Tutti rouge
I tootled off to my nearest branch of bravissimo today to try on some tutti rouge, mainly to figure out my size in them and to have a nosy!
I knew that some had found the tutti rouge sizing to be all over the place, so I started off with a 32GG in both the Lilliana and the Betty. I usually find that a 30 is better for me in brands like Freya or cleo, so I thought a 32 would be a good place to start as tutti rouge run smaller in the band.
Firstly, the Lilliana, while it is undoubtably a beautiful bra on the hanger, did me no favours on- it was so east west! I'd say the band was average, so a 30 would have been fine, but the cups were so shallow, and they seemed determined to spread my boobs under my armpits. So I didn't try a different size.
The Betty- firstly wow on the looks and the fabric and the quality, it's stunning! The band was definitely tighter than the Lilliana- I think a 30 would have been too small, and my comfortably snug underbust is 30", so it's definitely worth sizing up I'd say. They cups again were shallow, and I was quadraboobing a lot on the bigger side in the GG. So I sized up to a 32H. And that was when the issue started. I'd say the the 32H ran a full band size smaller than the 32GG I tried, especially along the bottom of the band. It was wearable but it did feel a lot smaller than the GG which was just bizarre! Maybe it's a QC issue, or maybe it's just that their sizing is really inconsistent. However the cup volume was spot on, even tho they are shallow and the wires were far too wide. The shape it gives is also very minimised and flattened (it was flatter than a tease me, and i find they are quite minimised from the side) which I wasn't a fan of, as i prefer more projection, and this was the main reason I didn't purchase..
So if tutti rouge could bring a version of the Betty out with slightly narrowe wires and more projection, I'd be sold on them as a brand! But at the moment I find they are a slight disappointment as their bras aren't as amazing on as they are off.
Has anyone had any success with tutti rouge as a brand?
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The Liliana Bra (TU100) works for me. The caveat is that the wires are very soft so it is very easy to pull the cups too flat. I ordered it in a 28G, so a cupsize up from my usual 28FF and when I first tried it on it hated how it looked. My boobs were squished flat and I had no projection. Laying it out against my other bras, I realized that the band portion of the bra is really short. Most of the length is in the cups. So I tried it on again using an extender after unstretching the wires. Much better! It is still more of a "natural" look on me - not as projected as say the 28FF - Bravissimo ยป Paradiso Plume Bra (LN141) but certainly not flat. I can fasten the bra in the 28 without the extender but because of the proportion of band to cup, I think a 30FF would have been better.
morgahn I noticed that about the Lilliana, the actual band section of the bra was tiny! But once it was on it was too big :( so sizing up to a 34 would have been a no go for me. I'm actually really jealous that it works for you because it is so beautiful!
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