Fit: Unlike other bikini brands, this is built snug so it won't stretch too big under water. Therefore it remains true to size/a little smaller than true to size. I have yet to wear it swimming but I will amend my review when I do. The cups are a little small on me, probably to give a nice push up effect. I have considered sizing up one cup and if I find one cheap in 40J I will. I think the cup size is the reason why I have some gapping on my large size at the armpit. However, there is gapping on ... both sides, and my smaller side looks like it fits in the cup well, so it might just be a fit problem with my very narrow projected breasts being incompatible with the wider, shallower Curvy Kate padded cups (because unpadded CKs fit me really well). I get cakes on a plate cleavage but I will have to change the straps to pull towards my neck versus to the back like a regular bra. If I liked halter necks, it would probably remove the gapping completely, but I can't take the weight on my neck. When I change the straps to move towards my neck, angled inward, I can see that the gapping on the side is way better, as my breasts get pushed together. I wish the straps were thicker and firmer so they didn't fold over from the weight of my chest. The shape is lovely from the size, and the wires are nice and low in the center, so comfortable.
Comfort: Very comfortable except for the thin straps. The Lycra is soft and the inner molded cups are not scratchy.
Style: The shirring at the bottom of the cups is a little loose, and I worry about it moving around in the water. I have considered tacking it down, but I'll have to think about how to do that. The pattern is beautiful. My favorite colors are on the aqua/turquoise spectrum, and red. Basically this ticks all my boxes of beautiful color. It's definitely a 70s revival style print, and it's very fun. I have a pair of red, a pair of white, and a pair of aqua bottoms from Forever 21 that match and I feel pretty spectacular in this suit.
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