Even getting this bra at a deep discount (more than 40% off regular retail of $38 USD) was not enough to persuade me to keep it. This is my second bra from Felina (this brand's parent company) and I'm about ready to give up them for good. I have one more coming from kohls.com, a Paramour Sophia vertical seam half cup. The cut looks similar to the Felina Lana I tried which did look pretty amazing on, so maybe Sophia will be a keeper.
The band in this and in the Felina Lana I tried felt a bit tight in a 36 on ... my 33.5" ribcage. If I needed a larger cup size I'd consider getting a 38 as this only goes up to a US G (DDDD or UK F) but cup volume was not the issue for me. It's so useful to post and review pictures here on bratabase because I can often see fit issues that I can't feel when the bra is on or see looking in the mirror. In the case of this Captivate Lace it turned out to be the apex projection of the cups; basically there is none. My boobs look squared off, lol!
This bra is undeniably pretty, especially (imho) in the black/blush combination I purchased. The sheer lace is lovely and and is matched on the tops of the cups, though not on the bottoms. I like the combination of floral lace on the front with the sheer pointelle pattern on the back. There is even lace on the straps. But then there are so many places where they cheaped out on quality. The lace on the top of the cups has no stretch and is not fitted well to the bottoms. I have wrinkles in the top of the cups and in-cup quadding at the horizontal seam. They could have used clear elastic at top edge of the cups to help fit the lace better, but instead they used a thin plastic(?) strip to stabilize the lace. It looks and feels cheap. The band is powermesh which is also not the most comfortable thing, and this bra has side stays which did not bother me while I wore it but I can see in my side view picture the stays are cutting in so after a day's wear they would probably hurt.
Felina/Paramour has some really great looking styles. I just wish they would concentrate more on fit and quality.
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Updated on Aug 17, 2016 Flag this