This is my first bralette ever. Forever 21's site calls this a bra but the tag on the bralette calls it a bralette so that's what I'm going with. It is a two-layered cup made in the triangle shape with one dart for seaming with underwire and side boning.. The band on the medium fit me best but the cups were too small and the band on the large is (was) too large but the cups were almost perfect. I did have to compromise a little-I would have preferred tighter straps but I had to loosen them to avoid quad. The straps are stretchy and there are two sets of them. There is only one row of 3 hooks and it hooks in the front. The mesh is quite stretchy so I think this could work for many people. I already took the band in (all photos/measurements are pre-alteration) so now it stretches to 30.5 inches instead of 35.5 making it much more supportive. I love this bralette!

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Updated on Jul 12, 2016 Flag this

gratiat

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  The gore and cups are so unique! And a weirdly decent fit. Nice find! I want one now haha.

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  Hi gratiat ! Great review, I love the look of this bralette (bah autocorrect still hates that word even though I must write it umpteen times a day, ha!), the double strap is really cool looking and quite unusual. Love the plunge front and meshiness too. I wear a 30F usually too and it's super nice and surprising when you do find a highstreet winner 😊. Wish I had a forever 21 near me! (they're pretty few and far between in the UK)

• Thanks guys! I was determined to make this work because this is a style that is almost never seen in sizes outside the matrix and I've always wanted to try a meshy, edgy bra with cool straps. It is definitely more bra-like then bralette like but all the better for me! I

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  Wow does that super-wide gore still tack?! I can't figure out how that works if you usually wear Ewa and Comexim that have super narrow gores. Mind you I suppose gores that are too narrow don't bother the tissue unlike when they are too wide.

• It does tack! It's literally at *just* the right spot where it's at the widest part possible between my breasts. Any higher and it would hurt.

• Apparently I can't edit my last comment, but I forgot to mention that the gore actually does rest on my tissue because of the width. However, because it's at the widest part between my breasts and it's a soft tack it does not hurt. It's just annoying and I notice it throughout the day.

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  Oh boo! Yeah I was surprised it would not interfere with boob tissue at all... I think that would bother me too much

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  I'm almost tempted to get another one next time I'm out there to experiment with-take out the front clasps, narrow the heck out of that gore and then add clasps in the back.

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