Okay. I had originally ordered this bra in a 28DD. Well the cups run big on this bra by a full size. I wanted nude and there were no 28Ds left in nude. Since the band on the 28 did feel a bit tight I went for the 30C.
I should have returned it but I was fooled in the beginning thinking it would be tight enough. Alas it failed the work test and was riding up on the loosest hook. After closer examination I realised that the center gore was too wide as well.
I've only worn this bra about 25 times. I even did a little alteration trick ...I found in someone's blog hoping it would help. It did for the front appearance since the gore now sits right but the bra is totally useless even on the tightest hook.
I'm getting this bra altered professionally.
Extra: I finally took pics of this bra. I undid the center gore bastard alteration I tried for the pics. These pictures are of the bra unaltered with me wearing the bra on its tightest hooks.
Another edit: I've grown too big for this bra cup wise but I found a 28E on ebay in nude! It's mine! I know this bra runs big in the cup but I think it will work this time.
Daisy was one of the first batches of Freya bras I ordered, when I didn't know how the brand fit and what my ideal size would be. 30C was the cheapest price on Amazon and is one of the sizes that sometimes fits me, but once I tried this on, I knew it was a poor choice.
In my experience so far, I am a true 28 band in Freya unlined bras (aka everything except the Deco), and some of the bands run slightly large. Thus it's no surprise that the 30 band is definitely too big and rides up quite a bit on me.
I was also ...surprised by the scratchiness of the lace fabric on the cups. I have now amassed quite a large collection of Fancies in various colors, and that style is also pretty stiff, but it's not noticeable when worn. The Daisy lace felt noticeably scratchy and somewhat uncomfortable when I tried it on. However, my least favorite part of this bra is the styling of the cups. The stock photo makes this look like a pretty standard Freya 3 piece cut & sew, but in this size, the proportions are totally different and it reminded me of a little girl's training bra. The stretch geo lace used in the cups also tends to create a pointy appearance (hard to describe, but not like a bullet bra, just weirdly angular), though the cups here were a little big on me and this might be minimized if the cup ran small instead. There's also a strange little triangular charm in the center front.
Unfortunately, this has turned out to be my least favorite Freya bra I've tried. I'm not sure who this style would best suit, but I think it would be better in a slightly larger cup size on fuller, more rounded, firm breasts. Read more 207 more words
