My first try at a Curvy Kate bra, and I'm in love with the fit. I had to adjust the wires a little bit - they dug in at the center a little, but were a small and easy fix. It doesn't give the most centered lift out of the bras I've tried, but it gives a nice shape that works great under clothes. I ended up trimming off the bows from the straps to work with lighter-material shirts a bit more easily, and I'm not much of a bow person, but otherwise I love the looks of it. I'm definitely going to be keeping an eye out for other colors.
This bra is okay. The fit is not bad, but not great either. The main issue is that the top of the cup is quite closed and therefore cuts into the top of my tissue. I'm not sure if this would be solved by going up a cup size of not (I think not). The centre gore is also rather painful after a couple of hours. The band is very firm. If you're a true 28, I would suggest sizing up. I do love the raspberry colour however. I also like the uplifted look that this bra gives.
Beautiful bra, more of a red than the pinkish I thought it would be. It digs in a little bit into my sternum but otherwise is a very comfortable bra. It is meant for someone with a lot more projection than me, but might be something I try in a 28D if I come across one. I'd only do this because it does put my breasts up slightly, making them more projected overall. With a smaller cup size, I could possibly fill the bra better.
This bra was the wrong shape for my shallow, tall breasts. It was basically too big in every aspect except the underwire, the bottom of the cup, and the straps. I couldn't fill the top. I wasn't comfortable with the way the center tacked as it dug into my sternum. The length was much to long.
This bra was really uncomfortable when I first put it on because the under wires were too narrow and curving in poking my ribs. I stretched them out a bit and it is now extremely comfortable! I don't quite fill out the bottom of one of the cups but it isn't noticeable when I'm wearing it. The lace at the top of the cups also sticks out a bit sometimes, but the cup barely covers me and I would definitely have no coverage and quadraboob if I sized down. These slight fit issues aren't very noticeable and overall I'd say that this bra fits pretty well. It is also so beautiful that I will definitely be keeping it and although I got mine on sale I would purchase it again at full price in a heartbeat.
Based on the Curvy Kate Smoothie Moulded Bra (CK2401) , and fits pretty much the same - a tad bit smaller in the cups. I personally find the cups to have too little coverage.
I thought this bra would fit me the worst out of the Curvy Kate bras I ordered, but it's not as poor as the others. I think the smaller difference between the two fabrics, that of the solid portion at the bottom and the mesh at the top, aids it's fit. The top still wrinkles and gapes a lot, the wires are too wide for me, and the straps are too wide set so they cut into my arms/armpits. The bottom of the cups is filled and until the diagonal line, it fits pretty well. The embroidery is beautiful, though, and I love the color scheme.
Positives: nice tight band, gore tacks, comfortable fabric, pretty good wing height. Negatives: cup filled well at the bottom, wrinkles a TON at the top mesh portion, gives a very pointy shape, my nipples hit right in the mesh after the thick bottom half and when erect poke there making the poor/unfilled fit even more obvious. I think I just don't fit into Curvy Kate's unlined bras.
My boobs are slightly too projected for this bra, even though they are shallow. The wire doesn't like to sit right at the root, there is a flat bit of cup above it before my tissue starts, and even when I hike it up it tends to migrate back down. It does a good job of encompassing my tissue on the side, which is an improvement over the 28DD - Cleo ยป Juna (6461) . The straps, like many other Curvy Kate bras, are much thicker than necessary for small sizes.
The cups are quite deep, and have a light stretch to them (quite possibly even more so when they get wet), making them more of an inbetween DD&E. The band too big for my 26" ribcage, and the fabric wrinkles on the side (not conical friendly). Would be good for someone with a wide root however.
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This bra is so close to being a good fit for me! The problems: The wires don't extend very far or high on my sides, which allows tissue to escape into my armpit. The lace lies flat across my chest, but there is just a little extra room at the top of the cup. If I was handier with a needle, this might be fixable, but I'm not quite willing to venture there yet. This is a great bra to look at though! It has a bold floral lace at the top of the cups and along the straps. The fabric is soft with velvet polka dots.
I ordered this in what turned out to be a cup size too small because of some uncertainty about my measurements and because it was very inexpensive and they didn't have the next size. It's definitely small, but it's still wearable despite some gore-poking.
The band is definitely too big, and the frills and ribbons show through most clothes, but I'll keep it anyway.
Worst fit I've tried so far. I had been warned about the Tease Me but I thought is was so pretty so I tried it anyway.
The gore is horrible painful from the very moment I put it on yet the band is not too tight. There is major gaping at the top of the cup.
It's looks so beautiful in pictures but I was quite disappointed with it in person. Even for an embellished bra it has a very rough surface. I honestly don't think I own any clothes other than hoodies that wouldn't show the pattern of the cups.
