Quite a comfortable bra that gives a nice rounded shape - while it does fit well I think I would prefer the cups to come up a little higher for more coverage.

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Updated on Nov 04, 2014 Flag this

This bra is lovely, but the sizing is wonky. It's labeled as a 32H. I am a 30HH normally, and I'm not sure who this bra would work best for--30GG?--but it certainly didn't work for me. The cups are at least two sizes small and the band fits more like a 30 than a 32. There is also a fairly stiff fabric adorning the top of the cups which makes this a less full-on-top-friendly option than your standard half cup.

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Runs about a cup size small.

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Updated on Sep 22, 2014 Flag this

Cups are quite shallow.

I love the wires. They don't seem wide at all compared to other 32G half cups.

The band is firm. Very. I wish it had 3 hooks.

Half adjustable straps.

Gore comes up quite high.

Wires are very firm as a result of the firm band.

Fabric is quite nice. Pretty white bra.

Need a cup size larger and an extender. Gore will need to be bent out a touch.

Now to decide if i want the plum or white...

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Updated on Sep 17, 2014 Flag this

Vanilla colourway:

I've already reviewed the plum colourway of this bra, but thought it worth adding here that the vanilla is a beautiful colour. Photos show it as on the creamy side of white; in person, I found it to be an antique ivory hue.

Also, the vanilla colourway seems to run tighter in the band than the plum. I wear my plum Orla using 1-2 sets of hooks care of an extender; for the vanilla, I need the full length of an extender.

Vanilla colorway

Updated on Aug 10, 2014 Flag this

Very pretty sheer bra. The band is nice and snug, and the cups are wide--I would need a 30E rather than a 30F. The gore was a bit too snug/uncomfortable for me.

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Updated on Aug 04, 2014 Flag this

Its baggy accross the top. If you get a bulge accross the top of the cup in a 38gg then this would probably be ok.

Updated on Aug 04, 2014 Flag this

This is the bra that made me figure out that I do not have a very wide root. The wires are too wide for me and the style doesn't seem to suit my shape. I freaking LOVE the design though! I might do some reversible surgery on this bra to see if I cane make it work for sexy times... that is IF I get around to acquiring sewing equipment!

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Updated on Aug 03, 2014 Flag this

Plum colourway:

I hesitated on which size to buy, because there were so few reviews out there for this bra. Pretty much all of them agreed that the band and the cups ran small -- but at the same time, whenever I order a 32, the band just will not stay in place on me. And whenever I order a cup size larger, it doesn't work.

In the end I took a punt on my normal size, and it's fabulous!

The band definitely runs tight. I'm a true 30, in that my underbust is 29.5". In Cleo and Masquerade bras, I find I need to buy the 30 and use ... an extender for an extra column of hooks to get the right band tension. In the Orla's case, I need 2 columns. (But using the full length of the extender resulted in the band being too large.)

The cups are a true halfcup cut. Good immediate projection, and good inner projection as well, since I don't find my breasts waging war with the gore on this one quite so much as in other bras. I'm *almost* quadding, but it's so open at the top that it isn't a problem and just contributes to the regency cleavage look.

As for whether the cups run true to size, well, how to answer that? I fit perfectly in this in 30FF, which is the size I take in Cleo and Freya bras, if that helps.

The lace doesn't lay flat at its upper edge when not wearing a shirt -- but I've not noticed a problem with it showing even under thin, clingy shirts, so perhaps the weight of the shirt holds it down flat.

This is without a doubt the comfiest bra I own. The band is snug without being restrictive or firm or digging; the wires perfectly follow my inframammary fold, the straps don't irritate my arms... There just seem to be none of the little niggles I get with any of my other bras. By the end of the day, the gore does stab me a little, but I think that's more to do with the fact that it's too wide and my boobs and the gore are sick of each other after 10+ hours.

Unfortunately, I think I managed to snare a bra with a manufacturing defect, as the lace doesn't lay flat anywhere over the cup. The lace layer appears to be made for a larger cup size than the lining layer, but it's sewn in place as if it's the same size as the lining layer, which results in puckering and rumpling over the whole cup. I've emailed Panache about it for their advice, and am still waiting to hear back. Pretty sure it's not a size problem as I have the Orla in the vanilla colourway and it doesn't have the same problem with the lace layer.

*Edited to add: Panache have confirmed the lace layer is probably faulty and will be sending me a replacement bra.
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Updated on Jul 28, 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.

I think this bra would be good for someone with wide and somewhat shallow breasts - even they, for whom the shape would be a match, may want to look into sizing up a cup size or so, however.

Normally, I wear a 30G or 30FF, so the cups on this bra DEFINITELY run pretty small. It's two-three cup sizes up from what I normally wear, as ... well as a band size up. I fill the cups out fairly nicely, though the top fabric on the cup, above the seam, seems really loose.* The seam lies flat, but the soft fabric does not.

*(I just tried it on again, and I seem to fill out that fabric very nicely when I'm nearing my period and my breasts are a bit larger.)

The wires here are pretty wide. My ideal wire width is found in the Lily, which encompasses me perfectly. These wires extend under my arm pits and I have a bit of loose fabric due to it.

The wings are also a bit high for me, however, I think this is mostly because of how far back the wires go. If the ACTUAL wings rather than the wires were hitting my sides properly, I don't think I'd have an issue.

As far as aesthetics and build materials, this is a very pretty and high quality bra. The fabric used in the cups is luxuriously soft, and the lace decoration is also gorgeous. It has a "classic" quality to it that's rather timeless without feeling like it's an old lady's idea of attractive.
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Updated on Jul 24, 2014 Flag this