I picked this up (final sale) during my sizing learning curve, and assumed a 30E was the same as 30DDD. However it's not, with Chantelle! This is a beautiful bra with so many design elements; the pleated straps, lovely lace, geometric fabric, and a sparkling gore ornament.
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Updated on Oct 04, 2017 Flag this
ABTF 30G, immediately projected, close set, very short waisted, center-full breasts....
When a highly anticipated unlined Comexim arrived two months after I ordered it without a critical alteration (overlapping gore wires) and temperatures were hovering near 100F with high humidity, I purchased this in a moment of desperation. The price was excellent, the color beautiful, the materials supportive... What could go wrong?
Everything.
I theorized this low gore might fit despite its width: wrong. Within two minutes, a red welt appeared on my center-full right breast. The wire sat on my right breast along the gore and around the base of my breast. The wires are more firm than Comexim, but ... less torturous than Panache/Cleo. Accordingly, the gore was distinctly less comfortable than Comexim. If I had to pick a wire to sit on my tissue, Comexim will be my first choice because of the softer wires. However, the Chantelle wires would be more supportive for those with heavy breasts.
Because the cup is wide and shallow, my narrow, projected breasts looked like smooshed pancakes once the straps were tight enough to lift them. And, with the straps tight enough to create lift, the 8" tall cup was sawing my arms off.
Swoop and scoop created quad boob....even with these very short roots. But, the breasts would slump back into smooshed pancake form because there was too much width to "catch them before they fell." There is a strong possibility a 65G would fit better. But, the many fit issues will prevent another purchase of this model. Frankly, it is "Comexim or bust" for me.
Whining, "I want a fully altered Comexim unlined...soon!!"
For the right breasts, this is a beautiful, supportive bra. The straps alone are spectacular! I'll include a few detailed photos to share the aesthetic. This is a lovely, shallow, wide bra that simply does not fit me.
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Turquoise colorway
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Updated on Aug 12, 2017 Flag this
This bra is pretty and gives great support. It works for shallow, but maybe not for very shallow breasts. The wires are wide and rather short. The straps are rather wide. They are made of a rough fabric with many tiny folds. I guess this helps against slipping, but the fabric is very uncomfortable. For me, the cups are slightly too large, but the bra doesn't show under a t-shirt. Such a pity to have to return this bra.
Nude colorway
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Updated on Jun 11, 2017 Flag this
Second bra I bought while finding out my true size. Very pretty, but too small!
Black colorway
Updated on Apr 03, 2017 Flag this
I bought this when I was still working out my size, as it was sold at Nordstrom and easier for me to get. It's a good bra, but made for a different breast shape I think, more full on the bottom. The cups are a bit big for me as well. It fit better than the other bras I had at the time (which were far too small) so I kept it. Material of cups is a bit scratchy at the unlined lace part, but wearable. Material of the fabric covering the underwire and elastic bits is very comfy, and that's the part that moves the most anyway. I bet this would be a great nude for someone with dark brown skin.
Dark Brown colorway
Updated on Apr 03, 2017 Flag this
I purchased this bra a year and a half ago. It has only in the last two months, after much abuse as my only bra for the whole time, started to fit less well. It really hasn't stretched much at all and is a real champ; besides a little pilling it still looks nice too. Really, I ought to have retired it at the year mark.
The gore tacked and is very narrow, about a 1/4 if that of fabric between the wires. I have very heavy breasts and usually I get some sagging, but this bra sat where it was supposed to. The wires are narrower than other bras in this size, and the straps have a horizontal ribbed texture which hold the adjuster in place solidly until you move it.
I'm hoping, now that I have the funds, to expand, but first I'm replacing this solid staple with another just like it.
Black colorway
Updated on Mar 06, 2017 Flag this
Band is too big and cups are too small, and even on the smallest setting straps are WAY too long. I would probably really like this bra if they made it in a size that could fit me.
Black colorway
Updated on Feb 17, 2017 Flag this
This is a surprisingly pretty everyday bra. It works great as a nude with my pale, slightly yellowish complexion. The small sparkly trinket and the pleated straps make for stylish details, and the fabric and lace are high quality and soft.
The bra gives a slightly minimised, natural shape, which is works well under flowy clothes. The gore is supper low, as could be expected from a plunge, and I guess it can be useful if you like deep necklines, but I don't really wear them, so cannot comment on that. The bra certainly doesn't give me any sort of alluring cleavage, but I wasn't after that. The wires ... are comfortable, don't poke anywhere, and sit flush on my chest. The width is perfect for me, but I don't think my roots are particularly narrow, so I'd say that's regular wire width, much like most Panache balconettes.
The band is snug, stretching to almost 28 in. Now, size conversions can be tricky - the band is true to size in the sense of measuring around 65cm when stretched-not-to-its-limits. However, by convention EU 65 translates to UK 30, and by that standard the band runs small.
The cups are also a bit small. I'm pretty sure there was a ribbon running along the edge, and I took it stop the cup from cutting into the tissue. It seems to have fixed most of my issues, although if I breath in deeply of keep my back unnaturally straight, I do get some quadboob. I also have a small problem with the horizontal seam cutting into the tissue on my bigger breast, but it's not noticeable under clothing. I'd be glad to try on a 65G when I get a chance, but I'm happy enough with 65F.
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nude colorway
Updated on Sep 21, 2016 Flag this
It seems to fit well but maybe the band is over stretched? It always hurts my ribs to wear this bra, yet everything seems to be in the right place. Fabric is a little scratchy and definitely shows under shirts but it looks pretty.
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Updated on Aug 23, 2016 Flag this
I love this bra, I've had it in 3 different sizes as my breasts have gotten bigger and bigger. Quality is amazing and it's such a gorgeous bra!
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Updated on Aug 09, 2016 Flag this
