The greatest fitting bra I've ever worn. I read that Ellie ran a tad smaller in the cup, but had a stretchier band. My underbust is 33" so I went for the 32 band and I'm so glad I did. I wear it on the loosest hook but some days can wear it on the middle hook comfortably firm. The band never rides up now as it does on my 34" backs. The cut of this bra is beautiful, a very rounded shape, and I love the print. The only hang up I have (and I think this is just the brand in general) is that the cups sit quite wide, seemingly wider than a Freya 34G I own... not to the point that it's uncomfortable, but there is no way I could go a higher band size which I may need for less stretchy materials in this brand.

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As soon as I received this bra in the post, I fell in love.

BAND: Way too big, which I found odd since I was under the impression Avocado ran firm, and I have an Avocado Nina in the same size which is firm. I could do up the Greta on the tightest hooks straight away, and the band still rides up as I wear it. I still wear it though, because I love the bra so much.

WIRES: The wires on the Greta are slightly too wide (wider than the Nina wires in the same size) - not wide enough to dig in or cause any discomfort ... at all, but it places the side boning seam too far back on my ribcage, and there is some empty space on the side of the cup (I'm not sure if both these issues would be fixed by sister-sizing down).

CUPS: I am pretty FOT and close set. The gore is fine, but doesn't quite sit flat (I think it could be fixed by a tighter band), but there is a fair amount of space at the top of the cup, mainly because the side of the cup comes up quite high. It doesn't gape and it is not noticeable when I am wearing a shirt.

MATERIALS: Utterly gorgeous. The non-stretch materials with the embroidery... stunning. Gives a lovely, natural, rounded but uplifted shape. It's a dream to wear.

I know it sounds like I have a lot of issues with this bra, but I really do love it. It is probably my favourite bra at the moment, and it is so comfortable. I am going to try order a sister size down and sell this size.
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-I filled out the "number of hooks" as just 1, as it as a clip fastening, rather than hook and eye. Not sure how accurate the cup depth measurement can really be since swimwear stretches much more than bras.-

The design itself is lovely. The lining is so soft. The straps are quite wide, so some may not like that, but they are super comfortable and supportive. They don't look dowdy at all, they look more sporty. The underwires are very sturdy, especially for swimwear, so if you find Freya's to be a little bendy/soft, the Bravissimo ones are much better.

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One of the most beautiful bras I've ever come across. I love the navy and cream colourway and the lace is gorgeous.
At the moment, this bra is too big. I am currently around a 30HH, but when I wore this bra, I was about a 32HH.


Good support. Great shape, very rounded. Open cups so good for lower necklines and FOT breasts. The material is fantastic quality. I love the straps. They are slightly padded but they are not super wide which often bras in larger cup sizes have, and the material feels lovely against the skin. I never wore this bra, although I really wanted ... to have an occasion as it is just to gorgeous. I tried it on multiple times when deciding which bra to wear for a day, and while it would look great, once I put on a top, I felt like it made my boobs look a bit too out there. I love a nice rounded shape, because my breasts are quite FOT, high and close-set, but this bra just makes them a bit too in-your-face for me.

The only cons with this bra are minor and really my own preferences. Because of the lower neckline and balconette cut/width of the wires, I don't feel like my breasts are very strapped down and kept close to my chest. Rather, this bra is a bit cake-on-a-plate cleavagey which has its place, but it is not super practical. There are also only two rows of hooks to fasten the bra, and I think it would be better if there were three.

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A really nicely made bra and I like the idea of it, but it was just too wide and shallow for me when I first got it as a 32HH/J. I'm a 30H/HH now anyway so it's way too big, but at the time I quadboobed in it yet there was a lot of fabric on the side. If it was more suited to centre fullness and projected breasts, I'd really like the bra, but it just doesn't work for me and I doubt it would in any size.

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