I think I could get addicted to longlines.

I bought this one knowing the bra's shape was a mismatch for mine, but the joy of soft tissue means I have relatively biddable/obedient breasts, and there's something about the denim pinstripe with wooden buttons that just called to me. Perhaps the pared-back "femininity" of it? Not sure, but it is nice to have a bra that isn't all lace and flowers and bows.

The cups run wide and shallow; however, despite the shallowness, they allow for some measure of immediate projection at the base of the cup. The cups are too shallow at the gore for me, so my inner fullness pushes at the gore and shoves it downward during the day; thankfully, the longline's broad, extremely stable band simply refuses to allow the gore to move downwards and the bra remains comfy.

Typical of the Freya padded halfcups, the cups are very open on top.

The material of the bra is lovely, soft to the touch and firm, but giving. I find the width of the band incredibly comfortable: it's tricky to get the wires sitting in the right place on first donning the bra, as shimmying it up into the inframammary fold isn't so easy with a few inches of band gripping your torso.

The band bunches up at the base during wear; the band is cut longer than any of my other bras by a good 10+cm, so it's cut to allow for the ribs below the underbust to be wider than the underbust itself, but it's either not enough or I slump and slouch far too much. Even bunched up, though, it's more irritating than uncomfortable.

For my notes: wires are about half an inch too wide for me.

This bra is not owned any more

Updated on Jul 29, 2014 Flag this

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