Zoe in 30J
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Zoe is an unpadded underwire side support full cup bra. It is available in a variety of colors depending on the year of manufacture, and I got this one in black. The cups separate the breasts, pushing them to the side, while providing full support. As with most bras that push the breasts to the side, it does create a minimize effect, making the breasts appear smaller than they truly are. The lace on the top of the cups is super stretchy, making ... this a very comfortable bra. This particular style goes to a J cup and runs small, at least in black.

The band measures 25.5” to a max 30” with 3 hooks and 3 rows of eyes. The straps on this one are perfectly spaced which is an amazingly wonderful find.

Cup Depth as measured by:
1 Hovering the cup between the knees, then placing the tape measure into the cups without any resistance.
This measurement is: 12”

2 Placing the cup over the knee and stretching it similar to what a breast would, to the maximum resistance.
This measurement is: 14.5”

I feel these two figures give you a general idea of the minimum and maximum depth that the cup can accommodate, just like the flat and stretched band measurements do with bands. Since Bratabase only has one cup field, I enter the larger of the two, as it’s this larger number that determines if a cup is going to fit me or not since I am on the max end of the cup scale, but do realize that some may need the lower number to determine fit for their needs, so I will always include both figures in the reviews for full disclosure.

This depth wasn’t quite big enough for me and resulted in a bit of quad boob/minor spillage at the top of the cups, but it was super comfortable. Overall, this one fit like my 30HH Joanna bra. Ironically Amazon reviews at the point that I purchased this bra, stated Zoe in Black to fit as expected 60% and somewhat large 40% with none stating it ran small. Based on my other Fantasie bras, this one runs small in both cup and band, but others did not experience this.

Personally I love the support this bra gives and just how comfortable it truly is. I really wish it came in a JJ cup, as I’d jump on that in a heartbeat. This would be my favorite Fantasie bra of all time, even though I am not a fan of the minimizing effect. The comfort and support are that good with this one.

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Black colorway

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Updated on Jun 22, 2018 Flag this

This bra is wrong in every way for me in theory but I find myself, at the beginning of my bra journey, reaching for it often. It's supportive and comfortable and on me gives a kind of pointy east-west silhouette, which I honestly don't mind as much as others appear to, but I usually wear vintage clothes. I'm a moron and accidentally bought a bunch of UK J-cup bras (I measured myself at a US J) but this one fit well enough to keep. It's not very FOT-friendly, and I can't tell if the bottoms of the cups are bunching up because the cups are too big or because my boobs are scrunching the fabric down.

Updated on Dec 12, 2016 Flag this

Same as for 32HH:

Yikes. I have very soft, pendulous, low-set breasts, and this bra is a nightmare. It totally encapsulates the breast, and I just can't fill it out. It's too big on top, too wide at the sides, and somehow, wrinkles at the bottom too--but if I went down a cup size, the lace would cut into the top of my breast, while still leaving too much room in the cotton part of the cup.

Even if it did fit properly, the cup comes up too high for me to wear under anything but a crewneck, since it covers ALL of my breast tissue.

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Updated on Jun 13, 2014 Flag this

This bra was a bit too big for me. The cups had some empty room on the sides and the straps were too long so I got 0 support from it.

As with the Gabrielle 30J I tried on, this bra also separates my boobs too much to the sides it becomes uncomfortable.

The bra is pretty, but just not right for me.

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Updated on Jan 02, 2012 Flag this

The fit was good on this bra even though the band was a tad too big for me. The cups enclosed my boobs fullly but separated them way too much it got in the way of my arms.

When wearing it with clothes on it just looked ridiculous how wide my chest looked.

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Updated on Jan 02, 2012 Flag this

I'm in between o band sizes 30 and 32. Fantasie bras have bigger bands so 32 was too loose for me. The 30 is a bit on the tight side, I fasten it on the first hook and it sits tight without any movement.
Wire is a bit wide, it goes too far into the armpit, so part of the fabric sits flat on the side of my chest. I could have a smaller cup if the wire was narrower, but most of the big cups on small bands look like this and this one's comfortable to wear.

Edit after 2 months: the band stretched, now I can fasten it on middle hooks (or tightest hooks on better days)

Updated on Jul 11, 2011 Flag this