This is a nice, well-made bra, though I'm not sure if it's the best shape for me. The cups seem to be the right size although there is a bit of wrinkling; I'm not sure whether I should have ordered the DD instead or if it's just because my breasts aren't that full on top. The underwires seem to come up quite high in the centre and I can feel the ends against my sternum, but it's not uncomfortable. The band seems to be a good, snug fit, with no scratchy lace or uncomfortable elastic.

The one thing I don't really like about this style is the way it pulls my breasts in towards the centre, flattening the sides, though this is probably just a matter of preference. It does give very good uplift. I love the muted pale pink/mauve colour and the lace and ribbon details.

Side note: I ordered this from brastop.com using their standard delivery option, and it was shipped out the next morning and arrived the day after. Great service.

ETA, October 2012: I bought this bra in summer 2010 when I was in the very early stages of figuring out my size, so in my original review I failed to recognise some fit issues that became glaringly obvious later on. The wrinkling in the cups has happened to me in every single Freya bra I've tried, because the cups are too deep and pointy for me; the overly deep cups then caused the wires to press into my sternum. I'm just not a Freya person but I don't think the Claudia is a bad bra, although the heavily textured, picot-trimmed straps are very hard to adjust.

This bra is not owned any more

Updated on Oct 24, 2012 Flag this

• Addendum: after wearing this bra a few times, I have a rather different impression of the fit. The underwires are so tight against my ribcage that my ribs ache after a couple of hours. I think this is because the cups are just too big (I definitely should have ordered DD) and the wires are too long.

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