I just HAD to post photos of this bra! It looks like I'm wearing a shoe that's too small or something!
Clearly my root is too tall and I have too much upper fullness for this bra, but MAN is it pretty. Oh well, back to Amazon it goes.
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Updated on Oct 01, 2014 Flag this
Omg so glad to hear other peeps had the same experience I did! I ordered fern and Jasmine at thesame ttime and they couldn't be more different! I always thought I was fairly fob myself until I tried fern...
I have gone from thinking my boobs were 1/5 and really FoB to 2/5 now and maybe thinking they might even be more like 3/6 (in the fullness guide on r/abtf)... It's crazy how your boobs can change over time and how you can understand them more with the right information! So I knew this one wouldn't work super well with me, but I love black and floral, always have, and really wanted to just... make sure... that it wouldn't work for me.
I love how crazy this looks on me though! It's comical how much of a difference shape can make in the fitting of a bra!
The bra is one of my favorites even though I can't quite fill it. The shape it provides for my shallow bottom heavy breasts is fantastic and the tiny bit of extra fabric on top is not unflattering. I'm in love with the print and the feel of the fabric.
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Updated on Oct 01, 2014 Flag this
I wanted this bra to fit so badly. It is so pretty and feminine. However, the band was far too lose and the cups were too big. The material had no give and forced my bra into a very unusual shape. I also found the shape was all wrong. It gave me a bulge out to the side and a bulge in front with a bizarre flat area in-between. All in all this bra was a disaster for me.
Updated on Sep 07, 2014 Flag this
This bra is very pretty and feels well-made. There were many things I love about it: the band is quite snug and secure, the straps are comfortable, and the back is wide and doesn't produce back fat on me. I only wish it fit! Unfortunately, this is not the bra for my particular breast shape (FOB, wide rooted, slightly splayed). While the volume of the cup is perfect, I experience some gaping at the top of the cups which come up too high to really flatter my shape. The wires in the gore press uncomfortably against my sternum and cut into my inner breast tissue a bit. Also, the side wires; while wide enough to gather all tissue, come up too high into my underarm area. For someone with closer set breasts and perhaps a bit fuller on top this would do very well I think. To reiterate, this bra is great; just not for me.
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Updated on Jul 09, 2014 Flag this
This bra fit pretty true to size. I personally didn't like the shape it gave my breasts but I think that the cup may give a better shape with wear. I would be keeping this one but I could only keep so many of the bras that I bought and so unfortunately this one has to go ;-( It's too bad because I really loved the dark blue color and the print.
Updated on Jun 17, 2014 Flag this
This one is way too small for me. It definitely runs small in the cups. I probably need a 34J/JJ, but this fits more like a 34H, at best.
The structure and support is good, but I think it would be a challenging fit for many women. There's not a lot of forgiving lace or stretch, so you really kind of need to be the right shape for the cups. What shape is that, other than not mine? Possibly fairly even, without too much upper fullness (I think you'd need a slightly concave slope up towards the clavicle to avoid quad boob).
Updated on Jun 14, 2014 Flag this
I don't really know how to feel about this bra. I like it, it fits... kinda... but it feels... loose somehow. I can't quite fill the top, but I don't know if a smaller cup size would do as I come from wearing super small H cups.
Updated on Jun 09, 2014 Flag this
I'm not sure whether the print qualifies as retro or granny, but it's nice enough to look at. The bra isn't padded and is made of a breathable meshy fabric, without lots of lace (except a bit along the top of the cup). The band felt a little small/stiff to me, but will probably become more comfortable with wear. The cup was just small enough that I plan to try a size up.
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Updated on Apr 05, 2014 Flag this
Fit well and was very comfortable after breaking it in. Centre gore is very high though and caused some pain until it began to soften.
Updated on Mar 30, 2014 Flag this
this is my first panache i've ever tried, and it didnt work for me at all. the shape i got was very conical and pointed- like i put two ice cream cones on my chest. i haven't ever seen something so extreme like that, and its most apparent when i look down- i think i nearly cried from laughing at how ridiculous it looked! the pictures dont quite capture it and make it look less bad, actually.
the band seems to run tight to me- it just stretches to 34 and feels like its cutting me in half. i measure 34 inches normally, and 35 on a water retaining ... day, so its really just awful. The material of the band is a nice mesh, i think in a 36 band i'd do better.
The gore on this bra absolutely killed me- it was painful enough just standing, but leaning forward or sitting made it even worse. i only wore it for about 15 minutes to assess and take pictures, and i felt bruised on my sternum all day after. its just too darn high and sits right on bone. Since i'm quite used to VS bras, I've never experienced a high gore, and i can say it definitely isn't for me. the gore also seemed to be too wide, possibly. where the under wires met the the top, they overlapped each other and sort of rolled? ive always thought i have plenty of space between my breasts so im not sure whats going on here.
the cup are where the major problems were. The shape was very brought in from the sides and up from the bottom, but kept separate and pointed. it really did look like two party hats on my chest- its more evident in the view from the top and on the side that is larger. once i fully scooped into the cups, i also noticed it cutting into the top of even my smaller breast, pushing the tissue down and furthering the pointy shape. im not sure if i would need to go up in both band and cup, as ive read that this is a shape some women may get. Perhaps it is because im shallow, bottom heavy, and wide set, but i would love to know what breast types this works for. I did have a similar shape in the Tutti Rouge Frankie, although not as pronounced or lifted and brought in from the sides.
Its a shame this doesn't work, because its very pretty. The paisley is interesting and different, and the shade of purple is so lovely. thank goodness for free returns!
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Updated on Feb 22, 2014 Flag this
The Fern is probably the most FOB bra I've ever tried. I don't have tall roots, but it flattened the hell out of the tops of my even-fullness breasts and gave them the saddest, pointiest shape.