Ayoungpretender

While the fit of this bra is sigh-worthy, the construction is solid and keeps the horrific fit from ruining the practicality of this bra. The key to this bra's design is the vertical boning along the seams. Without it, this bra is just another wide, shallow strapless with an inward curve at the top that may be problematic for FOT shapes. The cups run small, but I don't know how much I'd recommend sizing up, since it is functional even with the gore a gaping 2" from my sternum. My very projected, firm-ish breasts pushed this entire bra forward at the top and my FOB shape ensures the ... underwires sit rather low. The boning keeps the whole cup from just flopping over (a la FOB boobs in the Deco strapless). My biggest complaint is the the forward tilt of the bra causes the bottom of the wires to dig into my ribs after a couple hours of wear. It's also rather high cut under the arms and at the gore, so it's not incredibly versatile. Sizing up in this would make the wires uselessly and uncomfortably wide for me, so I feel this is my best fit in my usual 30G.
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Updated on Sep 17, 2014 Flag this

The design of this bra is refreshingly unique. The cut is similar to other CHPs that I've tried. The wires are relatively narrow and the immediate projection is FOB-friendly. The band on this particular bra is about a half size smaller than a standard 32/70, but between the two in this style that I've tried (I also have a 65G), it can run tighter. The cup runs about a half size big, in my opinion. I am a pretty solid 30GG in padded styles and the 70G gapes a little near the straps, but is perfectly wearable if I wasn't so picky.

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Updated on Mar 15, 2014 Flag this

I absolutely love this bra. I have three (2 65GG, 1 70GG) and wouldn't hesitate to get another. I have narrow, FOB, very projected breasts and this bra fits great. I live in this bra in the summer because the convertible straps make it wearable with most clothes. I have had some trouble with the straps slipping out, but it's never happened with the open end facing inward. I altered one set of the padded straps so the hooks face opposite directions so the don't pop off when worn cross-back and that has worked great. The padded straps are surprisingly practical and when worn cross-back rarely show, if at all, with most racerback tops.

Updated on Mar 20, 2014 Flag this

This is one of the bras I bought when I was still clueless, but knew the 34DDs I was wearing weren't right. I knew I should have been in a bigger cup size, but I tried on this bra in every size from 30F to 30G and 32E to 32G and kept coming up with crumpling at the base of the cups. I had no idea how to interpret this at the time, so I kept the one closest to the size I was used to. Even in the correct size, I still get creasing at the bottom of the cups in this style.

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Updated on Mar 15, 2014 Flag this

This is Ewa Michalak's standard molded strapless design. The cup is too wide and too shallow at the bottom for me. My FOB breasts push the bra down in front, despite the band tension being otherwise adequate. I would recommend this bra to someone who has FOT or soft breasts and needs medium to wide wires.

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Updated on Mar 17, 2014 Flag this

This is a really neat bra, despite the seemingly arbitrary US sizing. It is hard enough to find a decent strapless bra for a moderately large bust, not to mention one so versatile. The band runs extremely tight on this bra and the cup runs large. Since the band of this low-back style sits at or near one's waist, I feel that it is better to choose the band size based on waist measurement, rather than that of the underbust. I think the 34 band would be best suited for waists 28-31 inches. I normally wear 30GG in padded styles and the cup depth is about right if I hold the gore flat, but it is both too wide and too tall to be a good fit for my short- and narrow-rooted, very projected breasts. I think the cups of the 34G would fit someone who normally wears 30GG or sister sizes, and has a waist measurement around 28-31" (71-79cm).

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Updated on Jun 17, 2014 Flag this

I have had a very difficult time finding non-padded bras that work for me and this is one of the closest to fitting that I've tried. My most frequent problems are wires that are too wide, cups that are too shallow at the bottom and straps that are set too wide. My breasts are FOB with moderate upper fullness, very projected, and narrow- and short-rooted. My only issue with this bra is that the wires come up too high under the arms. This bra is best suited for FOB breasts with a short root. I am normally 30GG in most styles and occasionally 30G in some non-padded styles. The 32G in this bra is an almost perfect fit, since the band runs about a size small. It has a little bit of a pointy shape, but in a way that I feel is fun and retro instead of awkward and unflattering, as a pointy shape can often be.

Updated on Mar 17, 2014 Flag this

This is one of the bras I bought when I was still clueless, but knew the 34DDs I was wearing weren't right. I tried on this bra in every size from 32E to 32G, and had one major problem with all of them. No matter how small or large the cup was, it crumpled at the bottom of the cup. I kept the smallest of the ones I tried because the 32E had the mildest version of this effect. I now realize the cups were WAY too small and the caving at the base of the cup was from the shape of the cup being too shallow.

Updated on Mar 15, 2014 Flag this

I am normally a 30GG in padded styles and this is a pretty close fit. The band is small on this bra, only stretching to 30" before the wires start to distort. While the cup volume is adequate, I have shape incompatibility with the CH cut. The cup width is slightly too wide and it is a little too shallow at the base. My FOB breasts push the cup forward, causing slight wrinkling near the gore and at the very bottom.

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Updated on Mar 15, 2014 Flag this

This is a solid strapless bra, but I should have ordered at least one size larger in the cup. The center gore does not lie flat. It also tends to slide down and it's hard to tell if going down a band size would help, or it is just due to the cups not sitting perfectly. It's not a particularly pretty bra, but I feel well-supported in it and I got it on sale for next to nothing. It comes up a little high in the center too, so it probably won't work very well with low-cut tops.

Updated on Apr 10, 2013 Flag this