I can't get over this gorgeous colorway, Gothic Grape. In most lights it looks black. As you see from the label shot, it's an amazingly deep purple. My first 3-hook bra; I like that feature. I need a 3-hook extender since I am 36.5. This is a great bra for mmediately projected, FOB/even or slightly FOT shapes. Cup runs large compared to Panache. I feel more supported than in Freyas. I think I'm going to keep it!
Update 3/8/17. This is now my running bra. This scrap of lace and wire keeps my breasts from moving or shifting. Very comfy. I want another!
Update 3/24. Extender no longer needed. I want another in gothic grape, but no 36F. May need to go to 38E Or 34FF sister size, or just cave and buy the blue colorway.
This material feels lusciously soft and the mauve color is so lovely. The little button details at the gore and waistband of the panties are adorable. I love the shape of this cut on my body. The band is much firmer than Claudette Dessous Mesh Underwire Bra (CD2000), so no need to size down from my usual. If the Claudette Sophia Minx Sweetheart Demi Bra (101025) is the same cut as this (which it looks like) I will definitely have to get my hands on one!
I ordered this bra to try, since the 36FF was a little bit roomy, but this bra is too small as I expected it might be. See my review of the 36FF - Claudette ยป Fishnet Scoop Neck Bra (12012) for that one, which I'm keeping. This review is for the Goldie colorway. The strap on this colorway is firm, so you shouldn't need to size down for it, even if you do for other colorways. I love the golden color. It's warm and pretty, and not so loud as a lot of the other Claudette colors.
Elegant lightly lined bra with sweetheart neckline and pretty seam shaping, but wow is it shallow! Classic navy color with purple bow detail for a little contrast, and my breasts are contained by the cup, but the gore is not where it needs to be. I think I won't bother trying an FF and will instead try the Minx as I like that shape from my Claudette Cool Cotton Underwire Bra (CD8008).
Wow, they are really not kidding about the neon! I tried this on previously in 36E, which was frustratingly near but quad boobed on the diagonal seam. I am fairly firm so it was clearly off in cup size.
This one lays flat on the seam pressing in just enough for support. A little wrinkle at the top corner where the cup meets strap, but flat across the line of the cup. The mesh is very comfortable and forgiving.
I definitely prefer the darker base color for my super pale skin tone. All the skin facing neon bits (straps, hook closure) are lined in a nice felt/velvet kind of material which should help them stay put.
$19 from the Encore shop and the sale code took off the shipping, basically, which is about as good a deal as I've ever seen, let alone for the quality.
The band is, as reported by many others, very very stretchy. I would consider sizing this down to a 34 per my recommendations if I find one someplace I can try it on.
I love how high the wings are on this bra, it really helps keep the east-west separation to a minimum and pushes all my tissue front and center. Unfortunately, I think the cups are just a little small or the shape is off, because I get some quadding in the center of my breasts and the gore doesn't quite tack at the top. I may try this in a 36FF, just to see if that helps the issue, but other than that this bra is really comfortable and I love how it looks.
There's so much I love about this bra: the color, the transparent mesh, the three hook band. Unfortunately, the wires are just too narrow for my breast root. The band also seems quite stretchy. Everything else about this bra fits great, to the point where I'm considering going down a band size and maybe up a cup size and bending the wires to better fit me.
