Really pretty bra, the lace is very soft and comfy. The band was tight for me (I'm between 30 and 32 depending on stretchiness) so I think it would comfortably fit a small 30 or a 28. I'm pretty shallow so the lace lying diagonally across the top caused some quadboob.
Updated on Apr 22, 2014 Flag this
Looks really good but can feel a little restrictive
Updated on Apr 21, 2014 Flag this
Narrow, close-set cups. Too projected and narrow for me. Very pretty design, beautiful color!
Updated on Apr 18, 2014 Flag this
Great for shallow breasts! No gaping on top and little projection on bottom. Pretty design and comfy to wear.
Updated on Apr 18, 2014 Flag this
I got these along with my other Figleaves items, I just didn't find this one in the Bratabase until now.
It's comfortable, more comfortable than my bras, which is why I've been wearing it as one. The cups are molded, but not stiff. They got slightly dented during shipping, but they pop back out when I put it on, so I didn't send it back. It's too wide in the wires for me, as most bras are, but it's not uncomfortable under the arms.
It is too shallow in the cup, and maybe too small altogether. The plunge gore is better for my close-set breasts, but it still edges on to my breast tissues on one side. Not a dealbreaker, but with the shallowness painfully pushing the wires into my body, it's a little uncomfortable.
The band runs tight, only stretching to 33". It has a plastic clasp, so there is no way to adjust it. A 33 is perfect for me, but people who are true to size will need to size down.
Updated on Apr 17, 2014 Flag this
Fantastic bra, although the band is quite stretchy. I normally find 30 bands to be perfect, but this band has quite a lot of give, so I need to wear it on the tightest hook.
Updated on Apr 11, 2014 Flag this
At first, I thought this bra fit me pretty well. It is pretty shallow, fits snugly, gore tacks great, only minimal poking, and is terrific at minimizing and keeping my boobs securely in place. After about 1 week of wear, I began to realize that the wires were just too wide for my narrow rooted breasts, the cup was too tall for me, and that the outer top edge of the cup was cutting into my pectoral muscles. Plus, although I have a very large frame, this bra just seemed too wide, tall, and large for my shallow, deflated boobs.
It just isn't doing what I wanted, which ... was to give me some oomph and lift. It just seemed to flatten my soft and shallow breasts further. It felt more like a sports bra fit on my body. I've lost about 110 lbs recently, and my boobs are quite deflated, so while I measure about a 34 DD, I just don't have the volume, projection, and firmness of breast tissue to fill out this cup. It doesn't wrinkle much on the top edge, which is a problem I normally have with most bras, but when I bend over or reach, it gapes incredibly. I tried adding some silicone cutlets, but it didn't fix the fit problems for me.
This would be a great bra for someone who is fuller, has little sagging, is shallow, wide rooted, and measures 32-34 band-wise, as the band is very snug on the last hook. The only other thing I'd add fit-wise is that I have a very curvaceous rib cage in the front, and the wires sit very straight. I found it would pinch the front of my ribs at the very bottom of the cup. May not bother someone with more rib cage padding.
On the plus side, it is a very pretty bra, and I'm sad it doesn't fit well as I think it is quite sexy looking. It was listed as 'gray', but the color is more like a smoke lavender with pinkish cream detailing and inner cups. I did cut out the Figleaves branding tag on the back because it was scratchy, but I left the washing info/sizing info tag, which has a satin feel. It has been washed twice, and worn approximately 20 times. It has stretched out a bit, but still looks and feels next to new.
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Updated on Apr 02, 2014 Flag this
This is one of the most ill-fitting bras I've ever had the misfortune of putting onto my breasts (since escaping the bra matrix, anyway). It's a shame, because I like the black Just Peachy bra I own in 30FF. I can't even come close to getting this one done up, whereas the 30FF is comfortably tight in the band. This one runs small in the band--it only stretched to 27.5 inches. The straps are very short.
The cups on this also seem too large in the top, which is the same problem I have with the 30FF. The seam of the cup across my breast seemed to dig ... in despite there being extra room in the cup, and that made the shape wonky too. This doesn't happen on the 30FF. I'm not sure if I should bother trying to size up in sister sizes--perhaps this bra doesn't work for even breasts (ie, neither full on top/bottom)?
Still, it's a beautiful bra. I think it's fairly unfair to comment about it when the band is too small for me because it distorts how everything else fits. It looks fine in the pictures, but I was holding it behind my back for the sake of the photo.
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Updated on Mar 18, 2014 Flag this
Wrong shape for me- I was able to fill the bottom okay, but despite the top edge of the cup lying flat I wasn't really filling the upper half or tip of the cup enough, resulting in a bit of that 'elf shoe' look I end up with so often. Not the worst fit I've had, but it resulted in a pointy shape under a shirt. I think this bra was meant for shorter roots than mine- if I were to size down I'd definitely end up with quad boob. The gore was also far too tall to be comfortable for me (I'm close set, which resulted in slight overlapping of breast tissue). Wires were a bit wide, but also sat just on top of the tissue toward the center of my breasts.
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Updated on Mar 17, 2014 Flag this
I have had a very difficult time finding non-padded bras that work for me and this is one of the closest to fitting that I've tried. My most frequent problems are wires that are too wide, cups that are too shallow at the bottom and straps that are set too wide. My breasts are FOB with moderate upper fullness, very projected, and narrow- and short-rooted. My only issue with this bra is that the wires come up too high under the arms. This bra is best suited for FOB breasts with a short root. I am normally 30GG in most styles and occasionally 30G in some non-padded styles. The 32G in this bra is an almost perfect fit, since the band runs about a size small. It has a little bit of a pointy shape, but in a way that I feel is fun and retro instead of awkward and unflattering, as a pointy shape can often be.
Updated on Mar 17, 2014 Flag this
It's too tall for my short high-set roots, but that's inevitable. It's projected and narrow. The straps are wide set. It seems a bit cheaply made but I didn't pay much.
EDIT: After a few wears it has stretched out to the point that I need to use the middle hook.
Updated on Mar 13, 2014 Flag this
This bra fit me well, but it was so pointy that I had to return it.
Too bad I really liked the color and embroidery, but it was too pointy for my taste.
Cobalt/Coral colorway
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Updated on Mar 12, 2014 Flag this
I found this a very strange-fitting bra.. This was one of the first bras I bought when I down-sized to a 30 band, but it feels MUCH looser than the 32s I was wearing. I can stick my fist in the strap and pull it out from my body, even when on the tightest hook. The cups are massive, even with the interior padding. I could comfortably fit 32Bs with push up padding, but these ones (which should theoretically be a cupsize too small) gape ridiculously, even after scooping and swooping. The gore isn't flush, and there are strange areas of gapping all around my breast. Its like wearing a bra several cup sizes and band sizes too large, absolutely bizarre shape.
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Updated on Mar 12, 2014 Flag this
This one seems like it would work as well as the Trellis & Isla but the shape is horrible.
Couldn't fill out the bottom of the cups at all and gave a horrible pointy but flat at the bottom of the cup shape. Also the lace that is overlapping the cups seems to bubble out and it's pretty ugly.
It's bizarre because the seam placement and everything looks the same as the Trellis & Isla, but for some reason this one is just bad.
Updated on Mar 10, 2014 Flag this
This bra is pretty similar to the Trellis Balconette but it has a slightly pointier shape. I'm still unsure if I'm going to keep it or not. It doesn't look bad at all, I just prefer the roundness of the Trellis.
Fits well besides that. Like the Trellis, good for shallow & wide breasts and band runs snug on 28'' underbust
Updated on Mar 10, 2014 Flag this
This bra fits me really weirdly. The cup is too closed at the top edge, and cuts into my breast tissue at the top. The gore also doesn't sit flat on me and the outer edges of the wires seem too wide and too tall, but it may be a result of the cups not fitting properly.
I'd recommend it for non-shallow breasts that are fairly far apart/wide set. The band and straps are delicate and thin. There is foam padding in the cup - not like a push up, but like a thick lining.
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Updated on Mar 06, 2014 Flag this
Band runs a size small, cups run a size to two sizes small - I ordered a 30DD when I normally fit into a 28DD. The band was very snug (like a 28 would normally be) and the cups fit well along the bottom and middle, but cut in a bit at the top on my shallow breasts. The stretch lace and stretchy band sewn into the top edge helped it fit across my breast at the top edge but also cut in a little. The lace on the band is very attractive and reduces that appearance of elastic cutting in to fat that occurs normally.
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Updated on Mar 06, 2014 Flag this
This bra is nice, I don't have strong feelings one way or another. The embroidery on the cups stops it from being a t-shirt bra, though I figured that would be the case when ordering. The straps are nice and thin, and the band is similarly delicate, which I appreciate. The color is more periwinkle than cobalt blue, but that's okay, too. There's thin boning in the wings. The band doesn't have lace at the bottom, which is great for those of us who slouch a lot (me) and have under-band decoration fold up every time. The straps are a little widely set, and I think they'll be sliding off my shoulders more than usual.
This bra is nice, but nothing to write home about. Better quality than Target or other discount stores, but I wouldn't expect it to hold up to heavy wear.
Updated on Mar 06, 2014 Flag this
The cups on this bra fit me perfectly, they're just the right size and shape. The lace on the cups is very pretty and I'm glad the wings aren't lace. I've had some trouble with bras that have lace wings, the lace tends to rip after a while. The cups are turquoise and covered with dark gray lace. The straps are very adjustable and don't slip off the shoulders. The band is definitely too short for me, I could barely hook the ends, but with a bra band extender it fits perfectly. This is currently my favorite bra that I own.
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Updated on Feb 05, 2014 Flag this
The cups on this bra fit me perfectly, they're just the right size and shape. The lace on the cups is very pretty and I'm glad the wings aren't lace. I've had some trouble with bras that have lace wings, the lace tends to rip after a while. The cups are turquoise and covered with dark gray lace. The straps are very adjustable and don't slip off the shoulders. The band is definitely too short for me, I could barely hook the ends, but with a bra band extender it fits perfectly. This is currently my favorite bra that I own.
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Updated on Jan 26, 2014 Flag this