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I had tried this bra in several sizes a while back, and it never fit quite well enough for me to buy one full price. Then I found this one on sale, and now I have it to wear on my lazy days. Ideally I would have narrower but bigger cups on this, without the elastic band at the top.
The Good: It fits comfortably, and I like that the J-hook makes me correct my posture more. It is well made, and the lace portion isn't flimsy or scratchy. The center gore actually sits almost right against my sternum (closer than any bra before it). The Underwire doesn't dig ... into my underarms
The Bad: There is a small strip of elastic material along the top of the cup to prevent it from gaping, that gives me a bit of quad-boob. The cup is too wide and while it fortunately the wire doesn't dig into my underarms, it rests at an odd spot along the side of my ribcage, farther back than it should sit. It doesn't detract from comfort most of the time, but when stretching or reaching at odd angles (being short I do a lot of this at work), it can be a bit tight against the side of my ribs.
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Black colorway

Updated on Jun 03, 2016 Flag this

This bra is gorgeous, it really looks stunning on me. Sadly the cup size is slightly too small. Not quite a full cup too small, so if I adjust it a bit it still works for me. I found it on clearance though, and it fit well enough that it was justifiable for the price (plus it is the prettiest bra for big busted girls that I have ever managed to fit into). The center gore sits closer to my body than most bras ever manage (the only one to almost fit along my sternum is 85H - Chantelle » Rive Gauche 3 Part Cup (3281). ... The underwire does not dig into my underarm, even after hours of wear. The straps do start to slip occasionally on me, and I have to adjust them sometimes. It is not from them being too loose, they just sit a bit farther apart on my shoulders than would be ideal. On the loosest setting the band isn't as tight as I would like, but is not overly loose, and only slips up slightly with long-term wear. It also only has 2 catches on the band, and I prefer having 3.
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magenta colorway

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This bra is lovely in appearance and seems well made. Blessedly the underwire does not cut into my underarms, but I do worry about this over time. The housing material of the underwire is not padded, or reinforced much in the underarm area. I've had the underwire poke a hole near the underarm end when they are like this in the past.
The cups fit exceptionally well, and my breasts stay put with long hours of use. Often with molded bras I have the problem of having tissue bump over the top edge with long-term wear or a lot of bending over. Not a problem with this one. ...
The only downside is the straps do start to slip a bit over time, and I do have to adjust them back onto my shoulders. It is not an issue of needing to tighten them, they just sit further apart on my shoulders than is ideal. My job requires a lot of movement, so I occasionally need to adjust them back into place. When I am at home or on a day off, I don't really have this problem though.
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winter lake/quartz colorway

Updated on Jun 03, 2016 Flag this

This bra was pretty blah on looks. I ordered it online, and it appeared to have more solid of material on the bottom half from pictures I saw, but sadly it was thin mesh/lace with only a layer of lace over mesh on the lower portion, with double mesh for side support. So flimsy feeling and very little support overall. Sadly, the single layer of mesh on the very top caught on something and tore a little my first time wearing it. This was through my shirt (which was completely fine), and I didn't notice until I went to take it off that night.

Aside from the material, it is rather comfortable and the underwire does not poke into my underarm. The cups just barely fit me, and seem to run a tiny bit small on this one compared to other Chantelle bras I have tried.

sueden colorway

Updated on Jun 03, 2016 Flag this

The bra is lovely and well made. It is actually very comfortable, until I have worn it for very long. Then the wire starts to dig on my underarms. It is not as bad as most bras I try are. If I adjust it, it will stop digging for a while, but if I wear it for a 10hr work shift, my underarms have a very sore spot. Not enough to leave marks or do real damage to my skin. For short periods of time I like this bra, it is gorgeous, and aside from the underarm wire it fits perfectly and is very comfortable.

black lace colorway

Updated on Jun 03, 2016 Flag this

I have had luck with Natori bras in 38H recently, but this one did not fit right. The cups were at least a size too small on me, and my breasts were popping out of the top a lot. This might partially be due to an extra support band of material inside the cup, which pushed everything to the center. The center gore also bowed out away from my body moreso than it normally does on even bras that have too small of a cup.
The underwire also rubs in my underarms, and this would be a problem if I wore it very long.
I bought 2 colors of this style on a closeout sale online (mistake), so I couldn't return them. Fortunately my mom wears 38DDD (though I suspect she is more of a 38F-40E) and this fit her perfectly in the cups. She often has the underarm underwire problem too, and it has not been an issue for her with either one.

nude colorway

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Updated on Jun 03, 2016 Flag this

I was skeptical about this bra, I used to avoid molded bras, because they would cause my breasts to pop out the top center, esp. if I bent over. This was not a problem with this bra. I could likely use a cup size bigger, as it just barely fits all of the breast tissue, but sadly they don't make a cup size up in this one.
My biggest concern with bras (aside from cups fitting), is having the underwire dig into my underarms, which is not a problem at all with this one. The straps are also very comfortable and support well, despite being pretty plain standard sized ones.
The only negative is that I have had the underwire (armpit end) make squeaky sounds a few times, but it happens so rarely that I haven't noticed a reason for it.

fuschia colorway

Updated on Jun 03, 2016 Flag this

The cups run too small on this model, it was at least a cup size too small (possibly more). I have gotten very similar styles of Natori recently and they fit perfectly. Unfortunately this one had the same problem molded bras often do on me, it pushed too much towards the center, and caused breast tissue to pop out over the top. If I bent over, the problem became even worse. I ended up returning this one, due to this problem.
For others who have problems with underwire digging into their underarms, that was not a problem for me with this bra.

red colorway

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Updated on Jun 03, 2016 Flag this

I both love and sometimes hate this bra. The cups, band, straps, and center gore fit perfectly. It looks nice on, but isn't overly flashy and gives a nice silhouette. It is very well made and the material is sturdy, so it should hold up well over time.
There is only one downside, the underarm wire. Sometimes it is fine, sometimes just slightly uncomfortable, and at times it is downright painful. The wire goes up too high on the underarms, but usually sits close enough to my ribcage that it doesn't hurt. Other times the very end of it slips outward a bit and starts jabbing me painfully in what I call my "underarm love handles."

red colorway

Updated on Jun 04, 2016 Flag this

Sadly the aqua/teal color has a much bigger problem with the underwire digging into my underarms than the red one did. If I had gotten this one first, I would not have bought a second color. The cups, band, straps, and center gore all fit perfectly on this one as well. The underwire just rises up even higher than on the red one, which had a 'bearable' underwire problem.

carribean colorway

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