I admit I had high hopes for this baby. I am newly embarking on my "perfect fit" quest, btw. Everyone was hyping it like it was the holy grail of bras for women with a lot of immediate projection, which I have. I purchased the 36D in the "mosaic" colorway (the pattern is kinda pretty but not my first pick), and it was immediately apparent that the 36 band was too big for me, and the cups... I don't know. I THINK they're too small, but it's challenging to pinpoint the issue-- I seem to bust out of it in some places and have issues with excess in ...others. The gore on this was just shy of 3 inches, and a half inch too high for me-- it dug into my sternum. So here's what I was working with: I have boobs that have roots that are wider than they are tall, and are fairly wide-set, slightly splayed, with a couple generous fingers between them. I have obstinately firm breast tissue, a lot of immediate projection, and usually don't fill the bottom bit of bras because the wire gets pushed down by my bossy ladies. I gently bent the underwires into more "swoosh" like shapes (they are pretty u shaped), but they still seemed off-- they chafed like they were too tall, but I felt like I had a lot of under arm muffin-top over the wings in this bra, especially considering the looseness of the band and the height of the wires. The stretch lace is very nice for moving with you and preventing quad boob-- although it made it harder to determine if cup size was an issue. Generally shape it created is ok -- they seemed a bit torpedo-shaped on me, possible due to being too small. One other thing-- the gore was too narrow for me, which I thought might happen based on other reviews by close-set women praising it for being small. The back has three hooks (nice!), and it a bit scratchy in a few spots by the hooks. I was surprised I had to put the straps on the loosest setting to keep them from digging in, as my boobs are pretty high up my torso. I think it my just be the wrong shape for me, so if my shape sounds similar to yours, you may find this one doesn't work out. If you are "between band sizes", definitely size down-- I am: snug:34.75 tight:32.75 loose:37.75 and 36 was too loose for me. Read more 313 more words
Great J-hook bra! Spacer cups are made of a stretchy but slightly firm material. (Not as soft and stretchy as Wacoal basic beauty). Found this for $9.99 and decided to try it. I own this in 34D which is too small. I assume a 34DD would be better but they are too expensive at the moment. Measurements for that size indicates cups will fit close to 36D. Wire fits OK but cups are too roomy in 36D. Works well as a comfort racerback bra but would prefer to have a more snug supportive fit in cups. Great bra, wrong size, needs alterations. Please note! I measured cup width 23,5 cm when worn but the stretchy cups will allow room for more breast tissue.
I'm still figuring out my size/shape preferences, and Idina was recommended to me by a user over at r/abrathatfits It is indeed my best-fitting unlined bra so far, even though bratabase will mark it as not fitting. I have very slight quadding (I shift my shoulders the tiniest bit and quadding disappears), and there is some very slight wrinkling in the bottom of the cup (took me a while to even notice it). The band is tight, but fine with an extender.
After wearing it for a little while, I start getting a little pointiness to my shape that isn't there when I first put ...it on... I think it's because the cups are a bit small and I'm escaping a little at the sides. I'll have to re-S&S periodically.
I think this bra would fit me really well in a 36DD, but that size wasn't on sale so I only got the 36D to try. I think the tightness of the band might be due to the cups being a little too small. I'll have to wait to find out, as I can't spend money on a full price 36DD just yet.
I have a pretty fair skin tone, and this color (Latte) is a near perfect nude match for me. In the right size, I think I'd up the comfort from "good" to "excellent."
For reference, I'm projected, short/narrow root, a little wide-set, slightly outer-full, even vertical fullness, and I need some immediate projection.
Material: Firm lace with light mesh lining on the band and on the bottom and upper outside of the cup. There's not a lot of give compared to other bras I've tried. Pretty smooth and non-itchy with smooth edges everywhere (no scalloping or lacy edges).
Band: Runs tight. I've got it on an extender and it feels snug but fine, but it would be uncomfortable without one. And calculators normally recommend me 34 bands but I prefer to sister-size to 36s. 1/2 inch spacing between hooks (if you're considering using an extender).
Wires: Panache wires, so very stiff. There's lots of room in the wire channel to slide them around (about half an inch). U-shaped. They're not quite wide enough for me, but again, I think if I went up one cup size that wouldn't be an issue.
Gore: Fairly short (it is a plunge), but you can also make it feel even shorter by sliding the wires down in their channel.
Cups: 3-part seamed cup. They squeeze me a little on the outside (which I also got but even worse from Freya Fearne Plunge Balcony), producing a hint of bullet-boob that gets worse the longer I wear it (again, too-small cup is probably exacerbating this). Seems to have good immediate projection--maybe too much for me. There is an elastic band across the top of the cup; I might not have any quadding at all if it was simply the edge of the lace across the top.
Straps: Comfy and a little stretchy, but still feel supportive. They might be too narrow for some, but I like the width. They're also nicely close-set... I have broad shoulders, but I don't like the feel of wide-set straps. These hit right where my shoulder bone meets my traps, which is exactly where I want them. Read more 447 more words
Hate ending up with the wrong size. If you post a fit request with more measurements someone might be able to point you toward a better size.
This and Panache Floris are high on my list since I hear so much good about them.