I joined Bratabase to spread the word about this bra, as it's AMAZING and the answer to many a bra-wish I've had over the years. I've never felt more secure in anything that wasn't a sports bra, and still the shape is super hot. The girls are up, in from the sides (side support!!! SO slimming!) and perfectly rounded, with a slight upward angling and a subtler version of the super-cleavage that I get from the Deco (my boobs tend to roll into each other a little with Deco, and Marvel will have none of that). I could slay a dragon in this thing and look good doing ... it.

It's odd to compare a 3-piece bra (which Marvel technically is) to a moulded cup like Deco, yes, but this is all I wish the Deco were in shaping and support, oddly enough. The uplift effect is similar, but Marvel is more "in" than "out," and frankly, I feel classier in the Marvel. The Deco can be a bit much for work, ya know? Marvel is nothing like the sometimes-pointy 3-pieces in Freya's other offerings. And I don't see the seam under t-shirts at all, somehow. I'm just giddy over this thing. Thanks, Freya!!!!

Now to fit, which is a bit surprising: First off, the band is FIRM and SHORT. My 30GG Marvel is a full 2 inches shorter than my (slightly small in the cups) 28G Deco overall. The elastic stretches plenty, but snugly and with resistance. If you're a 28 who can wear the occasional tight 30 in one brand or style, do yourself a favor and size up in this one. And of you're a 26 band, this might be a great option in 28. Similarly, the cups run a touch small for Freya, though the underwire is quite high on the sides and moderate in the gore. I'd recommend trying a cup size larger than what you wear in Deco, after adjusting for band size. (I expected to be a 28GG in this, guys.) I'm wearing my 30GG Marvel on the loosest hook to start, which has never happened in a 30 for me before, in any brand. Feels like a good strong hug.

For me, this ones's a game-changer.
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Updated on Oct 24, 2013 Flag this

Cute but way too shallow. There isn't enough immediate projection anywhere for me, and I end up quadding out constantly even though when I initially put it on there is none.

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Updated on Oct 22, 2017 Flag this

Ugh, what a horrible shape this gives me. Very east/west. Not enough lift. I think I am too narrow and projected for this bra. Seems like it may be more suited for shallow, wider shapes. Also, although it is beige, it isn't a good t-shirt bra, the seams show through. So, for me, a failure on all fronts.

Updated on Jul 12, 2015 Flag this

I don't really understand what's going on with the fit in this one... The tops of the cup gap, and they'd projecting my boobs forward, but instead of being really supported on the side they're sort of being made to hang towards the front. Very odd fit overall, with lots of space along the top-sides. I'm not sure what to make of it.
(note: as I wrote this while wearing it, I started to get back pain, so it's a no-go for me!)

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Updated on Apr 05, 2014 Flag this

Fits ribcage 27
B. perimeter 11.5
Stretched Band 31.0
Band Length 23.0
Stretch ratio 1.3
Cup width 6.6
Cup depth 11.5
Depth ratio 1.7
Wire length 11.0
Cup height 7.0
Cup separation 1.0
Gore height 3.2
Wing height 3.8
Strap width 0.8
Strap length 16
Hooks 2

High set (therefore short), very round, self supporting, full, projected oval shape. Oh yeah. Gigantic shoulders, so straps are almost never long enough despite boobs starting nearly level from armpits.
Marvel is extra ULTRA Super duper shallow, tall and wide- looks like a closer match for those who are full on top. For those who are looking to avoid a pointy look, this bra's got ... ya! It's totally devoid of even remote possibility any/all curves. For the cup width, this is the widest inthis size range I've seen yet- at least 6.5 across from wirearm to wire arm. The height relatively short at a mere 7" here, which should make this style a lovely deep bowl to settle into.

However none of that matters because you only get a square binder that shoves breasts into the armpit and chest wall. Real talk.

Ultimately Marvel is an oversized yet flattening cup that has very little room to speak of, this reminds me a bit of overbust corsets or hyper-cleavage inducing CK Showgirls & Masquerade halfcups. There is no 'there', there when you peer into the abyss of it's inner workings. The very opposite of an Ewa CHP.
Presumably it's design was meant to push everything on the outer half of breast inward toward the gore, forcing the breasts to become narrowed upward vertically. Realistically, Marvel crawls down your chest into the ribs or belly button unless you can hike up the straps to maximum capacity, crushing the tail of spence and all tissue ends up forced into the armscye, because Marvel pushes one's breasts backward into the chest where they want to escape out the sides of the cup,where it's already assumed as much about the boob escape plans and is just extra wide to prevent that- only the pattern is a little fuller in the upper half so you get an empty zone on the bottom outer and a big ole lump pushing up at the shoulder.
One isn't warned to order a few sizes up to avoid a disaster- we're just left to learn the hard way.
Those with soft tissue that is prone to puddling & sinking, will feel very contained and held up. Those of us with literal gristle for boobs can grit our teeth at this travesty and size up a few times or move on.

On my functionally FOB deep shape this bra is all but impossible to pull up into the IMF as-is. Will overlap gore, and see if that helps with the lack of room.


So! Post alterations: narrowed the gore about 2/3", picked out the underwire channel on the right side and carefully sewed it directly over the left underwire channel along gore. Much improved over the 1" width it was prior.
This gave Marvel a little bit more depth in the lower cup mainly at the center, so pressure eased off my inner breasts and how hard it was pushing downward.
However, the fit is still totally crazy, crushing my entire outer half of breasts by shoving my outer volume super high up, and creative a massive shallow bulge as seen in the side profile. The cups do not push up anything at the center or inner cup, really curious what breast features benefit by this strange design theory (marvel wastes half it's cup depth on a very flat bottom & outer with extra wide wires, but doesn't give a boob anywhere to be?)

According to this size, Marvels' depth and height measurements should have been perfect on me but it's proportions are still completely off. Marvel still feels like a flattening sports bra or a minimizer, definitely not a push up or enhancing my high set, very rounded shape in any way.
When I turn it upside down and hold over my bare breast, it's almost a shape that should sit well with mine. FML.
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Updated on Aug 29, 2022 Flag this

This is a pretty bra, and I like the cup construction because I feel like it gives a push-up effect, or like a cakes-on-a-plate look, but the cups are just a little bit too wide for me, as is the gore. I have really close set breasts, and if I want a cakes-on-a-plate look, I really need a narrow gore; otherwise, I'll have little indentations in the middle of my cleavage from the wires. If you are more wide set, this bra is going to be amazing on you.

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Updated on Sep 19, 2020 Flag this

Band is very stretchy, had to fasten to tightest hook. Would recommend sizing down in the band. Cups were way too wide for me and underwire extended far under my arm. Would be good if you are wide set, which I am not. The gore narrows enough in the center and does not poke into tissue which is a common problem for me. Overall, gave a nice shape, but cups just to wide for me so I will return.

Updated on Jan 19, 2017 Flag this

I like this bra because it is the first one I ever tried with wires wide enough and not too hign for me. The wires encapsulate mu breast tissue very well withouth poking my underarm,
My breasts are full on top and my biggest boob wants to escape from the cup. This is a 30GG and I tend do wear 30-32G... Maybe I would nee dto go up a cup size for this specific model? The fabric on the top does not contain my breast well (I am used to wear full cup bras).
The band is wery comfortable, soft, and not too strechy.
The straps are soft and confortable, but wide set, which could be a problen for women with narrow shoulders.
It is not a seam -free, but it could be used as a t-shirt bra because they are barely visible under t-shirts.

30:10 30GG

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Updated on Jun 21, 2016 Flag this

I reeeeeally want to like this bra. I like the look. I like the fabric of the cups, it's opaque, non-stretchy, fun pattern.....but the top of each cup would be better with a little bit of stretch, so that it would hug the breast better. It isn't so much that I can't fill out the top of the cup, it's more that it doesn't flex against the skin very well. There's a thin extra layer of trim around the top, and it doesn't quite lie flat like it should.

The gore comes up slightly too high, and the cups are slightly too far apart, but not nearly as bad as a lot of others do.

This would be a great bra for someone with slightly wider-spaced breasts, maybe with a little bit more fullness.

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Updated on Apr 30, 2014 Flag this

For me, the fit is kind of odd; it seems to keep my boobs a lot more in the center than the rest of my bras do, and depending on how I sit/stand it goes from teeny-quadboob to a bit wrinkled at the top of the cup. It's a different shape than I'm used to, I suppose!
I think the straps are also a bit wide-set, but they're very thick and comfortable, and ACTUALLY LONG ENOUGH.
It's quite pretty overall, too!

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Updated on Mar 08, 2014 Flag this