Life-saver. The perfect bralette for lounging, doing things around the house, working on the computer for long periods of time, running errands or even a light walk. Keeps my 34E in place and presentable even under a light or tight shirt. Of course, it will not give you the lift and support of an underwired bra. It just serves a different purpose. The natural beige colourway is the perfect nude for my pale skin. Don't be fooled by the pictures on their website - it's not gold nor peach, but a very light pinky beige. It has 6 (!) rows of hooks - like a built-in extender to accommodate for a bunch of underband sizes. Both the lace and the inner lining are very soft and the seams are hidden inside the fabric. Straps are lined with a velvety fabric in the front.
Non-strech, very pretty lace. Not ideal for close-set breasts, the cups don't cover enough of my inner tissue. Will try and E cup and alter this review if that size solves this issue. No armpit issues The band is slightly looser than my other 30 band bras from Fantasie and other brands (I have this on the second hook already) - could work if you are between 30 and 32.
Widest set straps I’ve encountered, and, due to the construction style, they only pull from the edge of the cup, not the seams, so there’s little lift and a pointy shape. Wires also too wide. Gore delightfully narrow - so narrow it wants to twist and overlap - but to little benefit, because the cups are shallow at the gore and don’t allow for central fullness, creating an East-west shape. Very uncomfy fabric and construction, too.
If you don't mind having traffic cone breasts, this bra is great! Seriously, I have never had such pointy boobs.
Other than that, it fits well. Lots of projection. But the lace at the top of the cup gaps and the embroidery shows through shirts. The lace at the bottom of the gore is a bit irritating to me. The silky material making up the bottom of the cups is SO soft and lovely. I wish the entire bra was just made out of that!
High quality, sturdy bra. Thin moldable memory foam lining. Greater depth to allow for projection than any previous bra I’ve tried. Gorgeous lace detail that is an overlay instead of acting as the band itself-phew! Very high center gore, almost too wide spaced, but doesn’t seem to cut into any tissue. The upper crease line along the top of the cup cuts in a tiny bit, but not too much as to create a quad boob effect. It seems to almost fully encase my breast tissue as a full coverage bra should!
I feel like this would be a great, comfortable bra if you could get your perfect fit.
My main problem is the center Gore is a bit wide, so it's digging into breast tissue.
I'm also not filling in the bottom of the cup, causing some wrinkles close to the underwire. However, going down a cup size causes me to spill out of the top a bit.
There's also some chafing and discomfort at the underarms, where the underwire doesn't fill all of the wire channel.
Pretty bra with good projection and narrow wires, but very closed off at the top. Not good for tall (or maybe even average) roots. Band is quite stretchy.
I'm keeping it because I like how it looks and it fits better than any other spacer-type bra, but it's not my favorite fit. I prefer more hooks and a wider band.
This is my new favourite bra! My shape is narrow, projected, with average-to-short roots, close-set with lots of upper-center fullness and soft, saggy breast tissue. This bra is so comfortable, and I love the colour! It seems like a pretty good fit for my shape, not ideal, as the wires are a little too wide for me, but the fabric is substantial enough to hold my soft saggy boobs in place. The lace in the upper cup is lined with beige mesh for better support.
This is my favorite bra. I like the shape and fit, and the band feels just a bit softer than my Panache bras, while still providing a firm, snug fit in the band. The side support brings me front and center, but without being too matronly from the side. I like the slightly rounded shape that is uplifted at the base. The straps don't fall off or dig in. It's a pretty bra. The color can become dingy easily due to the light tone, but it's SO pretty! I wouldn't wear dark colors over it, because dark colored pills will form.
At the end of the day, all my bras become too tight, so of course that happens with this one as well.
I'm still figuring out my shape but I believe I'm mostly FOB and center-full, fairly close-set with indenting/deflation near tail of spence, and pretty narrow-rooted with some height and some projection.
[Disclaimer - I have only tried it on]
PROS: - Very pretty pattern - Comfortable (except center gore)
CONS: - Internal fabric flap pushes into outer sides and messes with shape - Some gapping with arm movement - Lace is a little loose around tail of spence - Center gore is a little too tall & a bit itchy - Not a big fan of the strap clips being at the front
I noticed that the internal fabric flaps of the cups seemed to fit differently and then ...I saw that one extended farther than the other. Seems to be a quality control issue, but it was easily fixable.
I think this bra would be better for someone with more fullness at the top/around the tail of spence than me. However, it's super cute and pretty so I think I'll keep it and maybe make some alterations! This seems like it would be a good date bra. Read more 68 more words
This bra fit my boobs well and the band size fit my ribcage. But the lace on the bottom rubbed in to my skin, probably because of my skin rolls there. Maybe I'm not wearing it low enough though
I have a similar issue with this bra, I think the trim is just a scratchy/stiff fabric and will poke against any skin that comes into contact with it. From your side photo it did look like the band was riding up a bit in the back, but I think changing your band size would make the rubbing worse.
@Fantasie Smoothing Molded Strapless EU 70I; FR 85I; USA 32I; UK 32G
Per HerRoom "Tomina's Tip," this bra cup runs large so they recommend going down a cup size. Im a 32H, center full with close-set breasts. UK 32G is the largest cup in that band that they make.
The wide band is initially very tight, but eventually stretches by 1 inch. It has 2 rows of gripper tape running along the top edge of the band. The band makes this bra feel very secure. I can jump around and it slides down in the front by maybe 1/2". It also has a flat wire in each wing.
The cups ...are tall so I don't spill out when bending over. However, the apex of each cup is pointing too far east-west instead of straight forward. Also the top of the cup and the underwires are quite wide. I usually wear the removable straps crossed in the back to hug the top of the cups inward. This also helps to add a little volume toward the center of the cup. I also have to adjust throughout the day bec my breasts naturally want to move toward the gore and there is not enough volume there, so I get quad-boob. Doing a gore adjustment helped a little to give more volume in the center, as well as wearing the straps crossed in the back, but I definitely needed to use a bra extender. And that east-west problem did not improve.
There are 2 loops in the front of each cup to hook the straps to. The set of loops I use (closest to the center of each cup) tore out from the seam. Read more 171 more words
Moulded cups are intensely structured and created a complete dome around breast tissue. I like the idea of that level of support, but it holds its shape so well that it's hard to tell how much extra room may be under there. I ended up having quite a bit of 'hidden' gaping. Wires come up quite high in the gore and in the armpits. This bra does have two options to choose from at each of the four areas where the straps are attached! 8 total, rather than the usual 4. Lots of options for your multiway! I had hoped this would allow me to have the straps sit closer to my midline, and not interfere with my arm moving forward, but this was not the case. It still sat too wide set, with the wider option practically in my armpit. Maybe this wouldn't be an issue in my correct size, but I can't imagine the straps working for anyone who fit the cups either.
I think this is a pretty good bra, it is beatiful and really gives you a nice shape under clothes. However, I would like to try a bigger cup, due to the gore is not completely flat against my chest; also, the band is a little to tight. Nevertheless, this is one of the better bras I have tried.
Nice and projected, very uplifting. It was way too wide for me and the band was too big, so I can't asess much about this bra. This is one of tge first bras that had enough projection at the wire for me, so yay!
I ordered this bra in a 36FF as well and couldn't quite fill the cups and in this one I'm a touch too big, so I must conclude it's just not the right style for me https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> I loved the feel and look of this bra, the band was snug, but not constricting. The wires were a good width and height, so if I bent over I wasn't being stabbed or getting poked in my armpit. The straps are very adjustable, so no matter your height you should be able to find the right length to suit you.
I measured as 32E/F and tried the 32E in white. I have tall and wide roots, and full on bottom, close set.
I really wanted to keep this bra. It is really sturdy, fit very well compared to everything else I tried. The straps are not very widely set, and hence do not fall down. It filled well with FOB, and even took in most of the breast tissue migrated to my underarms.
The two issues I had with this bra was 1) the gore was really uncomfortable - even after scooping breast tissue that was going under the gore 2) some wrinkling on the side, and gaping on top when posture isn't correct.
I tried cleo Marcie princess balcony, curvy kate princess balconnette, freya francis plunge, cleo lucy - all of which had major gaping on top. Compared to that, fantasie alex was a really good fit if not for the gore. I guess FOB, tall and wide roots are hard to find a good fit bra for. The search continues! Any recommendations would be welcome!
Good separation. Gore tacks