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Bra » Miss Mandalay » Melissa Balconette Bra » 32GG » Bras » Owner

Measurements

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Fits ribcage0.0
B. perimeter0.0
Stretched Band77.5
Band Length60.5
Stretch ratio1.3
Cup width13.8
Cup depth30.0
Depth ratio2.2
Wire length29.5
Cup height19.7
Cup separation2.0
Gore height7.9
Wing height10.5
Strap width1.4
Hooks2
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Labeled as

Index32:10
UK32GG

Review

5
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Hasn't set fit

Notable: Runs a band size small. Rather closed top edge making it a short root/full on bottom bra. Very narrow, and quite deep. Currently has the biggest depth ratio of all bras in 32GG on Bratabase but numbers-wise fits more like a short-rooted 30H or an extremely deep 30GG.

Looks: Would work well as a darker nude. The eyelash lace used for the cups and the front of the bra is very classy. The narrow textured straps continue that. The straps have golden hardware, the hooks and eyes are a matching taupe. There is no branding on the outside of the bra, only on the rag. The overall impression is simple elegance which is only mildly ruined by the somewhat gaudy lopsided golden bow at the center gore, which is luckily easily removable.

Construction: It is a three part balconette with the bottom section connecting to the strap. Lace is non-stretch, without much give. Edge of the cup has a stabilizing strip of fabric sewn in. Bottom section of the cup has lace laminated to a sturdier fabric - this doesn't seem to be the case in smaller cup sizes, there's a switch at some point. The straps have relatively low stretchiness for how thin they are, I'd say objectively it's not quite nearing average stretch, but I can't confidently say it's low. From the side seam onward the band is a single layer of stretch powermesh. The closure has two hooks, wide spacing. Not giving full points for quality because I don't like how they have done the transition from cup to strap and the top edge of the band on the inside could be a touch neater.

Fit: I tried it on with an extender. I had clear quadboobing and the cups gave me a pointy shape - but clearly less on my smaller side, so this is a size related issue, not an inherent shape. The edging detail makes the cup quite closed. I'm terribly disappointed it doesn't work for me, it is very pretty and one of the narrowest + deepest combos out there.

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Updated on Jan 17, 2017 Flag this


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  • Awesome! Thanks! I usually wear 30GG and just found a Mandalay 32GG that mostly fits. I will keep an eye out for the Melissa

  • maddy2596 I was planning on returning mine but you could buy it if you want to.


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