This is the first seamed bra I’ve found that works for my shape and first style by Curvy Kate I’ve tried. It’s still padded, but up until now I’ve only worn the Freya Deco which was the closest fit I found after striking out on a lot of seamed, unlined styles. I’m now sized out of the Deco since I quad badly in my 32GG and 34GG is too loose in the band and too shallow/tall in the cups due to the awkward size scaling.
The three vertical seams here give me a nice uplifted, rounded shape thats new to me in a seamed bra. It is a ... bit on the shallow side but it has just enough immediate projection to work for me since I have pretty soft tissue. I usually get a pointy torpedo look in bras with diagonal or horizontal seams and wrinkling elsewhere due to shape mismatch so it’s nice to find one I like with only vertical seams. I also have trouble finding cups that aren’t too tall and I like how this is more open on top since I’m pretty FOT shape wise.
The band is nice and firm, I prefer a more snug band and measure right in between a 32 and 34 but I usually size down since I have a lot of squish to my ribcage. You may want to size up if you’re used to brands that run larger and stretchy in the band like Elomi and Freya. I’m also right between H/HH with a bit of asymmetry and decided to go with the smaller size here since I was afraid the HH would gap too much on my smaller side. There’s slight quadding on my larger side but loosening the strap helps and I think as I break it in it’ll stretch with wear and mold to my shape better. It definitely lives up to its name of Boost Me Up, I’m almost getting a cakes on a plate effect which is nice since I’m wide set and basically NEVER get any cleavage, even in a Deco a size or two too small.
Overall I love this bra, it’s exactly my style and what I’ve been looking for since I began the journey finding a bra that fits. I like my bras to be basic black without being overly feminine. I don’t need fancy prints, frills, lace, or bright colors and I hate bows. I love the little silver ring detail at the gore instead of a bow and the matching silver rings on the straps since black and silver are my favorites colors. I wish the hook and eyes were silver too but that’s a minor detail easy to overlook or replace on my own eventually. Time will tell how well it holds up, but since this seems to be a newer model by Curvy Kate I’m hopeful it won’t be discontinued any time soon since I plan to get at least one more to have as a backup.
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