So it’s finally here! I have been waiting for this bra for quite some time. It’s been on my radar for a while and I saw it on Bravissimo’s sale page and the 30FF was in and out and I finally bit the bullet and grabbed it while it was in stock before it disappeared again. It took 3 weeks and a day to finally get it. I was beginning to worry because I didn’t have any tracking.

The sad news is that it doesn’t work for me! Wah! I was really hoping that it would be a good everyday lightweight black workhorse bra. The sheer cups would be breathable, and it didn’t have any frigging bows. It was a clean and simple look. I still really adore the aesthetics of this bra even though it doesn’t work for me well.

In this size, I get the industrial 3 hooks closure, which I actually don’t mind as I feel like it is more anchored. It’s not super sexy, but it’s not really that bad. I think it’s actually what helps me with the band comfort in this. In true Curvy Kate fashion, or at least my experience, it’s a bit of a snug band. Maybe not as snug as some others I’ve had, but it’s possible that I have acclimated to snugger bands since my last CK spree. I do feel like I can get away with just a single row of extender hooks, however, I lack a 3 hook extender. And I feel like the wider band is making the tighter fit a bit more tolerable.

The wires in this bra are really baffling. They are QUITE WIDE! I’m narrow to average, and with my soft tissue, I can fit fairly narrow wires. I’ve got one review coming up with 4.5” wires that I can do (barely) and this is 5.5” iirc. I’m usually most comfortable in 5-5.25”. This one does actually follow my tissue, but I bet if I wore it all day, I would find the marks about 1 finger width further than the end of my tissue. In addition, most plunge bras have the wires higher on the outside and lower on the inside...sorts like a bowl tipping over some. Or like a crescent moon. Now, I initially thought that maybe it’s because the band is a bit snug and therefore I might have some wire distortion. But in looking at the fit on other people, I don’t think this is the case. Letting up on the band (holding it on but looser and not connected) does not change anything.

I’m simultaneously spilling and gapping in the cups. On one hand, it appears to be too small as I’m spilling, yet near the apex and the strap connectors, I’ve got empty space. Now with the straps, it’s a pretty normal affair with my soft tissue and shape that I gap there. It’s no longer a problem or concern with fitting. It is what it is. HOWEVER...this bra is very sheer, and the gaps are much more noticeable. Is this a deal breaker? Not really. But the cups just fit really oddly. I do kind of think that it is somewhat fob friendly. But maybe it’s just my boobs that don’t fit in the cups right.

Now the immediate depth is pretty good on this one, but I think it’s not quite deep enough at the gore, and the cups are a bit too wide set for me. I’m not really getting any cleavage, and I’m typically close set supported (splayed unsupported) so I feel like it’s maybe fitting my unsupported shape and therefore giving me a little bit of an unsupported look/feel.

As it’s a plunge, I do appreciate the lower gore, and really appreciate the circular gore detail. It’s honestly so refreshing from bows. I do feel like it could be a bit narrower.

As I mentioned, I really love the aesthetics of this bra. I’m sad that I don’t have a good fit in it and I don’t think it will change if I get a different size.

I’m going to list it for a bit before I send it back.

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Updated on Aug 05, 2019 Flag this

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• Such a pity it didn't fit to your expectations after all that waiting. Aesthetically, I actually really like it. I do think it's a fairly sexy bra actually, but it seems like it's just a shape mismatch on you. Good luck as you continue your hunt for the perfect (elusive) black bra.

• Thanks Wilderness1 ! It’s really a lovely bra but doesn’t do much for me.

• Oh, I'm so sorry that youre disappointed. However, when you said you had ordered it, I was very skeptical that it would - for no reason either than wire width - as I had tried it a long time ago.
  This bra IS S-A-F and I love it for all the reasons you mentioned - no bows, light, sheer, plunge shape, etc.
  I filled my need for this look with my Gorsenia Paradise.

• Thanks AGBras

• Oh no, this is such a good looking bra, very sexy like AGBras mentioned! I do think the sheerness of it makes the "fit issues" more apparent, even if they're not so bad (to me looking at your pics). The wires do look a tad wide like you mention. There's no sense in keeping something you're not happy with.

  Do you like the circle/connector on the straps? That's the only detail of this bra I'm not a fan of. Have you seen the Curvy Kate Victory Balcony (9001) ? I think that one looks sexy too, might be more flattering than this one, but I also think it can come up too high in the cup, like the upper outer portion...

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  I love the circular strap connector, yes. I’m so sad that it is not a good fit. :(

• I tried this on today and it’s got me curious...anyone think that I might have some better luck with it if I bend the wires in some to make them more narrow and thus deeper at the gore? I recognize that it will make an already snug band even tighter, but I am ok with trying it with an extender. I’ve never done that before, but since I do really like the aesthetics of this bra, I wonder if I can save it somehow.

• Also, I am going to take it to the local lingerie shop to see if I can try it with a little hook extender. Perhaps less tension will fix depth at the gore some and open up the cups a little bit. Just for bra science. ;)

• I wouldn't bend the wires. You have a lot of gaping at the top of the cup. You're better off returning it and finding a better fit.

• Only major gapping is at the straps. That’s par for the course in nearly every bra. Cups feel slightly small, if anything. It’s just more visible in this one because it’s sheer. I’m going to try it on again and see if I can get a quick 30 seconds or less video that I can post to an imgur album.

• Err. I should have been more alert with reading the comments. I’m uploading videos now to imgur and will post shortly. They take longer to process.

• Ok...so it’s slightly out of order (why does imgur do this?!) and it force uploaded before the last description was added which is pretty evident...it’s showing what a potentially narrower gore would do with the shape and fit.

  I think my biggest fit concerns with this bra are the wide wires, wider cup spacing, and wrinkles at the gore. Aesthetically, the strap/upper quadrant gapping is not as pretty because it’s a sheer fabric, but under clothing, I’m less fussed over something that always happens.

  I don’t think that I can do a smaller size...I don’t think that it’s going to change anything in the upper areas, only cut in and quad. I do still think that it’s probably best if I return it, but if it’s something that I can hack to make it work better, I am game for it.

  https://m.imgur.com/a/mm2jXak

• Oh...i see better now. Much better. So good when you load videos. Its not too big - just not a great shape for you. Like you said, it gives east-west. And these wires have a pretty swooshed shape. Even if you bend these wires, you'll never get a nice up front shape. I don't think so anyways. I only bend wires when its just a little off and won't mean an extender.

• Yeah, videos can be so much help sometimes. I’m just befuddled at why a plunge bra has such low and wide wires. Curvy Kate, why??

• LOL! I gave up on Curvy Kate a long time ago. Especially when I say their models wearing bras that CLEARLY don't fit them. That, to me, says a lot about a company.

  Plunges, by definition, have lower wires ;)

• Lower wires at the gore but higher on the outside though. More like J than U. This one is like the J but like it’s not all the way up on the side. I’m not sure how else to explain.

• Bah...You explained it correctly. Its a very lazy J, so it means its very wide at the top. It keeps the wings low but fails to push (narrow) breasts forward.

• Maybe it’s lower on the sides because it’s a low wing?

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  AGBras you hit the nail on the head! I normally appreciate lower wings but on a plunge bra you need the higher height for the taller wires which push the tissue inwards. This one has a lower wing height with lazy j wires that are too wide so my tissue doesn’t get pushed inward.

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  It looks much better on your video Calluna ! I totally see what you both are talking about now... A little bit of height and curving up would definitely bring them more to the front and center.

• Yeah, pictures are great but sometimes video is better especially if you can go hands free.

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