I've been looking for something non-wired to wear around the house or when I want some support without a full bra (like at the movies or whatever, where I'm leaning back so underwires would dig in). I got this from another bratabase user, and wow!

It's perfect for me, or at least what I want it for. I marked the gore as floating, which is true, but it's impossible for the gore to tack due to it being a soft cup. The previous user's said that the cups come up too high for them, but it's fine for me. The cups come up as high on the sides as ... my ewa michalak PLs which are slightly too wide for me, but not uncomfortable. Somehow even without a real gore, it keeps my super-close-together boobs pretty separate, in a comfortable way.

It does give a pointy shape. I guess this is due to the construction of the bra, but it's more of a natural shape and somewhat similar to the pointiness of non-padded freyas.

The band has 6 hook and eye columns, assuming for when your ribcage expands during pregnancy. I'm not pregnant, so I am comfortably wearing it on the 2nd to tightest hook, which is fine for a lounging bra, especially considering that I have a 26" underbust. Plenty of support for sub-28 bands!

The lace itself is very pretty, and it's definitely a step up from crappy sports bras and the like.

The cups are really, really wide. It doesn't matter much because there's no underwire, but it does shift the apex more to the side than I'd like. I may try to alter the 'gore' to be narrower to see if I can bring the apex to where I need it to be.
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Updated on May 30, 2013 Flag this

Though this ostensibly bra fits me (based on the questions that Bratabase asks), I'm not a fan. The cups are too high on the edges, meaning that the lace rubs my armpit. It's fine for an hour or two, but eventually it gets itchy and red. Someone taller or with a longer torso (I'm 5'1"/154cm) might not have this issue, so I would recommend you try this bra if you're looking for a soft cup. I think the black on nude color combination is really soft and pretty and classy.

The shape it gives is pointed and not very uplifted--I would only wear it out ... under heavy layers--but it's doesn't look bad, really, just retro. As for the band: yes, it's stretchy; my 28 stretches to a whopping 32.5". On this I have a couple things to say: 1) if I'm lounging around the house in a soft cup bra, I don't need a super-supportive band, and 2) there are six band settings! I normally wear mine on the first or second set, but if you're much thinner than my 27", you can adjust accordingly.
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