With the Betty, Tutti Rouge has come up with another bra that suits my shape but which I do not care for the look of. The fabric is about the color of french vanilla yogurt, with pink and blue poppies on it. There is lace both on the bottom of the cups and on the top of the cups. It is worth noting that the lace on the top is not meant to lay over the cup but to go above it, and on me it did not lie flat but bent down in a few places as if it should ...lie on top of the cup. It could be visible under thin clothing because of this.
Rather than having seams running all the way up the cup, the fabric is pleated toward the bottom of the cup. They've done a good job with making the seams lie flat and I really like the look of the gathered fabric. It also makes the pattern on the top part of the cup more regular.
The bra is lined and the inner fabric does have one vertical seam which does not align with the gathering on the outer fabric and which is not visible from the outside.
The straps are half adjustable and I am able to wear them doubled up about 1/3 of the length. They used the same heart-shaped slider as on the Liliana.
The back closure has three hooks and three rows of hooks. I typically wear either a 34 or a 36 and I found the 34 to be comfortable on the loosest hook.
As far as the cups go, this is the same size as I ordered in the Liliana (and my usual cup size for a 34 band) and both fit me, but these cups are much deeper. Women who had to size up in the Liliana because of the depth will probably be fine in their normal cup size in the Betty.
The wires aren't quite high enough to keep me completely scooped in near the armpit, and I think they are a little bit wide for me as I have some wrinkling on the outside of the cup, but all in all this is a pretty good fit for me. The shape is fairly round and slightly flattened: pretty much a purple.
Update Nov 22 2013:
I've been wearing this bra once a week since it was purchased. It has grown on me. I like the cakes on a plate look that it gives, although if I purchase the style again I will go up a cup size as it is clearly too small for me when I am having my period. It is close to being too small the rest of the time. It's an extremely comfortable bra. I am still wearing it on the loosest hook.
Really pretty, but a weird fit on me. I get a little orange in a glass, the wires are a little too wide and the cups a little too shallow right through at the center so they almost flare out on the inside edges. It's better than quadraboob but probably just as visible under clothing for my full-all-around shape. A full-on-top girl might find it to be just the thing, because that is where the deepest line is. My only complaint about the construction of the bra is the material used in the wings/back. While it looks good and feels wonderful now, it doesn't look like it would be sturdy enough for long term wear given that I like to wear my bands TIGHT.
I'd say this is more like a 34FF/G. It runs shallow in the cup. The wires aren't terribly wide so sizing up could be possible. I had heard Tutti Rouge ran tight in the band so I sized up to a 34, sadly this was unnecessary. I think I'd need a 32HH in this.
Its lovely though! Soft fabric, comfy wires, and a lower gore. I'm definitely thinking about reordering in a different size.
This bra runs about a cupsize small, I have the cream version. It flattens my boobs and does weird things to them. I like my breasts to have a lot more projection, and this bra simply doesn't work for me. I would like to try a size up. It's so freaking cute, and I know some women do prefer a minimizing effect, but I don't.
I got this bra in both 34GG and 34H because I have found that 34H is the right size for me in the Liliana and Betty, but in many other Tutti Rouge bras, I need 34GG. It turned out this was one of the ones I needed to size up in, so I did not bother to try on the 34GG.
This review is about the apple green colorway (Bravissimo exclusive).
This bra fits me a lot better than I thought it would. Usually plunge bras make my breasts touch, which I do not like, but this bra kept them apart while giving me a nice shape. The bra almost fits me, but the bottom of the cup is a bit too shallow for me so I cannot wear it quite as high as I should. There aren't any wrinkles, it's just pushed a little low. Otherwise I don't have any problems with the amount of projection: some people described it as good for shallow breasts, but I have a fair ...amount of projection and don't have issues.
On the downside, it is a bit lumpy under some clothing, as you can see from the pictures of me in the URKYE Skub, which is a heavier weight fabric. I'm also a bit worried that the straps will stretch, as they are quite thin.
Update: November 22, 2013
I have been wearing this bra about once a week since I purchased it. I am still happy with the shape and plan to get other bras in this style. However, I will go up a size as the cups are borderline for me, and clearly too small one week out of the month.
I am using the bra on the middle hook now and have not noted any stretching in the straps.
Update: January, 2014
Here is my review of the 34H, which is a better fit for me even on a regular day of the month. http://bra.pe/RDki/
I would suggest sizing up in this bra. Read more 164 more words
This bra is too shallow for me at the bottom of the cup, so I had wrinkling. It wasn't as bad as Tutti Rouge Birds of a Feather, but it was on par with the Sophia.
This bra is more suited to someone who is full on top. I had a lot of gaping in the lace section on the top. The bra seems to be less shallow than some of Tutti Rouge's other offerings.
This bra is made for a fairly shallow shape. Unlike the Liliana, which is also shallow but somehow fits me despite my projection, the Birds of a Feather had serious wrinkling in the bottom of the cups. I would guess it was a good inch or more away from the bottom of my breast, and it just couldn't be lifted higher.
A really cute bra! Too bad it doesn't work for me.
I'm usually quite wary about padded bras, but this type of partially padded cup seems to work. Sadly, the cup is too small for me. I get quadboob. My boobs don't fill the bottom of the cup (not enough projection/depth in the bottom). The shape of the cup is wider and flatter rather than the more centered and projected shape I've come to look for in a bra. The wires are not too wide, only the overall shape of the cup.
The straps, while thin and stretchy, seem ok. They feel nice, and look nice.
I'd like to try this bra in a 32HH to see, if it would work better. Worries: what if the wires are too wide, what if the cup still is not deep enough, what if the straps will be too short?
