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Another eBay purchase. Band fit is very tight but still comfortable. The cup and I are almost perfectly suited but...there is a little quad boob and the wire rests on my left (larger) breast. I don't quiiiiite fill the bottom of the cup unless I swoop the fabric up and jiggle the boob into place. So a little extra work and it works.

Although the gore width is basically none, I found if I pinch it a bit the wire comes off my left breast, so I will modify this one to fit. The wires do NOT poke under my arms--but armpit fat comes out. If it's escaped breast tissue it will stay on the run because I can't get it back in.

Wires go too far back. The shape of the wires is like a U with the outside "leg" angling out.

Update: late Dec: Bent the wires slightly to follow my ribs and now I fill the bottom and have no cutting in at the top--plus no sliding down.

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Updated on Dec 30, 2012 Flag this

Love affair with Fantasie is now a marriage of convenience.

Good quality bra.

Cons: No side support. Note to self: need side support. Seam across cup is super thick and shows under thin shirt. Shape is really bad: droopy, almost squarish. Gore is narrow and yet it seems wide, or the cups splay wider than I am used to/prefer. Straps are so wide-set I couldn't shorten them and have them fit. Oddly, I had wrinkling in the side (due to no side support panel?)

Need a good beige bra and this isn't it.

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Updated on Oct 03, 2013 Flag this

Update: late July 2012

Fits better as my breast tissue migrates.

Original review: Same as the Lizbeth--I bought in haste, with a short time to shop before meeting family. Sin in haste, repent at leisure.

Good: straps don't slip! Very pretty. band fits OK for a few hours and then the wires dig in. Gives me a nice shape and really brings my breasts up.

Bad: Wires are far too wide and end behind my arm. Cup seemed perfect in the store but is just a little too big (wrinkles at the top). Cups come up too high under my arm. Same old story: I'm petite and need something that is lower cut.

Sigghhh.

Update Sept 2013: Finally decided the seam is too bulky and shows through most of my shirts. Good for when I wear layered clothing.

It does fit better not that I know how to settle in to a bra better.

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Updated on Sep 10, 2013 Flag this

Band is tighter than yellow Cleo Lucy 32G! Cups are just as narrow. I bought this hoping to alter the center gore which would open the cups a little and stop the quad-boob at the center, but the band is too tight, which annoys me.

Quad boob at center because gore is too wide/cups are too far apart. Straps are too wide-set for narrow/sloping shoulders (was hoping the alteration would fix that too). Band feels looser than yellow one but the photos show it much tighter. Band feels as though it will loosen quickly.

I've worn it for about an hour at a time and the quad boob on the left is noticeable, which is not good for breast tissue and not good for cleavage as it looks weird.

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Updated on May 25, 2013 Flag this

Not my style, alas. The bottom of the cup is fabric and the top is mesh, with a ribbon edge. The top doesn't quad boob but the mesh lays oddly (tight and flat), giving me what feels like an elf-shoe.

Under the armpit area the edge is slightly ruched elastic which doesn't stretch as much as rub. The cup itself comes up way too high under my arms, so I'd say this style isn't good for petite people.

My left boob seems to have migrated more than the right and is suddenly feeling larger, spilling over in the center of bras. It's definitely trying to crawl over the ... inside of this one, despite the gore wires being about as close together as possible. the right boob gaps at the top and because of the way the ribbon is made or sewn, the wrinkle is noticeable.

I ticked that the gore tacks but it's like 1/4 inch away from tacking, but that could be not enough depth on the left side or boobs so close set that the gore is pushed away.

Although I fill the bottom, I also don't fill it. Very odd wrinkling on bottom outside edge.

I bought this off eBay so it might be a second but it doesn't have the same quality feel as other bras I've tried.
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Updated on May 07, 2013 Flag this

This is my "I give up" bra, which I found on eBay. It's a band size smaller than I used to wear before I gave up, and several cup sizes larger. However, buying it forced me to get back in the game because this is not a good fit. If I wear it on the last hooks my boobs almost fall out. It has a weird seam across the nipples--perhaps because the cup is very much the wrong shape for me.

The bra has an interesting partial inner sling which helps with support. It's soft and fairly comfortable if you ignore the breast spilling over the top. Since I decided that, after all, I can't ignore that, this bra made me start trying again!

Size is US 32E. And I had to say what length the wires were but it's wire free.

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Updated on Oct 29, 2012 Flag this

Beautiful teal but alas mostly black. Why, Fantasie? I don't want a black bra. The teal part is gorgeous.

Straps are a little too wide set, as per usual. Fantasie, we're not all broad-shouldered, you know. Band seems a little less firm than my other Elodie bought 3 years ago. Everyone is cutting corners.

Fits FOB, projected, close-set. Medium width (I really need narrower but can't find any).

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Updated on Mar 20, 2014 Flag this

I bought online (used) because the cup was wide, but in reality, it's quite narrow. Just looks like a wide style. Much too narrow, and the cups slid quite far down my torso.

Updated on Mar 22, 2024 Flag this

Please disregard wire measurement as this is a wireless bra. However, wire length was a mandatory item in listing a bra.

Updated Dec 2012 after tissue migration and new fitting techniques.

Pro: I bought this as a travel bra for long trips where I want support but no wires (not only for my comfort but to not trip the metal detectors at airports! I don't know if underwire bras do that but it did happen at the local courthouse recently). This bra will likely draw TSA attention because it looks and feels like body armor!
*Even though it's not the most flattering bra, and the material is stiff and a bit ... scratchy (should get softer over time), it does the job I ask of it which is provide a non-wire, no seam bra for travel.

Con:
*Five hooks is a lot, people! It would be OK with 3. Speaking of TSA, all that metal will no doubt trigger some kind of alarm.
Bottom of the band rolls up--band is too big on my short (compact) torso.
*Armpit boobage. These straps need to be as short as possible and the band up under the breasts as much as possible. Straps won't adjust long enough on most people as there is a small amount of adjustment possible.
*You will not win any beauty contests at the gym wearing this bra, nor will you be able to finish any sprints if you are a G cup, but for low to medium impact activities, this should be OK.

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Updated on Dec 12, 2012 Flag this

Bought used off e-Bay, so measurements reflect light wear. I use the last hook, which is odd because on Fantasies I have worn for months I still war on the loosest hook. No top quad boob, and I love the side boning/support. However, I am starting to see quad boob on the inside of the cup. My boobs are close set but not incredibly close, but I am falling towards the middle more.

Very pretty dark red/maroon and black--just wish the straps were maroon and not black.

Same style as Lizbeth, just different color. Everything else is identical.

Update: alas, after a few hours of wearing, I get more of an upside down 7 look.

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Updated on Mar 06, 2013 Flag this