This bra was purchased at the same time as a beige Belle. Check that review as well.

As with the beige, the first thing I did was measure the un-stretched and stretched band lengths, both of which seemed quite normal at 31 and 39 inches. Cup depth and height were 17 and 16 which put this Belle in the same territory as my Alana's but as with the beige I was quadding everywhere. Top, sides, bottom, everywhere! To be fair, this bra still needed to be broken in.

Being a black bra, I was not surprised that it seemed a little stiff but I was surprised how less uncomfortable it was. I was expecting soft and luxurious but instead got even more stiffness than the beige. As with the beige, this black Belle is also pretty but they are both already a little east-west which will likely get worse as they stretch out. In my review of the beige Belle, I mentioned another review of a 38JJ whose measurements seemed way off compared to what I got, I cannot imagine this bra stretching anywhere close to that other entry.

The cup dimensions seem to be very similar to my usual 38L Alana's but I was quadding far more than my Alana's ever did.

Black colorway

Updated on May 12, 2022 Flag this

• 3 months later and this black Belle has not changed much. Still very stiff, still too small. It is all very puzzling as the cup dimensions seem to be similar to my L cup Alana's and that includes the wires not going as far back by about an inch.

• Earlier today, knowing I would be home all day, I was going to go with a 42K Elomi Caitlyn but so put off by it that I switched to another older be a, a 40KK Panache Melody which was also fairly awful to wear. I went to the other end of the spectrum to this Belle and I have to say this was better than the first two.

  Truthfully, this is faint praise as this bra was still very tight. Again, I am really contused with the measurements provided by another member, I cannot imagine this bra stretching to even anything close to the measurements they provided.

  It is tight and I am still quadding quite a bit but I will practice what I preach and continue breaking this bra in the rest of the day. Hopefully, it stretches a bit more after today.

• Wore this again the other day and once again it seems to be fitting better and better, it must be stretching ever so slightly each time, When I look at my back, the straps seem to be wider than what I get from my balconettes, which is the opposite to what I would have expected. I was especially pleased by the lack of back fat I had, not that I have much to begin with but still.

• Wore this yesterday for the first time since my last comment with very similar results. I had on a rather tight fitting top and noticed how obvious my asymmetry was but decided to go with it as I knew I would have a jacket on which would hide everything. Still, it was a bit disconcerting. I did not feel as east-west looking as when I first wore this so that was encouraging. Also, the overall tightness seemed to be a lot less than ever or this bra.

  One thing I had not noticed before was the side wires ending almost 2 inches below the top seam, which explains why I never had any pain from the wires. I really wish all wired bras would do this.

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