This review is for the old Patsy fit, with the old lowercase Freya label.

I purchased the 28E Patsy in Ballet Pink and loved the fit, but as the style is discontinued, I've had to scrounge for sister sizes as I tried to collect other colors. I figured I could just alter down the band of this 32D, so I ordered this size in both the Patsy and the Summer Haze Half Cup. However, I didn't know that Patsy's fit had been updated, and that the fashion colors I purchased, Fuchsia and Peacock, are both the old fit which is more open on the top and have a slightly different shape. As a result, while the cup measurements are pretty close to the Black 30DD that fits, this one doesn't end up fitting me the same way even if I tighten the band.

Compared to the Black 30DD in the new fit, the cups measure the same between the two bras (slight variation in cup width), but the upper edge measurement is slightly different, with the Peacock being +.5 cm more open at the upper edge. This doesn't seem like much difference, but considering that the band is much looser, it doesn't sit close to the body in the same way.

I originally intended on altering down the band, but I had forgotten that Freya's padded styles tend to have pretty firm wires, and I am not sure if they will just dig into my ribcage instead of flexing. Unfortunately, padded cups are more difficult to alter than unlined cups, and I am not confident that I can make the upper edge more closed off without slicing and restitching.

We will see if I can make this bra work or not.

Note that one minor difference in this bra compared to my other Patsys is that the straps are a bit narrower. I'm not sure if it's unique to this colorway or if it is because this is the only one in a D cup and the others are all DD+.

Peacock colorway

Updated on Jul 24, 2020 Flag this

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