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How Perfect Wire Free Bra (852189)

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    32DDD

    Didn't fit

    These cups are not as projected as I require. The cups instantly collapse. However, adding a full extender dramatically minimizes the cup collapse and quad boob. Although I have a 28" underbust, this bra works well with an extender around my projected, short breasts. The extender also dramatically reduces the support. But, there is absolutely no pain. I'll happily wear it and consider purchasing one other.

    In the winter, I will need the thin padding here. It is more supple padding than even Comexim uses. It subtly corrals tissue into round mounds. The fabric is delightfully soft, peached, and seems relatively easy to pill and snag. The design ... is minimalistic. This works for me.

    The straps are half adjustable which meets with my approval. There may come a day when a StrapSaver is required: I'm armed. If you are high set or petite, you may find the straps too long. But, a StrapSaver will help you, also.

    This does create a more east-west orientation. When I swoop and scoop, I fall into the center. A bit of tucking and I'm "good to go" for several hours. This is not the best bra for center full breasts, but the gore width will beckon those of us who can't tolerate gore wires.

    Soft, comfortable, and pain-free. There is nothing more I require. Thank you, learningaboutbras for sharing your fit experience at Nordstrom's. You were right https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":-)" />

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      This looks super comfy and will be good to recommend for people looking for wire free bras. :) I'm going to keep my eyes open for one in 30DDD

    • Ebay.... :-) Very comfy....effortless to wear.

    • 1

      Lane Bryant makes something like this. I wonder if it would be similarly nice for me as this bra doesn't come in my size.

    • cupandahalf It would be interesting to compare the design and construction....

    • 1

      It just looks so soft and comfy. :)

    • 1

      Love4Pollinators , I'm glad the Wacoal wireless worked out for you! The softness is so cuddly, I feel like petting it sometimes, lol. I also really appreciate the center pull straps. I'm traveling with this bra this weekend, as a matter of fact. (The fact that I'm traveling with my bf to celebrate his birthday and yet am checking bratabase indicates...what?)

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      I'll have to check this one out! I've been wanting a wireless sleep bra and this looks perfect!

    • KBoo_21 You may also appreciate Bali Comfort Revolution #3488. If I were to pick a sleep bra or "most comfortable" it would be 3488. I tried resting in this Wacoal and my breasts fell out into the middle and the fabric tugs. But, pure bliss in 3488....unless it is warm. It will be my winter bra :-) http://www.bratabase.com/browse/bali-smart-sizes/comfort-revolution-shaping-wirefree-3488/

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    34DD

    Didn't fit

    My shape is soft, lower set, narrow and short rooted, even to FOB, with some centre fullness. I usually wear 30FF padded, so this is a sister size equivaalent to a 30F in volume. The band is obviously too long, but that can be tailored to a 29", which I like. The volume is a bit small for me, as I get some bubbling with a scoop and swoop, but because it's wide without underwires, and the band is looser, things settle in after a bit of wearing.

    This is a super comfortable padded bra. The material is like a soft washed cotton, and it just feels amazing on the skin. No rubbing, chaffing, cutting, or anything else. I've been after an unwired bra for a while, and I think I'll get a lot of wear out of this one because it's a great 'lounging' / 'errand' bra. The shape it creates is nice and round, and I think with a band alteration, it will also offer nice support.

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    • Not ideal for us center-full wearers, but workable. Looks great, and I hope it remains comfortable for a long time :-)

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      Love4Pollinators , I can't get over how SOFT it is! I'm sure it'll be getting a lot of wear!

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      If you need a nude or deep pink,.... ;-) ;-)

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    34DD

    Didn't fit

    Even though Nordstrom didn't have a 30F or even 32E for me to try on, it turns out the 34DD on the tightest hooks fits well. The shape is great for a wireless bra. The Wacoal How Perfect bra provides less lift than my Ewa Michalak 3D underwired bras, of course, but I'm quite happy with the Wacoal's profile, which is rounded. It's fuller and more rounded below the nipple and less cakes-on-a-plate above the nipple than I get from my underwired bras. By comparison, my Natori Yogi wireless moulded bra's shape is uninspiring from the side, less rounded and less perky.

    From the front, the How Perfect kind ... of makes the bust look fuller, but not every bra has to make my upper body look slimmer. The cloud-like softness of the cups and the smoothness of the band make up for the maximizing shape. The texture of the entire bra is soft and comforting.

    I saw a 30DDD in this bra in the navy color at Nordstrom Rack a couple days ago. The band was so tight, I couldn't fasten it. I'm going to exchange this 34DD for a 32DDD from Love4Pollinators. I expect the 32 band will fit like a 30 band in most other bras.

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    30D

    Didn't fit

    This bra is completely not my style. I wear wireless bras, but usually nursing bras. This bra is super bland, even for a nude bra and it has a bit of padding. Nursing bras don't usually have any padding and come lacy and pretty now. They are also lined in cotton. Anyways- this is none of those things, but the sales lady suggested I tried and holy moly! It is comfy!!! The brushed mircofiber is so soft, not sure how breathable it will be til summer, but I paid $60 for it without thinking twice. I've never spent so much on a bra. Though it is shallow in the bottom of the cups, therefore it is not a perfect fit. There are wrinkles at the bottom of the cup. Though this may be a deal breaker with wires, in a wirefree it is not such a big deal. Love how comfy this bra is. If I ever find this cheaper I will buy more.

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    30D

    Didn't fit

    The material on this bra is amazing. So soft, no major seams, and I loved the no underwire. It's just not a great fit and looks bad under clothing. It likes to cut into my breast tissue, and the band feels loose. I bought this a while back with different measurements but tried it on again recently to determine fit with the new measurements. Both times I've faced the same issues. For someone with measurements better for this bra, I'd say it would probably best fit someone who has more horizontal fullness to the outside/someone who isn't very close set.

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    32DD

    Didn't fit

    Very soft jersey like fabric, but the padding is thicker than I anticipated. Cups are really wide at I get a bit of quad boob in the middle. Not very projected which I think is the issue. It's squishing my tissue wide and flat. Even though it's wire free it feels like it's made for wide set gals. Really wanted to like this is one. Also I don't think this will feel great in hot weather.

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    30DDD

    Didn't fit

    Bra is soft, band is tight. Cups are too separate and creasing at imf but I think it's the bras fabrics c and construction as I fill the bottom just fine. I think this would work best for someone who has more tissue on the side instead of center full.

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    30DD

    Didn't fit

    Very comfortable and cute. One of my favorites

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    Updated on May 20, 2021 Flag this

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    36C

    Didn't fit

    This is the only bra I have found, so far, that fits me at all, other than compression-sports bras. I had bilateral autologous breast reconstruction nearly 10 years ago, and cannot wear underwire bras at all, due to persistent sensitivity and pain in the bra-band (rib and underarm) area on my right side. Most bras, in any size at all, do one or more of the following: leave empty wrinkly space in the top of the cup; ride up onto the lower breast tissue; cut into the flesh of my underarm; have straps that are too close to my armpits/shoulders and painfully cut into the (scar) tissue as they rise to my shoulder-top.

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    30DDD

    Fits

    The Wacoal How Perfect Wire Free Bra is one of the most comfortable and best fitting bras that I have. The fabric is very soft and comfortable. It's one of the few bras I can wear without having the straps falling down. With my wide-set, shallow boobs, the cups comfortably encase all of the boob in the armpit area without cutting into my skin. I can mostly fill the bottom of the cups, though it helps that the padding is fairly forgiving.

    The only con is that it's not the most attractive bra. The neckline isn't terribly flattering, and the gore comes up a bit high.

    Overall, I'd say this is a great everyday bra.

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