This bra is displayed in Victoria's fashion show 2011. Absolutely love the design. It feels really firm around the cups perhaps because of the sequins, and they look really flattering.
Really like the look of this bra. The paillettes on the side are firmly attached. They could be a little itchy when putting one, but once it's in place, you won't feel it. There're silicone bands along the back of the wings (both top and bottom side), making it easier to stay in place. The bra doesn't fit me very well though.
**UPDATE AUGUST 2014** After extensive bra-searching and finally finding several Bras That Fit (Fauve 30F Padded Half-Cups and Ewa Michalak 65FF various), not only am I less impressed with the VS fit, but the VS fit IS ACTUALLY WORSE. I think my tissue migrated to the point where the too-large band size can no longer make up for the too-shallow cups. I bulge at the top now. Time to say goodbye. Luckily, I have a MUCH better bra-drobe now; these did the job of getting me through until I found actual fitting bras.
**ORIGINAL REVIEW, JUNE 2014** I love this bra. I know it's not cool to like Victoria's ...Secret in the Bratabase/ABraThatFits world, and I KNOW it doesn't fit. The bras that do fit me well are typically 30F, so the band here is noticeably too large (gore is so, so far from my sternum), and the cups are too small, or they would be if band fit. (VS doesn't make a band smaller than 32.) But full disclosure? I wear this more often than the bras that do fit me. It's just soooo comfy.
The saleswoman at VS recommended this when I disclosed my skin sensitivity issues and lace aversion. She says it's what they typically recommend to people with fabric sensitivities. I don't know if that's true or why it would be (it's made of synthetic nylon), but it seems to be anecdotally true in my case. The fabric and construction are incredibly comfortable to me.
Lightly lined cups, no headlights, seamless under T-shirts. If I could get this in a smaller band and larger cup, I would be so happy.
Material: 71% nylon, 29% spandex (elastane) Read more 170 more words
Tl; dr - very pretty, not made by Satan's elves, stretchy like Freya. After finding out how a bra should actually fit a little over a year ago (was correctly ~32e), I shunned Victoria's Secret because we all know they're of the debbil. Well, in that year and change, I got a little body wide beer induced tissue migration, and those 34e bras that I ordered online trying to figure out my size and never got around to rehoming, that used to have too loose bands and too big cups, suddenly fit. So, one night, after squeezing myself into an old EM bra that I loved that used to ...fit, I found myself at the mall with extreme pain, mega quadboob, and a little free time. So, that's how I came to wander into the lair of the beast. And I'm glad I did. I found this bra in the clearance boxes in the back (I hadn't even realized VS carried 34e). I tried it on, and found it to be a very nice molded bra with pretty details (although if this is a demi, I'd hate to see a full coverage). I think I found the holy grail: a VS bra with a tacking gore! At $46 off its original price, its purchase was a no-brainer, and my girls left VS much happier than they went in. I don't know how many ladies knowledgable of bra fitting can say that, and I think it was worth $16, even once the band inevitably stretches. Does a stretchy band automatically equal poor quality? I don't think Freya fans would agree with that statement.
Edit: I've now had it for 2 weeks, and while sitting, I noticed a familiar shoulder and neck pain that only means 1 thing: too loose of a band causing the straps to take too much weight. I'm out of town and I've been switcing it off with my Freya Untamed and a Maidenform, so I've never worn it 2 days in a row. In only week 2 of owning this bra, I am already on the second row of hooks. Kinda sad, because this bra is very pretty. :,( But, that is what VS (and even high quality brands like Freya) bras are known for, so it's not like no one saw this coming. I have not experienced any of the gapping that is supposed to accompany a VS bra if one is of a mutant size that VS carries. I like this bra so much I bought 3 more, and have had no issues with stretching in the 2 weeks I've owned them (I know, not a significant amount of time). Read more 334 more words
This bra is definitely too small in the cups for me, which was later confirmed when I remeasured as a 34E/F. The band is too stretchy for my liking; I don't feel like my breasts are contained. I have to readjust, re-scoop/swoop throughout the day to prevent tissue from escaping back into my armpit. This bra, as far as I know, is discontinued.
First of all, this bra is completely the wrong size for me, but I had to have a nice push up in my collection. As a 32DD, the band is made of only slightly stretchy lace, that would suit a 32 or 30 band very well. The cup separation also reflects that. For me since I am a 26 band, (24-25" underbust) I have to alter pretty much every single bra anyways, so I just decided to get this one.
The inside of the bra is very soft, accompanied by very soft push up padding as well. It's really only padded at the bottom (sort of graded upwards) and not at the nipple area, so there is plenty of room for the boobs.
This bra is very pretty, but for me the straps are just too skinny and I feel like my boobs might pop out. Otherwise, it's pretty comfortable for a balconet bra.
Since the 32DD of this model is my guilty pleasure comfort bra, even though the band is too big and cups are too small, I thought the 32DDD would be an improvement: same comfort, better fit, right? Noooope.
Somehow it's a worse fit?? Or technically maybe it is better, but it looks worse. I really notice the quad-boob here more. The edge of the cup now hits in a more awkward place, possibly because it's *almost* where it needs to be, but noticeably not. The cup *size* actually seems fine (the band is still too big, of course), but it's just a weird shape for me, slightly wide/shallow (I'm very projected), and plunge-y enough that my inner-full boobs want to roll right out of the cups and into each other.
My favourite bra model, until my shape and size changed. The cut is somewhere between full and demi, and had a beautiful silhouette, when it was the right shape for me.
This bra fits me better than any bra ever has. My measurements indicate that I should wear a 36F, but I barely come close to filling out a D, in practice. This bra is soft, comfortable, the perfect height on the sides, and provides a great amount of coverage, without looking matronly.
I've reviewed this model here: http://www.bratabase.com/bra/dl98n/ This is a separate entry for the same bra in Champagne. It's a pale nude that disappears well under light-colored shirts.
An old bra of mine that I used to wear before I discovered my "true" size. Simple lined Demi cup bra, provides that traditional victoria's secret rounded shape, high quality smooth fabric. Wish it was my size! Boo!