No no, it's me who's in love with Annick! This isn't my first Avocado bra, but the previous one was second-hand with an aaaaaaawfully stretched 60 band. First time ordering directly from Avocado, I fell in love with Annick In Love the moment I put her on and I'm never ever taking her off. The size is spot on, and the fit is better than any other unpadded bra I've ever tried so far - even better than Ewa's SM, which was my best unpadded fit before falling for Annick. The wires are rather soft, yet the gore tacks perfectly, so the combination of comfort and support is just ...a whole new realm of fantastic. Plenty projection, plenty narrow, not too round - for better and for worse. The only con as far as I'm concerned is the thin band that has only two hooks. It feels firm enough now, but I'm afraid it might stretch too quickly. I was hesitating for a long time before purchasing Avocado bras due to the higher price point, but realising now they're completely worth it. I'd rather save up on two or three cheap ones with an ok-ish fit so I can have one magnificent piece like this one. Jeez! Now I need to eat stale bread for a couple months so I can get the Orlando.
Edit: I now have the Annick in two colourways, and there are slight differences between them. The Cassis bra is softer, and the band is stretchier and narrower - whereas the Black/Green bra is somewhat stiffer, and the band is twice as thick and not stretchy at all. Read more 160 more words
First of all it is important to note that Avocado have their own sizing and do not use EU sizing, with their cups increasing in increments of 4cm, unlike an inch in UK/US cups. I was recommended this size through emails with Avocado based on a 28inch underbust and 39 standing and 40 leaning bust measurement and me wearing about a 28HH/J in UK bra sizing. I was told that the 60 J & 60K I had asked for would probably be too big and their bands run tight so they suggested trying 65H. I did order a 60J and 65H sister sizes though (it is in another ...review posted here with photos).
This bra is the Camelia, part of their bridal range; I only bought this as it only had my sizes available in the 'Model D' style (see http://www.avocado.com.pl/sklep/pl/modele.html) that I thought would be good for my full-on-top breast shape.
The bra runs about 2-3 UK cups too small for me and the band I can tighten to the last clasp so I disagree that they run tight. I think this would fit someone who is a 30G/GG possibly.
Despite that, these bras are very beautiful and are of lovely quality and I'm very annoyed they don't fit! The lace is beautiful and the straps, unlike in other bras I have tried, are not too wide. The wires also ran okay me and I have a narrow root, so need Comexim/Ewa Michalak narrowness in wires. I would say they are not as narrow as the above, other Polish bra companies but they are quite good. Read more 158 more words
Huge fan of Avocado quality. I love this bra. I have this bra in other colours but this one fits a bit smaller in the cup than the black. This blue one fits like a 30FF. Gives a really nice rounded shape, kind of cakes on a plate. Wires aren't too wide, cups have decent depth. Nice coverage.
A beautiful bra. The cups are a bright teal/blue colour with a black mesh overlay and a velvet strip along the cup's top edge. The front part of the straps are the same fabric as the cups. The band has a section of sheer lace at the wings, and the back is made of a very firm elastic.
The band runs tight enough that I think it would be suitable for 28" underbusts; worth sizing up if you like a looser fit or you're nudging the upper end of your band size.
The cups swim on me, by at least one and a half UK cup sizes -- ...so because the 65G fits my 30FF boobs, I'd estimate the 65H in this bra is equivalent to something between a 30G and 30GG (and 28 band sister sizes).
Copied from my review of the 65G: The cups have good immediate projection, so they're FOB-friendly, and unlike a lot of other half-cups they don't flatten my breasts out wide and minimised. It's not as forward as, say, an EM half-cup, but it's not bad. The wires on this are wide, so anyone lusting after an EM bra who can't face her narrow wires, this would be a good alternative!
The straps are only partly adjustable, which isn't a problem for me; what does concern me is that they don't have any decoration or stitching to stop the extenders sliding, so I'm not sure how they'll hold up once they've got a bit of wear in them.
** Ordering with Avocado's sizing (they use a 4cm rather than a 1 inch increment in their cup sizing) proved a little tricky. To guess my size, I put on my best-fitting bra with the most forward projection (Freya Arabella) to take my overbust measurement, and then used the sizing chart on Avocado's website (http://avocado.com.pl/en/content/6-fit-guide), which put me in between 65G and 65H. The website recommends choosing the larger size if you're in between, but the smaller G worked far better for me.
Alex_ah How is the center projection? Does it accommodate center fullness well? Thanks!