I love the red color, but as I'm a bit more even than truly full on top, I need to wear my larger size (28F) in this one to avoid the seam cutting in to my tissue.

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Updated on Mar 29, 2014 Flag this

I tried this on but did not end up keeping it. I mainly bought it because I had read that the band in Marcie is tighter that average 28-bands, which was true, and the band was a really nice fit. However, the wires dug into my sternum REALLY bad and I think it was maybe because they came up higher than was good for me. I also think the cups were maybe a little too small, but because of the problem with the wire-digging and the fact that I wasn't overwhelmed by the looks of the bra, I did not change for a bigger cup size.

The shape it gave me was rounded and nice, even though the wires were too wide for me. The lace at the top of the cup was stretchy so I believe it would accommodate fuller on top breasts but maybe wrinkle with really full on bottom breasts.

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Updated on Mar 17, 2014 Flag this

The Lily is often described as an improved version of Meg, but I think I'd be better suited to the Meg!

The overall appearance of this bra is great. I love the parrot print and the material is comfortable. It gives a fantastic shape under clothing -- very front-and-center and VERY uplifted.

The cup is fairly closed on top and the material is stiff, so the bra can't accommodate too much upper fullness. My left breast is taller with more tissue up to the collarbone and it quads considerably. Something about this bra feels narrower than usual -- I think the wings are shorter than typical Cleo. I get a little tissue escaping out the sides, although I do wonder if that could be fixed by a bigger cup.

The band is on the stretchier side of a 28. Typical for Cleo, the gore is stabby but that will just require some bending.

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Updated on Feb 20, 2014 Flag this

I was not a fan of unpadded bras until I tried Cleo. This fits great for the most part and gives a nice rounded shape. The band is firm for a 28 which is great for me as I need a 26. The cups cut in the top just a little, but it's not very noticeable. Even though the gore is too high, it doesn't poke or cut in because the underwires are about 1/2" shorter than the channels so I pushed the wires towards the outside of the cups https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />

Updated on Feb 13, 2014 Flag this

The lace gaps a little near the gore, but this is normal - the rest of the cup fits nicely. Because there is just 1 seam in the cup, it can have a bit of an odd shape if you're fairly shallow and don't round the cup out very well, but I wouldn't wear this as a t-shirt bra anyway. The band is pretty stretchy, I'm wearing it on the middle hook rather than the farthest one like you're supposed to start out. The gore is almost too high, but if I slide the wires all the way to the outside, they don't bother me.

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Updated on Jan 26, 2014 Flag this

I only wore this bra once because I underestimated my strap size.

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Updated on Jan 13, 2014 Flag this

I really love the pattern of Zia bra! This one seems to be a much better fit, although I have a doubt about its wires,maybe they are wide on me?It's really comfortable and lifting, the band is very firm and I am wearing an extender sewn by me, in pictures. Without it, I get just a little quad boobs and I feel the band very very tight.I wish the wires were a little bit higher, they end sooner in the wire channel and the space left is aprox. 1 cm. This isn't big problem, it doesn't bother me, but I like higher underwires. My fullness is even to slightly full-on-bottom and my breast are just a little spaced apart than usual chest. I used to achieve this underneath-clothes look by padded bras and now I found that soft bras are much better! I am very pleased! I think I'm going to write an updated post if I keep this bra, because now it's brand new.

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Updated on Jan 11, 2014 Flag this

I tried on this bra during my first bra fitting at bravissimo. I was told that the cup sizes often come up big in this bra, so she wanted to try me with a 28DD even though I'm a 28E. It fit very comfortably, except I had quad-boob. The cup size was definitely too small for me, but the rest was perfect. Sure enough, the 28E and me are a match made in heaven. It it amazingly comfortable and gives me a lovely rounded look. Very pleased!

Updated on Jan 02, 2014 Flag this

I think I've finally found my ideal brand and size. I'm quite happy because I splurged on international shipping from Bravissimo for this color, haha! (FYI it took 8 days to get to my small midwestern town in the US). The color is lovely, the material is very comfortable, and the molded cups give a fantastic shape. My only issues with this bra are minor. The straps are very wide apart and the center gore digs in a little, very typical Cleo issues. A gentle wire bending should do the trick. The cups are on the smaller/shallower side, so you might consider sizing up. I'm a projected, true 28E and I do get some quadboob. It's just minor and I am too cheap to buy the 28F. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />

Updated on Dec 07, 2013 Flag this

I want to love this bra. I almost do. But it barely contains my breast tissue, and the seam joint shows through a lot of my clothes. I need a t- shirt bra, and this beastly works, but I wish it were thinner.

Updated on Oct 20, 2013 Flag this

I love the shape this gives my breasts. It puckers where the lace meets the fabric; I don't know if it is because I am not FOT or if it is just how the bra is made.

Updated on Oct 20, 2013 Flag this

Technically this bra fits, but it does nothing for my shape, particularly in the area of "lift". The cups are wide and shallow, which will accommodate well those of us with wide roots and shallow breasts.

The worst thing I've noticed about this bra is after a few regular wearings the center gore has warped at an angle that tilts it away from my rib cage at its bottom, and stabs into my sternum at its top. I cannot identify exactly what's wrong about this center gore, but I can tell you it's the most painful gore I've yet encountered. It is the right length and ... width for me, but the weak wires cause it to deform very quickly. Compared to my Panache bra, this Panache Cleo bra feels like it's constructed with inferior materials.

From my bra fitting experiences, I feel Juna's cups are designed fairly well for the "small" end of the "large-cup-wide-root-shallow" spectrum, where designers often assumesmaller cups sizes are also narrow at the root and/or short. However, unless you get absolutely no "side spill" ever, Juna's side wings are too short relative to the height of the cups. Also, for me, the underwires are too short.

I realize I don't have the firmest tissue (or even "firm" tissue) but balconettes often work nicely for me. As long as the underwires enclose all my breasts, and/or the side wings are tall enough to prevent side-escape, even some slightly deeper cups can work for me. This bra, which "ought" to work for me, falls short, literally, in wing height and underwire length, and the center gore is just miserable.

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Updated on Sep 10, 2013 Flag this

A much better fit than my 30DD Ellie that slid down over the course of the day. The only issue is that my breasts are apparently closer together than I thought, so that the gore doesn't just press into my sternum, but actual breast tissue. The wires and coverage are great. It also makes my boobs sort of pointy, and the lace lies flat so I'm apparently quadding a little. Sigh.

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Updated on Sep 10, 2013 Flag this

Lovely bra, just too deep for me -- I end up scooping in too much tissue (read: fat, not breast tissue) and then I have these marks about 3/4" outside my root at the end of the day. It's just not a great fit.

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Updated on Sep 07, 2013 Flag this

This bra wrinkles strangely and I'm not sure what the reason is. Maybe I'm not round enough for this bra?

Updated on Sep 07, 2013 Flag this

It's a gorgeous bra.
The top of the cups are fairly closed, so they're going to cut easily if you're not full-on-bottom.
Unfortunately the band is very stretchy, it's on it's last hook on me immediately.
I haven't decided if it's worth the return fee and the hassle though.

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Updated on Sep 05, 2013 Flag this

Well, first of, it's a lot more pink than I expected. I had the matching knickers in my shopping basket, but deleted it at the last moment. Good, I don't like the colour pink and would have regretted spending 23 euros on pink panties.
That being said, it's a pretty pattern, love the bright roses.

It's a bra that fits, so I'm willing to look past the pink for that.

The lace at the top 'wrinkles' a bit on my smaller side, but that doesn't bother a bit. The fit is a lot more 'portruding' than the Zia I have in a 28F: my boobs seem to look more 'voluptuous' in the 28E than when they actually were a 28F. Interesting. I'd feel sexy if it wasn't pink.

The band is rather tight. Good for me, maybe not so for others.

Updated on Sep 05, 2013 Flag this

My first bra after measuring myself using the guide on r/abrathatfits. Overall, it fits very well and is tight and supportive enough to feel like a second skin. There are only two, very minor problems: the left hand cup digs in very slightly where it meets the strap (though I feel this may get better after gradual tissue migration) and the bottoms of the cups wrinkle very, very slightly (I think because my breast shape is even but leaning towards full on top).

Updated on Sep 04, 2013 Flag this

I ordered a second Jude in a different color (nude) because the first one I got fit so well.

However, this bra gives me quadboob. Comparing it to my other Jude, it looks to be about a full cup size smaller. How did that happen? They are both 28Es. The band on this one is even slightly smaller when fully stretched. The cup depth, width, and wire length are also smaller. I am very confused as to how this could be. I am going to try this same color in a 28F hoping that it'll be closer in size and shape to my original 28E Jude.

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Updated on Sep 03, 2013 Flag this

This bra isn't recommended because it fits very few people correctly, especially those of us with shallow breasts. I bought it on impulse just to see how bad the fit really was because it was quite inexpensive. I sized up from a 28DD to 28E per other reviews. I have to say, the fit is not as bad as I was expecting. The cups do not cut into my breast tissue and I seem to fill out most of the cup minus the very, very bottom. The wires are also about a half inch too wide, but it doesn't bother me. I am keeping this bra because it gives me a great shape and is comfortable!

Updated on Sep 03, 2013 Flag this