The cut is similar to the Cleo Lily — deep at the wire, fairly narrow — but with taller and more closed-on-top cups. The shape is subtle (not quite as round as the typical unlined Cleo) and nicely uplifted.
The material is a thin mesh. While it doesn't bother me, I can see people finding it scratchy, especially if they prefer sturdier fabric.
Grey animal print colorway
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The embroidery and narrow wire width on this bra caught my eye, so I had to try it out. The band runs fairly true; it's a pretty average 32, not too firm or stretchy. The cups are slightly small, but I'm not positive on that. I get slight quadding on my fuller side, but not enough that I wouldn't wear this bra. The wires are narrower than my 32E - Cleo » Lily Balconnet Bra (7351), but they aren't bothering me, so I can go narrower than I previously thought. The cups are very open on top ... and the bottom is decently projected.
The material is sturdy, not luxury, but it's not too stiff. The one thing I don't like as much about this model is that the band is so thin at the back. I could at least use more widely spaced hooks if not an extra hook altogether. I feel mildly unsupported back there. I would love to try a cup size up to see if the fit at the arms/shoulders (possibly a bit too narrow) and on my larger size would improve, but as this style isn't around that isn't likely to happen.
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Updated on Feb 23, 2015 Flag this
This is an absolutely gorgeous bra. I bought it back when I measured as a 30F and I loved the way it made my breasts look, but since my breasts have grown it is now obviously too small. Great for cakes-on-a-plate cleavage! Even for normal cleavage if your breasts are center-heavy. For a half-cup style bra the gore is pretty low. My only issue with it was that the straps were a little too wide, and irritated my armpits.
Red colorway
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Updated on Feb 15, 2015 Flag this
Very comfortable bra, gives good support and lift.
Red spotted padded bra colorway
Updated on Jan 27, 2015 Flag this
I got this bra ages ago, and either never wore it or wore it once. I'd intended to return it, but I forgot. It didn't fit well when this was supposed to be my size, and it definitely doesn't fit now. The centre gore sits on my breast tissue, creating a big gap between it and my chest. The cups fit funny, kind of quad-boobing and just not sitting quite right. I noticed when I was stretching the band to measure it, the cups tried to stretch before the band did, which worries me.
I couldn't find this exact bra on Bratabase, so I guess at the name and wrote in the number. As far as I can tell, it's very similar to this current bra (http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_150010564260_-1) on the Debenham's website, but slightly different lace trim.
Black colorway
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This is the pink spotted balcony bra. Fushia colored with black spots and black lace on top of cups with Fushia colored ribbon woven through the black lace. Very pretty bra. I can't believe I could only stretch the band to 26.
Cups feel true to size and are slightly padded. It is too closed on top for me.
Updated on Dec 19, 2014 Flag this
A good daily bra!
Has some strange side panels that make the bra take on weird shapes as you move. Not a big deal, especially since those panels tend to provide a good deal of lift for the sides. Plus, since the wires are middling-to-wide, the panels help keep in tissue you move from the sides into the cups.
Very high center gore, so tread with care! The seams are a bit thickly sewn, which might make them visible under thin shirts, and the cups come up high, so low-lying shirts are a no-go
Has a good amount of projection.
Really, the bra is really wonderfully supportive and excellently supportive on a day-to-day basis.
Updated on Dec 16, 2014 Flag this
Overall it's a really nice bra. It's made out of a very soft cotton (tag says: 91% cotton, 5% polyamide, 4% elastane). The cup is a little small for my bigger breast (which is the breast I measured for this site), but it fits my smaller breast perfectly.
Even though it's listed as a 30G the original owner had put it in the washer so it fits much more like a 26GG/28G in my opinion.
Updated on Nov 06, 2014 Flag this
I am a fairly even and projected breast shape. I have average-to-narrow roots with a slight omega shape. My best fitting bra is a Cleo Lily in 28GG, though I think a 30G would be more comfortable in terms of band length.
DO NOT SEND THIS BRA THROUGH THE DRYER. IT WILL SHRINK AND TURN INTO THIS: 30G - Gorgeous » Cotton Balcony Bra (43411150)
This bra would be better for someone who is a bit shallower and a little wider than I am - I get a lot of quad-boob at the top of the cups. The cups were also a bit wide for me initially, ... but I bent the wires to try to make them a little narrower and give me more projection, with mixed success. Given the shape, I feel like it might actually work well for me in a 30GG/H, which I certainly would not be opposed to trying.
I feel like the top of the cup is a little too "squared-off" and angular, particularly on top, for my shape, though this is in part because I have too much tissue there and am probably distorting the cups a bit.
The bra's design has a nice, simple, almost country aesthetic to it. I really like pairing it with some of my more "rustic" loose summer shirts! The white cotton cups and the blue ribbon aren't overly in your face, but they're attractive in a quiet manner. The cups are made of thick, durable cotton that's pleasant against the skin.
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I accidentally sent my 30G - Gorgeous » Cotton Balcony Bra (43411150) through the dryer. Don't do that. It's a bad idea.
The bra is shrunk down to what I'm guessing is around a 26G/GG or so. The cups ran small to begin with.
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