About this Bra
Purchasing:
* $67 on Amazon with free Prime shipping & returns (not Amazon Wardrobe)
* Available in solid and beige plus several fun prints.
Band:
* One layer of stretch mesh.
* Elastic at top of band.
* Wing support: soft seaming
* Continuous band - wires lower than wings.
* Back close with 3 columns of hooks.
Straps:
* smooth elastic
* stiff (stand up on their own)
* full adjust
* leotard back
Cups:
* 3-seam (4-piece) half cup
* Called a balconette but the cup edge is diagonal, not horizontal, so a half cup, not a balconette.
* unpadded, stiff underwire
* Top of cup is unlined, stretch lace.
* Rest of cup is unlined, non-stretch mesh.
* Soft cups ... (no molding or padding).
Fit
About me: petite with wide horizontal oval, slightly conical breasts
* average projection
* wide-set (3 fingers width of space between breasts)
* very wide roots (extend past the mid-axillary line)
* even horizontal fullness (just barely outer full)
* short root height, average vertical placement
* mix of firm & soft tissue (front molds to shape of bra, sides push wimpy wires away)
* conical shape (but will squish to round)
* full on top (2/4 shape, not even or very full) - BUT functionally even to FOB due to short roots and soft tissue
* petite (5'3") so have narrow frame
* front (anterior) rib flares
Band:
* length: band rides up
* wings: height good
* no axillary skin spillage
Gore: Comfortable, tacks, good spacing, height fine.
Cup:
* Gives breasts a projected shape.
* Wires wide enough (SO RARE).
* Top of cup gaps.
* Bottom of cup filled.
* Cuts into tail of Spence.
Straps:
* too far apart, slip
* adjust short enough
Assessment and Plan:
* Band too big, cups too projected, cuts into tail of Spence.
* Already tried 32E (reviewed separately). Spoiler: too shallow, still cuts into tail of Spence.
* Shape mis-match. Try other styles.
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Updated on Jul 08, 2019 Flag this
It would really be helpful if you could post the measurements, I'm so glad you found your Holy Grail of bras!