Fauve makes the most beautiful luxury-class bras, with sophisticated design and upscale fabrics. As an older woman, I can only do so much fun/funky colorways and prefer a more subdued yet elegantly sexy look, which Fauve delivers. I am really annoyed that they closed just as I was discovering ABTF, and in reaction I went a little silly buying up all the Fauves I could find in anything remotely my size, including this Annalise. What a beauty! Nostalgic purple and ivory floral with richly detailed cream piping along the top of the half cup and up the vertical seams. Soft on the inside, soft lined wires and band, ...the lovely floral up part of the straps - just a dreamy bra all around. The lightly-padded half cups do magic 'soft hills' cleavage while being somehow demure. The wires are fairly wide but not tall or pokey; the gore is not as tall as other half cups and does not poke either. For reference I am close set, even, projected. I think this style would work on any shape because it gathers and holds so well; even FOT would work because of the open top. I love this bra and luckily found it in a better-fitting size, which I think I will be wearing for a long, long time! Read more 110 more words
Cup too small for my larger side. Wires dig in to my side. I guess the cup is a little too narrow, but just enough to be annoying. Feels luxurious. Not my normal style either but I was loving it except for having wires dig into my side. Bent them a little and it made no difference.
It was purple, it was Fauve... I absolutely had to have it. The color isn't coming across well in photos, but it is a gorgeous, regal royal purple with black lace and a black crystal charm at the center gore. Altered to a 30FF just like my Topaz Veronique; both fit identically.
I purchased Veronique in the Topaz and Grape colorways, both in a distant sister size and very inexpensively off of Ebay, having been in love with the style but unable to find my normal 30FF. It actually made it easier to alter the band having so much to take in, and I also went ahead and shortened the straps approximately an inch or so.
My experience with these bras has really confirmed my absolute love for Fauve halfcups! The shape this bra gives is pretty much my perfect ideal... it's beautifully round, slightly minimized and yet simultaneously pushed up, somehow. The wires are wider than I usually wear, ...but they're remarkably comfortable and not problematic whatsoever. The cups are marginally more closed in on top than my Annalise, but they're still accommodating to my even shape. The aesthetic is incomprehensibly lovely with the corset-tie band detail, scallops of antique-looking lace and sparkling teardrop charm. I love that Fauve's designs include lots of periodic, classically elegant finishes in a way that is gorgeous and mature but still a little sexy. It's the perfect balance! I will say that the lace and vertical seams definitely show through thin shirts... it's most definitely not a t-shirt bra.
The topaz colorway in particular makes me think of Venice... maybe I'm extrapolating too much for a bra, but when I look at it I can't help but think of deep aquamarine waterways and rustic European details https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> Just so gorgeous! Read more 142 more words
My shape: soft, pendulous, full on bottom with tall shallow top, measure to 36
This bra is gorgeously made, with no detail spared. The lace and ribbon is perfect. On me, it looks nice but it doesn't offer enough support. The band is firm. It feels more like a plunge than a half-cup based on the gore height and diagonal cup top.
Losing weight. Cup now a tiny bit too big on smaller side. Beginning to think wires are too narrow. Band in a teeny bit too long.