Quickie initial impression: I thought Freya bras were all loose/stretchy in the band? This one is sooooooper tight on me. I should probably wear an extender. The cups also seem to fit. Still a bit tall for my boobs. Going to have to research to see if this is just an older style or if it's just mislabeled or something.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Update: Well, with my shrinking in overall and boob size, the band now fits, but the cup is way too big. I'll list it shortly.
This bra doesn't really work for me - as others have mentioned, it gave me a very pointy shape, but at the same time doesn't give much lift. It's a really pretty bra (I have the coral polka dot colour) and very comfortable, so I will be keeping it to wear around the house!!
Love the shape this bra gives. Unfortunately i spill out. I really wished it would fit. Love the plunge, makes your boobs look amazing. The band I felt was stretchy. I bought it online from someone else.
I have really soft boobs and, coupled with the fact that this is about two cup sizes too small, I can get some major quad boob if I don't readjust regularly. On the other hand, the plunge is perfect and it makes my breasts look awesome under a shirt.
The band started fraying a lot. It's weird and I don't know what caused it.
It's fairly comfortable otherwise. It doesn't poke my sides or anything, and since it's totally smooth with no lace it doesn't irritate my skin anywhere. I like this bra a lot, I just wish I had gotten it in my size. It's the only molded bra I like.
Feels good, looks good. I'm happy with it. The band is fairly large, I wear it on the far left column of eyes. I spill out the top and the bottoms floats, but I can live with that for now.
Three-part seamed unpadded bra with cute, smooth satiny fabric with dark taupe background and 4-petaled white flowers with black circle centers all over. Cream lace detail along tops of cups with small lozenge-shape thin line of lace going up center seams of cups. Cream bows of mesh lace and satin at center gore with smaller ones at strap attachment. Cream loopy edging along bottom of band all the way, top of band in back and on outer top edge of cup to straps. Cream contrast fabric for hook/loop attachment.
I love this bra, even in the weird brown/taupe/cream colorway. I've held onto it for way too long, pretending that it fits. The cups are just silly big on me, but the bra itself is so comfy I kept it.
It's a 34GG, but the cup depth is 13" by my eye. My short boobs barely fill the bottom half.
If this bra works with your shape, it's excellent! If it doesn't fight too much with your shape, it's still pretty darn good. (This used to be me, but I've lost weight & found that sister sizing down didn't work for me - the band gets smaller but the wires are just as wide so they end up way under my armpits.) Pros: It's a classic beige, smooth under 100% of tight/thin anything (as long as there's no gaping), well made, attractive, comes in a variety of colors (black is much tighter in the band than the beige), great gore height for low cut tops. Cons: Only 2 hooks (which is too thin on a shape like this one) and comes up quite high/tall on the sides, wires are wide and cups are shallow at the bottom.
I love this bra - it gives great uplift and cleavage, and is also comfortable. I was a bit worried that I would fall out of the plunge cups (don't normally go for plunge styles) but this isn't an issue. The only slight issue that I have is that the cups are quite tall, and did rub my armpit a bit on the first wear, but since washing and wearing it a few more times, this issue seems to have disappeared. The pattern is great - makes a change from plain bras!
A touch more firm in the band than the Deco. Stinking cute. Never worn because I lost weight but I am rating it based on my Deco experience in multiple sizes/colors. It's such a great basic, but with a twist. Now that I have found Ewa Michalak and Comexim, I find the wires too wide and the cups too tall. However, I am very narrow rooted, short and round/full on top.
After getting xl implants I was in need of a very good, supportive bra. It was very important that it not only be comfortable but that the fit was correct and the band do the heavy lifting not the straps. After asking which bra would fit that criteria for daily use I decided on the 4234 model. I wasn't disappointed.
Everything I was told about this bra was true. It's doesn't poke, the under wires sit correctly on me and do not bother my armpit even after hours of wear. It looks amazing under clothes. Its so comfy that I don't even ...feel like I am wearing a bra and forget that I have it on.
You can imagine after having implants that I have done a fair amount of research on bras and correct fit. I want to protect my investments so well made, well fitting bras that are supportive but very wearable is a must.
Before implants I always wore a 36(US sizing) band. I was also wearing a B cup as I didn't really fill out a C cup due to breastfeeding and deflation that followed. I have since taken very careful measurements and recorded them during healing. After learning how to properly measure and properly fit into a bra I ordered only one, this one, as a starting point, in a 34GG(UK sizing) which is equal to a 34J(US sizing).
I was scared, good bras are expensive but a good investment as well. I worried that a 34 band would feel too tight. I was used to wearing a 36 which fit me ok, but struggled all day long adjusting and pulling up or down depending on which way I moved, and with the band so loose it didn't support anything. What I realize now was that I was part of the pack of women who wore an ill-fitting incorrectly sized bra.
The band on this bra was tight at first. With it latched on the last hooks I felt a little constricted but I knew that was partly due to being so used to such a loose band. At first I wore it only a few hours and switched back to my sports bra. After only a few, couple of hour wears, it now fits perfectly but hasn't stretched where I would need to change to the middle set of fasteners.
The quick lowdown:
The band: while initially tight has stretched slightly with a few wears. I can now wear it for hours and forget that I am wearing a bra. The stretch is minimal so don't expect it to be loose after a few wears, the band strength holds up nicely with wear continuing to be very supportive and staying in one spot no matter which way you turn or bend.
The straps: They are not padded but are very comfortable and on the wider side. They do adjust nicely after the initial change in position. They are wider set. On me they sit slightly to the inside of my armpit. If you like a more central set strap then this bra may feel uncomfortable to you like you need to move them towards your neck more. I don't mind it.
The cup: Molded and very comfortable. Seamless and gives great shape and look under anything I have worn so far. I don't fall out of them even if I am bending over.
I couldn't be happier as this bra fits like a glove. Nothing moves all day long, I don't have to adjust anything ever. I forget I am wearing it. Its very supportive and not only lifts but gives a nice rounded shape that I prefer. Read more 541 more words
I absolutely LOVE this bra. I saw it on the rack at work and snagged it along with the matching shorts. It fits, it's beautiful, and I'm so tempted to get a Deco in every color possible.
Update: So, after a few hours of wearing it, I STILL can't get over how beautiful and comfortable it is. And I might be staring at my own cleavage. I don't care, I look AWESOME.
Comfy. Cute. Lightweight...would be nice in the summer.
Close to enough projection for me it not quite, rides down on me. But comfy enough to stay in the daily rotation. I love Freya's fully adjustable straps because I am high set. The gore is fairly narrow all the way down (compared to Cleo which runs narrow up top but spreads too much near the band for me). I really like the Freya I padded bras I have tried so far.
About the GG changes freya makes: straps are a bit wider. They go to 3 hook bras (awesome). There is boning just outside of the cup ...under the armpit for slimming and to keep breast migrating to where it belongs (in my 36g morning meadow, the same side seam is there but with no boning). The wires measure narrower than their g and below counterparts. But they do stretch more when worn, and it seems they are designed too (not just a flimsy wire problem). For me this is good- bras that's cups go vertical at the outer wire (steep U) cause me pinchy armpit pain, while those that taper up and out more slowly don't hurt me. These look super U shaped on the hanger, but have a nice shape when on. Read more 109 more words
Now this bra I previously tried in a different size and it worked for about a week before being too small, I was able to get this one second hand, not massively used though for the summer, due to the heat I wanted something a little loser band wise that still fit in the cup. Because I love the print of this and have done since it came out I snapped it up. I just wish they'd bring it out in black, I'm not fond of white bras but the pattern for me is too irresistible, very good personalty wise for me being tattoo print ... href="https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" rel="nofollow">https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" /> It doesn't poke at all and fits fairly well but I'm not a 34 at all and the band on me is pretty much huge (the photos don't show it riding up as much as it does after a few minutes wear though) I have worn it a lot and I would say it has stretched out since I got the bra. Shape wise it is very similar to the Bravissimo Dotty Spot Bra (AU08) which I own in a 32H maybe not as point as dotty but still pointier than I'm used to from freya. Read more 104 more words
I would probably need a 32H or 30HH in this bra but because it only goes to a GG I tried the 34GG. It fits okay but feels looser than I would like, the back doesn't ride up. My breasts are close together which I think is the biggest issue, this bra is definitely designed for smaller boobs and they would probably have to make the center gore a little taller to keep large breasts apart. Because it is not the right size I have to move my boobs back in place every thirty minutes.
