Short root friendly 30DD softie
This bra is originally described as a full cup, but acts as a balcony on me. A burgundy coloured soft fabric with a soft upper lace. I ordered it in FR 80E, but was sent 80DD with the explanation that in this brand these two sizes both correspond to 30E, which isn't actually true, but I didn't want to engage in an argument with the seller. What I think happened is that they sold the advertised E cup to me and then realised they only had DD, but sent it anyway thinking it might work.
More about the bra: It came only with a size tag, so I needed to do some research to find out its name - Hypnotic - through the code.
Cups: narrow, short and deep for the size, which I would say a true 30DD - excellent for short roots. Has side support slings on the outside, I don't know if it actually does something or only for decoration, since its so soft. Cups closed on top with lace.
Band: TTS supersoft and comfortable, my favourite bit on this bra, low wings, no extra wing support.
Straps: front wider, non-stretch while the back narrower with stretch, not fully adjustable - typical feature of this brand.
Gore: a unique solution, very little fabric between the cups, but not a plunging style.
All in all, I'd keep it if it were the right size.
This is how it looks on a model: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/LEJABY-S-Gorge-Armature-Full-Cup-Bra-Hypnotic-noir-B-C-D-DD-US-30-32-34-36-38-/300808887471
http://www.polyvore.com/lejaby_hypnotic_underwired_full_cup/thing?id=11571244

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bordeaux colorway

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Updated on Aug 19, 2016 Flag this

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  Lejaby doesn't make both a DD and an E size in most lines. That is prob. what the seller meant. Their sizing goes C, D, [next size sometimes marked DD and sometimes E]. F. G. In defense of retailers the brand has been completely nuts these past few years, changing the names of their sub-brands literally every other year and presumably changing their tag content including what sizes are called.
  Further confusion has been achieved thanks to English-language retailers using drop down sizing for Lejaby which includes a DD and an E cup size separately as if they were two separate sizes that are different and are both available.

• For this particular bra the seller was French and offered both DD and E cup in the drop down menu. Prior to this occasion I ordered elsewhere a 80DD because that other seller convinced me that 80DD and 80E were the same, just as you say here wendybien, but in fact that one also fits like a 30DD. That one is non returnable unfortunately. To sum it up, what I've tried so far from Lejaby, the ones labelled 80DD fitted like a UK 30DD and the ones labelled 80E fitted like a UK 30E. I only tried about 15-20 bras so we are not in the realm of an empirical study yet. :) My general impression with EU and French "large cup" manufacturers is that they are often indicisive about the sizing in these "smaller" sizes, making the scaling pretty drastic, so one can easily end up not fitting either of the two consecutive sizes. For my greatest sorrow that is true for @Empreinte in which 75D is too small while the one size up 75E too big for me. :(

• Wanted to edit my previous comment, but it doesn't allow editing. Just wanted to add that some sellers only have D and E cup sizes listed for Lejaby.

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  Yes as far as I have been able to observe the very newest lines have both a DD and an E but initially they did not have a DD, then for a long period the brand had most of their lines that still used the old, D, E, F system coexisting with a handful of Eprise full bust lines that used D, DD, F, and eventually Eprise started doing D, DD, E, F and now all their lines do that. But if you are shopping from discounters a lot of their stock is at least 18 months old (so some lines may not have a DD at all and some may not have an E and some may have both) and sometimes their understanding of the sizing system is equally outdated. So if they don't realize that DD and E aren't the same they aren't ordering stock in both those cup sizes, just in one of them, or indifferently in either one and then considering them the same size. In short it is a mess!

• Ah well, what we endure here for the sake of science! ;)

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  The straps are beautiful!!

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