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Ah, the Natori Feathers. Wide and shallow, they said, and wide and shallow it was. This bra is soooo wide. There's like, a full inch between the wire and my IMF. I don't particularly mind wide wires actually, and these are quite comfy and feel secure, but the cups being all the way out there makes boob-in-cup placement a tad difficult. This problem is only exacerbated by the fact that horizontal apexes of the cups are really far apart (even though the gore isn't particularly wide). The bra's shallowness in terms of immediate projection and at the apex aren't problematic, but what is a problem is how much ... it cuts in in the center - I don't consider myself to have a lot of center fullness, just close together boobs, and the Feathers does nothing to contain them. My breasts are firm enough that spilling isn't an issue, but, the quadding bothers me, even though you can't see it in pictures.(Edit: the underwires float near the gore, which I suppose is due to the shallowness. auuhgh.)

I do appreciate that the sides of the cups (not the wings) come up really high because I don't mind my armpit running into the bra once in a while in return for the bra not sliding back and forth over my ToS & neighboring tissue.

Well, aesthetics. I'm really fan of this look, so it's a shame it doesn't fit me that well. The feathery part is absolutely gorgeous, and I love the way it runs along the band. That being said, the band feels really delicate when I put it on, so I might appreciate a bit more heft in that department. The hardware is gold (colored), very pretty.

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Ayame colorway

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Updated on Nov 18, 2015 Flag this

Just as comfortable as the 28D - Panache » Andorra Full Cup Bra (5675) , with a snug band and nicely adjustable straps and pretty okay slightly wide wires. The lace still slides a little though. The shape is certainly an improvement over the Fullcup imo. The blue is beautiful.

Lagoon colorway

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Updated on Nov 14, 2015 Flag this

(Camo with limeade trim colorway) - Despite everyone saying that the Dessous runs loose, I found this bra fairly tight (this being the beginning of my bra journey, I was very concerned at the time about my ability to wear 28 bands due to this generalization). I don't know if it is this specific colorway or all bras from that season (SS13, I think? maybe AW13) but the band was pretty tight. The gore was quite comfy, but the wires on the sides dug into my ribs, which is something my other bras don't do. The wire width, however, was fine, I think they are on the narrow side of average. The fabric seemed like very hard and scratchy mesh but it actually wasn't uncomfortable to wear. The construction of the bra seemed very solid.

As for the fit, there was a some room near the apex and in the sheer part of the cup, which was not super fun. Unfortunately, I returned the bra before I remembered to measure it https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />

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Updated on Sep 02, 2015 Flag this

Though I am closer in size to a 28DD, I ordered the Dessous in 30D as well on a whim since it appears to me that the cups start getting taller around there and that's what I need. Indeed, it works a good deal better than the 28DD - Claudette » Dessous Mesh Underwire Bra (CD2000) that I purchased in the same order. The wire no longer digs, and I can fiddle with my breast tissue to get it in some semblance of filling out the cups in an aesthetically pleasing manner. I still have a bit of gap in the upper portion, but it's not much of a problem to me. Just like the 28DD, wires are slightly too wide, but that's negligible as well. Band fits as well as I can expect a 30 band to fit; that is, not perfectly, but well enough.

Elsa Pink colorway

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Right now, this is my absolute most fitting bra and I love it.

When I first got it, it was wrinkling everywhere etc etc etc but now due to tissue migration? maybe? it fits like a glove on most days and quads the teeniest bit on some days.

The fabric was unexpectedly soft and nice, but it doesn't stretch, which makes it effective for keeping nipples on the down low. Result: I can actually wear this under a single layer of t-shirt! The lace had a hard time laying flat but eventually it did (I'm not sure how) and it gives me a sleek, rounded profile with a light point ... (it's no Cleo, after all). The fact that the seams go right over my nipples is nice, but that also means that it gives me an ever-so-slight east-westiness. The band, at least in the black colorway, is quite tight as Freyas go. Since the wires are 1 cm shorter than the channel, and the wings are rather short, I have to shove the wire all the way to the armpit side of the channel to get them in a more comfortable position - the pictures I've uploaded have the wires a little on the gore side, so it looks like it's poking into my side.
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Black colorway

Updated on Sep 13, 2015 Flag this

First of all, this bra is gorgeous. Not only is the ethereal flower print beautiful, but it has a bit of a blurred watercolor effect which makes it seem almost hand-painted. The band is edged with tiny delicate lace (which the hooks can catch on, so be careful) that is small enough to not stick out strangely as Freya band trims tend to do sometimes. The lace at the top of the cup has a line of non-elastic plastic at the top to keep it strong. The band is nice and snug (whoo) and the straps appear to be fully adjustable. Both the gore and wings are about ... average height, which is actually a bit lower than I'd like. The wires are just about perfect!

The fit of the cups is kind of weird. It definitely feels like they're trying very hard to bring my sideboob to the front, except I actually don't have much sideboob in the first place so it's kind of wrinkly and sad there, and leaves my tail of Spence just hangin out. A side effect of this is that on the sides near the armpit, there is extra cup-edge elastic folding up, which is really bizarre to me. There also isn't that much immediate projection - this bra saves all the projection for up top, where I have basically no tissue. It seems as if the apex is really high, a full inch away from my nipple. There's also a lot of gaping in the center, even though I'm fairly close-set and have some inner fullness. Weirdest of all, The top lace section gaps considerably in the center, even when adjacent areas are filled out. Even so, the rest of the lace lines up with my tallish roots well! they sit happily on them without quadding or gaping. I'm guessing that this is a product of the FoT nature of this bra?

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Eau de Nil colorway

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Updated on Sep 13, 2015 Flag this

Got this from a swap with mercury! Thank you!

I'm not usually one for bright colors, but the vibrant purple and splash of pink are really cute. The mesh is weirdly soft! I noticed that it completely lacks side boning, which feels a little weird and sad, but I don't think it affects fit in my case.

The fit is eh-more-or-less-okay. The wires are a smidge wide and the wings are lower than I'd like, and there's a hint of extra space up top, but it's comfy and supportive and the wrinkles dont show under clothes so I don't mind the mild wrinkling at all. The band is nicely snug around my currently 26" or so ribcage even though the numbers say that it stretches all the way to nearly 31", probably thanks to the type of elastic or something.

Updated on Nov 14, 2015 Flag this

This, this bra came out a lot more highlighter pink than I expected. The color isn't for me, but that's the least of my problems.

For some reason, Claudette 28 bands always dig awfully into my left ribcage. Why? They're not even that tight....

Aside from that, there are numerous fit issues. The cup is altogether too deep for me and too closed on top, resulting in an elf shoe look. The wires are quite wide, which is something I don't need but I don't mind either. As is usual for Claudette Dessous, the mesh is a bit scratchy at first but pretty comfortable in the grand scheme of things and the fully-adjustable and easily-slideable straps are a treat. This bra has a weird hard wrinkle in the cup seam near the nipple, which means an unfortunate poking through of the seam into any shirt that I might wear. The band is on the lose side of TTS.

Elsa Pink colorway

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This is one of the most beautiful bras I've ever worn. Powder blue is one of my favorite colors, and the delicate lace overlay over the blush is so nice. The hardware is some shiny rose-gold color, which is a nice departure from the usual plastic.

The most unfortunate thing about this bra is that is has one hook. One! And the band isn't very stretchy (I prayed for the lace's survival each time I put it on). This resulted in the band feeling too loose (not enough tension) even though it runs really small, only stretching to 28 inches :/ The underwires are super comfy though, just wide ... enough for my narrow root, and the gore doesn't dig.

As expected of a padded bra, there isn't much immediate projection, unfortunately for me. This gave me quite some degree of floating underwire. There was kind of a gap on the top edge of the cup near the gore, which I didn't mind too much. Surprisingly, I filled out the tops of the cups, and it's maybe a little too small, which is unexpected given how my numbers are between 28D and DD right now, and the shape it gave was really nice.
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Blush/Powder Blue colorway

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Updated on Jan 10, 2016 Flag this

This bra. is. soo. soft. I've never touched the red or blue ones so I don't know how they feel but given the shininess I see on product pages, I thought the feel would be meh at best, but wow this is ridiculously soft. The band is big, though, and the cups are really big/tall. I fill them in then I inhale and throw my shoulders back, and no other time. They were also sort of shallow, which was fine. But gosh. Why are the cups so big??

Blessedly, the band isn't quite as huge as I'd come to expect from Freya, which is nice. And, as you can tell from the bird's-eye-view picture, it gives even little-old-me some cleavage, if you can manage to see it behind the massive gaping cups. Impressive.

Ivory colorway

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