This is probably my favorite bra ever. Back before I got pregnant, my boobs were too small to fit into Curvy Kate's size range (or at least I thought they were, I was definitely wearing the wrong size back then!) I had seen this bra and thought it was the prettiest bra I'd ever seen, and I wanted it badly.

When I got pregnant, my boobs got bigger, but I was still wearing the wrong size. I'd known since I was 14 that I was wearing the wrong size and that my underwires were resting on my breasts, but I didn't think there were bras that came in ... a size that actually fit me, so I never sought them out. Then I started breastfeeding and it became vitally important to find underwires that did not rest on my breast tissue (otherwise you get mastitis, an infection of the milk ducts inside your breast). That's when I finally discovered that I was in the D+ range and started finding bras that at least fit a little better.

As soon as I found out that I could fit into their size range, I jumped on buying a Fleurty. At that point it was discontinued, so it was a bit of a pain to find, but I had to have my dream bra! Fortunately, once it arrived, Fleurty and I were meant for each other. The size was right, the wires were wide enough (which is next to impossible for me to find), the cut was appropriate for my shape...it all just worked out for me.

Ok, so most of that isn't a an actual review of the bra, but I thought I should give a bit of a disclaimer about how I'm pretty biased when it comes to this bra. Anyway, actual review-y stuff!

The wires are not just wide, they're very wide, which is great for me, but not great for everyone. It's a balconette shape, which means the wires in the center gore come up high, which works fine for me, but again, is not for everyone. Not only is it a balconette shape, but it's sort of unusual in that it's a very tall balconette. The other bras in the Curvy Kate Showgirl range, such as the very popular Curvy Kate Tease Me [showgirl Collection] (SG2001) are a similar cut but the cups on the Tease Me are much shorter. Those are way more popular than Fleurty ever was, but the cups are too short for me and do not cover my nipples, so Fleurty's taller cups are perfect as far as I'm concerned. If you have breasts that have all their fullness in the bottom and no fullness on top, Fleurty will probably be too tall for you.

A lot of the Showgirl models had problems with bands either being too big or too small, but Fleurty seems pretty appropriately sized. The straps are a bit on the wider side, which I find more comfortable than the thinner straps that you find on Cleo bras, for example. My only real complaint about this bra is that the straps are slightly too widely spaced for me, but that's a chronic problem for me.

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Updated on Jun 26, 2014 Flag this

I bought this bra because I love the colour - it's such a pretty combination. This is the first Curvy Kate bra that I ordered (but the 5th I've received) so I was pretty lost as to which size to order. I read that the band size is a little smaller than in other Curvy Kates, so it's not as necessary to size down in the band, but that the cups were bigger so to size down by 1. This is what I did, hoping for a perfect fit.

Unfortunately, a perfect fit was not had. The cups are extremely small on me. I don't think I have top-heavy ... breasts, so it's not an issue with the bra not accommodating that; it's just that it's waaay to small. The band is a good-ish fit; I'm fastening it on the second hook. Going down a band size would probably make it too small.

The cups do come up higher on this bra than on the Tease Me bra - the Tease Me threatens to show my nipples at the top edge, but the Fleurty doesn't. I have also ordered this bra in a 32E and 32F (these were the only other 2 sizes I could find that might fit) so am hoping that one of them fits!

I also ordered the matching shorts, which are kind of a strange fit. The top elastic is quite a bit tighter than the rest of the short, so while it cuts in, the rest of the short fits a little loose.
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Updated on Apr 30, 2013 Flag this

This bra seems to fit better over all than any of the others I've tried thus far. The band is comfortable and stays in place and wide enough to give adequate coverage without being matronly. The cups fit well and even though my right side is a bit smaller, it still fills out the cup well enough so there is no gapping along the top as I have found with other bras. The contour of the underwire is perfect for my shape, though it could stand to extend about half an inch higher under my arm. That said, it doesn't feel too short, it's ... just that, at just shy of 50, my skin seems to be detaching itself from my body in a way that it didn't even 10 years ago and it would look much better contained within the cup/wing area under my arm! Not a huge deal, just a minor detail. The bra itself is lovely and I like that it pushes the girls together and lifts them up where they ought to be without the use of padding.
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Updated on Jan 14, 2013 Flag this

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