This is a BEAUTIFUL bra. It's lace, but opaque enough and thick enough to hide nipples. The lace continues around to back of band. Has a J-hook to convert to racerback.
Gives terrific, natural, softly rounded shape.
Wires are perfect width and height for me, but cups aren't as deep as a UK size F, so gore won't tack.
I bought it, knowing the gore didnt tack, but the clerk told me that because I'm augmented and so round, I'd probably never get a bra with a gore that tacks. Aggghhhh. So not true.
After 2 wears, I'm going to try to sell it to some other lucky Bratabase member https://d28qt14g3opchh.cloudfront.net/smileys/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" />

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Updated on Nov 17, 2018 Flag this

• Yeah bra fitters can really suck some times, they just want to get sales ya know!
  Welcome to bratabase!
  Please measure the bra as it will add to our all important bratabase, it's how we know if a bra will fit us right or not. If you need any help or anything, please don't be afraid to ask.

• LeProfessor I'd love a link with "How to Measure a Bra". Cup depth, mostly. I want to be sure to do it correctly.

• AprilGoulding When you measure a bra, Bratabase gives you instructions for each measurement via a little illustration.
  The way I measure depth is put the cup over my knee and then measure wire end to wire end at the deepest part.

• AprilGoulding everything said is good. I will add that I measure depth a few ways. First, I measure with the bra over my knee as stated, but I do it both ways...with the details of the bra facing me and with the wire wire facing me. I have to stretch the bra on my knee though to get the full depth. I also try to measure with the bra on. I like this way so I can see where it is the deepest part to measure over my knee. Generally the knee method with details facing you will yield a bigger number than the other way. With the three measurements, I take the average or if 2 of 3 are the same, that number. What helped me was to buy a listing from an experienced user and see how/if my measurements match. If they did not, I’d re-examine the measurements to see if I can figure out what they did. Some of the time I would see the way it was done and adjusted my measurements, and some of the time I couldn’t, so I would stick with what I was getting. This has helped me get a bit of confidence in my own measuring. I hope this helps.

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  Oh Calluna I really like that idea of measuring over top the bra while wearing to get an idea of where the deepest part of the bra is. Good idea if you can't see where the deepest area of the bra is.
  AprilGoulding
  I measure the bra in two ways. Hanging the bra cup between my knees (or somehow keeping the bra in the air while still being able to use both hands, i've done some funny looking set ups for this purpose). I lay the measure tape inside of the bra cup along the deepest point. I find the deepest point by taking the measurement near the bottom, middle and top of the cup. I imagine you would need to take several more measurements if your cups are taller than 5 inches. Generally speaking the apex is at the middle/top of the cup. Now that I know which part is the apex/deepest section of the cup, I lay the measure tape into the cup. Hold the edge against the inside of the wire channel and press my finger onto the measure tape along the depth of the cup making sure the tape remains taught. Mind you I am not stretching the fabric here. Then I will take the same measurement again, this time stretching the fabric. Which I either do with my knee or tacking down the edge of the measure tape to the wire channel and using my hands/fingers to stretch the fabric. I take each measurement a couple times. I know it's accurate as long as it is within a 1/4 inch of the same measurement, because well I am human. From now on I will note both these measurements in my reviews, but for my posted measurements, I always chose the non-stretched measurement. If I were to measure all my bras again I would pick the average number between the two.
  The instructions here are good for measuring the cup depth. But as you continue to do it over and over and try on more and more bras and realize where the apex/deepest point is, you will become more confident with your measurements. It took me a while to think I was doing it right, when all along I was doing it just fine.
  I do always take my measurements on the inside of the cup.
  But I am sure one of us, one of these days will inevitably make such a video! XD

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