My first two Ewa bras are these two M styles that I picked up from Levana Bratique on final sale. Since they didn't have my estimated best size (65E) available in any style, I decided to pick up two similar sizes based on feedback of how the bands run. Even though they are slightly different sizes, they are equivalent sister sizes, so the fit is similar. Between the two, I found M Tango to be shallower than M Perlowy though other measurements are similar.

I'm surprised that there have been no reviews of the Tango so far! It's a pretty execution of the classic black & red combo, and one of the very few of this colorway that I own. The cups are simple red cotton with black floral lace overlay, and the red band is made from heavyweight square mesh and trimmed with black floral edging at the bottom. The upper edge of the band has a black picot trim, and the underwires are trimmed with black looped cord edging. Straps are very simple plain black elastic. The center gore is different from other M styles as it has a little lace up piece made from black satin rouleau. The bra has a very flamenco feel to it, which explains the name!

My first thought when receiving the bras is that wow, Ewa bras are really lightweight! Compared to all of my other padded foam bras, these cups are the absolute lightest. I actually don't love how lightweight they are, as they don't feel secure, but maybe I will get used to this in time. The bras themselves weigh very little, and the foam is very thin and airy. It is an airy and "dry" foam, bouncing back immediately, and doesn't stay squished like memory foam does. Most of my padded bras use foam that behaves more like memory foam.

Regarding the fit though, I don't think that the M style is suited for me.

Band Sizing: Ewa's size calculator on her site recommends 65DD for me based on measurements, but based on the bra measurements I've concluded that in most of her styles, 65E would be ideal for me. However, I felt that I could definitely size down to 60F in this style as the band is so stretchy that I would prefer it to be smaller. In reality, it's not that the band needs to be SMALLER, it's that I need it to be FIRMER. I am also used to taller wings, which are more stable. Both bras I received come with 4 rows of hooks, but the spacing is quite compact, so it doesn't really give you more room to adjust.

Cup Sizing & Proportions: At first, I did not intend to wear this with the cookies, as I felt they made the cups too small. There is actually some visible overflow already when I put the cookies in (which I didn't have in the M Perlowy). However, wearing this without cookies makes the fit rather odd. It looks great if I stand up straight, but as soon as I move, the cups begin to gap. This is because while I have tall roots and have even fullness, my tissue naturally sits low, and well-fitting bras push the tissue up to create more vertical evenness. This bra is projected at the wire, so it doesn't have this push up effect, and thus I don't have enough upper fullness to fill out the upper cup completely. In addition, I need taller wires at the gore in order to enclose all the breast tissue, but the low gore of this style doesn't provide enough shaping or support. The cups are also too wide for me with overly-wide set straps, so whenever I move, the cups move inward and forward, creating gapping at the top of the cup--the openness of the upper cup makes this even more obvious. It is wearable with cookies, but unfortunately highly problematic without them. I cannot size down in the cup as I would end up overflowing and potentially falling out of the smaller size, and I already find the wires in this size to be a bit short.

Result: This is a nice bra for me to be worn with cookies, but it’s not really the right shape for me. Having reviewed many of the fit photos on BTB for this cut in a range of sizes, I can see similar fit issues occurring across many other wearers, even those who say they really like the fit. In general, the upper cup tends to sit away from the body and not provide much support for medium and fuller breasts. I think the M style is really suited for small cup sizes, A-D, who could benefit greatly from the push up effect of this bra without feeling like they will get pushed out of the bra's shallow cups.

I need a tighter band, narrower wires, narrower cups, more cup height at the center, a higher gore, and a little less immediate projection at the wire. Based on this, I don't think the M or 3D cuts are for me, and I would probably be better off in the PL or S.

Updated on Mar 28, 2020 Flag this

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