blossom is great! lifts my boobs front and center, good projection for me, wires are a good width.
my main issue is the gore is a tad painful on my sternum. hopefully this will chill as it stretches out. since the cup pushes everything to the center, the gore is also a bit wide for my close set boobs, but this was always going to happen.
i'm pleased in general though and going to hopefully get some more marcie/blossoms in 28F ^_^
the band is on the snug side of a 28. i get quadboob up top and i suspect sizing up would give me too wide wires and too painful of a gore since those are perfect right now.
Cups seem small on this bra- They are very short for a molded cup. It works pretty well because I don't have much top fullness, but the cups could easily spill for someone FOT. The fit is pretty smooth, although i get a very minute amount of quadding at the top of the cups that is only visible with a very sheer top. Otherwise the bra is very comfortable and I like that it is a different shape than most molded bras. The slight vertical stripes are fun.
this bra fits me horribly, i’d describe my shape as close set with narrow roots and moderate projection. the underwrites come really wide underneath my armpits and so much tissue is left not covered in the middle of this bra and extreme cutting into tissue. there’s more volume in the bottom and outer edges of the cups.
I'm very projected and this bra works well to accommodate that, although I also lean towards being full on bottom and have slight trouble filling out the lace at the top if I'm not standing/sitting straight with my arms to the side. However, like the Cleo Marcie, it's not a big problem with comfort and at worst it just looks a little weird without a shirt on when my arms are drawn forward. The underwire, gore, and wings near the side of the cup can be a bit pokey, but it's ultimately not so bad and mostly serve as minor annoyances instead of causing pain. This has also improved over time so I wonder if it might have just been a bit stiff when it was new.
I'm full on bottom and projected, but I found this bra to be very comfortable. The lace at the top lies flat with good posture but does wrinkle a bit when I have my arms in front of me, although this isn't a big deal since it doesn't cause discomfort or show under shirts. This is likely just an inconsequential effect of shape mismatch as the Marcie tends to suit full on top shapes. The wires on this bra are narrow but they're really comfortable. Overall, this is a great bra with a really pretty design and minimal problems. I also have the briefs in UK size 8 (XS) and they fit perfectly on my 34" hips.
I LOVE the shape Thai bra gives me, round and forward. The wire width is perfect! But the wires hurt! The gore is too high for sure and the wires hurt under my breasts as well. I need to wear an extender because the band is tiny!
This bra is a shape mismatch for me. The cup volume feels about right, but the stretch lace at the top sags. It wasn't too bad initially, but after a couple wears it seems to stretch a bit and become more noticeable. It is made of a smooth and comfortable fabric, with a lace overlay. The band is firmer than my Cleo Lucy. I think it is better for even to FOT, rather than FOB. The straps chafe my armpits and this hasn't gotten much better even with wearing/washing.
A few pounds and a full cup size ago (before I'd ever properly tried Polish bras), a white 28FF Cleo Lucy was my go-to bra. It fit my boobs perfectly and I loved the fact that it had a partial band, as I have a SUPER flared ribcage that can make finding comfortable bands a bit tricky.
I found this in black on eBay in a 28F and new I had to have it again. I don't know if my breast shape has dramatically changed with weight loss or what, because the 28F is not agreeing with me all that well...
It quads on my ...larger breast, cuts in at the center horizontal seam on my smaller breast (like what?) and does NOT work the same round-and-lifted magic on my boobs that it did in the past. If there is one good thing about this bra, though, it is narrow enough for my narrow roots but the gore is wide enough for the 3 finger-widths I have between them.
I'm not sure that I'm keeping this one, but god I want to try and get some use out of it, if only for the fond memories I have of my first Cleo Lucy (RIP in peace). https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> Read more 108 more words
Nice fabric and style, light mesh is not too sheer. Straps are set too wide even though I had to add an extender to the back. I really wanted to like this bra because the fabric is light but strong and smooth. The cups are just a size or two too big. I would like to find this in 30D.
I have wide spaced, extra wide boobs, short roots, not sure about shallowness or projection, but I'm fairly certain I am center full. This is my best fitting bra, even if its not Perfect. I overspill a little at the center. Makes a great rounded shape, a bit cake on the plate kind of cleavage. I have it in 28ff also, for that time of the month that my boobs are slightly bigger. Straps are super short, even for me who has extra short shoulders and they are vety stiff and uncomfortable. They dig in the skin no matter how loose they are just becausr of the fabric they are ...made of. They are also very widely spaced and dig in my underarms which creates or exacerbates armpit fat.
It makes for a great cleavage and tshirt bra, but is in no way a fancy bra.
The 28 is very stiff and somewhat on the small side. I would have been better with a 30, and I am usually between a 28 and a 30. When I put an extender the shape distorts and doesnt fit me as well. I like a firm band anyway, so I make do.
Gore is high to account for my center fullness but I would have liked it even higher.
Wires are very stiff. Great support overall. Read more 112 more words
My shape is projected, fuller on top and centre, with tall and narrow roots, super close-set (no distance between my boobs), soft and self-supporting. My best fitting bras are Panache Jasmine 28F (overlapped gore) and Comexim Bianca (unlined) 3HC 60HH.
I tried Cleo Marcie 28F a few years ago which fit fine but the tall/wide gore made it too painful for me to keep. I learned how to overlap bra gores now and thought to give it another try.
The band fits tighter than usual, probably because it's black, but since my snug measurement is about 26.75", it's fine. I think it will be a bit looser after washing.
The wires ...feel almost too narrow but it’s the same width as my Jasmine although it feels shorter. Maybe that’s why I have some armpit spillage? I always have armpit “fold” in all my bras but this seems more prominent in the Marcie. I’m not sure if this is because the wires are shorter on the sides or the cups are a little too small. I plan to overlap the gore of this bra if I keep it, and I’m worried it’ll make the bra too narrow since it’s the right width now.
The bottom of the cups slants up quite quickly and I feel like I have to pull the bra up but I don’t see empty space near the wires so I guess it’s projected enough?
I have a little bit of quad boob at the top which makes me think the cups might be a bit small, but I’m worried a 28FF would be too big. So I don't really know if I should keep this bra. Read more 166 more words
Looks good except from the side view I think I see what you mean about the cup being small. It's a half cup too small.
With my current experience, I think a unpadded bra with 24.5-25 cm cup depth will be optimal for conical boobs with b. perimeter for about 27 cm. You can click the " explore by measurements" button on the public view page to find a bra with larger cups and narrower center gore.
suburbiadaze Yes the quadding can only be seen from a certain angle. I hope to try this bra in 28FF but am trying to sell this and buy a 28FF which will be quicker than arranging an exchange.
smjwzhan My breast perimeter is about 9" and I found that bras with 9" depth fit me best. It's strange the Panache Jasmine and this bra has the same depth but I'm quadding out of this one.
kate166 I think maybe it's the center gore problem, it is slightly too tall or wide for you. I have tried some bras with slightly and massively too tall or wide center gores and made a comparison. Bras with slightly gore problems would cut into my center tissue, maybe size up the cups can help, but it can be still uncomfortable. Bras with massively gore problems just floated up and didn't support the boobs properly.
smjwzhan I have gore problems on all bras except Comexim because I'm too close-set. I usually overlap the wires myself which makes it comfortable enough. But I need to do it on a bra that already fits well in other aspects. Sadly this is not the one.
I love the style of this bra! I love the very round, but also projected cups. They run small, so size up. Band is very tight and firm for a 28. Straps very separated, but I'm ready to live with it. High gore is ok for my center fullness and its almost a straight line across, which is what i want. But I still have a bit of center spillage and some space at the outer corners. Straps are super uncomfortable and short. Wide wires. Will order in a bigger sister size.
Marcie in 30D was my best fitting and most-worn bra when I was a 28DD/30D, so I have also sized up and collected 28E for my current size. However, 28E used to be a little big on me, and recently I've noticed that it's very snug. I decided to try one more size up to 28F since I do wear 28F in some styles. Unfortunately, while 28E is just a little big small now, 28F is definitely too big.
Interestingly, the band on this bra is a little bigger than my Black Marcie in 28E, but this one feels tighter. Both are the older style, ...without the printed underwire, which is the version that fits me best. The band on this is very tight but definitely fastens OK. I usually have some trouble with Marcie's underwires crossing or digging in at the gore until I get the bra adjusted, but in this size, the wires are definitely too high and press into my sternum. The tight band is surely making the issue worse.
The rest of the underwire is OK, and I didn't find that it was too wide or too tall under the arms. The cups are now definitely too deep and too tall for me, as the whole upper part of the cup ends up empty. Ideally, I would have the same cup height as the 28E, but just a little deeper and more projected.
I also noticed on this particular bra that the straps are a little different from expected and are narrower. Once again, this is probably because the bra is an older version, but they are narrower on this bra than on every other Marcie I have tried.
I guess for now, I should stick with the Marcie in 28E and maybe try it with an extender, since loosening the band will also make the cups feel a little roomier. The 28E is still a great fit, it's just super snug on me at the moment. Read more 230 more words
I'm very pleased with this bra. It is SUPER comfortable and supportive. I love the lace detail on the band and the cups have just the right depth and height. Only issue is slight wrinkling in the cup for my smaller breast.
Frankly, I'm surprised that this bra gives such a round shape. Typically bras that are cut this way end up looking very conical. Unfortunately this bra gapes a bit on top but I fixed it by sewing some padding into the cups.
Based off the measurements I had hoped this bra would fit, but unfortunately it gives me quad-boob. The center gore bends my breasts strangely but I'm not sure if it'd because it's too wide or because it's too tall. I think the cup is too short as well. Unfortunate because it's really comfortable and cute!
Looks good except from the side view I think I see what you mean about the cup being small. It's a half cup too small.