I *think* bought this bra about 10 years ago, maybe a bit sooner. Honestly at the time it barely fit. I think I was well on my way to being a 34H at that point. But it was so cute I couldn't resist! And it fit well enough, but definitely wasn't perfect. My breasts were soft, heavy, pendulous, with average-to-narrow roots and center-to-top fullness. They sat comfortably in the cups and didn't *quite* spill over, instead kind-of freely wobbling up top, but staying nice and secure along the bottom and sides. The underwire was generally fine, but both it and the straps dug in a bit if I ...wore it all day. It was thus a "special occasions" bra. Then I gained some weight and my cup size grew exponentially, and this bra vanished into a drawer with a thought that maybe if I lost the weight my boobs would come along for the ride and I could wear it again.
I was a 34J when I got my breast reduction earlier this year. My breasts changed dramatically in shape as well as size. They're now semi-shallow, a tiny bit firmer than before, with wide roots and bottom fullness. I'm just now in the phase of my recovery when I can start exploring my new breast size, and after getting a new starter size of 34F from A Bra That Fits, this bra immediately sprang to mind. Lo and behold, it actually fits quite well! On the center hook the band is snug without cutting into the skin (coincidentally, I'm now approximately the same weight I was when I bought it), and the straps sit comfortably & securely on my shoulders. The cups are just a tiny bit too big, but not in a way that bothers me. When standing, I notice a small wrinkle along the outside bottom of the cups, but it doesn't feel loose at all. When sitting down, the tops of the cups billow a bit, but not so much that it feels like I'm swimming in it. The side support, which I definitely still need, is excellent either way, and the underwire feels almost molded to my exact root shape and width! My breast reduction has promoted this bra from "special occasions" to "everyday wear"!
So in conclusion, I wouldn't recommend this bra for my former breast shape, but highly recommend it for my current one! Read more 291 more words
Congrats on re-discovering this bra; happy it works out for you in your new shape and size!!
What a great bra adventure! I know you said the cups seem a little loose at the top but it look sto me like they fit your breasts pretty darn well. Happy for you.
billi09 Thank you! Yeah it's pretty odd, when I'm standing (and I am in the pictures) the tops of the cups sit perfectly flush, but I must slouch when I sit, because as soon as I sit down they get decently big gaps up top. So it's altogether possible that it's a "me" problem rather than a "bra" problem, lol
Wahoo! I finally got to try the Deco Vibe. At first, I had the associate grab my typical 34G size. I heard that the newer Deco models ran smaller...I get some gaping at the top of the cup in the older Deco models and was hoping that the changes would make the Deco a better fit. The cup is too small for me in this size. I ended up sizing up into a 34GG that really fits like my old 34G Deco. I do like that the back fits firmer than Freya's other models. I am wearing the blush color and it's more beautiful in person
I noticed this about the Deco Vibe as well. I ordered a 32G thinking it was like the typical Freya bras that run loose in the band and that sucker did not give at all. I returned it for a 34G (I wear a 34FF in Freya and Cleo). It's a beautiful bra and I can't wait to get the new size in... I love how closed on top it is for a plunge. The blush color is gorgeous.
I have this in 34G and It's a very good bra for shape and appearance of lift, pushes together and gives a perky rounded shape under clothes - my go to bra for outdoors. but its very padded, projecting and low plunging - meaning a lot of clothes just don't go with it - I cant wear anything sheer or too low (unless i want a lot of cleavage) and I feel a bit self conscious if I wear this under anything tight as it makes my boobs look massive - I cant do up many button/zip clothes over it unless I go up a couple sizes. Also its very uncomfortable after a long day - sweaty itchy and painful - I'm also covered in bruises where the wire has rubbed and the straps dug in. it has held its shape and washed very well.
One of my favourite bras, it didn't strech out much, it fits my bigger breast very well (my breasts differ in size), but it is a bit too loose in a cup for a smaller breast. Soft, comfortable, it used to poke in my chest a little bit in the beginning, but it is comfortable now. The only thing I don't like much is the looks of this bra - it gives much coverage as per a balconette (half-cup), looking on my breasts almost like a full-cup, straps ar also too wide.
This bra was purchased in late 2007 or early 2008 and this review is as of December, 2009. The bra is handwashed and worn at least once a week, usually twice.
I bought this bra on sale. It was ugly and it only fit me on the tightest strap, but it was so cheap that I figured if I wore it two months I would have gotten my money's worth out of it. This bra defied my expectations, and continues to provide good support two years later. The elastic has not given even the slightest; I still wear it comfortably on the tightest hook.
The fabric ...is rather sheer and so it has gotten one or two small holes in it, about the size of pinheads, but the holes don't rip or get any larger.
In November of 2009 I took it in to a tailor for repair. The stitching was coming out on one side of one cup around the underwire. The underwire itself was not loose (there was no upward movement toward the armpit)--this was just the stitching in the padding, which keeps the underwire from slipping from side to side. It took him a few seconds to make the repair and it is as good as new.
I would happily buy several bras like this for much more than what I paid for them, if I could find them. Read more 127 more words
I'm not sure if it's a projection issue, but my breast tissue was not able to sit in the bottom of the cups. This bra runs large, I may have been able to try another cup size down, but the wires were already too narrow. The gore is narrow which is great for me.
I am close set, center and top full, projected, wide roots.
I tried this bra because I really liked the offbeat balconette, other than the gore which was too high for me. I had hoped that the plunge would solve that problem, but the gore seems just as high. It just ended up giving me extra fabric at the top of my breast which isn't good for me being bottom heavy. It fit similar to other Freya's I have tried. One odd design choice is that made it a one clasp back, which feels unnecessarily dainty. I didn't notice a lack of support in the 30s I wore it during the try on, but I would be nervous it wouldn't feel secure throughout the day.
This is one of the first bras I got when I found I was wearing the wrong size. I love the cut, and feel. I thought it felt too flimsy, but has turned out to be amazing. The band does stretch out quickly. I am very short torso, but this felt great. The wires don't dig in, the gore tacks well. As it is aging, I am finding the that the cups are not as supportive as they were.
Freya padded half cups are my best fitting option for full on bottom breasts, soft somewhat pendulous tissue. Post weight loss and had a reduction 39years ago I vary between a 32H and 34 G this 34G feels somewhat firmer than my other Freya 34 bands. When I fully swoop and scoop I get a tiny bit of empty outer cup on left side and a tiny bit of overspill. Outer emptiness likely due to old scarring Its still my best fitting bra so far in my quest I love the colours and design on this bra..it feels very sturdy but looks pretty
I love plunge moulded bras. I wear a ton of t-shirts; it's practically an essential. But this one only fits me great if my body is on its A-game. No binging on a dinner out, no slouching, no moving around, no hormonal influences.
The band fits great, similar to the 34GG. The cups, well, I'm too soft for these. They cut into the layer of fat under my breasts (against my ribs) so that if I wear this bra all day, by hour 8, I'm ready to take the thing off. I get a lot of issues with my extra boob/underarm transition fat looking stupid where the straps meet the cup. It's not uncomfortable, it's just not a flattering look and I feel like a orangutan.
This made me giggle. I have the orangutan problem too. I have that issue with almost everything I wear.
Oh, man, I know what you mean!
I didn't realise I had broad shoulders until I started knitting sweaters. I love the look of a shrug or a short cardigan, but it makes me look like a linebacker. So now, I just admire it on OTHER people.
Bahahah I've literally thought the exact same thing about myself - I look like a linebacker! I was a gymnast and my shoulders and arms are way overdeveloped for my body. They're out of proportion and make my top half look so heavy and shrugs and cap sleeves are my mortal enemy!
I'm thinking I should call my mom and thank her for giving me a choice between going back to just taking several dance classes or sticking with gymnastics and only one dance class, when I was a kid. My shoulders have always been very squared-off and broad, which only became more noticeably so and especially in comparison to my mom's narrow, sloping shoulders once I hit puberty. There are many things I avoid wearing to minimize the linebacker look - cap sleeves and spaghetti straps for example. I don't like the look of shrugs on me, so not being one who can pull off wearing those isn't terribly disappointing. :P
There are benefits to broad shoulders - for example, I'm only 5'1.5" but my shoulders are why I can wear many bras with wide set straps while someone the same height who has narrow shoulders will constantly find themselves dealing with straps slipping off. Now, the whole height thing is an entirely different matter - I would have loved to be at least 5'4" like my mom and I'd have been ecstatic over growing to an adult height of around 5'7"-5'8". Unfortunately that wasn't in the genetic cards for me but life has gone on regardless. :)
We don't have much say in how our boobs are going to be - the width and height of the breast roots are what they are. Not that it makes things easier to accept when finding bras that fit and work with our shape is difficult. Stay positive and hold on to believing that those bras are out there - you will find them. :)
Thanks, valentine, for the words of encouragement!
I don't have the blessings of being physically coordinated, but I am glad I learned early on that I can't have cap sleeves or shrugs or the like. I do love my tank tops, but I love them as underpinnings to a cardigan or a button-down shirt left open on the top buttons. I definitely have a style rut! Cardis and jeans for life!
I didn't even know women dealt with straps slipping off until I joined Bratabase, TBH. I see it on pictures of women now and, you're right, that is something I will NEVER have to deal with.
I'm lucky that I am wild about my Natori Reflex, even though it doesn't fit perfectly by Bratabase standards, I love it to the point that I forget I am wearing it.
I have a couple of Natori t-shirt style bras, as they're the only ones I've found that I can wear with lower necklines - and their nipple concealing ability for when my mom comes out to So-Cal for a visit. She and my aunt are anti-visible-nipples even though everyone has them. I've tried the argument that anyone who stares at other people's nipples is the one with a problem but it doesn't seem to convince them to change their minds. So, I wear my foam-dome bras to skip the repeated reminders about my nipples. (sigh) One of these days I'm just going to show up to family dinner wearing one of those trashy bras that are basically just the underwire attached to the bra band that are sold at sex shops and Frederick's of Hollywood used to have. Under the thinnest shirt I can find that's not outright sheer material.
A friend of mine didn't know that bra straps could be adjusted until she was around 20 years old and her new boyfriend at the time showed her - I asked her what she thought those little plastic/metal sliders on the straps were for, and her answer was "Decoration?"...lol. She still occasionally has strap slippage due to her proportionally more narrow shoulders than the wide set strap placement in her bra size is going to be designed to accommodate.
Appearance & Construction Fabric content: 66% polyester, 20% elastane, 14% nylon/polyamide. This bra is unlined with three-part cup construction. The cups are made from an opaque, printed, non-stretch material, with the upper section being embroidered, sheer, non-stretch mesh. The embroidery can show through a bit on fitted tops. The wings are a slightly sheer, printed, stretch mesh. The straps are made of a thick, opaque, stretch material, with the print continued on the front half of the straps and the back made of a thick white fabric with criss-cross stitching. The straps can be shortened past the point where the print starts. ... The Lollipop color has a white background with raspberry colored bow print. The raspberry color is deep and bright, not at all neon. There are satin ribbon bows at the center gore and where the straps meet the cups. The bows are pale purple with white polka dots. The back fastens with two rows of three hook-and-eye closures.
Fit This bra was a bit too loose in the band on the tightest hook (expected), but the center gore did lay flat. There was a slight amount of bulging (quad-boob) on the left side (my larger side), but the cup didn't appear to be cutting into my breast tissue. The right side seemed to fit well. I didn't notice any gaps or puckering, and the top mesh section laid flat without cutting in or gaping. The shape was pointy, but shortening the straps helped reduce the issue somewhat. The shape was also a little droopy, but tightening the band and straps helped with that as well. Wearing a correctly-fitting band may help with these issues. My underbust is 31.5 inches when measured very tightly, so a 32 or possibly even 30 band would be a better fit for me. (This bra was on sale with limited sizes when I purchased it, or else I would have gotten a smaller band in the first place.) The material was soft and smooth, and the bra overall seemed comfortable except for the straps cutting into the front of my armpits a little (a common issue for me). Read more 265 more words
This is a good bra - the band is fairly snug compared to some other Freya bras, the material is very nice. My only complaints is that it has a fairly pointy shape, and that the lace band at the top really accentuates the fact that my right breast is a bit smaller than my left. I am contemplating sewing a tiny dart into the lace to alleviate this problem although it really is not noticeable through clothes.
Hi, O noticed that you listed the distance between the cups as a full inch. Would you mind measuring again? The photos show that this just isn't possible. Remember, measure the space between the *wires* where they are closest.
@ reptilegrrl: Please read the instructions on how to measure bras on this website.
The woman who measured this bra did so correctly. 1" space is fairly common and accurate for a lot of bra sizes (that's what a lot of mine measure at and they're smaller than a 34G)
"Cup separation: Measure the closest point where the cups meet, from the inside of one cup to the other." - Meaning you measure on the Outside of the underwires, not the inside. If you measured on the inside and excluded the underwires from this measurement it would indicate the cups or band should be wider than they are.
A few major issues with this one for me. The gore is painful- it digs into my sternum. I can't honestly tell if it is because it is too high or too low. The underwire on this bra is very firm and thick so I can't bend it away. The udnerwire goes too far under my arms toward my back which means there is space in the side of the cup that my breast tissue isn't in. I'm also getting some wrinkles in the lower cup where the underwire and my inframammary fold don't align right. Finally, the straps are set too wide for me.
Nothing about this bra works for me. I know molded cups are hard to fit, but this was laughable. The shape makes it feel both too small and look too big.
The underwire wants to sit about an inch below my inframammary fold. The cup then collapses and wrinkles, while my breast tissue is pushed up. The cup isn't deep enough at the apex, so it feels tight. But then there is space in the top of the cup that my tissue isn't filling. Obvious shape issue.
The straps are a bit wide set for me and the cup comes up too high under my arms.
This bra has one of the best fit's I've tried. A long time ago when I was many sizes smaller Freya bras were my go to, and it's nice to see it's still a good shape match. Best part of this for me is the narrow cups and the short underarm, it helps avoid underwire poking into my armpit which is a problem with almost every bra I try. The one complain I have is the core feels like its poking slightly inward at the top. It's not painful, but I do feel it throughout the day and it leaves a mark after hours of wear. Lace and color is nice, the straps being a different color is quirky but fine. This is definitely a keeper and I'll probably order more.
I had that very same issue with the gore, only for me, it was painful enough that I just couldn’t take it. This is one of the only bras I’ve had that issue with, and it was one of the first I tried on in my actual, correct size. As time went on, I’d chalked it up to my inexperience at the time/ not knowing how to adjust wires in my IMF properly. Seeing someone else with the same issue has made me second guess myself less!
This one is too wide for me in the cups- the “side support” sits completely outside of my breast tissue, and the wires are in my armpits. The gore is narrower than I need (wires touching at tip) and coupled with the wide wires, it wants to cross over itself, but there is space between my breast tissue and the inner wire. The wire slips down below where it is supposed to be, and dig into the top of my ribs. I’ve got a shallow IMF, and if I thought this fit otherwise, I might try to straighten the wires some, but it’s just a no-go.
However! It’s got great projection right at the wires, it almost has a bit of downward give. I’ve tried so many brands, and this one is the closest to a good shape fit, better than the polish bras I’ve tried, if the cups were only narrower and the gore wider.
Congrats on re-discovering this bra; happy it works out for you in your new shape and size!!