I should have ordered a 28 band, I assumed that Masquerade's would be snug like Panache but they feel more like Freya's 30 bands. Ok not that bad... Also, the cups run large so in my case I'm usually a 30DD, and the 30D I ordered fit perfectly in the cups. I probably would be happier with a 28DD, but this will do. The wings are very short, which bothers me but as long as boob isn't escaping out the sides it's fine. The bra is gorgeous, worth the extra money.
This is a beautiful bra, but not made for shallow/FoB breasts. A truly horrible fit, made worse by the cups being to small. If you have the boobs for it, I'd recommend it but beware its a bit of a tricky fit.
*sigh* My quest to find a correct fitting bra continues. How much more money will I have to spend??
Anyway, let's start with the good. The colors are gorgeous. The fabrics are sumptuous. The front of the straps start with satin and widen to about 1.25" wide, and the back half of the straps are quite stretchy. The embroidery is so detailed. This is a very beautiful bra. When I swoop-and-scoop, I fill the cups perfectly. At least the cup volume is correct, so I know the dimensions to look for in an open-top bra (despite what the label says).
But the shape? SOOOO wrong! After moving my arms around, ...there are small gaps in the center front and my tissue spills out at my armpits. It's wonderfully open on top, which is good, but almost too projected for me. The apex separation is only 3.5" when lying on a flat surface, so this is definitely not for wide-set breasts, which I have.
While the band doesn't stretch that much (barely over 6") it still manages to slide around on me due to the satin fabric and I can still stretch it pretty far from my back on the tightest hook. Sadly, I didn't look for a 28DD because of Masquerade's reputation of being too tight. I also have to tighten the straps quite a bit to attempt to keep the cups from allowing my breasts to spill out from the sides, so that helps the band slide up in the back.
In conclusion...
My breasts: Wide-set, have wide root width, have shallow-medium projection, have a pointy-medium profile, and are between even fullness and full-on-top.
This bra is meant for: Close-set breasts, medium root width, medium-deep projection, pointy profile, and full-on-top breasts.
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I got the beige version of this bra. It's gorgeous, and I really wish it worked for me. It does a good job lifting the breasts and pushing them to the front. It gives me a little bit of the cakes on a plate type cleavage, which I don't seem to be able to get easily. My problem was that it gaped at the top of the cups, especially toward the gore. I'm not sure that sizing down would fix it. The cups are very open at the top, and I think they might be too tall for me.
This is quite a decadent bra. The cups are covered in floral embroidery in black, cream, rose, and metallic thread. The cups do seem to run large, and I ordered a cup size smaller than I normally wear. I do wish the wings and band were more firmly supported: they seem to wrinkle a lot, so either some boning or a firm fabric lining would do them a lot of good. This bra works well for my shallow breasts, and would be an awesome special occasion bra!
This bra is elegant and completely gorgeous. Photos don't do it justice. The colors are rich and vivid and the details in the bobble trim are lovely. The background color is a rose-beige, and the roses on the print are in shades of pink, red, and yellow. The bobble trim is a redwood-rose color. The colors are very flattering to my olive skin, especially with my summer tan. How I wish I would have gotten a 30DD instead of a D. I have quadro-boob and escapage everywhere.
It gives me a fantastic shape under my clothes without being too much. I don't get the glorious milk maid cleavage many reviewers seem to get with this, and the cups DO happen to be a touch too big. there's maybe a 1-2mm space between my breast and the top of the cup, but that's gone when I assume perfect spine posture. There's a bit of space near the gore, and am slightly quad boobing near my armpits. I have shallow breasts and wide shoulders, so balconettes don't really work for me.
I did order this in a 30 when I measure 27inches under my breasts though, and am wearing it on the tightest hook.
I have bought this in a 28D and I am waiting for it to come in. I suspect when my period boobs settle that the 28D will fit much better.
This is a really gorgeous bra that I fell in love with on sight. While I would say the fit is perfectly acceptable and it looks fine under shirts, I do wonder in hindsight if I should have gone with a smaller band (seems to have more stretch than other Panache bras that I own) and also a larger cup - while I'm not spilling out anywhere I feel like this cup runs a little small and I would prefer a little more coverage - I feel a bit exposed. I guess that's more of a preference thing than a fit issue though. Also the straps are only half adjustable, which is not an issue for me, but worth keeping in mind for anyone who might need to shorten their straps a lot.
Of all the Panache bras I have tried this would have to be the most disappointing. Usually their bras work well for me and I loved the look of the Delphi, sadly it wasn't to be. This bra seems to be all wrong for my shape. I have gapping at the top of the cups but am spilling out the sides around the underarm. The base of the cup is fairly shallow compared to the upper part of the cup so maybe this would work better for someone who is fuller in the top of the bust (I am the reverse). Such a shame because it's a really beautiful bra. Just as a side note the band doesn't seem to have as much give as most of their other styles and the straps are only half adjustable. Neither were issues for me but worth keeping in mind if you're considering this style.
