AW2013-AW2014 - Unpadded balconette with a decorative ribbon at the cups; available in multiple colors and prints
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This bra is discontinued.
Me: narrow, projected, center-full. This bra: narrow, almost projected enough, slightly-too-wide gore. Quite comfortable, even without a perfect fit.
The projection is good, and the wires are a great width. The gore is a bit higher than I like, but bending the wires out solves that. I wish the gore was narrower since it sits on my boobs a little. With the straps being so short, the band rides up in the back a little.
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Updated on Jun 24, 2014 Flag this
I really like this bra, and it is very comfortable. It was a little itchy when I first got it, but now it's perfect. It has hardly stretched out at all. One of its few problems is that it doesn't quite cover all of my tissue up to my arms in addition to that its top after the embroidered section is a little loose on the frill, but overall it is one of my most worn and favorite bras.
Updated on Jun 21, 2014 Flag this
I really wanted to like this bra, but unfortunately it just doesn't work for me. The diagonal seem cuts into my breast tissue and causes an artificial quad-boob effect. The wires are also just a bit too wide for me and therefore the shape at my side is not what I would like.
Updated on Jun 21, 2014 Flag this
Love this bra! I have it in the aqua and magenta colors. It is super comfy and makes the girls look great!
Updated on Jun 17, 2014 Flag this
This is the most perfect bra of all I've tried. I love everything about it, but the color, I would like it better if it was more discrete.
The important thing is that it fits perfectly and holds comfortably for the whole day.
Updated on Jun 09, 2014 Flag this
LOVE the shape and lift this bra gives me. It has a lot of forward projection and gives a great rounded shape. Cons--the underwire digs into my sternum a bit--just a smidge too tall for me. A little padding on the inside fixed the problem. I just wish it came in some neutral colors! Quality rating is subjective, as I've only had it for about a month.
Updated on May 18, 2014 Flag this
This bra is a *tiny* bit full on top for me. There are only minor wrinkles (if you can even truly call it a wrinkle) which go away if I stand very straight with my shoulders back. Overall, it's very nice. I haven't had any issues with poking or the like.
It seems to be good for an even-bordering-on-full-on-top shape.
Updated on May 08, 2014 Flag this
This bra fit so well except the gore did not sit flush against my sternum. I went up a cup size: this fixed the issue while still fitting perfectly everywhere else. Yay!
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Updated on May 06, 2014 Flag this
The Lily is a tricky model for me. 28E has been my trusty Cleo size for a while now and my first Lily was in a 28E. I thought it fit OK when I first got it. The only issue I noticed was that the wires/wings were quite short on the sides, allowing some tissue to escape. However, as time went on I noticed the cups cut into my larger breast a lot and were causing quadboob, so I decided to try a 28F.
I think I'm just not the right shape for this bra. This 28F "fits" -- the volume is about right, there's no wrinkling/quadboob, etc., but ... it looks too full-coverage on me. I don't think it's the fit that Panache intended. I believe Lily is supposed to be a lower-cut model, but I just don't like the armpit fat effect it gave me! The top of the cup is not very stretchy either and it doesn't allow for much fullness. I fill out a 30DD Marcie perfectly, but I quad out of the Lily in the equivalent size. It's not obvious due to the dark material, but I don't completely fill the bottom of the cup, indicating it's indeed a little too large.
As far as general info, the band is on the stretchier side of a 28. The material is very comfortable. Unfortunately, it does feature the signature super painful Cleo gore that will need to be broken in.
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Updated on Apr 25, 2014 Flag this
The 30FF Cleo Lily Bra in Parrot Print fits very much like my red Cleo Marcie when I first got it. The profile is round. The gore is 3" high, about 1.5" too high for my very close set boobs. The cups are filled at the bottom and top. There is a little looseness in the mesh where it meets the bottom fabric. It took a few wears of the red Cleo Marcie for the cups to mold to my shape perfectly.
Unfortunately I can't wear gore higher than 1.5" and be comfortable for longer than an hour. The fabric of this bra, because it's meeting such a high gore, also covers an amazing amount of my upper body. I could only wear this with crew necks because I'm petite.
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Updated on Apr 20, 2014 Flag this
