Fauve Chloe 30E

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Electric Blue colorway

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This is the purple colourway.

The band was too big for me, I usually wear 28F-28FF, so I altered it down. The band doesn´t stretch much, or it is quite rigid, beware. The cups are almost okay, but I´ve noticed a little quadboob in the top of the cups. So maybe one size up would´ve fit me better. I have shallow boobs and wide+high roots and the shape is okay. The wires come quite high in the armpit and also in the center. I had to bend them a little so they wouldn´t stabb me. I´d prefer them shorter, but I can wear the bra without pain.

One curious thing. ... I have 3 colours of this bra, mink, peacock blue and purple. The mink seems to fit differently from the other two!! Peacock blue and purple are good for shallow + wide boobs, but the cups of the mink colourway are definitely deeper!! I get a droopy shape in the mink bra :-/
I don´t know if this really is due to colour, or size. They are all different sizes (all sister sizes to 28F): mink is 34D, peacock blue is 32DD and purple is 30E.
Just beware of this!!
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Updated on Jan 14, 2015 Flag this

First impression is beautiful color and lovely soft material. Good projection from bottom of the cup, and the center tacks perfectly. Band is quite stretchy. Fit is 100% everywhere except under the arm-it is perhaps 1/2" too short, and sideboob sneaks out. It feels fine now, it's certainly not uncomfortable, but I suspect it would cause the wire to poke after the bra is worn a while.

As is, NWT, worn only long enough to set fit. Bummer because it really does fit well everywhere else, but PayPal is limited, so it needs to find a home with shorter boob roots.

Updated on Aug 04, 2016 Flag this

im so disappointed by how this bra fits https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> i searched for it for ages, and took a chance on it because even though there was (at the time) no info on this size, i thought it could be my holy grail bra (need more unpadded half cups!!), but it sadly isnt. im never sure what size i am anymore, and all i could find was a 34F, so i decided to try it and see if it would be alright. although the measurements all point to a good fit, i think its the shape that is an issue.

the wires are nice ... and narrow, so those are great! the band is good for me on the first set of hooks, and i could probably wear it on the second set right away, but im going to return it so i didn't think it wise to really test the band too much. its not a thin material like freya half cup bands, its a sturdy and thick kind. so while it goes to 35 inches, it doesnt feel flimsy or like its too loose. i feel like, with this kind of material, it anchors better and isnt as prone to stretch out a ton.

the straps are wide set, but dont appear to be so wide set that i would hate them. again, im not going to be able to wear it for more than this try on, so i dont actually know how they would function in real wear. they seem a bit shorter than straps like freya, as ive got maybe 2 more inches left to extend them before im out of room, an don my freya straps im usually in the opposite boat, where i constantly shorten them a ton.

i wasn't sure how to mark the cup fit, since the extra space i have isnt so much on the upper edge, but inside the cup at the apex. on my smaller side i do have some small amount of loose area at the top, but that kind of comes with the territory. its just a bit loose on the top half of the larger left side, mainly a pucker right at the gore. in both cups, i have extra space at the apex, and im not sure if that's because of my nipple placement (ive always suspected they are lower than average as i often have apex issues) or if the bra is simply too deep there. either way, the wrinkling is annoying and the slight looseness of the upper cup makes me feel much less supported. the shape of the bra also seems to make me look very pointy and east-west, sort of how my breasts naturally look when unsupported. i dont like that splayed look at all. i fill the bottom of the cup plenty, but i dont feel very lifted or shaped by this bra :/

the gore seems like its too wide for me. the base of it especially seems really seprate, and im pretty sure i have a center full shape, so im unsure if that is part of the odd shape problem i get with this bra. its not too high, and the wires height at the armpits seem okay.

all in all, a very sad fail for me https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />


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red colorway

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Updated on Dec 16, 2015 Flag this

Oh, what a disappointment. The Chloe is a sister cut to the Freya Starlet Vertical Seam Bra (1061) , but it has deeper cups and doesn't fit my shallow breasts very well. It seems to expect more upper projection than I have. It's quite open on top and the top edge of the cup lies flat against me. Right below that, though, is sad empty cup.

The sides of the cup are very shallow, and actually leave a bit of an odd dent in my breasts that clearly delineates where the tension in the cup ends from being held up by the straps. I wonder if ... this isn't due to poor scaling or just the pitfalls of an unlined bra on shallow breasts. It does seem to have a lot of projection near the gore, so I would say that this bra aims to have breasts pushed front and center like other Fauve half cups. Unfortunately, it seems better suited to tall, even breasts that are narrow and projected.

The band runs big, which is not unexpected, but the cups seem to run big too. The wires are narrow, like the other Fauve bras I have. Unlike those, the wires on the Chloe are hard, and thus are truly actually narrow rather than functionally wide. Unlike the Starlet in its sister size, the wires were not uncomfortable. In fact, even with my close set breasts that mean all gores sit a little on breast tissue, the gore was quite comfortable.

The fabric on the bra is quite nice. The band and straps are quite soft. The cups are made of a non-stretchy mesh overlaid with embroidery. It's much more pleasant than the fabric used in the Starlet. I wasn't sure if my Chloe was electric blue or peacock blue, as it was listed merely as "blue," but the model number on the tag ends with "ele" so I assumed that it was the electric blue. Certainly it's the deepest electric blue I've seen. It's a beautiful shade of blue, so I was glad it wasn't more like the Starlet electric blue, which is much, much brighter.

I've bent the wires out some so that the cup width is around 4.75 inches. It improved the fit minimally, but also made quite clear that this is ultimately a case of shape mismatch.
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Electric blue colorway

Updated on Nov 04, 2015 Flag this

Very romantic bra. Looks really nice, although I'm more FOB so the top is fine for the first 10 min. Although very comfy to wear. Also, the 1 vertical seam seems to not work. The plunge version is perfect for me.

Purple colorway

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Updated on Oct 12, 2015 Flag this

Lovely bra in mink. Has the same one in purple but in my size (32d)and fits and feels perfectly! No riding up and no digging into the body. Highly recommend!

Mink colorway

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Updated on Aug 09, 2015 Flag this

I bought this lovely bra in 32DD (due to availability) which is a sister size to my usual 28F. This is the peacock blue colourway.

The band was obviously too big, I altered it down. The band doesn´t stretch much, or it is quite rigid, beware. The cups are almost okay, but I´ve noticed a little quadboob in the top of the cups. So maybe one size up would´ve fit me better. I have shallow boobs and wide+high roots and the shape is okay. The wires come quite high in the armpit and also in the center. I had to bend them a little so they wouldn´t stabb me. ... I´d prefer them shorter, but I can wear the bra without pain.

One curious thing. I have 3 colours of this bra, mink, peacock blue and purple. The mink seems to fit differently from the other two!! Peacock blue and purple brasare good for shallow + wide boobs, but the cups of the mink colourway are definitely deeper!! I get a droopy shape in the mink bra :-/
I don´t know if this really is due to colour, or size. They are all different sizes (all sister sizes to 28F): mink is 34D, peacock blue is 32DD and purple is 30E.
Just beware of this!!
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Updated on Jan 14, 2015 Flag this

This is the mink colourway. I found it in a sister size to my usual 28F and altered the band down. It is such a pretty bra but the fit is different from the peacock blue and purple ones!! The bra obviously is not a good fit for me and I´ll have to sell it.

This bra has deeper cups which are NOT a good fit for my shallow + wide boobs. My boobs get a pointy shape and they are not uplifted in this bra. If I tighten the straps, the cups cut in and if I loosen the straps so that there is no cutting in, boobs ... get a droopy shape. The wires are also a little too narrow for me. I would definitely recommend this bra to someone who has less shallow and narrower boobs than me!

About the difference between colourways:
I don´t know if this really is due to colour, or size. My Chloes are all different sizes (all sister sizes to 28F): mink is 34D, peacock blue is 32DD and purple is 30E.
Purple and peacock blue are an okay fit for my shallow + wide boobs. The mink is not!
Just beware of this!!
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Altered band,

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Updated on Jan 14, 2015 Flag this

Just like the 32F Chloe balcony I bought at the same time - too big a band (way, way too big in this one). There's no lining to stabilise the cup, making the embroidery cut in in weird places like the sides of my boobs, making them look lumpy. I have pretty soft tissue though. It doesn't look bad when I throw a shirt on top, it simply looks strange when I'm in the bra only.

Otherwise the shape is great - deep at the bottom with good lift and an open upper cup - I truly love unlined half cup styles. This one has pretty narrow wires, too, narrower than I expected from looking at others' measurements.

Just like the balconette version of this, I'm not sure whether to keep it and alter it or sell it. Time will tell.

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Updated on Oct 06, 2014 Flag this