This bra is adorable and the fit is almost perfect! Unlike all of the other bras I've tried on in my search for my first "bra that fits," the material where the cup meets the strap DOESN'T dig into my armpit flesh! The top of the cups flares out a smidgen on my breasts, but the fit is so close I might just keep it anyway.
Floral Print colorway
Updated on Mar 02, 2015 Flag this
Great fit. Gives a subtle retro/pointed look.
Black Ricamo colorway
Updated on Feb 27, 2015 Flag this
It fits! This is the first full cup style that I've tried that actually fits...and since it fits, it's actually kind of sexy. Usually full cups look so matronly to me. You can see in my pictures that the decorative lace under the underwire folds up kind of funny. It's obnoxious, but doesn't affect the fit of the bra.
I'm not sure how I feel about this color. I think they call it "heather," but it's really dusty lavender. The color is on the matronly side, but it's probably more functional than black or white (which are often visible under clothes), and slightly sexier than nude.
Also--the material is a little scratchy, especially where my armpits/arms rub against the bra material. I suspect that for normal use (i.e. with a shirt over it, instead of walking around the house in nothing but a bra) this wouldn't be a problem.
Heather colorway
Updated on Mar 02, 2015 Flag this
I really wanted to love this bra. It's SO fun. It fit fabulously, except the lacy part at the top of the cups. I am just too full-on-bottom to fill out the top of these cups unfortunately.
Star Print colorway
Updated on Feb 27, 2015 Flag this
I was warned that Curvy Kate bras typically don't work for full-on-bottom breasts, but I wanted to try one to see for myself. I was not shocked that there was a lot of excess material at the top of the cup. There's also too much material at the outsides of the cups (under my arms). It's not that the cup goes back too far (I do have wide roots) but that there's just extra material, like the bra was expecting me to have twice the amount of breast tissue on this area of my body. It might be worth trying the 34E (same band, one cup size smaller).
Night/Silver colorway
Updated on Feb 28, 2015 Flag this
Another bra I wanted to love, another disappointment. Honestly, it fits great...everywhere...except that the way the straps are positioned, they cut into my armpits. This is the worst of all the bras I've tried on in this aspect. It's so drastic that you can see in my front-view picture that the straps are TWISTING into my flesh.
The color is fabulous though it doesn't photograph well. Even the stock photos don't do it justice. In person it is a BRIGHT neon stop-traffic yellow.
Neon Lime colorway
Updated on Mar 02, 2015 Flag this
Wanted to love this bra, and it's so close, but not quite. My full-on-bottom breasts don't fill out the top of the cups enough, and the material where the straps meet the cups cuts into my armpits a little.
Floral Print colorway
Updated on Feb 27, 2015 Flag this
My breasts don't quite fill out these cups. I'll be trying a 34E. The material just outside the spot where the straps meet the cups digs into my armpits. You can see in my front-view picture that the straps actually twist into my flesh.
I like the molded cup style in general because it's similar to the VS/Soma bras I'm more used to.
Nude colorway
Updated on Mar 03, 2015 Flag this
I'm surprised how well this fits, actually. I have full-on-bottom breasts and was warned that Marcie rarely works for my breast shape. I don't fill the top, but it's no worse than in the Cleo Izzy, Cleo Minnie or Panache Floris. In fact, I think I fill out the top of these cups better than I did in those three other bras. Also, the material where the cup meets strap doesn't dig into my armpits as badly as on other bras I've tried in my search for a bra that fits.
I'm going to try the next size down (34E) and see if that's a winner.
Magenta/Orange colorway
Updated on Mar 02, 2015 Flag this
This is the first time I've ever filled out the top of a cup better than the bottom! Unfortunately, the way the straps are set, they dig into my armpit flesh. In the front-view picture you can see that they actually kind of twist into my body.
Cassis colorway
Updated on Mar 02, 2015 Flag this
