I impatiently waited two and a half agonizing weeks for this bra to arrive from the UK. It's not a perfect fit and Bratabase will say it doesn't fit, but it's not the complete failure I started to fear it would be, and I'm going to have a really hard time not living in this bra. It's the single cutest, most comfortable thing I've ever attached to my boobs. The pictures really don't do it justice. The lace trim is soooo soft (Curvy Kate needs to learn a lesson from this!!) and all the cute ribbon details and heart shaped strap adjusters add those ...extra touches I love in a bra.
It's Pepto Bismol pink. It's not my favorite color, but it was half off on eBay so I can't be too picky.
Band - it's a tight 28 band. I measured 27" stretched, but it's a stretchy band so I think it will stretch out over time. I attached an extender, but I'm closing it on the tightest hook of the extender and I would not have wanted a 30 band in this bra. I imagine within a few wears I'll be able to use the loosest hook of the band. I wish the band was wider and had 3 rows of hooks, but it'll do as is.
Wires - ok, I knew this bra has wide wires and I need wide wires. But I think I've finally found a bra that's a bit too wide - I measured 6.2". In my pics, I'll mark with my finger where my root starts and there's maybe 0.25" of extra space between it and the top of the wire channel where the wire angles outwards like a Nike swish. That said, the outside sides of the cups are pretty shallow, so that extra fabric/space doesn't gap or cause a problem, it lays flat against my side. It's not uncomfortable in my armpit.
Straps - so soft, so pretty, so shiny and cute. And a bit too wide set, but yet Tutti Rouge managed to make this bra so stinkin comfortable they don't chafe my armpits like my Charlotte did.
Cups - the wires feel like they're in my IMF, but the bottom of the cup has about 1/8-1/4" inch of fabric attached to the wire that goes straight up before the projection starts. Quite frankly, I'm not sure anyone is shallow enough to totally fill out every millimeter of space in the bottom of the cup. My boobs are not pushing it down and it's not wrinkling or folding over in an annoying way, so I'm not that worried about it. The rest of the cup is perfect. No quadding, no gapping, the gore is comfortable.
I feel really secure in this bra. It does have a minimizing profile - I was wearing my Deco before I put this on and my boobs look like they shrunk 2 sizes. But there are certain shirts I want that look with, and especially under boxy shapeless scrub tops and flowy shirts, this bra will prevent the "boob tent" look.
I like it. I give it a 7/10. I recommend it for wide set, shallow shapes - I especially think the smaller end of the size range could get along very well with this bra. There are some shapes this bra will absolutely NOT agree with at all, but it's actually pretty decent on mine. It's worth keeping. It makes me excited to try other TR bras in the future - especially the Eliza which is gorgeous and purpoted to be a bit narrower and more projected than the Liliana. Read more 516 more words
I wish I could fit the Liliana! It's so cute. But your description of the color made me laugh, like why are SO many bras that Pepto Bismol pink?? Even my Marcie looks like it'll treat indigestion in some lighting...
lol I know right?? It reminds me of my failed Wild Pink Charlotte. Medicine pink. Ugh. The color of that was way more pink than I thought it would be too.
I love this bra and wanted it in red since it was released, but could never find it in my size. I already have the ivory one in a 30 F, but it is a bit too small in the cup. The cups on this bra for, but the band is quite tight. I'll have to wear it with an extender for a while.
The cups fit me well, but the band... it is so. freaking, small. I mean it looks like they forgot to sew it on after they added the side boning! I will wear it with at least two extenders (!) since the cups fit me well, but it is just humorous... given that the cups are 80% of the totsl band length I dare to imagine a woman able to wear it sans extenders... she would have looked like a triangle.
two extenders, wow - that makes me feel better about my last EM BM, off the clearance sale . . .
dbmamaz the length of the band minus the cups is 3 inches. I mean... What?
lol! wow . . .
I think u got a weird bra that is sewn wrong... The measurements are not like any of the other Lilianna bras in your size, especially the cup width and band! Weird! And is the pic of the tags wrong? It says 32F Kitty bra...
Maybe add a picture of the bra with band extended, and use a CD for reference ;)
And yeah, what is it with the label, this bra does look like a Tutti Rouge Liliana Bra (TU100), or maybe you confused the pics with your other bra?
Jj and Dvrgrl812 you are both right, I added the wrong label pic. The rest is quite right, I will post a pic with a CD and measuring tape later this evening.
Sounds familiar! Last year I ordered a purple Liliana in 30H (didn't have time to add it on here) and the band was ri-di-cu-lous-ly small as well.
Didn't actually measure it, but it seemed smaller than any added measurements for 30H.
Combined with the wide shallow cups, I'd agree on the 80% cup / 20% band!
Didn't work for me so I returned it. But perhaps Liliana is prone to errors? Maybe due to it being one of Tutti's older styles (manufacturing issues?)
Yup, the measurements confirm this. The cup width of 18cm + 0 of cup separation for a total band length of 52cm it makes to almost 70% of cups and 30% of unstretched band.
When stretched levels off to 57% of band and 43% of cups, which means that both cups will reach far on your sides.
I wanted to wear it with a extension, since my 30FF Tallulah Tattoo is tiniest bit too big in the band, but this is just kah-rayzy.
This bra is an odd shape. The 28G is way to small for me. So much so that I could actually break the fabric of the cups which have no give at all. The aesthetic design of the bra is stunning but the fit is awkward to say the least. Although I am currently a 28GG I would say that even the double G in this bra would be too small as the bra is wide and shallow. It seems like it is made for large flat pancakes. Not even the Tutti Rouge models seem to fill the bottoms of the shallow cups.
Such a shame because the intricate detail of the bra is beautiful. Tutti Rouge make the most gorgeous bras but they need to refine the fit. If I really wanted to keep this bra I think I'd need the 28H https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />
The bottom of the cups on this bra are way too shallow. Not great for bottom heavy breasts at all https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" />
TUTTI ROUGE FIRST IMPRESSIONS... I love this company. Received the best customer service ever from a gorgeous online employee. Everything about Tutti Rouge is dreamy. The colors, patterns, fabrics, designs and details are unlike any other company I have ever seen on the market. They have the most unusual shades of colors and fabrics. The designs of their bras are also very unique.
However..... that being said, the shapes are all wrong (for me at least and from what I have read for a large number of people).
I am hoping that as this company matures the actual shapes of the cups will get better and better and ...I will certainly keep trying with this company for their unique designs and colors.
The size 28 back is tiny. Not so much the overall back band length but rather the length from the end of the underwires to the hooks. What this means is the underwires actually come around to the back of the bra. Almost the majority of the length of the bra both front and sides is all wire.
The underwire is almost symetrical in length. Meaning the sides are the basically the same height as the centre gore. They kinda look like bananas in shape, long and wide rather than say coconuts (curved and round). This is basically the one thing that ruins this bra for me. The wires are wide and shallow. The bottom of the cups aren't deep enough so like most photos you will see the cup doubles over and collapses on the bottom.
The lack of depth in the cups combined with the wide wires gives me a bad east west look. I almost want to pull the wires out and put another underwire in as this bra is one of the most gorgeous bras I have ever seen. The banana shape wire is all wrong especially for a petite size like a 28.
Also, in this bra my breasts are hang right out to the sides which if you look at my clothed picture looks awful. It makes my clothes boobs look unusually huge and just wrong https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> Read more 254 more words
TL;DR: Band=TTS, Cups=TTS, maybe run a bit big, Shallowness=A lot. This is my second try in this bra, and I definitely need a size up. I'm typically a 30G, and this band fits great with an extender, so I'd say true to size. Cups are too. I quad out over the lace, and the apex not lining up with my apex is giving a pointy look. I'll be trying this in a 28GG!
This is a very pretty bra. The cups are half lace and half padded. I straps don't adjust very far but they are pretty with a lot of details, like little hearts. Unfortunately, the straps seem to connect right under the armpit so if you move your arms forward it's very awkward and uncomfortable.
I know this bra doesn't work for many women. I think it might be ok on me in a smaller cup size or if I had more projection or fuller on top. The cups were a bit too wide on me and the lace on the top kind of wrinkles. I didn't have the buckling problem at the bottom like many others experienced, I guess because I'm quite shallow.
Mildly similar to the Parfait Kimberly in terms of fit-- gore wouldn't lay flat, breasts pushed the cups down, and I felt like basically none of my breast was in the cup.
Alright.. I got this bra at the same time as the 28FF - Tutti Rouge ยป Mae Bra, so as I wash and wear it more, I'll be adding more information. This review is just my initial feelings about the bra.
Appearance: Again, gorgeous! It's a graphite, kind of silvery satin with black polkadot mesh and black lace in various parts of the bra. There isn't any black lace on the front of the band (unlike the Mae). It also has two red rosettes at the gore, and one rosette each at the straps. Something peculiar though, is that in the campaign shoot (what I'm assuming ...is a prototype model) the Queenie doesn't have the black lace running diagonally down the middle of the cup (from strap to gore). Then, in the stock photo for their Big Cartel shop, it shows that diagonal black lace, as well as some lace attached to the front of the band. However, now that I received it, it doesn't have the lace attached to the band (but I'm okay with that; I didn't really like it anyway) but it does still have the diagonal lace on the cup (which I would've preferred not to have, because I love the look of Queenie from the campaign, but oh well).
Fit: Alright, now for the nitty gritty. I got this in a 28G because I was afraid that it would be too shallow in a 28FF, and also, my 28FF Freya Deco Shape Multiway is just a smidgen too small in the cup. Anyhow, the band doesn't quite stretch as much as the Mae, which makes it feel tight. Then again, I've never worn a band that's technically small enough for me (I fluctuate around a 24/25" snug measurement), so we'll see how it goes. It has two hooks and eyes, but the band is decently wide, so it feels better than Cleo, per se. The underwires! Oh, the underwires. They are so wide. They nearly wrap around to my back, and I feel a lot of pressure from them on my ribs. Also, I noticed in both the Queenie and the Mae that the underwires are fairly soft, pliable, weak, etc. and I'll probably be bending them in a little to make them slightly more narrow. We'll see how that goes. The gore does tack on this though, probably due to the plunge construction. The cups are fully padded, but this is the main reason (other than the wide wires) why I now wish I would've gotten a 28FF. I fill the cups, but probably only because of the padding and slightly shallow construction. Speaking of which, I do get a slight orange-in-glass effect, but not enough to bother me. Also, the cups come up really high under my armpit (tail of spence). The cups have 4-part construction, and seem to give a slightly pointed shape at the diagonal seam. I'll see if that softens when I wash it, but probably not. The straps, again, are only partially adjustable, which is a bummer. They're slightly closer set than the Mae, and also satiny like the rest of the bra.
Again, we've got a problem with the knickers. I got the thong, just like the Mae, and on the label it says "M", but it seems to measure SMALLER than the "S" in the Mae thong in some areas, like the waistband. Weird. waistband laying flat: 14.25", waistband stretched: 18.75", waistband to bottom of gusset, laying flat (top to bottom): 9", widest part of gusset: 2.25", narrowest part of gusset: 1.25", gusset length: 5.25", total length (from front waistband through gusset to back waistband): 18.25".
And there you have it. Again, I'll be updating later, but hopefully this does well enough for now. Read more 521 more words
This is a gorgeous bra, I just wish it fit. I don't understand what's going on. I can't fill the bottom at all, even though the wires are super wide as are the straps.
It's beautiful, with eyelash lace, delicate straps, and Tutti Rouge branded on the strap.
This is a beautiful balconette/half cup bra (I'm not entirely sure which, see pictures) with a vertical seam on the cups. It's trimmed in bright pink lace and so very, very pretty. I'm wearing it with an extender but otherwise I like the way it fits. The straps have a cute heart-shaped clip for adjustments. However, the straps are set a bit TOO wide and slip off one of my shoulders.
This bra doesn't bring me "front and center" like some others (the EM Porcelanka comes to mind). I don't fill out the bottom of the cup. But it's pretty and feminine, and I feel supported. It really isn't a good fit for me but it's so darn pretty.
I wish I could fit the Liliana! It's so cute. But your description of the color made me laugh, like why are SO many bras that Pepto Bismol pink?? Even my Marcie looks like it'll treat indigestion in some lighting...