This a much tighter band than I am used to. It's good to know that not all 28 bands are ridiculously stretchy.
The cups are a great width. They are a bit shallow, but the construction of the bra makes that a small problem. Because of the shallowness there is a bit of compression helping out the encapsulation, which is a little uncomfortable but doable for the great support. The gore is a bit too wide, but once again, it is doable.
Next time I might get a 30DD or 30E, depending on how it breaks in.

Update: After wearing it a couple of times, the band is perfect and the cups are perfect.

Updated on May 25, 2014 Flag this

I always heard on r/abrathatfits that Freya bands and wires are softer than Panache, so I didn't think I'd need to size up to a 30DD.

The band feels really tight, even tighter than my 30 Panache bras (30D - Panache » Envy Balconnet Bra (7285) ). I'm not sure how much this will improve after breaking in the bra. Right now, I need to wear it with an extender, otherwise I feel like the bra is suffocating me.

It stretches to only around 27in/67cm, so maybe this is why it feels so constricting. I also feel the bottom of the wires digging into my ribcage. ...

I wish it stretched an inch more.

I expected the materials to be similar to the Panache Wired sports bra, but the materials are not as soft, the wires and the hook aren't padded.

I feel like the wires are maybe too wide for me, because I get some wrinkling on the outer sides of the cups, though not enough to bother me through a t-shirt.

What does bother me is that the shape the 3 part cup gives is very pointy. I also get wrinkling at the apex, which is visible through fabric. Depending on how much I scooop and swoop and how many hooks I've fastened on the extender, this can vary. I don't know if this is too projected, or if there isnt't enough tension in the band to keep the cups taut.

The wire tends to sit on breast tissue on the bottom part, but when I try to adjust it, it ends up below my IMF. Not sure what's going on here.

The straps are thicker than what I would prefer, and the front of them has a bit of padding. There is no J hook. The back has 4 sets of hooks and eyes, but that´s still not enough for me to be comfortable without an extender.

I might size up to a 30dd in sports bras in the future.
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Updated on Jan 03, 2023 Flag this

This bra fits me well, but the shape is awkward and point. I prefer the Panache Sport. I would probably be fine in a molded Freya Active.

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Updated on Sep 22, 2013 Flag this

Wires are wide for me on this. I've got some empty space on the sides, but then I somewhat quadboob out of the front/top. I fit the 28F a little better. The underwires sit on breast tissue where the gore is. I'm not a fan of the pointy shape either, it's only due to the seams of the bra.

Even with all the poor fitting issues the bra really does work. It definitely eliminates any bounce. I'm free to run as hard as I want without any pain!

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Updated on Sep 20, 2013 Flag this

The tightness of the band is okay, but the gore doesn't tack for me because the cups are too far apart at the bottom, so they rest on breast tissue. The wires are super wide so I have about an inch of empty fabric on the outsides of the cup. Bending the wires to curve with my ribcage helped it fit better. I don't fill out the top of the cup usually, though it's much worse on my smaller boob. When I'm retaining water, I fill out the cup pretty well on my larger side but still not very well on my smaller side. I would be able to fill the cups if I converted the straps into a racerback, but the wires are still an issue.

Updated on Aug 09, 2013 Flag this