I wanted to love this bra so badly! The trappings are beautiful - periwinkle blue lace, ribbons, and bows with white accents. Doesn't make for a subtle look under clothes, but that is not the reason one buys a bra with all these bells and whistles, is it? The fabrics are all very comfortable despite the frills. It seems very well structured, and I especially enjoy the powermesh that makes up the side wings and back, and the fact that the straps are fully adjustable. Since it's a balconette, it gives good uplift without very much cleavage, which is my preference. Overall, a beautiful and well-designed garment.

All that being said, I have some fit problems with this bra. Even though the cups seem to fit well, it seems too big in that it is a little on the wide side. Most noticeably, the entire outer edges of the cups are basically cutting into my armpits - the straps, the underwires themselves, and the fabric that curves down to the wings. If I align the straps vertically, as they are meant to sit, they actually sit on the outside of the acromion (the bump at the end of one's collarbone). And as a result of the whole conglomeration sitting very tenuously at the edge of my shoulder, I often feel like the straps are on the verge of falling off, no matter how tight I adjust them. I don't consider myself to have narrow shoulders, but this proved to be the main problem with this bra.

Since the band as a good amount of stretch to it and I'm having some gapping at the top of the cups with a 32F, I suppose I could try sizing down and seeing if that would help the problem. Of course, I bought this item on sale and this was the only one anywhere near my size. So next time, I'll try the 30F and see how that is.

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Updated on Dec 11, 2012 Flag this

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