The bra is beautiful. Lower cups are a lustrous satin, upper is lace extending to the straps. But the horizontal 3-section cup gives a pointy, rather matronly look (not an issue with the balconette version). The real trouble though is that the center wires sit so tight to the breastbone, they're painful. And as with all Fantasie bras I find the mesh side wings to be too harsh a fabric. The elastic on them also doesn't lay flat, but rubs & rolls.

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• Many moons ago, I used to fit this bra in a 36JJ or 38J . It was a lovely supportive, comfortable and pretty bra. The sizing was spot on. They have long since worn out and been reluctantly thrown out.I give them a five out of five rating.

• Caroline, from what I can tell, it may be partly generational. It's a more low-slung, less perky shape. The exact same shape as the Doreen - a flat horizontal line across the breast, rather than a diagonal or 3-piece seam shape, either of which gives a more rounded appearance rather than the low & pointy silhouette the Belle full cup gives. I actually passed it on to my mother, who it suits beautifully.

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