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Bra » Flirtelle » Divine Balconette Bra (FL6001) » 28F » Bras » Owner

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Fits ribcage0.0
B. perimeter0.0
Stretched Band77.0
Band Length53.0
Stretch ratio1.5
Cup width12.6
Cup depth24.8
Depth ratio2.0
Wire length21.4
Cup height0.0
Cup separation2.0
Gore height5.7
Wing height8.5
Strap width1.4
Hooks2
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Index28:7
EU60G
UK28F

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Didn't fit

What really reeled me in to order this bra was the lovely combination of navy and hot pink! Navy is a color that really suits my pale skin tone and I've always been a big fan of hot pink (hot pink suits me MUCH better than light pink, I just look like a ghost in light pink clothes). What I did not like though, esthetically, was the oversized bows and the imo old lady-like roses. I have ripped them off with my seam-ripper https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />

The cut of this bra would suit me well if the overall cup design wasn't so wide. I don't know if this bra would qualify as wide-wired in general, but the wires are definitely wide on my body. They extend way further than my boob crease and it hurts. The band is nice and snug and it is definitely tight enough for me hooked on the loosest hook. This band is angled up just like BIHAL described in one of her posts and like the newbie I was, I didn't realize this was the case with this bra, because of that, I thought that the band was too big since it "rode up". The straps are set too wide, so wide that it's butchering my armpits. I have red marks in my armpits after just wearing it for like 5 minutes. The straps restrict my arm movement, the slight movement it is to reach for my cereals in the morning shifts the whole fit of the cups and the MBT I have near my armpits slip out, and oh, that's not because of too loose straps. Bottom-line is, this bra hurts me https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" /> I also really dislike the structure of the band too. Yes, it's tight enough. No, it's not too tight. Yet I get these really unsightly bulges INSIDE the band! The strips of elastic are so tight compared to the middle section of the band that my soft skin (not particularly squishy though) gets caught between the two strips of stranglers. I really dislike that the wings are so low too, I find the greatest comfort in bras that have high wings and 3 sets of hooks and eyes. Unfortunately, this bra only has two hooks from 28F and below. I've had this bra in 28FF too and that's where the 3-hook closure starts. Besides the poor (imo) construction, I also find the bra to be rather scratchy (mind you, I've washed it several times so it's not because of starch either).

I won't be buying any more Flirtelle bras, that's for sure.

Updated on Apr 14, 2013 Flag this


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Fit information

On Jan 2013

Strap separation:
Are too far apart
Top of the cup:
Wrinkles, can't quite fill it
Cups separation:
Too separate for my boobs
Band fit:
The back of the bra is not at the same level as the front (rides up)
Cup's width:
There is empty fabric on the sides (Cup too wide)

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