight down to the parallel of the lowest point of the underwire.
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Updated on May 09, 2017 Flag this

Look at what I got!!! A couple weeks ago Figleaves was having a sale and I was able to snag this beauty for £29.40 plus shipping, which translated to about $61 CAD (which is basically the best price I've seen in Canada for the Panache Sports bra). Well, I got this in the mail on Friday and I went for my first run wearing it yesterday, so these are my first impressions.

First of all, it's so vibrant in real life! I love it! Secondly, its quality and craftsmanship is absolutely impeccable. There isn't a single thread out of place. Third, it fits pretty well! I was lucky to ... be able to try on a 30F at Broad Lingerie in Toronto when I was there last, and Sam said that this Cosmic colourway (and the black) runs a bit tighter in the band than the other colourways, so she said I should be fine with the 28FF. It fits well on the second set of eyes for me, and I really enjoy that it has three hooks! The encapsulation is a very different feeling to the compression of my Shock Absorber Ultimate Run that I'm used to. I don't know which I prefer yet. The gore does not tack on me, so I don't feel quite as locked in as I was expecting, but it still seems to support me well. I will probably need to shorten the straps down the road, but for now they're fine. I don't know whether I'll use the J hook or not. My Shock Absorber can only be worn racerback style, and it feels very secure that way, I just don't like the tan lines hahah.

In this size range, this bra seems to run small in the cups. The measurements are in the range of other 28F bras I own from Panache and Cleo. It is shaped best for someone with at least moderate projection and who has some upper fullness and tall roots. For those who are shallow or very FOB, I would say you may be able to size down, but it'll depend on whether you still need the depth at the bottom of the cups or not.

Overall, I'm happy with this bra so far! I'll be sure to give an update down the road to let y'all know how it holds up over time https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />
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Cosmic colorway

Updated on Oct 19, 2017 Flag this

Thank you to jlcl119 for selling me this bra! I've owned Marcie before, but not for a few years. It's even better than I remembered! It's super comfy, the gore doesn't bother me like Hettie's does, and I only get mild in-cup quadding on one side which is barely noticeable. I just wore it for a 5 hour waitressing shift and I felt supported and contained the whole time. It gives me a nice round shape under clothing, as is expected from Marcie. This burgundy colourway is beautiful, and I think the cute cream bows with burgundy pin dots brings the whole thing together. I also received two matching briefs, but I'll have to wait and see how I feel about them. I tried them on and they fit well, but they give me major VPL and cut into my glutes like crazy. This is always a problem I have, so I won't be wearing them with any tight-fitting clothing. I could probably make do with wearing them under skirts and dresses that are more A-line.

Burgundy colorway

Updated on Oct 03, 2017 Flag this

I've been wanting to try the Cleo Piper since its first incarnation, as the true longline. However, I knew that the original longline version was quite closed on top, so I didn't dare get my hopes up. Then, when Cleo came out with the midi version, I heard that the fit had been tweaked so that the cups weren't quite so closed off on top, but that it was still advisable to size up in the cup. So, when martka00 posted this for sale in a (distant) sister size, I felt like that would be the best opportunity to try it.

First of all, I ... love the appearance of this bra. The light blue with contrasting yellow bow, the eyelash lace peeking over the bottom edge of the band.. so cute! I personally like that this is a midi band now instead of the true longline, as I've learned that I'm not a huge fan of longlines. I'm petite and I don't like how longlines make me feel restricted and covered up, like my torso has been shortened. So the midi is a great compromise. The band has plastic boning in each of the side seams to keep the band from rolling up.

Fit wise, unfortunately this bra doesn't fit me. I was prepared to shorten the band if everything else fit well, but that is not the case. I get a lot of empty space and wrinkling in the top of the cups, which is my main fit issue. It seems to fit me depth-wise, however, so perhaps this bra runs a tad shallower than other Cleo balconettes. The gore is maybe slightly wider than I'm used to, which might be remedied if I actually got this bra in my proper size. I can't say for sure if the cups would be too closed off in my proper size or not.

So, at least I know now that I would have to try a 28F, but other than that, my trial was somewhat inconclusive. I may wait and see if I can snag that green colourway on sale at some point.
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Updated on Oct 06, 2019 Flag this

I loooove this bra! I'd been lusting over it for months and I finally ordered it through Jaimie at Bra Obsessed back in February (I'm lucky enough to live in the same city as her)! Obviously the 60 band was custom, but she didn't charge me any extra (we're both morally opposed to Ewa charging extra for small bands). Unfortunately I can wear this on the third and fourth hooks already (the two tightest columns) so I'll be ordering all my Comexims and EM's in 55 bands from now on. I think EM is trying to make their bands more true-to-size lately, but this is just a rumour ... I've heard. No sources unfortunately. But anyway, the band still fits great even on the tightest hooks, and the material is super soft and breathable. The wire width is perfect, the cup depth, apex projection, and immediate projection are perfect, and I think this might be my HG cut! The gore tacks nice and firm, and is super narrow. The styling itself is beautiful, and I couldn't be happier! It's light enough that it functions as a nude for me (in fact it's slightly lighter than my skin tone) but it's great for wearing under lighter and slightly sheer tops. The only qualm I have (besides the band length) is that once in a blue moon, the right underwire digs into my ribs by the end of the day. I'll have to take some notes on when it happens, but I have a suspicion that it might be when I'm on my period and I'm feeling slightly more bloated/swollen/sensitive than usual. So it's probably not even the fault of the bra, it's probably just my own sensitivities.
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Updated on Jun 05, 2016 Flag this