My shape: fairly projected, narrow-to-average width roots, tall roots, not much upper-fullness, soft tissue, splayed.

How this bra fits me: the band is pretty firm and TTS for a Freya bra. It only has one hook per column and only three columns, which is necessary for the gateway back - and very pretty - but something to bear in mind if you're a smaller band size or if you need more support. I'm small busted so as long as the fabric of the cups is supportive I'm fine.

I find the wires noticeably firmer than Freya wires usually are.

The cups close off sharply and do cut into my tall roots a lot, but I bought this bra because it looks pretty and I am a child about things like that and also my husband likes it. Loosening up the straps helps and the cutting in doesn't show under clothes. I have also discovered that, tall roots be damned, my soft tissue really wants a horizontal section without give to hold everything in place. I would say this bra is less forgiving on tall roots than the Freya Fearne and its sisters (which are also not perfect, btw, just better) and more forgiving that all other Freya plunge styles I have tried.

The projection and lift are just perfect. This bra does not give me a pointy shape - I look gently rounded with a soft peak. Very natural, very pretty. The cup construction does a good job at pulling all my tissue forward.

The lace fabric looks and feels great. Comfy. It's firm, but not scratchy.

I'll need to widen the wires on my bigger side (measurements I added are pre modification ofc) but I bought this knowing that. I tend more to be a 28F, but Freya Fs are almost always too deep for me for at least 20 days of every month !

Edited to add, the straps are stretchy. They move about on my shoulders, they feel like they will probably stretch out fast. I don't know if that's true for larger cupsizes, but if you need solid straps I would absolutely check first.

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Updated on Mar 11, 2017 Flag this

• Is the cup fabric stretchy at all? I'm looking for one that at least the top portion of the cups are stretch lace. Is this like that?

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  moriko It isn't stretchy at all I'm afraid. The Panache Ava plunge in blush has a similar aesthetic and the upper portion of the bra is stretch lace - the band on that one runs slightly big and the wires slightly wide, but other than that its fit is similar (lots of room in the bottom of the cup and fairly deep at the apex, too).

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  Oh, moriko, if you need narrow cups with room at the bottom and stretch lace up top, you could try the Bravissimo Mia bra. The gore is wider than Panache's gores are, so no good for close-set breasts. I'd say the cups run a smidge small, so perhaps size up if you try this one.

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