ABOUT THIS BRA
An unpadded, seamed, full cup, underwire bra with top stretch.
This is the Chantelle Rive Gauche with the 3-part cup (3281), not the Rive Gauche T-shirt bra.


Purchasing:
* $61.23 on Amazon with free Prime shipping & returns
* Not available with Amazon Wardrobe.
* Available in black, beige, peach, teal, grege, and red – all with a subtle tone-on-tone stripe.

Band:
* One layer of stretch mesh.
* Wing support: seaming.
* Continuous band - wires lower than wings.
* Back close with 3 columns of hooks.

Straps:
* smooth elastic
* soft (don’t stand up on their own)
* full adjust
* leotard back
* center pull

Cups:
* 2-seam (3-piece) full cup
* Side support built-into cup seaming.
* unpadded, average strength underwire
* Inner and outer cups is edged with elastic.
* Top panel is stretch lace (lined with stretch mesh).
* All other panels are constructed of a stripy stretch mesh over a non-stretch, opaque knit.
* Soft cups (no padding or molding).


ABOUT ME: petite with wide, horizontal oval, slightly conical breasts
* average projection (not shallow nor super projected)
* average-set (one finger width of space between breasts)
* wide roots (extend to the mid-axillary line)
* even horizontal fullness (just barely outer full)
* short root height, average vertical placement
* mix of firm & soft tissue (front molds to shape of bra, sides push wimpy wires away)
* conical shape (but will squish to round)
* full on top (2/4 shape, not even or very full) - BUT functionally even to FoB due to short roots and soft tissue
* petite (5'3") so have narrow frame
* front (anterior) rib flares (not usually a fit issue, but I like that longlines make them disappear)


FIT DETAILS

Band:
* length: band rides up
* wings: too short, yet too high (escaped flesh pinched between wire and arm)
* Arm pushing wire down (out of IMF).

Gore: Tacks. Height & width fine.

Straps:
* Not too far apart.
* Adjust short enough.

Cups:
* Width: Wires enclose tissue nicely AT FIRST, but boob migrates backwards beneath wire with movement. (Wires can’t keep breast inside cup likely a combination of average strength wires and too big of band.)
* Top of cup: Tiny quad boob when all boob inside cup. (Cups look too small after boob escapes.)
* Bottom of cup filled (enough immediate projection at wire) until arms push wire down (a wire length issue, not a space at wire issue).
* Cup apex: fits (not too deep, too shallow, nor off-center) until boob escapes, then looks too deep
* Side view: Mostly round, slightly pointy shape with some lift.
* Front view: wide (east-west) shape
* Outer edge of cup is way too high. Cuts into Tail of Spence. Elastic edge rolls into the anterior axillary fold.


ASSESSMENT & PLAN
* Band too big, cup width & depth probably ok (if wire was more supportive), tail of Spence painful.
* Also tried -1 cup size (UK 32DD, 70E - Chantelle » Rive Gauche 3 Part Cup (3281)): Band too big, cups fit, straps fit, tail of Spence happy.
* Want to try in 30-band (EU 65-band), but not made. STOP.

* Tried this model because it is recommended for average projection and center pull straps. I choose this size (UK 32E, EU 70F) based on Bratabase measurements (cup width = 5.2", cup depth = 9.6").
* I agree with these recommendations and measurements.

Cappuccino (beige) colorway

Updated on Jul 27, 2019 Flag this

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