Online bra shopping: Freya bras
I'm doing some browsing and I've come across a Norwegian online store that sells Freya bras! Now, I there isn't much data on some of them, so I want to know what you know!
My shape: Narrow roots, close-set breasts, FoB and center, somewhat pendulous. Cleo Erin/Lily/Blake and Freya Soiree Lace fit me best.
Bras whose shape i want information on:
- Freya Siren
- Freya Harmonie Girl
- Freya Starlet Vertical Seam (1061)
- Freya Deco Vibe: I have heard good things of this! I'm wary of the shape as I'm worried I'll spill from the center. The store selling it says that "This item is unusally small, so order a size larger". Is this true, in your experience? Does the Deco Vibe run small in cups? I'm assuming it has the plain Freya band.
- Freya Sweet Illusion Longline (padded)
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I have the Freya vertical seam in three colours, and it's one of my favourite unpadded Freya bras. The vertical seam is a bit stiff at first, but it softens up with wear. The shape the bra gives is pretty round and uplifted.
I find it to fit similar to other Freya bras in size.
There is a lot of information about all those bras except the Harmonie Girl and the Sweet illusion here on Bratabase. All you need to do is click "Browse" and then click "Freya" (alternatively you click the first letter of the brand, find brand, click brand), and then search for the particular model you're interested in. Then there on one page you will have access to all that bras reviews, pictures, related models, and even a measurement table.
At any rate, I hear all of Freyas vertical seam bras have a really nice shape compared to their normal non-padded models.
The Harmonie Girl looks like it's about the same as all their other plunge non-padded varieties. But I do know it's an older model.
The Sweet Illusion also looks exactly the same as their other long line padded bras. You could probably look up the Freya Fancies Padded Long line to get an idea for the Sweet Illusion. Their seams and coverage look the same.
All of the Deco's seem to run small in cup depth. They all fit about the same except for the half cup varieties. I have the Deco Charm which is also a plunge. The wires were only 4" wide (size 28D), and it has a cup depth equivalent to like a 30B, 5.8". The cups are tall and very stiff. Deco is one stiff moulded cup bra. If you have projection and breasts that don't mould to the shape of the cup very easily, Deco most likely won't work for you. They tend to work well with FOT breasts, and soft breast tissue. Deco gapes on most women even if the cup is several sizes too small.
Take a gander at the wealth of information that BtB has to offer for the Deco, Siren, and Starlet Vertical Seam bra. I ordered a Starlet myself and look forward to getting it.