I have wide root, shallow breast. The wings didn't got up far enough on the sides making it uncomfortable to wear as it pinched my underarm fat (not breast tissue). Gore would start to hurt after extended wear.
This is one of my favorite unlined bras! It fits almost identically to the Cleo Lucy. (It seems as though the lace of this bra may accommodate a tad more upper fullness.) The fabric/mesh is heavenly soft (it is THE softest bra fabric I've ever felt), and the color is a lovely dove grey. The coral embroidery is bright, but certainly not neon. It's a very difficult color to catch on camera, and most of the photos I've seen make it look either orange or much brighter than it really is. The lace edge of the cups is a sweet leaf and dot pattern, and the coral flower bursts create something that is both delicate and fun. The 32D is a perfect fit for my larger breast; I get a little bit of wrinkling in the cup on my smaller breast, but it doesn't affect the way it wears under clothes. This is the most comfortable Cleo bra I've found, in fact the only one I can wear regularly.
I tried sizing down in the cup to get rid of the wrinkling (I'm usually a 32DD/30E), but the wires were too narrow and the cups didn't provide enough side coverage in that size. The cut doesn't really work for me. See my review of 32DD - Cleo ยป Nyla Balconnet Bra (7571) for further details.
This bra is so cute but sadly it doesn't fit quite the same as my Juna or Rita. It has a very large, stretchy band, still too loose even on the tightest setting and the cups are a tad small, I have quadboob with my FOT breasts. And the wings are not tall enough for me and the gore hurt.
Nice t-shirt bra. Very padded. Gives nice lift and round shape. Great for FOT, shallow breast. The wings did not come up high enough for me, had to sell.
I have this bra in black and also in the sister cuts, the darcy and the rita which both seem to have a stretchier band than the black one. Wings are not tall enough for me. Had to sell.
This bra fits my boobs perfectly and the band stretches comfortably, BUT for some reason I get terrible underarm fat with it. Like there's a big bulge between my armpit and the bra wing that I only get with this model. Must be something about the cut and/or the wires supporting the longline.
I finally got hold of a Cleo Harry unpadded halfcup bra in my sister size. Harry was the first and (so far) only unpadded halfcup ever produced by Cleo. As I love this bra style, this was a must-have.
The bra: First of all, it has same the 'oldschool' Cleo design as the other older Cleo models - George, Brooke, etc.: Sheer mesh, muted pastel colors and lots of playful embroidery and details. The wires are similar to the Cleo balconettes (George etc.) in width and length. They touch in the middle and the center gore is quite high but not poking. The cups are sewn of two parts with a vertical ...seam in the middle, and not particularly low-cut - they provide as much coverage on me as the Cleo balconettes do. I found I can go down one cup size due to the cut which is very open on top. The shape it gives is quite nice - lifted and centered, but not as rounded as the balconettes. The shape is a little pointy, it looks pleasantly natural.
The band is the only letdown - it's very loose and stretchy and not nearly as firm as the George's (or Marcie's) in a 32 - I'm currently wearing it on the innermost hook and I'm planning to take it in soon. Read more 108 more words
I want this bra to fit so badly. I don't get why it doesn't? The top is tight and the bottom is filled but at the middle-top, there is some gaping and wrinkling. It's like the cup is to small and too big at the same time... maybe too deep?? Suggestions please. https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />
So very close to fitting. Strap width seems okay, and the length works for me despite having to loosen them as far as they'll go. It looks good despite a tiny bit of quad boob (mostly when I inhale), and gives such a nice round shape under a shirt that I would be keeping it if it weren't for the gore being too high and wide for my close-set breasts, and the wires sitting directly on top of my inframammary fold... the cups are just barely too narrow. Sizing up to a 32DD or 30E doesn't resolve the last two issues for me, but might work with some modifications.
This seems like a well-constructed bra, but I do believe it's not the right size for me. I'm not used to wearing a bra that fits, so after great feedback from others, I tried this 32 and I felt like I couldn't take a deep breath. The material felt slightly scratchy to me, and I was sensitive to the center seam down the middle. I have never had a well fitting or balconette style bra; I'm so used to the way pushups feel that have too big of bands. Maybe I just didn't give it a chance.
