I wanted to try Lepel Matilda (126304) for long time and now I finally did it. And it's surprise for me. It fits, it's comfortable and pretty and I have it for a good price. If you also would like to try it, be careful about the colours. Aqua/Purple, Black/Gold, Ivory and new Lipstick Pink/Yellow have moulded cups without seams but Lipstick Red, Magenta/Purple, Coral/Purple have padded cups with one vertical seam and they fit differently. The Aqua/Purple fits me but Magenta/Purple doesn't.
Oh wow that's a tremendous bra! I love the way the purple band feels like it "peeks out" of the cup lace at the bottom! I know you say you don't love the color but for me it's A+++++. Interesting that the different colors have different constructions though, good to know that
I love the colours of this bra, and the fit on you is great. What was your fit issue with the seamed cup variant?
Super shallow, too shallow for me as I now have permanent wrinkles at the bottom of the cup, but very comfortable so I wear it nonetheless. Wide wires. Comes with removable psuh up pads, I took them out and never use them.
The 32 band is a little big--the bra likes to wander. I also have a little bit at the top of the cup, and the straps may be the tiniest bit too wide. Its still weirdly comfortable though!
It doesn't exactly fit, but it doesn't not-fit, either. It's reasonably comfortable and it's beautiful. I think it will be comfortable when the band and the straps stretch out a little bit. I was considering returning it but I think I'm keeping it.
I was told to size down one cup size; I think that's accurate. I might have sized up one band, too. The straps are very wide-set - they feel a little wide to me and that's not a usual problem for me. They're also quite short.
I have medium to wide root shallow boobs, and tall roots up to my collarbone, neither FoT nor FoB. My regular UK size is 30E.
Why This bra didn't work for me: - The cups have a ridiculous amount of projection. - The cups are very closed on top (which I didn't expect in a balcony/halfcup). The top rim cuts into my breast tissue while I was not filling out the apex. - The cups are molded (no seams!), and have a projected and closed-on-top shape. I think they might work for people who need immediate projection (boobs that are full on bottom), and are not too full on top at the ...same time. - The wires are U-shaped and very long, making the bra unconfortable to wear. They dug into my armpit area uncomfortably (and the side boning was making it even worse). - The band is too stretchy. Despite of stretching only to 30" when I measured, it felt unstable and slid around on my back when I was moving. It actually FEELS a lot stretchier than the measurements indicate. Hooking it tighter didn't help. I didn't get any support from the band. Also, I found the band ridiculously thin compared to the height of the cups. Thin bands that don't have are leotard back are not my favourites, since they are very prone to cutting in. Read more 114 more words
This bra is both too big and too small in the cups for me, I guess that is what you call an orange in a glass. The edge of the cup cuts in a bit although the cups aren't filled properly. Apart from that it fits quite well and gives a good shape under a shirt which is what I wanted. The edge of the cup is not visible under clothing.
This bra did not fit me at all as it was way too deep for my shallow breasts. I couldn't fill the bottom of the cups and the top cuts into my boobs so it looks super weird even with a shirt on. The cups are also too tall and the straps don't adjust short enough for my short torso, the cups are nearly up to my shoulders... I wish the design was a little simpler too, I just want a plain, nude T shirt bra without all the laces and stuff that I can wear under a white T shirt.
Very pretty!