Gore doesn't tack, otherwise a pretty good fit. A teensy bit too wide for my root (sigh), and the cups run small and shallow (I wear 30G in most other brands), and my projected boobs don't quite fill out the bottom of the cups because of the shallowness. However, none of this is bothering me when I wear the bra, so I just go with it.

The materials are comfortable, but honestly at £50/$80 a piece I expected more than that. Most of it is plain mesh/lace, except for a small part of the band (covered in more mesh) and the straps, which are silk. The colour was also a little bit of a disappointment, as it's not quite as orange in real life. It's beautiful, but there's a hint of coral in it, which is not a good colour on me. One thing I love about this bra is the width of the back tape; it's like a 3-hook clasp, but there are only two hooks (across four columns!). Really, for me, it's not the number of hooks that does it, it's the width of the back band. Props to Mimi Holliday for doing this right.

One day, when attempting to remedy the floating gore, I removed the underwires, and discovered that they are ridiculously flimsy. Yes, they're metal, but they're about 1 millimetre in width. I was planning to narrow the gore to get it to tack, but for Fun and Science, I replaced the wires with a pair from an old Curvy Kate bra (sturdy in comparison), tried the bra on, and by golly, the gore is right where it should be! So now I have two pairs of Mimi Holliday underwires that I don't know what to do with. Coat hooks? Christmas decorations? Does anyone want them?

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• It's very interesting that replacing the wires made the bra tack! How did you close up the underwire channel again so they stayed put? I understand this is the challenging part of switching out underwires.

  Excellent review!

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  learningaboutbras Hey! The wires that were in the bra were so thin I'd be surprised if they could support the weight of half a grain of rice. My boobs are rather projected, so bras that are too shallow like to float somewhere very far from my torso. i'm also centre-heavy, so non-tacking gores are often an issue when the cups aren't deep enough in the right places. Replacing the underwires have completely changed the fit of a number of my bras - some like the aforementioned thread-thin wires, and some that were so firm and pokey that they were actually painful. It's also good for altering the width of a cup without damaging the underwires. Or if you have a problem with the wires being too tall or too low.

  I cut a small hole on the inside of the wire channels, in the back towards the armpit. Once I had swapped out the wires, I took my old reliable sewing machine, a regular zig-zag stitch, and went over the opening a couple of times. I usually go forward, backward and then forward again, to make sure it's strong enough. I've done this on several bras, and no wires have popped so far. I could post some pictures, if it would help. (And maybe next time, I should type up a quick tutorial!)

  I'm glad you like my review! I always try to be as thorough as possible when writing about bras.

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  dagobra, it is exciting to think I could change out wires and keep the new ones in place. I don't have the fit challenges you have--projection and centre heaviness--but a lot of times there isn't enough coverage under my arms. I want the wires and the wings higher under my arms. I usually want the center gore lower.

  I think a bra adventure with a tutorial and pictures if possible would be great. I can't be the only one intrigued by the idea. If anything gets me to learn to sew, it'll be bras. :)

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