This bra has great support...enough so that I wear it with or without the straps to ballroom & West Coast Swing dance!

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Updated on Dec 19, 2015 Flag this

It was a surprise find at a thrift shop. Unfortunately not my usual size (28D) since I have been wanting to try on the Deco Strapless. Not much to say about this bra as it's at least a cup size too large, if not two. The band is firm and I love the fact that the wings are tall. Two placements for the straps on the front and back which is quite nice for people with narrow shoulders. Overall, it feels like a very sturdy bra.

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Updated on Oct 06, 2015 Flag this

This is the first bra I bought after realising that I have been wearing the wrong size for years. I am surprised how well the DD cups fit. I think this is the closest to a perfect fit I've ever been, but at the moment I am quite picky, because I am trying to find THE perfect one.

Unfortunately the band seems to be too tight for me. 60 (or UK 28) was what I got, when I used an online calculator. The Bratabase calculator actually recommends 65 (or UK 30). I ordered 65D (30D) and I can't wait to see, if it fits better.

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Updated on Sep 29, 2015 Flag this

AWFUL! You might be wondering why, as a 34J, I thought this 36GG would fit. Well, I read reviews saying it runs like 3 sizes large in the cups and 1 size small in the band. I found that almost exactly right. I'd say this 36GG fits like a 34HH. So really, only one cup size small for me. The real problem for me is the (lack of) strength and structure of the cups and not enough immediate projection in the bottom of the cup. I also found there wasn't enough cup depth either side of the gore for my center fullness.

My boobs are full on bottom, ... very soft and heavy, kind of 'hanging', very close-set and center full. I'm also high set (despite the hanging) and have short, medium width roots.

Without the straps, the cups completely collapse under the weight of my boobs and the lower part of my boobs is squished flat (orange in a glass effect). The under wire is not sitting too low- I have the underwire right at my inframmmary fold. With the weight of my boobs, the cups can't hold themselves up so I also get gaping at the top of the cups despite them actually being too small. I think the problem is the cups aren't strong enough to hold the weight of my boobs and they don't have enough immediate projection for my lower fullness. The cup depth measurement of this 36GG is actually right in the range of cup depth measurements for 75JJ PL and S Ewa Michalak bras which I fit well. But the difference is the Ewa PL and S bras have A LOT more lower cup depth.

With the straps on, it becomes obvious that the cups are a size small but you can see how the cups might look if there was less weight put on them are therefore could stand up properly. I still have an 'orange in a glass' effect at the bottom of the cups because of their not being enough cup depth there for my bottom heavy boobs, but the cups aren't so collapsed on themselves. It also becomes obvious that there's not enough cup depth either side of the gore for my center fullness- so my close set, center full boobs push the gore out and try to form cleavage because there's nowhere else for my extra center fullness to go.

Onto some less negative points:

THE STAPS! They have implemented the BEST idea with their straps: two distance position options on front and back! So you can choose how far apart you want the straps set! I hooked the straps on at the further in position in the front. That distance apart if PERFECT for my narrow shoulders/frame. I always have trouble with straps being set too part apart for me. I think the further out position is about where most straps are set but if you have trouble with straps being too far apart you can hook them on closer in. You have the same option in the back. I hooked the straps on the further apart hooks at the back as I have no problem with standard strap distances in the back, just the front. I wish ALL bras had a strap position option like this!

Side view: The shape in profile is like the green shape from Bras I Hate's shape post: not very pointy but not very round- somewhere in between.
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Updated on Sep 16, 2015 Flag this

So far this is the best fitting strapless bra I own. It's almost good. The band runs tight for Freya, that was a surprise. It is a very firm band that has not stretched in the couple of months I've owned it. I can fasten it on the loosest hook, but it's not comfortable. I do have an extender I use on the tightest hook to add about 1/4" of an inch of length to the band. Otherwise, I fill the cups nicely, I *almost* quadboob out of the left side, but not enough to be a nuisance. It stays put ... through the entire day. The strangest thing about this to me is the bottom of the side wire/boning that is in the band... it tends to curve under and dig into my ribs and it gets painful if I wear the bra for long periods of time.

UPDATE; I don't think I s&s'd properly when I wore this. Today, this would be far too small and too shallow for me. That said, I haven't really found a better strapless option to date, so if I continue to strike out, I might go back to the Deco strapless in a larger cup size.
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Updated on Aug 03, 2015 Flag this

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Unfortunately this is just wrong all over. The band is uncomfortably tight. The bottom of the cup is too shallow, so I have empty space and then a crease down there. My boobs are falling down inside of the cup so there's a lot of empty space up there, too. If I had the straps I might be able to work with this, but without them the top of the cup is too open. So it's not at all workable as a strapless, which is what Im looking for.

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Updated on Jul 14, 2015 Flag this

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Updated on Jul 02, 2015 Flag this

I'd tried the @Panache porcelain strapless as well as the Bravissimo Contour to no avail. The Deco Strapless was the only one projected enough for me even though the regular Deco gaped on the top. I am even fullness and average on the shallow/projected scale with wideish roots. I quad perhaps just the slightest and the band does get a bit uncomfortable after wearing it all day but it's overall quite comfortable even though the wires don't go out as far as I'd like. It's seamless and amazing under any outfit and never falls down.

Updated on Jun 08, 2015 Flag this

First strapless bra to actually stay up! The band is nice and snug and grippy. Cups are comfortable and smooth under tight shirts. There are two loops on each cup and four loops in the back for attaching straps. Here's a comparison of this bra in 28D and 28DD:

28D (black)
- cups fit almost perfectly when worn strapless.
- straps are most comfortable when placed on the outer loops in the cup, but create quadboob when placed on the middle loops unless worn quite loosely.
- sadly only has two rows of hooks and a narrow band which HURTS digging into my ribs by the end of the day. it stretches ... out faster too so I'm on the last hook now.

28DD (nude)
- cups are definitely too wide, with the wires sitting under my armpit, well past the edge of my boobs. this is not uncomfortable so I don't care that much.
- cups have some gapping when worn strapless, but fit nicely with straps tightened just enough to bring the cup in a little (not enough to dig into shoulders).
- can only wear straps on the middle loops because they'd be in my armpits if worn on the outer loops.
- has three rows of hooks!!! yay! The band is wider and MUCH more comfortable than the 28D.

Conclusion: I like both. The cups are a better overall fit for me in 28D, but the band is several orders of magnitude nicer on the 28DD. I don't understand why Freya would neglect the smaller-boobed ladies in that regard, because, having very little fat to pad my ribcage, thin bands (especially on a necessarily tight strapless bra!) get really hurty. I usually wear the 28D as a strapless for only a few hours as needed. The 28DD with straps attached works really well as a T-shirt bra because it's smooth and seamless and the nude colour matches my skin pretty closely.
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Updated on May 31, 2015 Flag this

i am moderately shallow, moderately conical, and even. i have wide, average-set roots.

so i returned my deco darling to amazon, and bought the regular deco strapless off of ebay. this one doesn't seem to stay on me as well as the deco darling. and since it slides down, i'm paying attention to other fit issues as well. the wires are too narrow for me, and the cups therefore are too small. maybe i should buy the 28DD regular deco?

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Updated on May 25, 2015 Flag this