Oh, this bra is gorgeous!
I really hoped this would work, as I love the look of it, alas it was not meant to be.
Apparently this style is now discontinued, but some sizes are left (and my 32K and 32KK will presumably be available to someone else once they get my return package!) and maybe someone will be looking at one on ebay or something in the future, so I will go ahead and put a review anyhow. There's a lot of compare/contrast with the Alana in this review, it's just the way it made the most sense to me, and since the Alana is Bravissimo's staple large-cup bra, hopefully this will make sense to others as well.

Really beautiful bra! The cups are navy blue mesh with two-tone pink embroidered flowers. There is a pretty bow with a little crystal on the center gore and small ribbon bows at the straps. The straps are, if possible, even nicer than the Alana's: nice, thick/soft, silky material, good balance among support/comfort/stretch/looks. I love how the embroidery continues out the top of the cups, and how it makes the top edge look against my boobs.

Like the Alana, the cups are three-section, with a small inner section, and large outer section and an upper lighter mesh section. (I wish these cup shapes had names I could use to refer to them! There's more than one way to do 3-section, so I'm trying to be specific here.) The straps attach to the outer section. The band is a single layer of mesh with a strip of the same material as the straps along the inner edge (continuing down from the strap attachment to the hooks). The band could be a little stronger, it seems a touch light for the work it needs to do.

The cups are relatively wide, shallow at the bottom and they are more open on the top than the Alana, which gives a distinct "enclosed" feeling to the top of the breast. This one doesn't do that so much. The center gore on this bra is one of the narrowest I've seen. (Great for close-set breasts!) The straps were definitely too far apart for me, digging into my armpits, although not quite as badly as the Alana.

I had similar fit issues as with the Alana as far as the cup width, the shallowness at the bottom of the cup, and the strap attachment angle, although these problems were slightly less on this bra. Still not right for me. Note, by the way, that the size that fit the best was the same for these two bras, unlike some who seem to find they need a cup bigger in the Alana due to the tightness of the top of the cup.

(Note: I tried this bra on with an extender, as I intentionally ordered it on the tight side and I didn't want to damage the band or hooks trying it on. My report of "how it fits" as far as the tightness of the band is based on how it would be if I didn't have the extender.)

This bra is not owned any more

Updated on Nov 19, 2012 Flag this

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