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This is my favorite Curvy Kate bra. The pink tone in the nude colorway is beautiful and the pattern and materials are so luxurious. The wide band is super supportive and smooths very well.

Generally CK bras give me a bad shape, but the Gia just gives me a toned down look for when I wanted to look modest in my work clothes. It's minimised but rounded,

This specific size worked very well for me when I got it, but I very quickly grew out of it and the stiff fabric of the top portion is really unforgiving with cutting in,

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This bra technically fits. It encompasses my breast tissue as well as my usual 28G's and 30FF's in other brands (Freya and Cleo respectively.) It has a similar issue like Cleo where it cuts into the breast at the point where the bottom cup and the top lace seams meet. I generally don't mind this, but I know others do who size up to avoid it.

The band is pretty stretchy. I can pull it to 32 inches, but at that point the underwires completely deform. A "safe" maximum stretch is around 30-31 inches. It was slightly loose on me, my ribcage is a 28, but for a true ... 30, this would be a perfect snug-but-comfortable fit.

My biggest issue is that the shape is very unflattering. I'd say this bra is made for someone with wider shoulders, and wider-set, shallow breasts. The straps are a centimeter away from falling off my shoulders completely if I wear them where they're supposed to be.

Another small issue is that color didn't work out for me at all. I bought it on ebay so I thought the cream lace would be lighter, and that the pink would be more warm and peachy. Instead the lace is almost a dusty, peach and the pink is a cool tone. It really does look "vintage" which I find I'm not really fond of.
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Updated on Jul 07, 2013 Flag this

First thing I noticed after putting it on is that the center gore is very wide! The straps also cut in under my armpits a bit, but that's a problem I have with most bras just due to having a short stature.

The white/mink design has definitely got a quaint, vintage feel. It comes up a little too high on the chest. The material is also not very stretchy, and coupled with the scalloped top design, it gapped up top since I'm more full on bottom. If it weren't for the lack of stretch, I would fit perfectly in this.

I like the almost-sheer cups but the seams are very thick and white and show under shirts, even though the embroidered details are more subtle. It's very annoying.

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Updated on Jan 15, 2013 Flag this

This bra is gorgeous and very well made. The lift is very good, not the most round, but not pointy like some people say about Freya.

This size fits almost perfectly, there is very mild cutting on the top, but it's very subtle. I'm not sure it wouldn'tve just gapped at a size bigger. The thing that bugged me the most is how loose the band is. The back fit similarly to my Wacoal 32 band. I'm really looking for a snugger fit so I sent this back. The band aside, the fit is lovely.

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Updated on Feb 06, 2013 Flag this

The color is surprisingly prettier in person than in any pictures I saw online.

As a 29 ribcage, I thought I'd try a 28 band as the 30's tended to shift on me throughout the day. It's definitely very tight, but it feels more comfortable the longer I wear it. The support and lift on this bra was the best I've seen so far in the CK brand. Unfortunately the bra cut into the tissue of my larger breast so I'll definitely need to size up a cup.

Construction-wise, the decorative ribbon on one cup was too loose and it poked out. It was a bit disappointing. Also, the center gore is itchy.

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Updated on Dec 12, 2012 Flag this

A strange bra. Really difficult to fit well into unless your breasts are really firm, or possibly full-on-top because there's no support to "lift" any other type of breast.

The sizing is off. I read in an interview by Investinyourchest that they used a Curvy Kate bra as the template to make this. In that way the wires and cup size fit similarly, and they run small. I need a cup size bigger in Curvy Kate than say, Freya or Panache. They used their own band design, which does run a size big. There's also only 2 rows of 2 hooks in the back.

It's certainly pretty enough, just difficult to make work. And I suppose there's certainly sex appeal, which I understand is the purpose of the bra, but it would work better on firmer breasts for sure.

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Updated on Mar 24, 2013 Flag this

This was way way too small in the cups for me, so I can't comment on the fit.

The quality on this bra is amazing though. I love the material and design and the details are great. It also feels very comfortable, even while it's too small!

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Updated on Jan 15, 2013 Flag this

The band around the ribcage was extremely comfortable--snug, but I don't even feel it. However, the cup isn't tight enough on top and the shape isn't round enough, but I overestimated when ordering, so that's my fault.

I didn't like the sides at all. Even before adjusting the straps, they dug into my sides, and it was unbearable after I shortened the straps to where I needed them to be.

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Updated on Nov 06, 2012 Flag this

I love how much care and detail goes with this brand. I think I prefer this soft foam to the slightly more rigid one of a molded cup like the Deco. The seams show terribly in a light colored shirt, but I find they're more subtle under a dark shirt or one with a pattern or texture and I don't mind them.

My ribcage is 28 but I sized up to the 30 following the advice of others. The band does stretch to 30, but it's firm enough that it won't give it easily, so a 28 would've definitely been too constricting, or would have needed an extender to break in.

The other thing people caution is that the cups run small, so it's good to order a size up. It is true... almost. The cups only run maybe a half-size or so small, and I feel as if you should only size up if you're between sizes anyway.

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Updated on Mar 31, 2013 Flag this

Really annoying bra... I sized up to a sister size hoping to just shorten the band. It ended up being a full cup too big despite the thick molded padding. Despite that however, the center gore refuses to lie flat.

The band is laughably large. The cups fit well if I hold the band down to a tighter length, but the gore floats still.

The bottom is just a thin stitching of fabric underneath the wires. There's no support or grounding at all, it floats around too easily. Also the halter straps are too thin, they dig into the neck.

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Updated on Apr 12, 2013 Flag this