I love the look of this bra so much. The hunter green lace is so pretty and the whole bra is fairy like. My particular bra, I feel, has quite a bit of the lace - but I wish there was more. I'd love to see it continued through the sides of the band like the lace on the Victoria. Oh well.
In person, the beige on my bra looks like a rose gold. It's really striking with the green. It doesn't look like that in my photos though. I wonder if they use different fabric at different times or if everybody's Ivy is a bit soft pink.

The band ... is alright. It starts out really snug and comfortable on the loosest set of eyes, but it stretches really quickly and I need to move on to the middle set during the day. Initially I was happy to have ordered a 65 and not a 60 as the band only stretches to 28" when it hasn't been worn. Obviously the elastic loosens quickly and I'm wishing I had bought a 60 after all since I'm concerned about longevity. Once the bra has rested it only stretches to 28" again and I'm back on the loosest eyes until the middle of the day. As long as that continues to be the case I can deal with it.
The wires, as always, are where they need to be. No stabbiness, no rubbing, no migrating. Super narrow and right along my root.
The straps are comfortable, not very stretchy, not too long, and a decent width. My straps are embroidered and the adjusters are easy to move and stay in place.
Thankfully this lacks the knife-like edging that my Victoria has, so the bra is virtually undetectable by my body until the band starts to ride up.

The underwear are a M for my 38" hips. They fit fine and are comfortable, but the briefs are very full coverage and I'm lukewarm about them. They're great under a skirt/dress, but I wish they were cuter. The bra and thong feel youthful and free-spirited and the briefs feel a bit matronly. There is just so much beige fabric on them and not enough of the lace to balance it out.
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Rose Gold/Hunter colorway

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